Lewis Allen Grimes
Lewis Allen Grimes was born on November 6, 1839, in Adams County, Ohio, to Greer and Sophia Grimes. His father was a farmer who owned $6,400 of real estate by 1850. He grew up and attended school in Monroe, Ohio.
In April 1864, he received a commission as an assistant surgeon in the 32nd Ohio Infantry. The regiment took part in the siege of Atlanta. He resigned on July 23, 1864.
Grimes settled in Concord, Kentucky, after leaving the army. He married a woman named Amanda, and they had at least two children: Claude, born around 1870; and Mary, born around 1872. He worked as a physician, and by 1870, he owned $500 of personal property. His wife died in September 1879.
He married a woman named Mary around 1884, and their son Archibald was born in September 1884. He applied for a federal pension in June 1892 and eventually received one. He remained in Concord for the rest of his life, and he died there of arteriosclerosis on June 20, 1921.
DATABASE CONTENT
| (3039) | Grimes, Lewis Allen | 1839-11-06 | 1921-06-20 |
- Conflict Side: Union
- Role: Soldier
- Rank in: Assistant Surgeon
- Rank out: Assistant Surgeon
- Rank highest: Assistant Surgeon
- Gender: Male
- Race: White
Documents - Records: 1
- (8284) [writer] ~ Lewis A. Grimes to William H. Criswell, 10 January 186X
People - Records: 1
- (3040) Criswell, William H. is the [friend of] (3039) Grimes, Lewis Allen
Places - Records: 2
Regiments - Records: 1
- (877) [officer] [S] ~ 32nd Ohio Infantry
SOURCES
1850, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, and 1920 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; 1880 Mortality Schedule, available from Ancestry.com; Kentucky Death Records, 1852-1965, available from Ancestry.com; Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865, available from Ancestry.com; The Public Ledger (Maysville, KY), 21 June 1921.
