Tyler County Register of Births, Book 1, 1853-1884, p. 117, line 74 (1878)
Apr. 24, Pearl E. Grimm, male, Short Run
Father: Rison Grimm, farmer, Sancho C.
Mother: Amanda J. Grimm
Reported by A. J. Grimm, mother

Birth record of daughter Edna names him Pearl Elsworth Grimm.2

In the 1880 Census at http://www.familysearch.org he is listed as Perry E. Grim.59

1910 Census, Clay Dist., Ritchie Co., WV
Grimm, Pearl, 32, m. 7 yrs., b. WV, parents b. WV, farm laborer
Daicy P., wife, 25, m. 7 yrs., 4 children/4 survive, b. WV, parents b. WV
Edna P., dau., 6, b. WV
Malena F., dau., 4, b. WV
Newton C., son, 2, b. WV

1930 Census, Elkview, Elk Dist., Kanawha Co., WV, April 16
Grimm, Pearl, head, own home, $2000, 51, married at age 25, b. WV, parents b. WV, tower man, gasoline
Daisy, wife, 47, married at age 21, b. WV, parents b. WV
Carl, son, 21, single, b. WV, laborer, oil
Myrtle, dau., 15, b. WV
Glen, son, 15, b. WV
Glenda, dau., 11, b. WV
Donald, son, 9, b. WV

Death Certificate
Name: Pearl E. Grimm
Date/Place of death: July 17, 1955, Charleston General Hospital, Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV
Residence: Elkview, Kanawha Co., WV
male, white, married
Date/Place of birth: April 24, 1877, WV
Age: 78y, 2m, 20d
Occupation: oil field, retired
no parents given
Informant: Merl W. Grimm
Cause of death: arterioslerotic cardiovascular disease with posterior myocardial infarction
Date/place of burial: July 20, 1955, Jarrett Cemetery

In an email to me dated Nov. 14, 2012, Margaret Johnson told me his middle name was Elsworth, not Everett as she had thought.