W. C. GRIMES is a son of William Grimes, whose father was born in eastern Pennsylvania, and on attaining majority settled in Donegal township, Washington county, where he married Miss Mary Gregg, and reared a family of nine children. William Grimes was born in 1818, on the home farm in Donegal township, this county, and afterward moved to Ohio, where he lived twenty years. He then returned to Pennsylvania, and settled on the farm in Buffalo township, which is now the home of his son Andrew. In 1843 William Grimes was married to Elizabeth, daughter of Charles McCroberts, of Washington county, Penn. They reared a family of nine children, as follows: William C., Mary (wife of Samuel Woodburn), J. Thomas, Lawson, Lizzie M., David A., Sallie J., Andrew J., and Nannie B. (wife of J.A. Lindsay), all living but Lizzie M. Mr. Grimes died in 1881. W.C. Grimes was born February 22, 1844, on his father's farm in Ohio. He attended the common schools, and when fourteen years of age returned to Pennsylvania with his father. In 1867 he was united in marriage with Sarah E., daughter of James Allison, of Irish descent. They have had the following children: Andrew J., Lizzie M., Nannie B., William C., Lena B., Sadie L., Ollie L., Alice H., and infant, and Birdella (the latter two of whom, with Nannie, are deceased). Mr. Grimes farms extensively, and is also engaged in stock raising. His farm consists of 165 acres of good land, lying on Buffalo creek, in the northern part of Buffalo township, this county. In politics he is a stanch Democrat, but not a politician. His wife is a member of the United Presbyterian Church at Taylorstown, Washington county.

Text taken from page 849 of: Beers, J. H. and Co., Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893). Transcribed March 1997 by Paula Talbert of Caldwell, OH as part of the Beers Project. Published March 1997 on the Washington County, PA USGenWeb pages at http://www.chartiers.com/.

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