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Grimes Photo Album

This is a scan of three books of old pictures from about 1865-1900. They were the property of Ahijah W Grimes, son of Robert Henry Grimes and Elizabeth Highsmith Grimes , and Charlotte (Lottie) Lyman, daughter of Benjamin Lyman and Charlotte Bryce Lyman. Pictures are of relative , friends, and children in McDade, Bastrop and Lampasas, Texas. Other families are Dunn, Mckay, and Highsmith.

Contributes by:  Ben Grimes - Bengrimes@cox-internet.com

 

Book One

Book Two

Book Three

Other Sources

TIN TYPE PICTURES

First Book

(some were scanned twice at a different resolution)

1.Young girl and some notation about afraid   PHOTO1 PHOTO2

2. Another young lady   PHOTO PHOTO2

3. A little older lady   PHOTO PHOTO2

4. Young man probably a Dunn since the photograph was taken in Monmouth, Il   PHOTO .

5.Eva McKay Decorah, Iowa-Daughter of Cyrus Mckay and Livia Porter. Born 7 Dec 1849 and died 20Oct. 1929 in San Diego   PHOTO PHOTO2

6. Baby picture   PHOTO PHOTO2

7. Baby picture   PHOTO

8. Baby picture probably same as #7   PHOTO

9.H.H. Dunn Topeka, Kansas-Son of Thomas and Mary Jane Dunn. William Henry Harrison Dunn married Louisa E Johnson. They had a daughter Anna who married Nelson A Pollard   PHOTO PHOTO2

10. Lady on page opposite HH Dunn (could be Louisa Johnson). Photograph is from Topeka   PHOTO PHOTO2

11..Little Nellie McKay- was born 25 Nov 1862 and died 11 December 1942 probably in Spencer, Iowa   PHOTO

12. Bearded man   PHOTO PHOTO2

13 Little girl-looks a lot like Nellie McKay-on page opposite bearded man   PHOTO

14. lady looks a lot like #10. However picture is made in Waterford, PA   PHOTO PHOTO2

15.Bestor & Kohol . Same man in coonskin hat in #29   PHOTO

 

