Misc. Notes
Dorothy Hennen names Morgan, William, Melissa, Mary Ann, as well as Bella & Cora. She leaves out Sarah and Westley.
176 1870 Census, Rogersville PO , Aleppo Twp., Greene Co., PA, p. 143:
Grim, Harvy, 30, laborer, b. PA
Rachel? Anne, 28, keeping house, b. PA
Malissa J., 7, b. PA
Mary Anne, 3, b. PA
Sarah, 2, b. PA
William, 1, b. PA
1880 Census, Richhill Twp.., Greene Co., PA, p. 346A
257Grim, Harvey D., 41, farmer, b. PA, father b. VA, mother b. PA
Rachel A., 39, wife, keeps house, b. PA, father b. VA, mother b. PA
Melissa J., 17, daughter, teacher
Mary A., 15, daughter
Sarah I., 13, daughter
William P., 10, son
Morgan L., 7, son
Westley P., 4, son
Jane, mother, widowed, 76, b. PA
Marriage License, Marshall Co., WV:
Harvey D. Grimm, 50, widowed, b. Green County, PA, of Viola, Marshall Co., WV and
Nancy Philips, 25, single, b. Green County, PA, of Viola, Marshall Co., WV
married June 26, 1893 at Pleasant Valley (Marshall Co., WV) by J. D. Smith
1900 Census, Webster Dist., Marshall Co., WV
Grimm, Harvey G., head, born Sept. 1840, 59, m. 8 years, b. PA, parents b. PA
Nancy A., wife, b. Mar. 1865, 35, m. 8 yrs., 4 children/3 survive, b. PA, parents b. PA
Flor?, dau., b. Aug. 1893, 6, b. WV
Ida, dau., b. Apr. 1897, 3, b. WV
Alton D., son, b. Oct. 1899, 8 months, b. WV
According to Connie Grimm Bensyl, Harvey left the family farm as a young man to become an evangelistic preacher. Later in life, he became a Christian preacher and had a church at Viola, Marshall Co., WV.
739Harvey served in Co. I, 1st WV Cavalry during the Civil War.
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