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  • Rev. George B Orviss (1845 - d.)
    Rev. George B Orviss (1845 - ) In 1873, George Orviss was elected county school director in Walker County, Texas. From 1879-1888 Reverend Orviss assumed the leadership role of the First Baptist Churc...
  • Dr. Vernon Ward Orviss, Jr. (1891 - 1957)
    Grave: Dr. Vernon Ward Orviss was a dentist in California through the 1940's and 1950's. His son Donald Lloyd Orviss lives in Oakland, California. Inscription TEXAS PVT 165 DEPOT BRIGADE WORLD WAR I
  • Lester Franklow (1875 - 1899)
    son of John J. and M. Francklow
  • John Luke Franklow (1906 - 2006)
  • Ada Franklow (1873 - 1945)

Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Grimes County, Texas.

Official Website

The county was formed from Montgomery County in 1846. It is named for Jesse Grimes, a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence.

Adjacent Counties

Cities & Communities

  • Anderson (County Seat)
  • Apolonia
  • Bedias
  • Iola
  • Navasota
  • Plantersville
  • Richards
  • Roans Prairie
  • Shiro
  • Stoneham
  • Todd Mission

Links

Wikipedia

Roots Web

National Register of Historic Places

Genealogy Trails

USGW Archives

Texas Genealogy & History Network

RAOGK

Forebears.io



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