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Descendants of Thomas Grinnage

Generation No. 1

1. THOMAS¹ GRINNAGE (Source: 1850 census.) was born ca. 1800 in Pennsylvania (Source: 1850 census.), and died Aft. 1871 (Source: Date of will.). He married (1) RUTH MDNNMUNKN. She was born Bet. 1805 - 1816 (Source: 1840 census.), and died Bet. 1840 - 1850 (Source: 1850 census.). He married (2) HANNAH RICHARDSON (Source: 1850 census.) Bef. 1850 in Pennsylvania (Source: 1850 census.). She was born ca. 1826 in Pennsylvania (Source: 1850 census.), and died in prob. bef. 1881 (Source: Youngest children not with her in census.).

Notes for THOMAS GRINNAGE:
1830 PA Greene Whiteley
John Grinage with free colored 0-2-0-0-1-0--1-1-0-0-1-0
Probable father of Thomas.
1840 PA Greene Whiteley p85st
Thomas Greenage with free colored 2-0-0-1-0-0--1-0-1-0-0-0
Thomas is 36-54 and his first wife Ruth is 24-35. The children are likely Sarah, Jonathon, and Solomon. What about Thomas?
On same page with probable father John Greenage with free colored 0-1-0-0-1-0--1-1-0-0-1-0
1850 PA Green[sic] Perrey[sic] p401wr p202st 18 Oct 1850 - all mulatto, all bPA
Thos Grinnage 50 farmer RE 2000, Hannah 24, Sarah 17, Johnathan 17, Solomon 14, Thomas 11, Benjam 6, John 4, Wm[? - male] 2, Linley 1
Two issues: it is not clear which children were born to Hannah, Thomas's second wife. Surely the first four are by first wife Ruth. But at least Benjamin and John are in question. Marlene Bransom lists John as a child of Ruth, as is done here pending additional information.
1871 listing family details other than Thomas quoted from Marlene Bransom:
1871 ONT Kent Chatham Twp Dist 002 Sub-dist F div 2 p56 - all W Meth, all African eo
Grinage Thomas 57 bUS farmer, Hanah 47 bUS, Joseph L 24 bUS, Hiram 17 bUS, James L 12 bONT, Samuel A 10 bONT, Hanah Jane 5 bONT, Agnes V 2 bONT
Listed separately as heads-of-households in 1871: John Grinnage 26 bUS in Chatham, Kent, and Hannah Grinnage 77 bUS in Edwardsburg, Grenville South.

Children of THOMAS GRINNAGE and RUTH MDNNMUNKN are:

SARAH² GRINNAGE, b. ca. 1833, Pennsylvania (Source: 1850 census. Marlene Bransom has 1837, perhaps a math error.).

Notes for SARAH GRINNAGE:
Marlene Bransom: John Timbers of Harwich, son of Thomas and Mary Timbers, married Sarah Grinnage 29 Mar 1860 in Chatham Twp., Kent, ONT.

1871 ONT Kent Chatham (Twp) Dist 002 Sub-dist F div 2 p57 - head of household data only
John Timbers 32 bUS Wesleyan Methodist African eo
Later censuses suggest that this John married a Catherine.

No census evidence of John and Sarah together has been found.

2.	ii.	JONATHAN GRINNAGE, b. ca. 1833, Pennsylvania; d. Aft. 1900.
	iii.	SOLOMON GRINNAGE, b. ca. 1836, Pennsylvania.
	iv.	THOMAS GRINNAGE, b. ca. 1837, Pennsylvania.
	v.	BENJAMIN GRINNAGE, b. ca. 1844, Pennsylvania.
3.	vi.	JOHN GRINNAGE, b. ca. 1846, Pennsylvania; d. Aft. 1910.

Children of THOMAS GRINNAGE and HANNAH RICHARDSON are:

vii.

WILLIAM² GRINNAGE (Source: 1850 census.), b. ca. 1848, Pennsylvania (Source: 1850 census.).

Notes for WILLIAM GRINNAGE:
There is a Wm --- in the 1881 Ontario census, Bothwell district, Camden, of English origin, who was 33 (b1848) and born in ONT. Wife Emela M, two daughters, Mary E and Sarah C.

