| William Grinstead (son of Henry Grinstead and Sarah J. Ferrill) was born August 22, 1809 in Barren County, Kentucky, and died April 20, 1863 in Hart County, Kentucky. He married Nancy Brooks March 17, 1831 in Hart County, Kentucky, daughter of George Brooks and Edith Turpin. She was born April 20, 1810, and died November 26, 1887 |
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| Children of William Grinstead and Nancy Brooks are: |
| | i. | Philip J. Grinstead, born January 24, 1832 in Hart County, Kentucky; died October 08, 1854 in Hart County, Kentucky |
| | ii. | Mary Ann Grinstead, born December 24, 1834 in Hart County, Kentucky; died May 27, 1917 in Osage City, Kansas. |
| | iii. | Willis Leroy Grinstead, born May 25, 1837 in Hart County, Kentucky; died June 08, 1914. |
| | iv. | Joseph Francis Grinstead, born 1839 in Hart County, Kentucky; died September 13, 1880. |
| | v. | Sarah Elizabeth Grinstead, born December 14, 1841 in Hart County, Kentucky; died in Clements, Kansas. |