Ayton: Continue to browse the message boards and look for any messages by Chrstine Grimes Thacker, email her and tell her your connection to the Grimes family. She was a big help to me Her research into the Grimes family is very extensive and I'm sure she can help you. I , too an a Desendant of Dawson Grimes as his daughter Eliza Grimes and Richard Oliver Flowers were my great-grand parents. Good Luck-Brandon Flowers