FAMILY OF CHARLES WESLEY READSHAW AND MARY ANN GRIMMETT, ANDERSON COUNTY, KS Transcribed and submitted by Judy Henry, copyright 2006 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- KSGENWEB INTERNET GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY COPYRIGHT NOTICE: In keeping with the KSGenWeb policy of providing free information on the Internet, this data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other gain. Copying of the files within by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged. Any other use, including publication, storage in a retrieval system, or transmission by electronic, mechanical, or other means requires the written approval of the file's author. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles Wesley and Mary Ann Grimmett Readshaw Charles Wesley Readshaw was born in 1841 in England. His wife, Mary Ann Grimmett, was born about 1841 also in England. They married there on November 9, 1865. They came to the United States by ship about 1867. Their first child died before they left England and the second on the passage to the United States. They first lived in Kentucky, then in Butler County, Ohio where Charles worked as a gardener and hostler. They moved to Indiana and by 1880 they had settled in Clay County, KS. In 1895 they had moved to Anderson County, KS and in early 1897 moved again to Texas County, OK. She died in Tyronne, OK in 1914 and he lived until 1830. They are buried in Ellenwood Cemetery in Pratt County, KS. His grandson, John Andrew Henry says, "I remember Grandfather well from his visits to Louisiana, even tho I was a small child. I remember how formal he was, even to the dark tie and coat, always. I remember that he was very, very English - right down to the Lemon Drops he always carried in his coat pocket." Children of CHARLES READSHAW and MARY GRIMMETT are: i. GERTRUDE ANN2 READSHAW, b. August 03, 1867; d. September 01, 1868. ii. GEORGE WILLIAM READSHAW, b. June 06, 1868; d. March 14, 1869. iii. ADDIE ELIZABETH READSHAW, b. December 06, 1868, KY; d. November 17, 1953; m. HENRY B. MILLER, December 28, 1888, Lincoln Co. KS. iv. HENRY L. READSHAW, b. October 21, 1870, OH; d. September 27, 1958; m. LUCY H. OFIDITIS, 1894. v. DAVIS WESLEY READSHAW, b. June 06, 1872, OH; d. July 25, 1952, Web City, MO; m. MYRTLE ANNALOU CAMPBELL; b. February 1880, TN. vi. ANSEL C. READSHAW, b. September 14, 1873, OH; d. December 02, 1936; m. JESSIE UNKNOWN; b. 1879, KS. vii. EDITH E. READSHAW, b. September 18, 1875, IN; d. 1968, Wichita KS; m. WILLIAM HARRISON BROWN; b. February 05, 1872, KS; d. 1956, Wichita, KS. viii. MARY MAUD READSHAW, b. January 28, 1878, Indiana; d. September 10, 1980, DeQuincy, LA; m. WILLIAM THEOBAULT WOOD, February 03, 1897, Anderson Co., Kansas; b. May 05, 1872, Carroll City, Iowa; d. January 15, 1948, DeQuincy, LA. ix. LEONARD M. READSHAW, b. May 05, 1879, KS; m. CENA ROOTS, January 01, 1902, Sawyer, Pratt Co. KS. x. MARGARET MAY READSHAW, b. June 02, 1881; d. June 07, 1963; m. ELMER CARRIER, February 01, 1900, Pratt Co KS. xi. AMY ANN READSHAW, b. January 29, 1884; m. CHARLES YOUNG.