On 2/17/15, Sandy Bauer via <ilfrankl@rootsweb.com> wrote: > Found this interesting tidbit about Lucretia Powel (Grimes) Rich Highsmith > from > 1968 newspaper article. Wish I could find her obituary. She died 18 Dec > 1908 > > > Mt. Vernon Register-News > Wednesday, June 12, 1968 > > Former Resident Honors Ancestor Daniel Boone > > On memorial Day in the Hall of Fame at New York University Campus, Henry > Maurice > Shafer of Plainfield, New Jersey, formerly of Texico, participated in laying > a > wreath at the bust of Daniel Boone. Mr. Shafer is a Boone family > descnedant. > > Many wreaths were donated from Daniel Boone Societies around the United > States. > > Mr. Shafer is related to Daniel Boone through his grandmother, Lucretia > Powell > Grimes Highsmith, who was a direct descendant of Daniel Boone's sister. > > Hal Wilcox of New York City, another Boone descendant, also participate in > the > ceremony. > > > > >> On February 17, 2015 at 1:35 PM Sandy Bauer via <ilfrankl@rootsweb.com> >> wrote: >> >> >> Anyone know more about her husband's Grimes ancestry? >> >> I'm always curious about any Grimes that might be connected to my ggg >> grandmother Lucretia P. Grimes (1837-1908) d/o James Grimes and Elizabeth >> Browning. Lucretia's first husband was Isaiah Josaih Rich (my line). >> After >> his >> death, she married Abijah Morris Highsmith in Crawford Co, IL and they >> both >> died >> in Jefferson Co, IL in 1908 and 1909. >> >> Sandy >> >> >> > On February 17, 2015 at 10:25 AM "elvis500@frontier.com via" >> > <ilfrankl@rootsweb.com> wrote: >> > >> > >> > Jo Ann Grimes, 84, former resident of Franklin County, passed away on >> >Tuesday, December 30, 2014 at UNM Hospital, Albuquerque, NM. >> > >> > She was born in Logan, IL the daughter of Humbert & Wilma (Taylor) >> > Sanders. >> > She married Claude D. Grimes, and the Lord blessed their union with >> > three >> > sons. >> > >> > >> > Jo Ann loved to read and visit with friends. She was a caring and >> > generous >> > individual who loved the Lord above all else and who was passoniate >> > about >> > helping others. She was an active and dedicated member of Jackson Grove >> > Church >> > for many years. After which she served the Lord faithfully at Immanuel >> > Baptist, where she enjoyed the fellowship and friendship of many. >> > >> > >> > She left this worldly life just as she lived it, eyes upon the Lord and >> > filled >> > with love for her family and friends, concerned more for their >> > well-being >> > than >> > her own. >> > >> > >> > Jo Ann is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Samuel and Reita >> > Grimes, >> > NM; daughter-in-law, Sharon Grimes, KS; grandchildren, Stephanie, >> > Kenneth, >> > Joseph, James and Jessica. She was preceded in death by her parents, >> > Humbert >> > & >> > Wilma Sanders, brother and sister-in-law, Don and Dorothy Sanders; >> > husband, >> > Claude Grimes and sons, John and Jeffrey Grimes. >> > >> > >> > As Jo Ann requested, her ashes were interred beside Claude at Shiloh >> > Cemetery. >> > >> > >> > A memorial is scheduled for February 22, 2015, 2:00 P.M. at Immanuel >> > Baptist >> > Church, Benton, IL. All are welcome to attend and celebrate Jo's life. >> > The >> > family would like to thank all those who gave their time and love >> > assisting >> > and caring for Jo Ann during the later years of her life. >> > >> > ------------------------------- >> > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> > ILFRANKL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> > quotes >> > in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> ILFRANKL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes >> in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ILFRANKL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >