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Ahijah W. Grimes 1850 - 1878

Ahijah W. Grimes was born on July 5, 1850 in Bastrop, Bastrop County, Texas United States, and died at age 28 years old on July 19, 1878 in Round Rock, Williamson County. Ahijah Grimes was buried at Round Rock Cemetery in Round Rock.

Ahijah W. Grimes

Caige

July 5, 1850

Bastrop, Bastrop County, Texas, 78602, United States

July 19, 1878

Round Rock, Williamson County, Texas, United States

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Ahijah W. Grimes was born to Robert Henry Grimes (1815 - 1863) and Elizabeth E. Highsmith (1821 - 1887). His father was born in North Carolina and his mother was born in Missouri. He had six siblings: Mary J., Elizabeth, William H., Jesse R., Albert, and Delia A. Grimes. Ahijah Grimes married Charlotte "Lottie" A. Lyman (1856 - 1939) on March 2, 1874 in Bastrop County, Texas. They had three children: Elizabeth (1875 - 1958), Benjamin Lyman (1876 - 1956) and Mabel Edna Grimes (1878 - 1957). Only 28 years old, married with three young children, Ahijah "Caige" was killed by outlaws while staking out a suspected bank robbery in Round Rock, Texas. See AHIJAH W. "CAIGE" GRIMES.
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Bastrop, Bastrop County, Texas 78602, United States

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Ethnicity & Family History

Ahijah was Caucasian. His father was born in North Carolina and his mother was born in Missouri. He was named after his maternal grandfather, who was born in Georgia.
Nationality & Locations

Born and raised in Bastrop County, Texas, Ahijah moved to Williamson County, Texas, after the birth of his daughter Mabel. He died in Williamson County at the age of 28, murdered by outlaws. He is buried in Round Rock Cemetery in Round Rock, Williamson County, Texas. See Ahijah W. Grimes, Lawman Killed By Sam Bass & His Gang On July 19, 1878.
Professional Career

In Bastrop, Ahijah had been a City Marshall, Tax Collector, Constable and Texas Ranger (for three months). In Williamson, before he was killed, he was Deputy Sheriff and worked at the Miller's Exchange Bank.
Personal Life & Family

Son of Robert Henry Grimes & his wife, Charlotte A. (Lottie) Lyman, Ahijah married Charlotte A. Lyman (1856 - 1939) on March 2, 1874 in Bastrop County, Texas. They had three children: Elizabeth (1875 - 1958), Benjamin Lyman (1876 - 1956) and Mabel Edna Grimes (1878 - 1957). It is said that Ahijah's "uncle Albert Grimes died in 1836 defending the Alamo, and his grandfather was a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence."
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Round Rock, Williamson County, Texas United States
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AHIJAH W. "CAIGE" GRIMES

Williamson County Sheriff's Office, Texas

End of Watch Friday, July 19, 1878

Deputy Sheriff Caige Grimes was shot and killed during a stakeout of a local bank in Round Rock, Texas.

He and other officers from his agency and the Texas Rangers received a tip that the Bass Gang would rob the bank. The officers observed four members of the gang enter a store next door to the bank. Deputy Grimes approached one of the gang members and asked if he was armed. The suspect immediately shot him. Two Texas Rangers who were nearby opened fire on the gang, killing one and mortally wounding the shooter. The other two escaped.

Deputy Grimes was a former Texas Ranger. He was survived by his wife.

He is buried in the northeast corner of the Round Rock Cemetery, Round Rock, Texas.

- From the Officer Down Memorial Page at

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The Newer Tombstone of Ahijah W. Grimes, Lawman Killed By Sam Bass & His Gang On 19 July, 1878

BettyJane Carl

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04/21/2006

The Newer Tombstone of Ahijah W. Grimes, Lawman Killed By Sam Bass & His Gang On 19 July, 1878

This gray granite tombstone of Ahijah W. Grimes which stands in front of the original, was erected by the Sam Bass Historical Foundation. It gives his name and then reads: "Here lies A. W. Grimes, Williamson County Deputy Sheriff & Former Texas Ranger Who Was Killed In Koppells Store, Main Street, Round Rock, July 19, 1878 As He Attempted To Disarm GangMembers Sam Bass, Seaborn Barnes & Frank Jackson. It is Not Known Who Fired The Fatal Shot. He Left A Wife And Three Children. She Received $200 & One Of The Bass Gang Horses As Indemnity For Her Husband's Death." [Note: Ahijah's wife died 26 July 1939 in Lampasas, Texas.]

I read that Grimes was shot 6 times, and was dead before he hit the floor. If Sam killed the man, this was the first and last time that he ever did such a thing. In the past he had dissuaded his gang from killing, as well, ousting them if they did.

After viewing his gravesite, I said a prayer for him and his family and on behalf of the family of Sam Bass, told him that I regretted he had died so unjustly at the hands of my first cousin, thrice removed, and his gang.

Date & Place: March 2006 at Round Rock Cemetery in Round Rock, Williamson County, Texas USA

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Samantha Grimes Miles

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08/29/2013

We heard this story often growing up. Do u have any links?

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Lori Russell

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08/08/2023

I have a George F Grimes. Married to a Vera Stountenburg.

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Ahijah W. Grimes, Lawman Killed By Sam Bass & His Gang On July 19, 1878

BettyJane Carl

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04/23/2006

Ahijah W. Grimes, Lawman Killed By Sam Bass & His Gang On July 19, 1878

In the library at the Texas Rangers Museum in Waco, Texas, I found a family group sheet with this picture and other family members, submitted by Ben L. Grimes, saying that Ahijah was born in Bastrop, Texas, as was his wife Charlote A. (Lottie) Lyman, whom he married there on 2 March, 1874. She was the daughter of Judge Benjamin Lyman and his wife Charlotte Elisa Bryce. According to Karen R. Thompson who also had this picture in her book ROUND ROCK, TEXAS: FROM COWBOYS TO COMPUTERS, Ahijah, in Bastrop, had been the City Marshall, Tax Collector, Constable and Texas Ranger [for three months]. She added thatin May, 1878, they settled in Williamson County, Texas with their three little children, Elizabeth, Benjamin Lyman, and Mabel, where he was Deputy Sheriff and worked at the Miller's Exchange Bank. Also, that Ahijah's "uncle Albert Grimes died in 1836 defending the Alamo, and his grandfather was a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence..."

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The Original Tombstone of Ahijah W. Grimes, Lawman Killed 19 July 1878 By Sam Bass & His Gang

BettyJane Carl

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04/21/2006

The Original Tombstone of Ahijah W. Grimes, Lawman Killed 19 July 1878 By Sam Bass & His Gang

This is the original tombstone erected for Ahijah W. Grimes, the Williamson County Deputy Sheriff, who was shot dead by Sam Bass or one of his fellow gang members, whom he approached in Kopell's General Store, asking them to give up their concealed guns. This tombstone has a Texas Ranger Star marker beside it.

Date & Place: March 2006 at Round Rock Cemetery, Sam Bass Road in Round Rock, Williamson County, Texas USA

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Ahijah W. Grimes 1850 - 1878

Ahijah W. Grimes' History: 1850 - 1878

Introduction

Birthday

Ethnicity & Family History

Nationality & Locations

Professional Career

Personal Life & Family

Death

Gravesite & Burial

4 Memories, Stories & Photos about Ahijah

Ahijah Grimes' Family Tree & Friends

Ahijah Grimes' Family Tree

Ahijah's Friends

Other Grimes Family Biographies