Gassaway Sellman Grimes | |
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Born | |
Died | July 3, 1875 | (aged 58)
Occupation | Physician |
Spouse | Susan Dorsey |
Children | 8 |
Gassaway Sellman Grimes (November 16, 1816 – July 3, 1875) was a physician who practiced in Maryland for several years. [1] He married Susan Dorsey, a descendant of the Dorsey family.
Grimes was born on November 16, 1816, in Maryland to Cornelius Grimes, who served in the War of 1812, [2] and Elizabeth Sellman. [3] He was of Scotch-Irish and Welsh descent. [4] He was a descendant of colonel Nicholas Gassaway. [5]
Grimes attended the old Barnesville Academy. [6] [7] Grimes graduated from the University of Maryland School of Medicine in 1838. [8] The subject of his thesis was epidemic catarrh, another term for influenza. [9]
Grimes married Susan H. Dorsey on June 25, 1839, in Frederick County, Maryland, a descendant of Edward Dorsey. [3] [10] By 1840 he moved to Carroll County, Maryland. [11] Grimes was once part of a convention in support of William Henry Harrison for president in the election of 1840. [12] He was a member of the Ridgeville Methodist Episcopal Church. [13]
When his father Cornelius died in 1852, Grimes was living on one of his father's properties, in Ridgeville, which had 70 apple trees. [14]
He was once proprietor of the City Hotel in Frederick, Maryland, with his brother-in-law Basil E. Dorsey. Grimes retired from this position in 1856, leaving Dorsey as sole proprietor. [15]
Grimes served for the Confederacy during the American Civil War, and was taken prisoner. [16]
At the end of the Civil War in 1865, Grimes lived in Watersville, Maryland. [4] Grimes died at his house in Gainesboro. [17] He is buried at Prospect Hill Cemetery in Front Royal.
His daughter Kate married T. M. Turner. His daughter Elizabeth was the mother of sculptor Rudulph Evans. [5] His son Robert Lee was also a physician. [1]
Gassaway Sellman Grimes | |
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Born | |
Died | July 3, 1875 | (aged 58)
Occupation | Physician |
Spouse | Susan Dorsey |
Children | 8 |
Gassaway Sellman Grimes (November 16, 1816 – July 3, 1875) was a physician who practiced in Maryland for several years. [1] He married Susan Dorsey, a descendant of the Dorsey family.
Grimes was born on November 16, 1816, in Maryland to Cornelius Grimes, who served in the War of 1812, [2] and Elizabeth Sellman. [3] He was of Scotch-Irish and Welsh descent. [4] He was a descendant of colonel Nicholas Gassaway. [5]
Grimes attended the old Barnesville Academy. [6] [7] Grimes graduated from the University of Maryland School of Medicine in 1838. [8] The subject of his thesis was epidemic catarrh, another term for influenza. [9]
Grimes married Susan H. Dorsey on June 25, 1839, in Frederick County, Maryland, a descendant of Edward Dorsey. [3] [10] By 1840 he moved to Carroll County, Maryland. [11] Grimes was once part of a convention in support of William Henry Harrison for president in the election of 1840. [12] He was a member of the Ridgeville Methodist Episcopal Church. [13]
When his father Cornelius died in 1852, Grimes was living on one of his father's properties, in Ridgeville, which had 70 apple trees. [14]
He was once proprietor of the City Hotel in Frederick, Maryland, with his brother-in-law Basil E. Dorsey. Grimes retired from this position in 1856, leaving Dorsey as sole proprietor. [15]
Grimes served for the Confederacy during the American Civil War, and was taken prisoner. [16]
At the end of the Civil War in 1865, Grimes lived in Watersville, Maryland. [4] Grimes died at his house in Gainesboro. [17] He is buried at Prospect Hill Cemetery in Front Royal.
His daughter Kate married T. M. Turner. His daughter Elizabeth was the mother of sculptor Rudulph Evans. [5] His son Robert Lee was also a physician. [1]