Biography
Sam Grimes emigrated from Poland to Denver and worked in Salt Lake City, Utah and Denver, Colorado. He married Anne Karsh in Denver in 1892. Their son Max was born in Salt Lake City in 1894 and died in Denver in 1985. He spent most of his boyhood in Denver and graduated from East High School in 1912. Grimes studied at Colorado School of Mines, but then quit school after a year and became employed in his father's junkyard, where he continued to work throughout his lifetime. He also founded the Denver Metal Co. (which became Grimes Pipe and Supply Co.). He married Fanny Shapiro June 16, 1916, in Salt Lake City, Utah, and they raised four children. Fanny died in 1932, and Grimes later married Ann Friedman, the daughter of Dr. Emanuel Friedman.
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
File
Identifier: B219.03.0001.0003
Abstract
50th wedding invitation for Max and Fannie Grimes.
Dates:
June 14, 1966
Item
Identifier: B063.05.0053.00011
Abstract
Grimes family members stand with arms interlocked, left to right Sam Grimes, Fannie Shapiro Grimes and Max Grimes.
Dates:
1915
Item
Identifier: B098.01.0001.00001
Abstract
"Max Grimes recounts life in Denver, Colorado, during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He discusses the immigration of his ancestors from Russia and Poland to Denver and his father's various attempts to make a living in Denver and Salt Lake City, Utah. Grimes details his boyhood, pastimes, and education in Denver while also discussing numerous Jewish families and businesses in the city in the early 20th century. He also recounts his first and second marriages, his brief time studying...
Dates:
1976 September 20
Item
Identifier: B098.01.0001.00006
Abstract
"Max Grimes recounts life in Denver, Colorado, during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He discusses the immigration of his ancestors from Russia and Poland to Denver and his father's various attempts to make a living in Denver and Salt Lake City, Utah. Grimes details his boyhood, pastimes, and education in Denver while also discussing numerous Jewish families and businesses in the city in the early 20th century. He recounts his first and second marriages, his brief time studying at...
Dates:
1976 September 20
Collection
Identifier: B219
Abstract
The Grimes family came to the United States from Russia Poland in the 1880s and settled in Denver and in Salt Lake City. The Pizer family were early settlers in Nebraska, where Jacob Pizer was a successful merchant. Annette Frances Pizer was born in Hastings, Nebraska. After she married Julian Lewis, she kept a scrapbook with wedding and anniversary cards. Sam Grimes worked in both Utah and Colorado before starting a junkyard in Denver. His son Max Grimes joined him in the junkyard business,...
Dates:
1892-2000