16.Agnew McKay Grandson   PHOTO

17.Arthur S. McKay-son of Cyrus Mckay born 1847 and died 12 jun 1930   PHOTO

18.Balding older man on page opposite Arthur McKay   PHOTO PHOTO2

19. Old Uncle Jim   PHOTO PHOTO2

20.Lady with two children   PHOTO

21. On opposite page Hury B.B, Fontaino January 1871   PHOTO

22.Annie M. Dunn (Carrie) Monmouth, Il   PHOTO PHOTO2

23.Josie T. Dunn Monmouth, IL   PHOTO PHOTO2

24 Man   PHOTO PHOTO2

25 Lady   PHOTO PHOTO2

26 Man in a funny hat and mustache   PHOTO PHOTO2

27.Albert McKay or is it Allen   PHOTO PHOTO2

28. Appears to be twin girls dressed alike in their 20's   PHOTO PHOTO2

29. Man in a coonskin hat   PHOTO PHOTO2

Second Book

1. 3 pictures of young Moulton Cobb (son of Mable Grimes & William Cobb)   PHOTO

2. Man sitting and lady   PHOTO

3. Man with mustasch   PHOTO

4. Ahijah W Grimes (taken in Lampasas) (Killed by Sam Bass)   PHOTO (Grave Photo)

5. F. Folman   PHOTO

6. For Aunt Bessie San Francisco-woman   PHOTO

7. For aunt Bessie San Francisco- young lady   PHOTO

8. Little Girl   PHOTO

9. child and mother   PHOTO

10. Lady   PHOTO

11. Katie Forman   PHOTO

an and woman   PHOTO

13. Young lady   PHOTO

14. Three young people in skirts   PHOTO

15. Lady   PHOTO

16. Lady   PHOTO

17. Lady   PHOTO

18 George Milton- Banker in McDade   PHOTO

19 Lady   PHOTO

20 Young man   PHOTO

21 Young man with goatee   PHOTO

22 Lady   PHOTO

23 Man with mustache   PHOTO

24 Man with mustache looks like a young William Henry Grimes   PHOTO

25 From your dear sister Milly to my dear brother David Sacremento Calif. Feb 22   PHOTO

26 Baby picture   PHOTO

27 Baby picture   PHOTO

28 Lady in a checked dress   PHOTO

29 Man named Forman   PHOTO

30 Mary and the Christ child picture   PHOTO

31 H.H. Dunn Galveston   PHOTO

32 William B Lyman   PHOTO

33 Dark headed little girl   PHOTO

34 Appears to be Baby picture of Harry Lyman   PHOTO

35 Young Harry Lyman   PHOTO

36 Clean shaven young man   PHOTO

37 Middle aged man with mustasch   PHOTO

38 Bearded man   PHOTO

39 Lady   PHOTO

40 Young girl   PHOTO

41 Young girl picture appears to be same as #40   PHOTO

42 Young girl on a stool   PHOTO

43 Balding old man with a beard   PHOTO

44 Two tall young men   PHOTO

45 Bearded man-A. Holman   PHOTO

46 Young lady   PHOTO

47 Young man Picture taken in Montgomery AL   PHOTO

48 Young man with a tie on   PHOTO

Third Book

This book appears to be Lottie's and AW Grimes Life together

Notation-Mrs; Lottie Grimes From AWG 1874

1 small baby   PHOTO

2 Young man   PHOTO

3 Willie 5mo.-Lizzie 19 mo   PHOTO

4 Ben L Grimes Sr   PHOTO

5 A W Grimes and 3 ladies   PHOTO

6 Misses Chambers (2) and AW Grimes   PHOTO

7 My dear father Robert Henry Grimes   PHOTO

8 Man with mustasch   PHOTO

9 Lady with fancy dress-Highsmith notation   PHOTO

10 Young man   PHOTO

11 Youmg man or girl on the same page with Harry Lyman   PHOTO

12 Harry Lyman   PHOTO

13 Benjamin lyman and a young boy on his lap   PHOTO

14 Benjamin Lyman   PHOTO

15 Lady well dressed   PHOTO

16 Man with cigar and bowler hat   PHOTO

17 Man with a funny hat   PHOTO

18 Picture of a sleeping boy   PHOTO

19 Lady   PHOTO

20 Mrs Kye Highsmith   PHOTO

21 Fanny Highsmith   PHOTO

22 Man with sideburns   PHOTO

23 William Henry Sims   PHOTO

24 Matty Lee Case Round Rock, TX   PHOTO

25 Lady in awhite dress   PHOTO

26 Man with a beard   PHOTO

27 Well dressed lady on a chair   PHOTO

28 Young boy-looks like a Lyman   PHOTO

29 Young girl on a chair   PHOTO

30 Handsome man with mustiest and goatee   PHOTO

31 Man with bowtie   PHOTO

32 Miss Betty Duval Bastrop, TX 1872   PHOTO

33 Pretty lady with the notation 1865   PHOTO

34 Lizzie Taylor   PHOTO

35 Alice Taylor Bastrop TX   PHOTO

36 Lady with dark hair   PHOTO

37 Man with hat, beard, goatee looks like Benjamin Lyman   PHOTO

38 Man with beard, looks like Benjamin Lyman   PHOTO

39 Man with string tie   PHOTO

40 Young girl   PHOTO

41 Lady   PHOTO

42 Baby   PHOTO

43 Baby   PHOTO

44 Daughters of William Lyman   PHOTO

45 Young lady with lots of hair   PHOTO

46 Girl   PHOTO

47 Young boy with a bowler hat   PHOTO

48 Young man   PHOTO

49 John A. Kohler Bastrop, Tx 10-30-1874   PHOTO

50 Two young boys   PHOTO

51 Faded picture of a lady and a hat   PHOTO

Other Sources of information:

Biography of Ahijah W Grimes

Deborah Turner & Ahijah Morris Highsmith Sr family tree

August 24, 2003 Round Rock Council Minutes renaming Road to A W Grimes

Induction of Fallen Officers Into the Texas Peace Officer's Memorial

Bastrop County, Texas Tin Types (Grimes)

I have been going through family Tintypes and found names of other Bastrop Families. They Are Dunn, McKay, Fontaino, Folman, Forman, Milton, Lyman, Chambers, Highsmith( Kye & Fanny), Sims, Case, Duval, Taylor. Kohler. If these these are part of your family, I will be happy to scan these tintypes. Ben Grimes