SIMEON U. GRIMSLEY
There is a tradition that Mr. Grimsley was born in Richmond,
but his entire life was so intimately connected with Caroline (if
he wasn't born in the county, which is a mooted question) that
this county may well claim him among her sons. He was ordained
to the ministry in Horeb Baptist church on January 16,
1879, three years after he had been licensed to preach by the
Smyrna Baptist church. His first charge was Mt. Horeb, Mt.
Hermon and Providence churches in Caroline county. It is said
that his salary did not warrant him in keeping a horse, but he
always kept his appointments, going on foot when some friendly
traveler did not "give him a lift" on the road. After leaving
Caroline he went to Chincoteague Island, off the coast of Accomac
county and here did a splendid work. He died on November
29, 1906.
