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Ahijah W. (A.W.) Grimes (1850-1878) - Ahijah W. Grimes was born in Bastrop, Texas on July 5, 1850 to one of the first pioneer families of the area.
He began his lawman career as the Bastrop City Marshal in 1874 and joined the Texas Rangers in 1877.
In 1878 he moved the family to Round Rock, Texas, where he worked in a bank until he was appointed as a Deputy Sheriff of Williamson County.
Unfortunately for Grimes, when the three members of the Bass Gang, including Sam Bass and Seaborne Barnes, rode into round Rock on July 19, 1878, Grimes spotted them carrying hand guns which was illegal within the Round Rock city limits.
When he challenged them, they replied by opening fire on him. He is buried in the Old Cemetery in Round Rock, Texas.