Individual Details

Martha Vashtie Grinter

(16 Jul 1857 - 20 Jun 1930)

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Martha Vashtie Grinter   born on 16 or 26 July 1857. She married first in 1876, W. D. Allen, and   married second, on 30 October 188, Henry Clay Kirby. He was born 31 August 1856 and died 30 January 1939. They lived for many years in the "Grinter House."
Obituary of Reverend Henry C. Grinter - Former Circuit Rider Dies at 81 in His Home at Muncie
The Rev. Henry Clay Kirby, 81 years old, for many years an active minister of the Methodist Episcopal church South, died last night at his home in Muncie, Kas. Mr. Grinter was a graduate of Vanderbilt university. In 1887 he went to Muncie. He married Miss Martha V. Grinter, a daughter of Moses Grinter, a Wyandotte County pioneer. The Kirby home has been the scene annually of the Reunion of the Grinter descendants. Mr. Kirby was a circuit rider in the 80's, traveling on horseback much of the time. He preached at Ravenswood, Edgerton, and Grandview in Missouri; Nebraska City, Neb., and White Church and Edwardsville in Kansas. It was while preaching in 1888 at the Grinter chapel that he met his wife, who was the youngest daughter of Mr. Grinter. Although he retired from active service in 1902 he was often called upon to preach in the Muncie vicinity and to conduct baptisms, weddings and funerals. He was a member of the Delaware Masonic lodge. Mrs. Kirby died several years ago. Surviving Mr. Kirby are two daughters. Miss Mattie J. Kirby and Miss Annie T. Kirby of the home and thee sons. W. H. Kirby, C. G. Kirby and W. C. Kirby, all of Muncie, and a sister, Mrs. Jennie Hornsby, Forest City, Ark. (Submitted by Jane Zolotor)

in the Kirby-Willey collection, to be cited as the "Grinter Genealogy) Annie's obituary says that five of the children are buried in the old Indian cemetery at White Church and one son is buried at the Grinter Chapel near Stony Point. (Obituary, Kansas City, KS Press, 30 June 1905) Four of their children were still living in 1878 when Moses died of a paralytic stroke. ("Death of an Old Citizen," Wyandotte ((Kansas.)) Gazette, June 14, 1878.)

    Events

    Birth16 Jul 1857Wyandotte, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States
    1862 Allotment1862Wyandotte County Kansas
    Marriage1876W. D. Allen
    Residence1880Wyandotte, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States
    Marriage20 Oct 1889Rev. Henry Clay Kirby
    Residence1895Wyandotte, Kansas, United States
    Residence1900Preston, Platte, Missouri, United States
    Residence1 Mar 1905Wyandotte, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States
    Residence1910Wyandotte, Kansas, United States
    Residence1920Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife - Wyandotte, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States
    Residence1925Marital Status: Married; Relationship: Wife - Wyandotte, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States
    Residence1930Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife - Wyandotte, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States
    Death20 Jun 1930Kansas City, Kansas City, Wyandott, Kansas, United States
    BurialGrinter Cemetery, Grinter Heights, Wyandotte County, Kansas, United States
    FIND-A-GRAVEhttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34747117/martha-vashtie-kirby

    Families

    SpouseW. D. Allen (1791 - 1878)
    SpouseRev. Henry Clay Kirby (1857 - 1939)
    ChildWilbur Hendrix Kirby (1890 - 1954)
    ChildCharles Galloway Kirby (1893 - 1954)
    ChildWilliam Clay Kirby (1894 - 1973)
    ChildEffie V. Kirby (1898 - 1899)
    ChildMattie Jewell Kirby (1900 - 1980)
    ChildAnnie F. Kirby (1905 - 1983)
    FatherMoses Reid Grinter (1809 - 1878)
    MotherAnna "Annie" Marshall (1820 - 1905)
    SiblingFrancis Catherine "Katherine" Grinter (1839 - 1908)
    SiblingWilliam Henry Harrison Grinter (1841 - 1887)
    SiblingMary Jane Grinter (1843 - 1908)
    SiblingVictoria B. Grinter (1848 - 1853)
    SiblingFlorence D. Grinter (1851 - 1857)
    SiblingPrudence Grinter (1854 - 1854)
    SiblingJames Grinter (1860 - 1860)
    SiblingFrancis Grinter (1862 - 1864)
    SiblingCunningham Reed "Cam" Grinter (1864 - 1924)

    Notes

    1862 Allotment

    129. Martha V. Grinter, age 5, Lots 2 & 3 NE/4, 29-11-24, 78.70 acres and Lot 4 NW/4, 28-11-24, 5 acres

    On the allotment map she is number 129. Martha V. Grinter, age 5, Lots 2 & 3 NE/4, 29-11-24, 78.70 acres and Lot 4 NW/4, 28-11-24, 5 acres
    [total 83.70 acres

    Residence

    Age: 42; AbleToSpeakEnglish: Yes; CanRead: Yes; CanWrite: Yes; EnumerationDistrict: 0140; NumberOfChildrenBorn: 6; NumberOfChildrenLiving: 4; YearsMarried: 10; MaritalStatus: Married; RelationToHead: Wife

    Burial

    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34747117/martha-vashtie-kirby

    Endnotes

    1. Ancestry.com, Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; 1905 Kansas Territory Census; Roll: ks1905_181; Line: 2.

