Hi Cuz, My great-grandfather, David Jackson Grimes, was Moses Wesley Grimes' (later Thomas David Graham) brother. The rumor is Moses got in trouble with the Bladen County, NC sheriff about 1857 and chose to move south. I assume this is one reason he changed his name. The surname Graham is connection with Grimes. It may be like a clan name. One of Moses' uncles (Mercer Grimes, Jr.) change his name to Graham when he left NC for the South. When in Bladen County, NC, Moses lived about 10 miles west of Elizabethtown, NC. The mailing address would now be Tar Heel, NC. My Mother was born in the same area. I have Moses married to Ferebe with 3 kids that have the GRIMES surname and 3 with GRAHAM. His second marriage to Sarah C. Branch in 1867 resulted in 6 more little GRAHAMs. His third marriage to Betty Branch resulted in 2 more little GRAHAMs. (14 kids!) I have found no indication of Indians living in the Tar Heel area and, therefore, doubt that Ferebe would be of Indian blood. My GRIMES data along with other Bladen and surrounding counties can be found at http://cookes.us . I would appreciate anything you can add or correct! Jim Cooke --- Maggie Williams <[email protected]> wrote: > Ferebe Jane married Moses w. Grimes who is also > listed > as Thomas Graham, on Nov. 23, 1853. I don't > understand > the name change but it answers why my great uncle > couldn't go any further back. He worked decades on > the > Townsend family into which Ferebe's granddaughter > Ola > Jane Harris married (she was Febere's dtr Galva > Dora's > dtr.). There's more to tell but I'm new at this and > don't know the rules so please be patient as I am > willing to share everything I have. In the 1860 > Alabama census Thomas Graham is listed with his > father, James W. Grimes but I didn't find the > others. > In the 1870 FL census he's already remarried. He > remarried again after that. The family is heavy in > Hernando Cty. history (which is now Citrus, Hernando > and Pasco Cty's)and Ferebe isn't listed, having died > approximately in 1865 or 66 as Galva Dora was born > in > 1856 or 57 and she was 9 when her mom died. Ferebe > is > buried in an Indian mound in Istachatta on the way > to > New Hope. Please let me know how best to present > info > and what you're interested in. There is no paper > obit > that we know of and the family bible was eaten by a > goat so it's been a hard search. Thanks for writing > and I hope to hear back soon. Maggie > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

Jim --- According to our records Ferebe Bryan is also known as Sarah Jane Bryan, daughter of Nathan Bryan. She apparently first married Gooderum Davis Robeson, son of Samuel & Elizabeth Ellis Robeson. Gooderum or "Goody" as EE refers to him died shortly after they were married. Some of this material is listed in One World Family Tree on Ancestry.Com. I will also check further in EE's Dairy. Allen Betty & Allen Johannes [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Cooke" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006 11:26 AM Subject: Re: [NCBLADEN-L] my family searches > Hi Cuz, > > My great-grandfather, David Jackson Grimes, was Moses > Wesley Grimes' (later Thomas David Graham) brother. > The rumor is Moses got in trouble with the Bladen > County, NC sheriff about 1857 and chose to move south. > I assume this is one reason he changed his name. The > surname Graham is connection with Grimes. It may be > like a clan name. One of Moses' uncles (Mercer Grimes, > Jr.) change his name to Graham when he left NC for the > South. > > When in Bladen County, NC, Moses lived about 10 miles > west of Elizabethtown, NC. The mailing address would > now be Tar Heel, NC. My Mother was born in the same > area. > > I have Moses married to Ferebe with 3 kids that have > the GRIMES surname and 3 with GRAHAM. His second > marriage to Sarah C. Branch in 1867 resulted in 6 more > little GRAHAMs. His third marriage to Betty Branch > resulted in 2 more little GRAHAMs. (14 kids!) > > I have found no indication of Indians living in the > Tar Heel area and, therefore, doubt that Ferebe would > be of Indian blood. > > My GRIMES data along with other Bladen and surrounding > counties can be found at http://cookes.us . I would > appreciate anything you can add or correct! > > Jim Cooke > > --- Maggie Williams <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Ferebe Jane married Moses w. Grimes who is also >> listed >> as Thomas Graham, on Nov. 23, 1853. I don't >> understand >> the name change but it answers why my great uncle >> couldn't go any further back. He worked decades on >> the >> Townsend family into which Ferebe's granddaughter >> Ola >> Jane Harris