“Wilford lived in Clarksburg, and was Sherriff of Harrison Co. when the ‘Quiet Dell’ murders occurred.”431 He was a member of St. John's Masonic Lodge No. 24.528

He was sheriff and jailer of Calhoun County, West Virginia during the trial and hanging of Harry F. Powers, the West Virginia Bluebeard.1359

1910 Census, Shinnston, Clay Dist., Harrison Co., WV, Apr. 20, 1910
Grim, Wilferd, head, 30, m. 8 years, b. WV, parents b. WV, roustabout, oil field
Genevieve, wife, 26, m. 8 yeard, 3 children/2 survive, b. WV, parents b. WV
Mildred, dau., 7, b. WV
Dwight, son, 3, b. WV

1920 Census, Shinnston, Clay Dist., Harrison Co., WV (January 6, 1920)
Grim, Wilford B., 41, b. WV, parents b. WV, manager, _____ store
Genevieve, wife, 37, b. WV, parents b. WV
Mildred, dau., 16, b. WV
Dwight, son, 13, b. WV
Amy Lee, dau., 2y 3m, b. WV