Grimes was born March 14, 1829 at Coshocton County, OH. He moved to Salt Lake City in 1852 and then to San Bernardino June 13, 1853. He farmed on East Base Line Ranch. Grimes married Nancy Wilson in 1854. Grimes died January 4, 1896. Nancy was born February 6, 1839 in Ray County, MO and died January 8, 1910. Both are buried at Pioneer Cemetery in San Bernardino.
Photo courtesy of City of San Bernardino Historical and Pioneer Society