Allison Grim

  • Born July 30, 1843 in Huntington Township, Ross County Ohio.
  • Parents were JOHN GRIM and BARBARA GRUB.
  • Married MARY MARGARET FOSTER on December 12, 1867. Mary was born September 6, 1845 in Madison County, Ohio; and died in 1897. Her parents were JAMES FOSTER and MARGARET BOWYER.
  • Died in 1920.
  • Both Allison and Mary are buried in Sedalia Cemetery, Madison County, Ohio.

CHILDREN

  1. FLORA BELL GRIM, born September 3, 1869, died September 18, 1869. Buried in Sedalia Cemetery, Madison County, Ohio.
  2. Son GRIM, born and died July 3, 1871. Buried in Sedalia Cemetery, Madison County, Ohio.
  3. JAMES BURTON GRIM, born November 23, 1873, died November 22, 1877. Buried in Sedalia Cemetery, Madison County, Ohio.
  4. IDA MAY GRIM, born August 27, 1876, died December 8, 1877. Buried in Sedalia Cemetery, Madison County, Ohio.
  5. Son GRIM, born and died July 3, 1878. Buried in Sedalia Cemetery, Madison County, Ohio.
  6. FLORA MAY LOCKWOOD. She was not a natural born child of Allison and Mary, but, since they had no children who survived infancy, they raised her, but never legally adopted her. Flora May married MILTON L. SHEPHERD.

SOURCES:

• Allison Grim's Will
• Madison County Records
• 1870 Madison County, Ohio Census
• Legal Cases