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Shirley Helen Remington

Female 1923 - 2019  (95 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Shirley Helen Remington was born 7 Oct 1923, Fairbury, Jefferson Co., NE (daughter of Hugh Downing Remington and Inez Kuhlman); died 26 Sep 2019, CA.

    Shirley married Lewis Chester Grimes 8 Jan 1943, Pomona, CA. Lewis was born 3 Jun 1923, Medford, Jackson Co., OR; died 18 Apr 2013, CA. [Group Sheet]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Hugh Downing Remington was born 30 Sep 1891, Cambridge, Furnas County, NE (son of George Austin Remington and Maude Ethel Downing); died 3 Dec 1973, Central Point, Jackson Co., OR; was buried , Siskyou Memorial Park, Medford, OR.

    Notes:

    In the 1920 Federal Census, Hugh & Inez are living in Fairbury, Jefferson Co., NE, with daughter Lois.

    In the 1 Apr 1940 census they are at Medford, Jackson Co., OR: Hugh D. Remington 47, Inez 42, Lois M. 21, Robt A. 19, Shirley H. 16.

    Hugh married Inez Kuhlman 31 May 1917, Hastings, NE. Inez was born 7 Jan 1898, NE. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Inez Kuhlman was born 7 Jan 1898, NE.
    Children:
    1. Lois Marguerite Remington was born 24 Dec 1918, David City, Butler Co., NE; died 31 Jan 2016, CA.
    2. Robert Austin Remington was born 26 Jun 1920, Fairbury, Jefferson Co., NE.
    3. 1. Shirley Helen Remington was born 7 Oct 1923, Fairbury, Jefferson Co., NE; died 26 Sep 2019, CA.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  George Austin RemingtonGeorge Austin Remington was born 14 Jul 1856, Savoy, Berkshire Co., MA (son of Austin Remington and Elizabeth "Libby" Elmira Stanford); died 25 May 1931, Pomona, Los Angeles Co., CA; was buried , Pomona Cemetery, Pomona, CA.

    Notes:

    George and his brother Henry moved to Nebraska about 1879, along with their mother Elizabeth. Later, they both moved to southern California, about 1920. (source: Lois Remington Smith)

    In the 1880 Federal Census, George & Henry are farmers in Indianola, Red Willow, NE. Their mother Elizabeth, a widow age 56, is living there with them.

    From "Berkshire Co., Mass., Probate Index, 1761 to 1900" page 243: George A. Remington, Savoy, Gdn. m., July 26, 1865, #9956.

    George married Maude Ethel Downing 1 Feb 1889, Stockville, Frontier Co., NE. Maude (daughter of John Pierson Downing and Louisa Gray) was born 1 Feb 1871, Xenia, Hopkins, Nodaway Co., MO; died 24 Dec 1943, Pomona, Los Angeles Co., CA; was buried , Pomona Cemetery, Pomona, CA. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Maude Ethel Downing was born 1 Feb 1871, Xenia, Hopkins, Nodaway Co., MO (daughter of John Pierson Downing and Louisa Gray); died 24 Dec 1943, Pomona, Los Angeles Co., CA; was buried , Pomona Cemetery, Pomona, CA.
    Children:
    1. 2. Hugh Downing Remington was born 30 Sep 1891, Cambridge, Furnas County, NE; died 3 Dec 1973, Central Point, Jackson Co., OR; was buried , Siskyou Memorial Park, Medford, OR.
    2. Omar Austin Remington was born 20 Mar 1895, Cambridge, Furnas County, NE; died 4 Sep 1957, Los Angeles, CA; was buried , Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, CA.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Austin RemingtonAustin Remington was born 16 Sep 1820, Savoy, MA (son of Aaron Remington and Laura Deming); died 29 Nov 1863, Savoy, MA; was buried , Deming Cemetery, Savoy, MA.

    Notes:

    In the 1860 Federal Census, Austin & Elizabeth are at Savoy, Berkshire Co., MA. Their two sons are there, as well as an orphaned cousin, David T. Remington. Austin's mother, Laura Remington, is next door.

    In June 1858 Austin became a member of the Savoy Baptist Church; in 1859 he became a deacon and the church treasurer. In 1861 he became ill and asked to be relieved of his duties. Austin died two years later of consumption (see Lois Remington Smith's manuscript, "Moses Stanford, Minuteman" for more information on this family).

    Austin & Elizabeth had an infant son who died 18 Mar 1855 ("A Remington Family History" by Lois Remington Smith, p. E-2).

    Austin married Elizabeth "Libby" Elmira Stanford 22 Feb 1854, Rowe, MA. Elizabeth was born 9 Feb 1824, Zoar, Franklin Co., MA; died 1 Jun 1907, Holbrook, NE; was buried , Fairview Cemetery, Cambridge, NE. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Elizabeth "Libby" Elmira StanfordElizabeth "Libby" Elmira Stanford was born 9 Feb 1824, Zoar, Franklin Co., MA; died 1 Jun 1907, Holbrook, NE; was buried , Fairview Cemetery, Cambridge, NE.

    Notes:

    After Austin's death, Elizabeth remained in Massachusetts, trying to make a living for herself and two young sons. In the fall of 1878 they joined a partly of 40 pioneers and moved to Nebraska, where they built a new homestead and her sons eventually married and raised families. (source: "A Remington Family History" by Lois Remington Smith)

    In the 1880 Federal Census, Elizabeth is a widow age 56, living in Indianola, Red Willow, NE, with her two single sons, George & Henry, who are farmers.

    Elizabeth died in 1907 at the home of her son Henry.

    Children:
    1. Infant Son Remington was born Abt 1855; died 18 Mar 1855; was buried , Deming Cemetery, Savoy, MA.
    2. 4. George Austin Remington was born 14 Jul 1856, Savoy, Berkshire Co., MA; died 25 May 1931, Pomona, Los Angeles Co., CA; was buried , Pomona Cemetery, Pomona, CA.
    3. Henry Clinton Remington was born 23 Aug 1858, Savoy, Berkshire Co., MA; died 20 Sep 1950, Arcadia, CA; was buried , Live Oak Cemetery, Monrovia, CA.

  3. 10.  John Pierson Downing

    John — Louisa Gray. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Louisa Gray
    Children:
    1. 5. Maude Ethel Downing was born 1 Feb 1871, Xenia, Hopkins, Nodaway Co., MO; died 24 Dec 1943, Pomona, Los Angeles Co., CA; was buried , Pomona Cemetery, Pomona, CA.