HENRY J. GRIM, former treasurer of the Allentown Shoe Manufacturing Co., and a director of the Second National Bank, was born in Allentown, April 18, 1855. He was educated in the common schools and early became a coal merchant and for years conducted the business in Allentown, having yards on Linden street, between Eighth and Ninth streets. In 1890 he connected himself with the Allentown Shoe Manufacturing Co., which was then organized as a partnership company, serving it as treasurer from 1890 until Jan. 1, 1913, when he retired. It became a corporation in 1893, under the present name, Allentown Shoe Manufacturing Co., with a capital of $150,000. The firm employs 250 people, and manufacture 2,500 pairs of shoes daily, which find ready market all over the United States. The office of this successful corporation is at No. 20 North Eighth street. The buildings extend on-half square back to Lumber street, where it occupies 17-19-21 North Lumber street. The building on North Eighth street is 30 feet front and 54 feet deep, being three stories high. The firm are member of the Chamber of Commerce.
Mr. Grim and wife are members of St. John's Lutheran church. He is a member of Lodge No. 130 B. P. O. E., of Allentown, and the Livingston club. He married, Aug 16, 1904, Miss Clara E. Sheldon, daughter of Lewis Sheldon, of Allentown. They reside in their fine residence at the southwest corner of Eighth and Turner streets, which was erected by William Grim in 1857, and has always been owned by the family. The ground originally was owned by Jess Grim, the grandfather of Henry J. Grim.

Source: History of Lehigh County, Pennsylvania,pg 463