4.	viii.	JOSEPH LINLEY GRINNAGE, b. ca. 1849, Pennsylvania; d. 25 Aug 1906, Flint, Genesee, Michigan.
5.	ix.	HIRAM GRINNAGE, b. 12 Jan 1856, Pennsylvania.
	x.	JAMES L. GRINNAGE (Source: 1871 Canadian census.), b. ca. 1859, Ontario, Canada (Source: 1871 Canadian census.).

Notes for JAMES L. GRINNAGE:
1871 - see father's listing.
1881 ONT Kent Chatham Dist 180 Sub-dist G div 2 p36 hh180 - both African eo, both C Methodist, both bONT
James Grinage 21 farmer, Sarah J 22
1901 ONT [Kent] Bothwell Camden Dist 45 Sub-dist b-1 p9 hh91 - all black, all African eo, all Meth, all bONT rural except Sarah bONT urban
Grinage James 42 b28 Aug 1868[sic] farmer, Sarah J wife 43 b6 Jul 1857, Eva E dau 19 single b17 Aug 1881, Lora E dau 17 b23 Sep 1883, Wright Edward ad son 14 b2 Mar 1887
Edward Wright is the son of Robert and Caroline (Johnson) Wright, both of whom apparently died between 1891 and 1901. The relationship, if any, to James and Sarah Grinage is not known.

xi.

SAMUEL A. GRINNAGE (Source: 1871 Canadian census.), b. ca. 1861, Ontario, Canada (Source: 1871 Canadian census.).

Notes for SAMUEL A. GRINNAGE:
1871 - see father's listing.
1881 ONT [Kent] Bothwell Dresden Dist 178 Sub-dist J div 1 p38 hh191 - all African eo, all B M E Methodist
Living with the Newton A 29 and Mary 26 Eines family (originally from US):
Samuel A Greenwich 19 [single] bONT, Hannah J Greenwich 14 bONT, Agnes Greenwich 12 bONT
1891 - was still in Canada in Feb 1891.
1900 MI Genesee Flint Ward 2 (1610 Pine St) p6Bwr 6 Jun 1900 - all black, all bCanada except Russell, all pbPA[sic], all immig 1892 but only Sam naturalized and Russell with no immig date
Grimage [index: Grimane] Sam 39 widower bJun 1960 day laborer owns house with mortgage, Mable dau 17 bSep 1882, Albert son 14 bJan 1886, James son 12 bJun 1887, Pearl dau 9 bFeb 1891, Russell son 7 bMar 1893 bMI pbPA[sic]
1910 MI Genesee Flint Ward 6 (1723 Pine St) p75Bwr 29 Apr 1910 - all black
Grinnage Samuel 48 mar twice 10y this time bCanada pbPA immig 1891 naturalized plumber in shop owns house no mortgage, Mira wife 46 mar twice 10y this time 6 children 5 living bCanada pbKY immig 1891 naturalized, [Grinnage] Russell son 18 single bMI pbCanada laborer at odd jobs, Percy g-son 3 bMI pbMI, Booker Emanel[sic] 46 bCanada fbOH mbCanada immig 1887 naturalized laborer at odd jobs

xii.

HANNAH JANE GRINNAGE (Source: 1871 Canadian census.), b. ca. 1866, Ontario, Canada (Source: 1871 Canadian census.).

Notes for HANNAH JANE GRINNAGE:
1871 - see father's listing.
1881 ONT [Kent] Bothwell Dresden Dist 178 Sub-dist J div 1 p38 hh191 - all African eo, all B M E Methodist
Living with the Newton A 29 and Mary 26 Eines family (originally from US):
Samuel A Greenwich 19 [single] bONT, Hannah J Greenwich 14 bONT, Agnes Greenwich 12 bONT

xiii.

AGNES V. GRINNAGE (Source: 1871 Canadian census.), b. ca. 1869, Ontario, Canada (Source: 1871 Canadian census.).

Notes for AGNES V. GRINNAGE:
1871 - see father's listing.
1881 ONT [Kent] Bothwell Dresden Dist 178 Sub-dist J div 1 p38 hh191 - all African eo, all B M E Methodist
Living with the Newton A 29 and Mary 26 Eines family (originally from US):
Samuel A Greenwich 19 [single] bONT, Hannah J Greenwich 14 bONT, Agnes Greenwich 12 bONT

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