James William Grinstead 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 29 Nov 1851 - Kentucky
    Christening: 
          Death: 18 Mar 1935 - Decatur, Illinois 1
         Burial: in Greenwood Cem., Decatur, Macon Co., Illinois
 Cause of Death:
Parents 
         Father: William Alexander Grinstead (1812-1891) 2 3
         Mother: Regina Vaught (1816-1885) 4
Spouses and Children 
1. *Elvira B. Whitsett (26 Aug 1862 - 2 Jun 1939)
       Marriage: 
       Children:
                1. Roy Grinstead (1890-1939)
                2. Hazel Grinstead (1892-      )
                3. Ruth Grinstead (1895-      )
Notes
General:
CENSUS:

<pre>1900 Macon Co., Illinois, Decatur City, Ward 6, ED 54; June 13, 14; sheet 23B
513/521 1120 East Leafland Ave
James Grimstead Nov 1851 48 M16 Ky Ire Ger Day Laborer
Ella B. " wife Aug 1862 37 M16/3 In In In
Roy " son Mar 1890 10 S Il Ky In at school
Hazel " dau Sep 1892 7 S Il Ky In at school
Ruth " dau Jun 1895 4 S Il Ky In </pre>

He rents a house.

In 1930 Jim Grinstead (78, M25, Ky Irish Free State Germany, none) is living in Decatur, Macon Co., Illinois as a boarder in the household of Grover McKinney (41, electrician).

OBITUARY:

Find-a-Grave Memorial # 47673456:

James W. Grinstead, age 84, a resident of Decatur for 50 years, died at 1:45 p.m. Monday in his home, 428 North Jasper. His death was caused by heart disease.
Mr.Grinstead was born in Louisville, Ky. Nov. 29, 1851. He came to Decatur about 1884. For a number of years he conducted a dray line. He was a member of the Church of God.
He leaves a son and two daughters, Roy Grinstead, Mrs. Charlotte Cooper and Mrs. Ruth Clem, all of Decatur.

Review Tuesday March 19, 1935

WGFA:

THE WILLIAM GRINSTEAD FAMILY IN AMERICA (Gorrell Shumaker and John L. N. Grinstead, 1974):

pg 127: "James William Grinstead had three children: Roy Grinstead, Hazel Grinstead, Ruth Grinstead."
Supplement, published October 1974, pg S-21: "James Wm. Grinstead m. Elvira Whitsett. James d. abt. 1920 at Decatur, IL. "
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Sources

1 "Find-a-Grave," Memorial # 47673456.

2 Pulaski County Historical Society, "Pulaski County, Kentucky Cemetery Records," 1976, Vol 1, pg 268. Repository: Clayton Library, Houston, Texas.

3 "Descendents of John Grinstead & Mary Walton."

4 Pulaski County Historical Society, "Pulaski County, Kentucky Cemetery Records," 1976, Repository: Clayton Library, Houston, Texas.

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