Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors



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Phillip Grimes and Sidney Ann Hall



Husband Phillip Grimes [14028]

           Born: 26 May 1831 - Bourbon, Kentucky, United States
     Christened: 
           Died: 12 Aug 1904 - Marshall, Saline, Missouri, United States
         Buried:  - Ridge Park Cemetery, Marshall Township, Saline, Missouri, United States 1
FamilySearch ID: K196-CMM
Find A Grave ID: 55146174
       Marriage: 16 Mar 1858 - Oldham, Kentucky, United States 2

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• Biography: Philip Grimes was born May 26, 1831, in Kentucky, to parents Thomas Jefferson Grimes (1804-1877), and Catherine Kitty Scobee (1808-1895), both born in Kentucky.
Philip was the third child in a family of seven known children. His brothers and sisters were: Emily Grimes-Smith (1827-1848), Rebecca Ann Grimes-Stoner (1829-1864), James Christy Grimes (1833-1887), Robert "Babe" Scobee Grimes (1835-1913), Eugene Grimes (1840-), and John "Cuff" Avory Grimes (1845-1936).

On Mar 17, 1858, in Oldham County, Kentucky, Philip married his second cousin, Sidney Ann Hall (1838-1921).

Philip and Sidney started a life of farming in Kentucky, first in Fayette County and then Bourbon County. Some time after 1882, the family moved and settled in Saline County, Missouri. They had ten children: Edward P. Grimes (1859-1936), Anna Washington Grimes-Becraft (1864-1956), Offia Grimes-French (1866-1953), Philip Lindsay Grimes (1869-1919), Minnie Belle Grimes-Godman (1872-1948), Sidney Hall Grimes (1874-1931), Clarence Tilton Grimes (1876-1924), Eugenia Pearl Grimes (1878-1887), Alma Earl Grimes-Jones (1880-), and Virgil Elmore Grimes (1882-1957), all born in Kentucky.

Philip died Aug 12, 1940, in Saline County. He and his wife and several children are buried in Ridge Park Cemetery.




Wife Sidney Ann Hall [14029]

           Born: 13 Sep 1838 - Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 8 Jan 1921 - Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States 2
         Buried:  - Ridge Park Cemetery, Marshall Township, Saline, Missouri, United States 1
FamilySearch ID: LCXD-HDS

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• Biography: Sidney Ann Hall was born Sep 13, 1838, in Kentucky, to parents M. Wyatt Hall and Nancy Scobee, both born in Kentucky.

Sidney was the seventh child in a family of eight known children. Her brothers and sisters were: John S. Hall (1824-), Joseph Simpson Hall (1826-1883), William S. Hall (1828-), Hannah Hall (1833-), Catharine Hall (1832-), James Hall (1836-), and Wyatt Hall (1841-).

On Mar 17, 1858, in Oldham County, Kentucky, Sidney married Philip Grimes (1831-1904), born in Kentucky. Philip was a son of Thomas Jefferson Grimes (1804-1877) and Catherine "Kitty" Scobee (1808-1893), both born in Kentucky.

Sidney and her husband Philip were second cousins.

Sidney and Philip started a life of farming in Kentucky, first in Fayette County and then Bourbon County. Shortly after 1882, the family moved and settled in Saline County, Missouri. They had ten children: Edward P. Grimes (1859-1936), Anna Washington Grimes-Becraft (1864-1956), Offia Grimes-French (1866-1953), Philip Lindsay Grimes (1869-1919), Minnie Belle Grimes-Godman (1872-1948), Sidney Hall Grimes (1874-1931), Clarence Tilton Grimes (1876-1924), Eugenia Pearl Grimes (1878-1887), Alma Earl Grimes-Jones (1880-), and Virgil Elmore Grimes (1882-1957), all born in Kentucky.

Sidney died on Jan 8, 1921, in Saline County, and is buried with her husband and several of her children in Ridge Park Cemetery.


Children
1 F Annie Washington Grimes [3447] 3 4




           Born: 5 Sep 1864 - Clintonville, Bourbon Co, KY 4 5
     Christened: 


           Died: 24 Feb 1956 - Marshall, Saline, Missouri, United States 4 5
 Cause of Death: intestinal obstruction


         Buried: 26 Feb 1956 - Ridge Park Cemetery, Marshall Township, Saline, Missouri, United States 1 5
FamilySearch ID: LZYH-JG7
Find A Grave ID: 77142997
         Spouse: David Walker "Dink" Becraft 4 [387] (1857-1921)
           Marr: 26 Nov 1883 - Pettis Co, MO 4 6


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Sources


1 Findagrave.com.

2 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 21 Nov 2025), entry for Sidney Ann Hall, person ID LCXD-HDS.

3 http://www.rootsweb.com/~deschart/z0000038.html.

4 Elizabeth ("Bess") L. Hawthorne and Nina R Grimes, The Grimes Family, A Genealogical History of Decendants of Nicholas Grimes (I), containing much hitherto scattered and unassembled information about the family. (Printed 1974).

5 Missouri State Archives, Missouri Death Certificates 1910-1957.

6 Dodd, Jordon, "Missouri Marriages 1851-1900" (ancestry.com database).


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