Henry GRIDER was born 9 May 1755. He was married to Elizabeth SMITH. He died 5 Feb 1843 in Bowling Green, Warren County, Kentucky.
Children of Henry Grider and Elizabeth Smith:
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Name: Henry GRIDER
Given Name: Henry
Surname: Grider
NSFX: Captain
Title: Captain
Sex: M
Birth: 9 May 1755 in Lancaster County, PA
Death: 5 Feb 1843 in Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky 1
Marriage 1 Elizabeth SMITH b: 22 May 1764 in PA
Married: 3 Sep 1781
Change Date: 18 Aug 2000
Children
Anna GRIDER b: 1782 in Virginia
Mary GRIDER b: 1784 in Danville, Mercer, KY
John GRIDER b: 11 Nov 1788 in Danville, Mercer, KY
Elizabeth GRIDER b: 17 Jun 1789 in Danville, Mercer, KY
Jessie GRIDER b: 1790 in Danville, Mercer, KY
Sarah GRIDER b: 1793 in Danville, Mercer, KY
Nancy GRIDER b: 1795 in Danville, Mercer, KY
Henry GRIDER b: 10 Jul 1796 in Danville, Mercer, KY
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Grider family came to America circa 1717
By Curtis Thomasson
The Andalusia Star-News
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Ancestors of the Grider family came to America circa 1717 from Switzerland. Originally from Germany, the early generations used the German form of the name, which was Kreuter. Hans Jacob Kreuter/Grider was the first to arrive, and he settled in Lancaster County, Penn. It is believed that he had two brothers, Martin and Mathew, who came with him.
The name of Hans’s wife is unknown, but the couple had at least two sons whom they named Henry and Jacob. The child was born in Lancaster County in 1755. When he was 26 years of age, Henry moved in 1771 to Culpepper County, Va. After a number of years, he met and was married in 1788 to Elizabeth Smith, daughter of Jesse Smith.
Soon after their marriage, Henry and Elizabeth moved to Kentucky and settled near Brandt’s Station, which is called Danville today. After some 11 years, the couple relocated to Bowling Green in Warren County.
During the Revolutionary War, Henry served as a lieutenant from the State of Virginia. He was engaged in the Battle of Blue Lick, where he received a wound from which he never completely recovered. He also participated in pioneer warfare in Warren County, Ken.
Henry and Elizabeth reared the following children: Ann, m. (1) Charles Mitchell (2) John Boone; Mary, m. Robert Brean; Sallie, m. Asa Mitchell; Elizabeth, single; Nancy, m. (1) Rev. W. McDonald (2) ? Moffett; John, m. ? Martin; and Henry Jr., m. Rachael Covington.
The son, John, and his wife had the following children: Rev. J.S., Dr. John, Mack, and two unknown daughters.
The youngest son, Henry Jr., and his wife, Rachael, had the following two sons, Col. Benjamin and Henry III.
Henry’s brother, Jacob, was also a veteran of the Revolutionary War. He and his wife reared the following children: Jacob “Jake,” Martin, Tobias, Thomas, William Henry I, and Richardson.
Jacob’s son, William Henry I, and his wife, Elizabeth Gordon, reared the following children: William Henry II, John Frank, Agnes, John Hogan, and Jesse.
William Henry I’s son, William Henry II, and his wife, ? Horton, had the following children: William Henry III; Mae, m. Clifford Bruce; John, m. Lucy Starr; and Halle, m. Emmett Joyner.
William Henry I’s son, John Hogan I, had a son whom he named John Hogan II. John H. II and his wife, Maria Morris, had three children: William Henry IV, who married Sue McGavock; Agnes; and Dora.
William Henry IV and his wife, Sue, had the following children: George, m. Ben H. Williamson; Josephine, m. Frederick P. Jacobs; and John McGavock, m. Marguerite Samuels.
John McGavock and Marguerite had the following children: Jacob “Jake,” Chris, John, William, and Francis Marion “Tobe,” b. 1839, d. 1925, m. Harriet Nuel DeVoe. Harriet was born in Ireland and brought to America when she was three years of age. The DeVoe family eventually settled near Union Springs in what is Bullock County today. Members of the family are buried in the nearby Sardis Cemetery. Tobe was born in Georgia, but he later moved to Union Springs in Bullock County. Family anecdotes state he was a first cousin to the infamous Frank and Jesse James brothers. Their mothers were believed to be sisters.
Francis Marion and Harriet reared the following children: John, m. Kate Stone; James Walter, b. 1863, d. 1951, m. 1888 Iola Josephine Clark; Benjamin “Whiskey;” Frank; Minnie, m. William Locklier; Pastoria, m. Cliff Berry; Elizabeth “Betty,” single; Sallie, m. Kane Reeves; Flora Bell, m. Louis N. “Pony” Joyner; Anna, m. Jim Bates; and Willie, m. Ross Cogdell.
It was their son, James Walter, who was the first of the family to reach Covington County. He moved from where the family was residing at Inverness in Pike County to this county during the late 1800s. He always earned his living as a farmer. His farm and home was the area along the west side of U.S. Highway 29 north along where the Howell’s Nursery is located today.
James Walter and Iola had the following eleven children: Infant, b. & d. 1888; Minnie Lee, b. 1890, d. 1935, m. 1907 Minnie Lee Streetman; Walter Clarence, b. 1892, d. 1957, m. Jewel Celeste Brown; Mattie Ruth, b. 1894, d. 1903; James Ernest, b. 1896, d. 1972, m. 1917 Irma Brown Stewart; Henry Grider, d. 1899; Marion Bartley, b. 1900, d. 1959, m. 1924 Willie Cornelia Pollard; Roberta Curry, b. 1904, d. 1966, m. 1929 D.A. Booker; Infant, b. & d. 1906; Clark Howell, b. 1907, d. 1962, m. 1930 Aileen McEverly; and Infant, b. & d. 1910.
Appreciation is expressed to Faye (Grider) Marty, the daughter of Marion Bartley Grider, for sharing her family history records. Faye’s mother, Willie, was a well-known school teacher in this area who taught most of her career at Pleasant Home School.
Anyone who might have corrections or additional data on this family is requested to contact Curtis Thomasson at Route 9, Box 97, Andalusia, AL 36420 or Email: chthom@alaweb.com
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