Barton County, Missouri Biographies-Oliver H. GRIMES

History Of Hickory, Polk, Cedar, Dade And Barton Counties, 
Missouri, 1889.  Published by Goodspeed. Pages 898, 899

Oliver H. Grimes, a farmer and stock-raiser, was born in Union, Ind.,
April 30, 1832, and is a son of Adam and Sarah (Littrell) Grimes, who
were of German and English descent, and were born in Kentucky and 
Tennessee,respectively. Grandfather Grimes was a German who came to 
America and served seven years in the Revolutionary War, being one of 
the first settlers of Union County, Ind. They spent the most of their 
days in Union County, but died in Shelby County, when about sixty-two 
and fifty-eight, respectively. The father was a Whig and Republican 
politics, and he and his wife were members of the Christian Church.  
Oliver H. Grimes is the fifth of their eight children, and received 
the education and rearing which is accorded the average farmer's boy. 
He worked for his father until twenty-one years of age, then began 
learning the carpenter's trade, at which he worked for about twelve 
years.  In 1856 he was married to Miss Mildred A. Joyce, a native of 
Shelby County, Ind., by whom he has the following children: Albert P. 
(deceased), Austin H., Missouri A., L. Blanche, Tessie M., Rollie Z., 
Scott A., and Claude H.  Mr. And Mrs. Grimes are members of the 
Missionary Baptist Church. They moved to Barton County, Mo., in 1868, 
and soon after purchased the farm where they now live, which consists 
of 280 acres of excellent farming land.  Mr. Grimes is a Republican.

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