George Grenfell — Biographies and Information
 George
Grenfell (1849-1906) was an English Baptist missionary and explorer
to Africa. Labored for thirty-two years in Africa; the first three
years in the Cameroons and the remaining years in the Congo. |
- George Grenfell: A Light in Congo Darkness.
- George Grenfell. Short biography includes chronology of events.
- Grenfell of the Congo. Short biography.
- Portrait of George Grenfell.
- eBooks about George Grenfell.
Marriage and Family:
George Grenfell married Mary Hawkes, February 11, 1876 in Birmingham during
his first short furlough in England. Having returned to Cameroons in
May of that year, Mrs. Grenfell died in childbirth, January 10, 1877.
In 1878, Grenfell married Rosana (Rose) Patience Edgerley, an African bride, who accompanied him in many of his most adventurous journeys. Their children included a son who died at 2 months of age and daughters Patience Elizabeth, Caroline Mary, Gertrude, Dorothy and Grace Isabel. Mrs. Grenfell died July 27, 1928, and is buried in May Pen Cemetery, Jamaica.