Gassaway Sellman Grimes

Gassaway Sellman Grimes
Born(1816-11-16)November 16, 1816
Maryland
DiedJuly 3, 1875(1875-07-03) (aged 58)
Gainesboro, Virginia
OccupationPhysician
SpouseSusan Dorsey
Children8

Gassaway Sellman Grimes (November 16, 1816 – July 3, 1875) was a physician who practiced in Maryland for several years.[1] He married Susan Dorsey, a descendant of the Dorsey family.

Early years

Grimes was born on November 16, 1816, in Maryland to Cornelius Grimes, who served in the War of 1812,[2] and Elizabeth Sellman.[3] He was of Scotch-Irish and Welsh descent.[4] He was a descendant of colonel Nicholas Gassaway.[5]

Grimes attended the old Barnesville Academy.[6][7] Grimes graduated from the University of Maryland School of Medicine in 1838.[8] The subject of his thesis was epidemic catarrh, another term for influenza.[9]

Grimes married Susan H. Dorsey on June 25, 1839, in Frederick County, Maryland, a descendant of Edward Dorsey.[3][10] By 1840 he moved to Carroll County, Maryland.[11] Grimes was once part of a convention in support of William Henry Harrison for president in the election of 1840.[12] He was a member of the Ridgeville Methodist Episcopal Church.[13]

When his father Cornelius died in 1852, Grimes was living on one of his father's properties, in Ridgeville, which had 70 apple trees.[14]

City Hotel

He was once proprietor of the City Hotel in Frederick, Maryland, with his brother-in-law Basil E. Dorsey. Grimes retired from this position in 1856, leaving Dorsey as sole proprietor.[15]

Civil War

Grimes served for the Confederacy during the American Civil War, and was taken prisoner.[16]

Personal

At the end of the Civil War in 1865, Grimes lived in Watersville, Maryland.[4] Grimes died at his house in Gainesboro.[17] He is buried at Prospect Hill Cemetery in Front Royal.

His daughter Kate married T. M. Turner. His daughter Elizabeth was the mother of sculptor Rudulph Evans.[5] His son Robert Lee was also a physician.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Middleton, Evan P. (1 January 1917). History of Champaign County, Ohio: Its People, Industries and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. p. 325 – via Internet Archive.
  2. ^ Wright, F. Edward (1 January 1979). "Maryland Militia, War of 1812: Baltimore". Family Line. Archived from the original on 17 November 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2017 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ a b W. M. Sellman (1975). John Sellman of Maryland and descendants. p. 28. Archived from the original on 2023-11-17. Retrieved 2017-01-15.
  4. ^ a b "Messrs. Editors". The Baltimore Sun. May 13, 1906. p. 13.
  5. ^ a b Downs, Winfield Scott (1 January 1934). "Encyclopedia of American Biography: New Series". American Historical Society – via Google Books.
  6. ^ Scharf, John Thomas (1 January 2003). History of Western Maryland: Being a History of Frederick, Montgomery, Carroll, Washington, Allegany, and Garrett Counties from the Earliest Period to the Present Day, Including Biographical Sketches of Their Representative Men. Genealogical Publishing Com. ISBN 9780806345659 – via Google Books.
  7. ^ Boyd, Thomas H. S. (1 May 2010). The History of Montgomery County, Maryland. Genealogical Publishing Com. ISBN 9780806379548 – via Google Books.
  8. ^ Cordell, Eugene Fauntleroy (1 January 1891). Historical Sketch of the University of Maryland, School of Medicine (1807-1890): With an Introductory Chapter, Notices of the Schools of Law, Arts and Sciences, and Theology, and the Department of Dentistry, and a General Catalogue of Medical Alumni. Press of I. Friedenwald – via Internet Archive.
  9. ^ "[No title]". American and Commercial Daily Advertiser. March 17, 1838.
  10. ^ Myers, Margaret E. (1 May 2009). Marriage Licenses of Frederick County, Maryland: 1811-1840. Heritage Books. ISBN 9781585491018 – via Google Books.
  11. ^ "Capsule Summary" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2023-11-17. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
  12. ^ "Carroll County Meeting" (PDF). Log Cabin Advocate. April 18, 1840. p. 4. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 19, 2016. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
  13. ^ Abstract of the Proceedings of the National Lord's Day Convention Held in the City of Baltimore on the 27th and 28th November 1844. Printed at the Publication Rooms of the Evangelical Lutheran Church. 1 January 1845. p. 73 – via Internet Archive.
  14. ^ "Trustees Sale". Baltimore Sun. October 29, 1852.
  15. ^ "City Hotel". The Baltimore Sun. October 13, 1856. p. 4. Archived from the original on March 29, 2017. Retrieved March 28, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  16. ^ "Historic Newspapers - Crossroads of War". Archived from the original on 2016-08-07. Retrieved 2016-07-04.
  17. ^ "Death of Dr. G. S. Grimes". Spirit of Jefferson. July 20, 1875. p. 3. Archived from the original on January 9, 2018. Retrieved January 8, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon