William Newton (Bill) Grinstead

1899 - 1952  (52 years)

• Name	William Newton (Bill) Grinstead
  Birth	28 Dec 1899	Riverside, Roanoke County Virginia
  Gender	Male
  Death	2 Aug 1952	North Carolina
  Notes	The following was written by John David Grinstead (1929-2019) in a letter to the author/site administrator in 1999. WILLIAM NEWTON 'BILL' GRINSTEAD was born 12/28/1899 in Riverside, Virginia. He was, to my knowledge, the only one of the family to graduate from college. Bill married Lee Esther Knight 8/11/1919 in Roanoke, Virginia. They had five children: Jack Odel, William Charles, James ?, Anna Ruth and David Porter. Bill stopped off in Bellingham in May of 1962 to visit Dad (Ed. Note: Ellis Baker) and family while on a business trip to Los Angeles. He and Dad then saw each other for the first time in 36 years. Bill was president of a gas company in Ohio. A couple of things Nita, my wife, remembers about Bill are the fact that he paid more in taxes that year than her and my income for the year and he got a little curt when I volunteered to pay the tip at a restaurant. He said if I wanted to take care of the bill too, go ahead. By the way, I did not! Bill died 8/2/1952, just three months after he visited dad. A brain hemorrhage I believe. I am sure Bill knew that death was near when he when he came to Bellingham. Bill was buried in Ohio. Charmie may know which town as she used to correspond with Anna Ruth.
  Person ID	I01054	McKenzie Genealogy
  Last Modified	29 Oct 2021

  
  

  Father	Charles Meek Grinstead,   b. 7 Nov 1874, Chilhowie, Smyth County, Virginia d. 30 Oct 1940, Marion, Smyth County, Virginia (Age 65 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Minnie Tarter Williams,   b. 12 Feb 1881, Chilhowie, Smyth County, Virginia d. 1 Jan 1953, Marion, Smyth County, Virginia (Age 71 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	11 Jan 1898	Riverside, VA
  Family ID	F00042	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lee Esther Knight   d. UNKNOWN
  Marriage	11 Aug 1919	Roanoke, Virginia
  Children	1. Jack Odel Grinstead,   b. Private  [Father: private]  [Mother: private]   2. William Charles Grinstead,   b. Private  [Father: private]  [Mother: private]   3. James Grinstead,   b. Private  [Father: private]  [Mother: private]   4. Anna Ruth Grinstead,   b. Private  [Father: private]  [Mother: private]   5. David Porter Grinstead,   b. Private  [Father: private]  [Mother: private]
  Family ID	F00645	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Oct 2021

  
  

• Photos		Photo of Jasper Newton Grinstead and Family.jpg Oldest Person: Jasper Newton Grinstead; Younger Couple: Charles Meek Grinstead and Minnie Tarter Williams; Children: L to R: Alice May, Mary Ann, Pauline Beattie, William Newton, Charmie Lee, Ellis Baker (John) and Arthur McDonald
  		Photo of William Blessing Williams (b. 1859), Minnie Tarter Williams Grinstead (b.1881, William Newton (Bill) Grinstead (b. 1899) and unidentified male and female Photo was given to Michael A. McKenzie by John David Grinstead in 1999.