Dear Cristy in WA, My ggg grandmother was Mary (aka Polly) Grider. Information I have on her is from an old family tree obtained from Eleanor Ward Timmons of Crawfordsville, IN. It shows my Mary Grider born 20 April 1788, and dying 17 July 1861, and that she married my ggg grandfather John Riley Dickerson. Further information that I've obtained (from other sources) shows my Mary Grider was born in Greenbrier Co., VA, and that she married John Dickerson 24 April 1804, place unknown. The John Riley Dickersons were early settlers of Putnam Co., IN, having come to Franklin Township in 1829. I have not had time to research this line any further, however, the surname Grider is not that common, so your Mary/Minnie Grider could very well be related to my Mary Grider. I hope we can find a connect. Judy Gordon in ID