Maria Kern (Grimm) (Grim Grims Grimes)

• Birth Notes
  •  His wife was Maria Kern who was born  in Springfield Township, PA (Fayette County); she died on 16 Dec 1884 and was buried in Sunnyside Cemetary, Denton, Nebraska.
    
    
    closeup map of Henry C. Grim's home in Springfield Township, Fayette County, PA
    
    most sources list the following: Wife Maria Kern Married: 2 MAR 1849
    Children:
    Ervin Grimm born in 1851 PA, Rachel Grimm born in 1852 PA, Christinanna Grimm born in 1855 PA, William Nelson Grimm born in 1859 PA, Henry Ellsworth Grimm born in 1863 PA, James born in 1866 PA
    (some sources omit William and James)
    
    
    While the location of death cited above raises a question- Joyce Post shows census data from MO and corrects the text as it should read "Mr. Grimm moved to Saline county, Nebraska, in 1876. Shortly after the death of his wife in 1884 he removed to Iowa and in 1885 was married to Mrs. Armina Saxton." Beverly Domer provided the following: "I found Armina Grim age 76, a widow, living with her son Clarence Saxton in the state of California on the 1920 census....Henry Grim has a civil war pension file and the widow is listed as Armina Grim who filed March 1915 from Missouri."
    The census data I received from Joyce Post shows:
    1860 PA Census Fayette Co., Springfield Twp., Elm P.O., lists Henry as a farmer with a personal estate of $125. He was living next door to John Kern and Solomon Grim. John was probably Maria's uncle. The Solomon Grim that lived next door to them was born abt. 1780 and his wife was Christiann born abt. 1783. Not sure what the relationship is, possibly a great uncle???
    1870 PA Census Fayette Co., Springfield Twp., Visit 98, Pg. 431, lists Henry working as a blacksmith. They had 5 children at home -- Ervin 20, Rachel 18, Christina 16, William 12, and Henry 8. Catherine Grimm age 70, Henry's mother, was living with them. They were living next to John and Susan Kern and Alexander Grim, a boarder in the home of Josiah and Francis Miller.
    1880 NE Census, Saline Co., Crete Twp., T9-0755, Pg. 14C lists Henry working as a farmer. They had 3 children living at home -- William, Henry, and James. There was a Charles R. Raley age 24 single b. IL, working as a farmer, living with them.
    1900 IA Census, Tama Co., Ward 1 Toledo, T623-460, Pg. 240 has no occupation listed for Henry, probably retired. It states he and Armina were married 42 years, but I believe that is the total years he was married to both wives, since he married Armina in 1885. Armina's father was born in NY and her mother in VT.
    1910 MO Census, LaClede Co., Lebanon City, ED 44, Visit 175 lists no occupation for Henry. He was 83 on this census. They were both married twice, and Saxton was probably Armina's first married name. She had 4 children, 3 living by her first marriage. No children with Henry.