Individual Details

William Henry Harrison Grinter

(1 Nov 1841 - 10 Dec 1887)

http://lenapedelawarehistory.net/mirror/moses_grinter.htmWilliam Henry Harrison Grinter was  born on 1 November 1841 on the Delaware Reserve (present Kansas. During the Civil War he served in the 15th Kansas Cavalry, Company E. He never married. William H. H. Grinter was killed in a hunting accident in Ozark County, Missouri on 10 December 1887 and was buried on 13 December 1987 in the Grinter Chapel Cemetery in Kansas City, Kansas. The 1880 U. S. Census for Wyandotte Township, Wyandotte County, Kansas shows him as a farmer, unmarried, at age 38, born in Kansas. With him in the household are his mother, Anna (Marshall) Grinter, age 60, keeping house, born Indiana; his brother Cunningham Grinter, farmer, age 16 born Kentucky; and, his sister, Martha (Grinter) Allen, keeping house, age 22, born Kansas. (LDS Census Extract, FHL Film 1254400, National Archives Film T9-0400, p. 420A) They are all living in the home of Moses Read Grinter and Anna (Marshall) Grinter, now called The Grinter Place. Contact: E-mail martinweeks@cox.net  .                                                                                                                   William Henry Harrison Grinter. (Provided by Mary J. Leiter)The following is from Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas, Historical and Biographical and Genealogical (Chicago: Goodspeed Publishing Co., 1890), p. 300: William H. H. mustered September, 1863, as first sergeant promoted first lieutenant October 10, 1863; mustered out with regiment October 10, 1865.There is a lengthy account in the 16 December 1887 edition of the Wyandotte Gazette of the shooting death of and the burial and memorial service for W. H. H. Grinter.

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1862 Allotment #128
Delaware Census #233
Died in a Hunting Accident in Missouri

Photo furnished by: Martin Weeks/Wanda Weeks collection

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1862 Allotment #128
Delaware Census #233

Died in a hunting accident in Missouri

    Events

    Birth1 Nov 1841Delaware Reserve (Present Kansas), United States
    1862 Allotment1862128. William Henry [H.] Grinter, age 20, E/2 SW/4, 20-11-24, 80acres - Wyandotte County Kansas
    Residence1870Wyandotte, Edwardsville, Wyandotte County, Kansas, United States
    Residence1880Marital status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Self - Wyandotte, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States
    Residence1885Age: 44; MaritalStatus: Single - Wyandotte, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States
    Burial1887Grinter Cemetery, Kansas City, Wyandott, Kansas, United States
    Death10 Dec 1887killed in a hunting accident - Ozark County, Missouri, United States
    Death19 Dec 1887
    Probate31 Dec 1887Wyandotte, Kansas, United States
    ResidenceDelaware Nation, United States
    MilitaryKansas, United States
    FIND-A-GRAVEhttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34746890/william-henry_harrison-grinter

    Families

    ChildMartha Grinter (1865 - )
    FatherMoses Reid Grinter (1809 - 1878)
    MotherAnna "Annie" Marshall (1820 - 1905)
    SiblingFrancis Catherine "Katherine" Grinter (1839 - 1908)
    SiblingMary Jane Grinter (1843 - 1908)
    SiblingVictoria B. Grinter (1848 - 1853)
    SiblingFlorence D. Grinter (1851 - 1857)
    SiblingPrudence Grinter (1854 - 1854)
    SiblingMartha Vashtie Grinter (1857 - 1930)
    SiblingJames Grinter (1860 - 1860)
    SiblingFrancis Grinter (1862 - 1864)
    SiblingCunningham Reed "Cam" Grinter (1864 - 1924)

    Notes

    1862 Allotment

    On the allotment map, he is number 128. William Henry [H.] Grinter, age 20, E/2 SW/4, 20-11-24, 80acres

    Residence

    Age: 28; MaleCitizenOverTwentyone: Y; PersonalEstateValue: 150; RealEstateValue: 3500; Occupation: Farmer

    Endnotes

    1. Ancestry.com, Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; 1885 Kansas Territory Census; Roll: KS1885_146; Line: 17.

    2. Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), Year: 1870; Census Place: Wyandotte, Wyandotte, Kansas; Roll: M593_443; Page: 571B; Image: 168250; Family History Library Film: 545942.

    3. Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010), Year: 1880; Census Place: Wyandotte, Wyandotte, Kansas; Roll: 400; Family History Film: 1254400; Page: 420A; Enumeration District: 195; Image: 0524.

    4. Chief James Swiftwater Haun (added by Kirt Fetterling), Chief James Swiftwater Haun, 1862 Allotment (http://www.lenapedelawarehistory.net/mirror/allotment_maps.htm : accessed ), .

    5. Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), Year: 1870; Census Place: Wyandotte, Wyandotte, Kansas; Roll: M593_443; Page: 571B; Image: 168250; Family History Library Film: 545942.

    6. "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCJ1-BR3 : 19 March 2020), William Grintir in entry for Moses B Grintir, 1870..

    7. Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010), Year: 1880; Census Place: Wyandotte, Wyandotte, Kansas; Roll: 400; Family History Film: 1254400; Page: 420A; Enumeration District: 195; Image: 0524.

    8. Ancestry.com, Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; 1885 Kansas Territory Census; Roll: KS1885_146; Line: 17.

    9. https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Webster&GSfn=Anna&GSby=1864&GSbyrel=in&GSdyrel=in&GSob=n&GRid=79864734&.

    10. "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKQ-HLQ1 : 13 December 2015), William Henry Harrison Grinter, 1887; Burial, Grinter Heights, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States of America, Grinter Cemetery; citing record ID 34746890, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com..

    11. Ancestry.com, Kansas, Wills and Probate Records, 1803-1987 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015), Administrators' Records of Bonds and Letters, 1859-1918; Author: Kansas. Probate Court (Wyandotte County); Probate Place: Wyandotte, Kansas.

    12. Historical Data Systems, comp, U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009).

    13. Historical Data Systems, comp, U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009).

    14. National Park Service, U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007).

    15. "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKQ-HLQ1 : 13 December 2015), William Henry Harrison Grinter, 1887; Burial, Grinter Heights, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States of America, Grinter Cemetery; citing record ID 34746890, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com..