    2. Ancestry.com, Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; 1895 Kansas Territory Census; Roll: v115_169; Line: 25.

    3. Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010), Year: 1920; Census Place: Wyandotte, Wyandotte, Kansas; Roll: T625_554; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 205; Image: -1163.

    4. Ancestry.com, Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; 1925 Kansas Territory Census; Roll: KS1925_177; Line: 7.

    5. Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006), Year: 1910; Census Place: Wyandotte, Wyandotte, Kansas; Roll: T624_460; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0204; FHL microfilm: 1374473.

    6. Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002), Year: 1930; Census Place: Wyandotte, Wyandotte, Kansas; Roll: 726; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0076; Image: 978.0; FHL microfilm: 2340461.

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

    8. "Kansas, Marriages, 1811-1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FW2Z-8Z8 : 28 January 2016), W. D. Allen and Matta V. Grinter, , Wyandotte, Kansas, United States; citing Marriage, 27 Jul 1876, , Wyandotte, Kansas, United States, district clerk, county clerk and register offices from various counties. Kansas State Historical Society. ; FHL microfilm 1,601,506..

    9. "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF5T-XTX : 7 September 2017), Martha Allen in household of W H H Grinter, Wyandotte, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district ED 195, sheet 420A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,400..

    10. Ancestry.com, Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; 1895 Kansas Territory Census; Roll: v115_169; Line: 25.

    11. "Kansas State Census, 1895", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL8K-M1KH : 7 March 2020), Martha Kirby in entry for Henry C Kirby, 1895..

    12. "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M384-ZQL : accessed 25 May 2017), Mattie O Kirby in household of Henry C Kirby, Preston Township (north half) Edgerton city Ward 1-2, Platte, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 140, sheet 2A, family 39, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,882..

    13. Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004), Year: 1900; Census Place: Preston, Platte, Missouri; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0140; FHL microfilm: 1240882.

    14. Ancestry.com, Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; 1905 Kansas Territory Census; Roll: ks1905_181; Line: 2.

    15. "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M2ZG-GZQ : accessed 25 May 2017), Mattie V Kirby in household of Henry C Kirby, Wyandotte, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 204, sheet 10B, family 221, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 460; FHL microfilm 1,374,473..

    16. "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2ZG-GZQ : accessed 8 March 2020), Mattie V Kirby in household of Henry C Kirby, Wyandotte, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 204, sheet 10B, family 221, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 460; FHL microfilm 1,374,473..

    17. "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MFXY-Z2M : accessed 25 May 2017), Martha H Kirby in household of Henry Clay Kirby, Wyandotte, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States; citing ED 205, sheet 5A, line 17, family 109, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 554; FHL microfilm 1,820,554..

    18. Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010), Year: 1920; Census Place: Wyandotte, Wyandotte, Kansas; Roll: T625_554; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 205; Image: -1163.

    19. "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFXY-Z2M : accessed 8 March 2020), Martha H Kirby in household of Henry Clay Kirby, Wyandotte, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States; citing ED 205, sheet 5A, line 17, family 109, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 554; FHL microfilm 1,820,554..

    20. Ancestry.com, Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; 1925 Kansas Territory Census; Roll: KS1925_177; Line: 7.

    21. "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X775-B5L : accessed 25 May 2017), Martha V Kirby in household of Henry C Kirby, Wyandotte, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 76, sheet 1B, line 97, family 24, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 726; FHL microfilm 2,340,461..

    22. Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002), Year: 1930; Census Place: Wyandotte, Wyandotte, Kansas; Roll: 726; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0076; Image: 978.0; FHL microfilm: 2340461.

    23. Find-A-Grave.

    24. Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012).

    25. "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKQ-HL4Q : 28 September 2018), Martha Vashtie Grinter Kirby, ; Burial, Grinter Heights, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States of America, Grinter Cemetery; citing record ID 34747117, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com..

    26. "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKQ-HL4Q : 28 September 2018), Martha Vashtie Grinter Kirby, ; Burial, Grinter Heights, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States of America, Grinter Cemetery; citing record ID 34747117, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com..

    27. "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKQ-HL4Q : 28 September 2018), Martha Vashtie Grinter Kirby, ; Burial, Grinter Heights, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States of America, Grinter Cemetery; citing record ID 34747117, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com..

    28. "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKQ-HL4Q : 28 September 2018), Martha Vashtie Grinter Kirby, ; Burial, Grinter Heights, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States of America, Grinter Cemetery; citing record ID 34747117, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com..