An Illustrated History of Central Oregon, Western Historical Publishing Company,
Spokane, WA. 1905, page 330.

CLAYTON M. GRIMES, a prominent stock raiser of eastern Oregon, who resides at
The Dalles, was born in Scio, Lane county, Oregon, on May 24, 1849. His parents
reside at North Yakima, Washington. The district schools of his native country
and eastern Oregon furnished the educational training of our subject and at the
age of seventeen, he began to ride the range. For a while he worked for Colonel
Nye then was in the employ of other prominent stockmen until twenty-six years of
age, when he engaged in the stock business for himself at Grass Valley. From
that time until the present, he has continued in this important enterprise and
has achieved a marked success in the same. In addition to various other
interests throughout the country, he owns an eleven hundred acre stock ranch in
Malheur county, Oregon. He is a worthy and substantial citizen and has labored
wisely and assiduously both in his private enterprises and for the general
welfare of the country.      

At The Dalles, in 1880, Mr. Grimes married Miss Susan E. Shearer, a native of
Colorado. She is an adopted daughter of Joseph H. Shearer of Shearar Bridge,
Sherman county. Her own father is A.W. Turner, who lives in Malheur county,
Oregon. Her mother died when she was an infant. Two children have been born to
Mr. and Mrs. Grimes, F. Leroy, of the firm of Parkins and Grimes, mentioned
elsewhere in this volume: Pearl, a music teacher at home. Mr. Grimes has one
brother, Clamon, mining at Dawson City, and four sisters, Cornelia, Amelia,
Clara and Nettie. Mrs. Grimes has one brother, John Turner, a butcher in Malheur
county. Mr. Grimes belongs to the K.P. and is a good stanch Republican.

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Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in January 2005 by Jeffrey L. Elmer. 
Submitter has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned
above.