Individual Details

John Read Grinter

(13 Aug 1823 - 5 Feb 1897)

5. John Read Grinter was born on 13 August 1823 in Logan County, Kentucky. He died there on 5 February 1897 and was buried at the Smith Cemetery in Logan County. He married on 19 October 1849 at Russellville, Logan County, Sarah Young of Tennessee, daughter of Henry and Debra Young. (Logan County Historical Society Grinter Papers, p. 5) John Read may have gone to the Delaware Reservation in present Wyandotte County, Kansas, but returned to Kentucky if he did. That he went to Kansas is supported by the data in the 1860 US Kansas Territorial Census for Wyandotte County, Wyandotte, Township, which places him there (Dwelling 356, Family rated two dwellings from his brother, William Grinter (Dwelling 357, House 407). He is listed as a farmer at age 35, with real estate valued at $500, personal property valued at $3,000, and born [erroneously] in Ohio--as are Moses and John.

    Events

    Birth13 Aug 1823Logan County, Kentucky, United States
    Marriage18 Oct 1848Russellville, Logan County, Kentucky, United States - Saraphina Young
    Marriage19 Oct 1848Washington, Tennessee, United States - Saraphina Young
    Marriage19 Oct 1848Washington, Tennessee, United States - Saraphina Young
    Residence1850Subdivision 4, Washington, Tennessee, United States
    Residence1860Age: 35; Occupation: Farmer; PersonalEstateValue: 600; RealEstateValue: 2000 - Mount Hope, McLean, McLean, Illinois, United States
    Residence1870Atlanta, Atlanta, Logan, Illinois, United States
    Residence1870Atlanta, Atlanta, Logan, Illinois, United States
    Residence1880Age: 55; Occupation: Farmer; EnumerationDistrict: 034; MaritalStatus: Married; RelationToHead: Self - Atlanta, Logan, Illinois, United States
    Death5 Feb 1897Logan County, Kentucky, United States
    BurialAtlanta, Logan County, Illinois, United States
    FIND-A-GRAVEhttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/71665998/john-read-grinter

    Families

    SpouseSaraphina Young (1830 - 1903)
    ChildMary F. Grinter (1849 - 1929)
    ChildFrank H. Grinter (1852 - 1915)
    ChildImogene L. Grinter (1861 - 1948)
    ChildJohn S. Grinter (1868 - 1944)
    FatherFrancis "Frank" Grinter (1787 - 1864)
    MotherSusannah "Susan" Read (1789 - 1841)
    SiblingMoses Reid Grinter (1809 - 1878)
    SiblingBettie Hardway Grinter (1811 - )
    SiblingRachel Porter Grinter (1813 - )
    SiblingMary Belle "Pollie" Grinter (1817 - 1897)
    SiblingWilliam "Will" Grinter (1825 - )
    SiblingJane Grinter (1825 - )
    SiblingJames Cunningham Grinter (1828 - 1893)
    SiblingMary Margaret Grinter (1831 - )

    Notes

    Residence

    Age: 46; MaleCitizenOverTwentyone: Y; PersonalEstateValue: 500; RealEstateValue: 4000; Occupation: Farmer

    Residence

    Age: 46; MaleCitizenOverTwentyone: Y; PersonalEstateValue: 500; RealEstateValue: 4000; Occupation: Farmer

    Endnotes

    1. "Tennessee Marriages, 1796-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XDQT-GBQ : 8 December 2014), John R. Grinter and Saraphina Young, 19 Oct 1848; citing Washington,Tennessee, reference ; FHL microfilm 825,507..

    2. "Tennessee Marriages, 1796-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XDQT-GBQ : 8 December 2014), John R. Grinter and Saraphina Young, 19 Oct 1848; citing Washington,Tennessee, reference ; FHL microfilm 825,507..

    3. "Tennessee Marriages, 1796-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XDQT-GBQ : 8 December 2014), John R. Grinter and Saraphina Young, 19 Oct 1848; citing Washington,Tennessee, reference ; FHL microfilm 825,507..

    4. "Tennessee Marriages, 1796-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XD7W-8YF : 11 February 2018), John R. Grinter and Saraphina Adams, 19 Oct 1848; citing , Washington, Tennessee, reference ; FHL microfilm 825,507..

    5. "Tennessee Marriages, 1796-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XD7W-8YF : 11 February 2018), John R. Grinter and Saraphina Adams, 19 Oct 1848; citing , Washington, Tennessee, reference ; FHL microfilm 825,507..

    6. "Tennessee Marriages, 1796-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XD7W-8YF : 11 February 2018), John R. Grinter and Saraphina Adams, 19 Oct 1848; citing , Washington, Tennessee, reference ; FHL microfilm 825,507..

    7. Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), Year: 1850; Census Place: Subdivision 4, Washington, Tennessee; Roll: M432_898; Page: 134B; Image: 273.

    8. Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009)., Year: 1850; Census Place: Subdivision 4, Washington, Tennessee; Roll: M432_898; Page: 134B; Image: 273.

    9. Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009)., Year: 1850; Census Place: Subdivision 4, Washington, Tennessee; Roll: M432_898; Page: 134B; Image: 273.

    10. Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), Year: 1860; Census Place: Mount Hope, McLean, Illinois; Roll: M653_204; Page: 8; Family History Library Film: 803204.

    11. Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009)., Year: 1860; Census Place: Mount Hope, McLean, Illinois; Roll: M653_204; Page: 8; Family History Library Film: 803204.

    12. Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009)., Year: 1860; Census Place: Mount Hope, McLean, Illinois; Roll: M653_204; Page: 8; Family History Library Film: 803204.

    13. Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), Year: 1870; Census Place: Atlanta, Logan, Illinois; Roll: M593_248; Page: 123B; Family History Library Film: 545747.

    14. Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009)., Year: 1870; Census Place: Atlanta, Logan, Illinois; Roll: M593_248; Page: 123B; Family History Library Film: 545747.

    15. Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009)., Year: 1870; Census Place: Atlanta, Logan, Illinois; Roll: M593_248; Page: 123B; Family History Library Film: 545747.

    16. Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010), Year: 1880; Census Place: Atlanta, Logan, Illinois; Roll: 227; Page: 37C; Enumeration District: 034.

    17. Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010)., Year: 1880; Census Place: Atlanta, Logan, Illinois; Roll: 227; Page: 37C; Enumeration District: 034.

    18. Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010)., Year: 1880; Census Place: Atlanta, Logan, Illinois; Roll: 227; Page: 37C; Enumeration District: 034.

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

    20. "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV26-6F58 : 13 December 2015), John R Grinter, ; Burial, Atlanta, Logan, Illinois, United States of America, Atlanta Cemetery; citing record ID 71665998, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com..

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

    22. "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV26-6F58 : 13 December 2015), John R Grinter, ; Burial, Atlanta, Logan, Illinois, United States of America, Atlanta Cemetery; citing record ID 71665998, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com..

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

    24. "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV26-6F58 : 13 December 2015), John R Grinter, ; Burial, Atlanta, Logan, Illinois, United States of America, Atlanta Cemetery; citing record ID 71665998, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com..