married (she was Febere's dtr Galva >> Dora's >> dtr.). There's more to tell but I'm new at this and >> don't know the rules so please be patient as I am >> willing to share everything I have. In the 1860 >> Alabama census Thomas Graham is listed with his >> father, James W. Grimes but I didn't find the >> others. >> In the 1870 FL census he's already remarried. He >> remarried again after that. The family is heavy in >> Hernando Cty. history (which is now Citrus, Hernando >> and Pasco Cty's)and Ferebe isn't listed, having died >> approximately in 1865 or 66 as Galva Dora was born >> in >> 1856 or 57 and she was 9 when her mom died. Ferebe >> is >> buried in an Indian mound in Istachatta on the way >> to >> New Hope. Please let me know how best to present >> info >> and what you're interested in. There is no paper >> obit >> that we know of and the family bible was eaten by a >> goat so it's been a hard search. Thanks for writing >> and I hope to hear back soon. Maggie >> >> >> > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > >

Thanks. I have a copy of EE's diary. Jim Cooke --- Allen Johannes <[email protected]> wrote: > Jim --- According to our records Ferebe Bryan is > also known as Sarah Jane > Bryan, daughter of Nathan Bryan. She apparently > first married Gooderum Davis > Robeson, son of Samuel & Elizabeth Ellis Robeson. > Gooderum or "Goody" as EE > refers to him died shortly after they were married. > Some of this material is listed in One World Family > Tree on Ancestry.Com. I > will also check further in EE's Dairy. > > Allen > > Betty & Allen Johannes > [email protected] > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jim Cooke" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006 11:26 AM > Subject: Re: [NCBLADEN-L] my family searches > > > > Hi Cuz, > > > > My great-grandfather, David Jackson Grimes, was > Moses > > Wesley Grimes' (later Thomas David Graham) > brother. > > The rumor is Moses got in trouble with the Bladen > > County, NC sheriff about 1857 and chose to move > south. > > I assume this is one reason he changed his name. > The > > surname Graham is connection with Grimes. It may > be > > like a clan name. One of Moses' uncles (Mercer > Grimes, > > Jr.) change his name to Graham when he left NC for > the > > South. > > > > When in Bladen County, NC, Moses lived about 10 > miles > > west of Elizabethtown, NC. The mailing address > would > > now be Tar Heel, NC. My Mother was born in the > same > > area. > > > > I have Moses married to Ferebe with 3 kids that > have > > the GRIMES surname and 3 with GRAHAM. His second > > marriage to Sarah C. Branch in 1867 resulted in 6 > more > > little GRAHAMs. His third marriage to Betty > Branch > > resulted in 2 more little GRAHAMs. (14 kids!) > > > > I have found no indication of Indians living in > the > > Tar Heel area and, therefore, doubt that Ferebe > would > > be of Indian blood. > > > > My GRIMES data along with other Bladen and > surrounding > > counties can be found at http://cookes.us . I > would > > appreciate anything you can add or correct! > > > > Jim Cooke > > > > --- Maggie Williams <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > >> Ferebe Jane married Moses w. Grimes who is also > >> listed > >> as Thomas Graham, on Nov. 23, 1853. I don't > >> understand > >> the name change but it answers why my great uncle > >> couldn't go any further back. He worked decades > on > >> the > >> Townsend family into which Ferebe's granddaughter > >> Ola > >> Jane Harris married (she was Febere's dtr Galva > >> Dora's > >> dtr.). There's more to tell but I'm new at this > and > >> don't know the rules so please be patient as I am > >> willing to share everything I have. In the 1860 > >> Alabama census Thomas Graham is listed with his > >> father, James W. Grimes but I didn't find the > >> others. > >> In the 1870 FL census he's already remarried. He > >> remarried again after that. The family is heavy > in > >> Hernando Cty. history (which is now Citrus, > Hernando > >> and Pasco Cty's)and Ferebe isn't listed, having > died > >> approximately in 1865 or 66 as Galva Dora was > born > >> in > >> 1856 or 57 and she was 9 when her mom died. > Ferebe > >> is > >> buried in an Indian mound in Istachatta on the > way > >> to > >> New Hope. Please let me know how best to present > >> info > >> and what you're interested in. There is no paper > >> obit > >> that we know of and the family bible was eaten by > a > >> goat so it's been a hard search. Thanks for > writing > >> and I hope to hear back soon. Maggie > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > protection around > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com