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A. M. GRIMES, a native of Indiana, was born in 1837, and is a son of Abijah and Loais (Brinley) Grimes, natives of Scott County, Ky. Abijah Grimes was a miller, farmer and stock dealer, and was a son of Elijah Grimes, a native of Virginia, who immigrated to Kentucky at an early day, but later moved to Indiana, where he was a farmer by occupation. Loais (Brinley) Grimes was a daughter of William Brinley, of Scott County, Ky., who was a Virginian, and an early settler in Kentucky. A. M. Grimes was educated in the common-schools of Indiana, and after leaving school, and when only fifteen years old, he went to Vicksburg, Miss., where he lived until 1878, when he came to Kentucky, and engaged in the hotel business at Sparta, Ky., for three years. He then began farming, and owns a farm in Owen County of 117 acres, which he values at $40 per acre. In 1861 Mr. Grimes joined the Confederate Army, in Company E, First Mississippi Cavalry, known as Wirt Adam’s Regiment. He took part in the battles of Shiloh, Murfreesboro and Perryville. November 5, 1872, he married Miss A. K. Bond, daughter of G. G. and Marion (Johnson) Bond. G. G. Bond was born and reared in Owen County, was a farmer and stock dealer, and died in 1883. Four children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Grimes, viz.: Mamie L., William G., James and Freddie H. Mr. and Mrs. Grimes are members of the Christian Church, and in politics Mr. Grimes is a stanch member of the Democratic party.