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Submitted: 11/7/09 • Approved: 6/15/18 • Last Updated: 6/17/18 • R256167-G256167-S3
John
PRIVATE
Company F Tennessee Cavalry
Civil War Confederate
1850 - September 9, 1896
*Obituary
Benton County Democrat
Thursday, September 10, 1896
GRIMSLEY, John - Late Wednesday afternoon after taking supper with his brother-in-law, Culver Crowder, about two miles southwest of Bentonville, Boville Grimsley (the headline says son of John Grimsley) and Mr. Crowder came out in the yard to practice target shooting with their revolvers. They both took aim at a tree, Crowder's bullet struck it, but the other missed. Then they moved toward another tree which brought them facing the direction of the old Dudley place where the elder Grimsley lived. They both fired but both missed their aim and immediately they heard screaming at Grimsley's home which was only about 300 yards distant and upon going over they discovered that one of the bullets had struck Mr. Grimsley, who had been stooping over pulling weeds. The gentleman walked about 100 yards and talked a few minutes before his death. Drs. T.W. and Chas. E. Hurley, of this city, were summoned but did not arrive until after his death which occurred in about 30 minutes after the fatal shot was fired. The ball, which was from the 44 caliber revolver carried by young Grimsley, struck Mr. Grimsley in the left side, passed through his liver and lodged near the surface in his right side. The accident is a sad one and should be a warning to the careless shooting with revolvers and guns. Coroner R.N. Corley summoned the following named gentlemen who viewed the remains: D.H. Jackson, S.E. Jackson, Joe Middleton, W.H. Woods, C.A. Hall, J.M. Lionberger, Harry Hust, Culver Crowder and C.E. Hurley.
*Obituary
Benton County Democrat
Thursday, September 17, 1896
The remains of John Grimsley were interred in the Barron cemetery Thursday. Rev. H.D .Hutches on conducted the services at the house.
*Obituary
Benton County Democrat
Thursday, October 22, 1896
(Probate Court) J.G. McAndrew was appointed administrator of the estate of John Grimsley, dec'd.
Neomah
1856 - 1889
Contributed on 11/7/09 by wfields55
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