Sam Grimmett

Birth: 23 Jan 1886
Arkansas, USA
Death: Aug 1972 (aged 86)
Louisiana, USA
Burial: Bellevue Memorial Park

Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, USA Add to Map
Plot: Garden of Crucifix Sec D 21 #7
Memorial ID: 55665125 View Source

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Grover Cleveland "Sam" Grimmett was the youngest son of John W. and Alice Burt Grimmett. Sam's first wife was Lyda Hickman. She died in 1920, 9 days after giving birth to their son, Sam. Later that year, Sam remarried to Alvern Garner in Union County, Arkansas. Soon afterward, Sam moved his family to Louisiana where he started Sam Grimmett Trucking. Some years later Sam married a third time to Rosa Noble Hatten.

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John Wiley Grimmett

1855–1941
Alice O Burt Grimmett

1858–1891

Spouses

Lyda Hickman Grimmett

1885–1920 (m. 1904)
Alvern Gardner Grimmett

1906–1984 (m. 1920)
Rosa Noble Grimmett

1900–1968

Siblings

Howard Grimmett

1879–1900
Joe C Grimmett

1881–1901
Willie B Grimmett

1882–1899
Ethel Mae Grimmett Adams

1883–1980
Siddie Lee Grimmett Hickman

1884–1976
Cornelia Grimmett

1887–1898
Sallie L. Grimmett Rogers

1889–1979
Alice Gracie "Gracie" Grimmett Cheatham

1890–1954

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Benjiman Franklin Grimmett

1894–1974
Bobbie Grimmett Bailey

1896–1957
Lorena "Lora" Grimmett Lockett

1898–1948
Johnnie Grimmett

1899–1958
Mary E. Grimmett Buford

1900–1947
Una Lee "Unie" Grimmett Staggs

1901–1993
Ruby Ellen Grimmett Cozby

1903–2001
Marvin Henry "Henry" Grimmett

1907–1978
Bessie Grimmett Thompson

1908–2003
Daisy Marie Grimmett Hinson

1911–2003
Dallas E. Grimmett

1915–1993

Children

Ina Mae Grimmett Rourks

1905–2011
Iva Grimmett Estis

1907–1998
Willis Harvey Grimmett

1910–2000
Lusinda Grimmett

1913–1920
Lucille Mary Grimmett Hardy

1915–2001
Charlie Grimmett

1917–2004
Sam Grimmett

1920–1920
Lizzie Dell Grimmett Jones

1921–2011
Grover Cleveland "Buddy" Grimmett

1922–2010
Eloise Bell Grimmett Thompson

1925–1996
Louise Grimmett Jones

1925–2019

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Sam Grimmett

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John Wiley Grimmett

Alice O Burt Grimmett

Lyda Hickman Grimmett

Alvern Gardner Grimmett

Rosa Noble Grimmett

Howard Grimmett

Joe C Grimmett

Willie B Grimmett

Ethel Mae Grimmett Adams

Siddie Lee Grimmett Hickman

Cornelia Grimmett

Sallie L. Grimmett Rogers

Alice Gracie "Gracie" Grimmett Cheatham

Benjiman Franklin Grimmett

Bobbie Grimmett Bailey

Lorena "Lora" Grimmett Lockett

Johnnie Grimmett

Mary E. Grimmett Buford

Una Lee "Unie" Grimmett Staggs

Ruby Ellen Grimmett Cozby

Marvin Henry "Henry" Grimmett

Bessie Grimmett Thompson

Daisy Marie Grimmett Hinson

Dallas E. Grimmett

Ina Mae Grimmett Rourks

Iva Grimmett Estis

Willis Harvey Grimmett

Lusinda Grimmett

Lucille Mary Grimmett Hardy

Charlie Grimmett

Sam Grimmett

Lizzie Dell Grimmett Jones

Grover Cleveland "Buddy" Grimmett

Eloise Bell Grimmett Thompson

Louise Grimmett Jones

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