Margaret Grider (1833-1859)

October 26, 2026

Margaret Grider (1833-1859)

I initially researched and posted about Margaret Grider back in 2023. I was super upset when I first saw her grave because it simply said “Wife of JH Grider” instead of having her own name.

I found some about her, but I was able to find out so much more recently.

Anything that I include in italics are just my thoughts, they are in no way verified, they are purely conjecture.

January 7, 1805

Margaret’s father, James Davis Hines, is born in Campbell County, Virginia to parents John & Sally.

Interesting fact: His grandfather, Henry Hines, was a Revolutionary War veteran. He served as a private in 1778 under Captain Tarleton Payne in the First Virginia Regiment.

This is Margaret’s great-grandson’s application to the Sons of the American Revolution. This looks like he may have served in the MD Militia, but other family sources say Virginia.

May 10, 1806

Margaret’s mother, Elizabeth Margaret Davis, is born in Butler County, KY to parents Temple & Sarah.

January 17, 1822

Margaret’s future husband, John Hobson Grider, is born in Bowling Green, KY to parents Sally & Martin.

February 2, 1824

Margaret’s parents are married in Bowling Green, KY.

June 11, 1833

Margaret is born Margaret Elizabeth Hines. Her name is an inverse of her mother’s, Elizabeth Margaret.

She had four older sisters: Sarah Ann (1826), Martha Ann (1827), Mary Fletcher (1829), & Julia Almira (1831).

Her place of birth isn’t confirmed anywhere, but it seems safe to assume she was born in Bowling Green.

February 3, 1835

Her brother John Fletcher is born.

November 11, 1836

Her brothers William Temple and James are born.

December 3, 1839

Julia Almira passes away at age 8.

June 10, 1841

Her brother Henry Clay is born.

April 16, 1843

William Temple passes away at age 4.

September 10, 1843

Her sister Lucilla Edmonson is born. I’ve seen on family trees that it’s “Lucille,” I’m just going with the spelling in a family history text.

September 26, 1845

Her brother Thomas Stockton is born.

February 22, 1846

Her father, James, passes away at age 41.

James’s Find a Grave Page

September 24, 1846

Lucilla Edmonson passes away at age 3.

October 28, 1851

Margaret marries John Hobson Grider in Warren County, KY.

Also in 1851, John had a house built for her.

This is a photo from the National Register of Historic Places when it was added to the list in 1978.

Here is a description of the house and its history from the National Register of Historic Places. She seems to have gone by her middle name as a lot of sources refer to her as Elizabeth.

December 26, 1851

Her sister Martha Ann passes away at age 24.

Martha’s Find a Grave Page

May 16, 1852

Her sister Sarah Ann passes away at age 26. She had been married since 1844 to Virgil Porter.

Sarah’s Find a Grave Page

July 28, 1853

Margaret gives birth to a baby boy. He is unnamed, which isn’t uncommon for the time.

You can see where he’s listed as “no name” on the 4th line down.

August 22, 1853

Margaret and John’s unnamed son passes away.

His cause of death is listed at the top as being spasms.

September 17, 1857

Margaret gives birth to a son, James Martin. He appears to be named after his maternal grandfather and then has his paternal grandfather as his middle name.