Jasper Henry Grinstead 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 17 Jun 1805 - Virginia
    Christening: 
          Death: 20 Oct 1888 - (Jennings Co., Indiana) 2
         Burial: in Brush Creek Cem., Jennings Co., Indiana
 Cause of Death:
Parents 
         Father: John "Jack" Grinstead (Abt 1756-1840) 3
         Mother: Mary Mildred Walton (Abt 1770-Bef 1820)
Spouses and Children 
1. *Elizabeth "Betsey" Davis (25 Jul 1803 - 9 Mar 1887) 1 
       Marriage: 7 Feb 1825 - Jennings Co., Indiana 4 5
       Children:
                1. James D. Grinstead (1825-1859)
                2. William Walton Grinstead (1827-1906)
                3. Francis Marion Grinstead (1829-1863)
                4. Milly Grinstead (1831-      )
                5. Richard T. Grinstead (1835-1901)
                6. Jesse Harrison Grinstead (1837-1926)
                7. Salina Ann Grinstead (1839-Bef 1840)
                8. Almarinda Grinstead (1841-1900)
                9. Mary Elizabeth Grinstead (1843-1899)
Notes
General:
CENSUS:

<pre>1830 Jennings Co., Indiana, Campbell Township; pg 144
Jasper H. Grinsted 30001 -- 00001
male female
3 < 5
5-10
10-15
15-20
1 20-30 1 </pre>

Jasper H. Grinsted is in the following sequence: Ichabod Rice, 2x, James Davis, Adison Davis, Jasper H. Grinsted, x, Alexander Ross, John Grinsted, Sen. His brother John T. Grinstead is on page 145. Adison Davis and Alexander Ross are brothers-in-law.

<pre>1840 Jennings Co., Indiana; sheet 264
Jasper H. Grinstead 113001 -- 010001; 4 in agriculture
male female
1 < 5
1 5-10 1
3 10-15
15-20
20-30
1 30-40 1 </pre>

He is in the sequence Ichabod Rice, Jesse G. Grinstead, 10x, Alexander Ross, 3x, Addison Davis, Jasper H. Grinstead.


<pre>1850 Jennings Co., Indiana, Columbia Township; Sept 19
579/579
Jasper H. Grinsted 45 M Va $2500 Farmer
Elizabeth " 47 F Ky
Francis " 20 M In Farmer
Richard " 15 M In Farmer
Jesse " 12 M In
Almarinda " 9 F In
Mary E. " 7 F In </pre>

His son William lives at 577/577 and another son James D. lives at 580/580.

<pre>1860 Jennings Co., In, Campbell Township, p.o. Butterville; June 2; pg 6
42/42
Jasper H. Grinstead 54 Va $800/$75 School Teacher
Elizabeth " 55 Ky Household work
Almarinda " 18 In H work </pre>

His daughter Mary Elizabeth and her husband Samuel Harmon live at 43/43.

<pre>1870 Jennings Co., In, Campbell Township, p.o. Butterville; Aug 26; pg 36
271/267
Jasper Grinstead 65 Va $2400/$500 Farming
Elisabeth " 67 Va Keeping house </pre>

His daughter Almarinda and her husband John Eddleman are living at 272/267. Jasper's son William is at 273/268.

<pre>1880 Jennings Co., Indiana, Campbell Township, ED 135; June 15; pg 12
3/4
Jasper H. Grinstead 75 Va Eng Eng Farmer
Elizabeth " 77 Ky Va Va Keeps house </pre>

John Eddleman is at 3/3, and Jasper's son Jesse H. Grinstead is at 2/2.

WGFA:

The William Grinstead Family in America (Gorrell Shumaker and John L. N. Grinstead, 1974):

pg 135: "Jasper Henry Grinstead (6/17/1805 - 10/20/1888) married 2/10/1825 Elizabeth "Betsy" Davis (7/25/1803 - 3/9/1886/7). Jasper was born in VA; married in Jennings County, IN; buried in Brush Creek Cemetery in Jennings County, IN. Nine children: James D., William Walton, Francis Marion, Milly, Richard T, Jesse Harrison, Salina Ann, Almiranda, and Mary Elizabeth."

COMMENT about WGFA:

Neither Milly nor Salina Ann are mentioned in the 1850 census, and there is no marriage record in Jennings Co. for either of them. WGFA gives specific birth dates for both (Milly: 16 Dec 1831; Salina Ann: "Salina Ann Grinstead b. 8/25/1837, died at early age."). Since there are no death dates, the birth dates are presumably not from tombstones. Where do they come from? Where do the names come from. We need one girl 5-10 in 1840. Milly fits the bill. We don't need Salina Ann. She might of course have died before the 1840 census, but note that her purported birth date comflicts with that of Jesse H. I am going to assume that she existed. Either 1835 or 1839 would be a reasonable birth year. I will go with 1839.

Jasper's wife Elizabeth was born in Kentucky according to the census. She may be a sister of Addison Davis, who married Jasper's youngest sister Milly.

CENSUS COMPARISON:

1830 1840 1850

<5 (3) Jesse H., 13
5-10 (7) Richard T., 17
<5 (1) 10-15 (11) Francis M., 21
<5 (3) 10-15 (13) William, 23
<5 (5) 10-15 (15) James D., 25
20-30 (25) 30-40 (35) Jasper H., 45

5-10 (9) Milly, 19
20-30 (27) 30-40 (37) Betsey, 47

The ages after the names are based on actual birthdates either from WGFA or elsewhere.
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Sources

1 Gorrell Shumaker & John L. N. Grinstead, The William Grinstead Family in America, 1974, pg 135. Repository: Clayton Library, Houston, Texas.

2 "Find-a-Grave," Memorial # 34408221.

3 Maridell Fisher Fryar, http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com db: williamgrinstead.

4 Colleen Alice Ridlen, "Jennings Co., Indiana Early Marriage Records 1818-1840," 1979, Repository: Clayton Library, Houston, Texas, Call Number: GEN 977.2 R545.

5 "Familysearch.org," "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMCQ-XV5), Jasper Grimstead and Betsey Davis, 07 Feb 1825; citing Jennings, Indiana; FHL microfilm 004839004; image 28/36.

6 Gorrell Shumaker & John L. N. Grinstead, The William Grinstead Family in America, 1974, pg 137. Repository: Clayton Library, Houston, Texas.

7 Gorrell Shumaker & John L. N. Grinstead, The William Grinstead Family in America, 1974, pg 139. Repository: Clayton Library, Houston, Texas.

8 Gorrell Shumaker & John L. N. Grinstead, The William Grinstead Family in America, 1974, pg 142. Repository: Clayton Library, Houston, Texas.

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