William Colin Grant

1824 - 1891  (67 years)   Has 7 ancestors and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	William Colin Grant
  Birth	6 Jun 1824	Rutherford Co, NC
  Gender	Male
  _TAG	Military Service
  _UID	EE00898DD2DAD4118AC44445535400001383
  Death	22 Sep 1891	Henderson Co, NC
  Person ID	I10148	Marty and Karla Grant
  Last Modified	26 Jan 2024

  
  

  Father	?
  Mother	Susan Grant,   b. 1780/1790, Rutherford Co, NC d. 1878/1880, Rutherford Co, NC (Age 90 years)
  _UID	B0A82B5356CBE54A8BE7183F82BAEF1D375B
  Family ID	F2957	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Elizabeth Freeman,   b. 2 Nov 1829, Rutherford Co, NC d. 23 May 1897, Henderson Co, NC (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	3 Jan 1847	Henderson Co, NC
  _UID	9F6C0A29FB799042B8EA80E8A6C8661C7E54
  Children	1. Burrow Eaves Grant,   b. 19 Jun 1848, Henderson Co, NC d. 15 Apr 1918, Cordova, Walker Co, AL (Age 69 years)   2. Nancy Clementine Grant,   b. 12 Apr 1850, Henderson Co, NC d. 3 Apr 1863, Henderson Co, NC (Age 12 years)   3. Sarah Elizabeth Grant,   b. 22 Dec 1852, Henderson Co, NC d. 4 Mar 1853, Henderson Co, NC (Age 0 years)   4. William Sylvanus Grant,   b. 19 Jul 1854, Henderson Co, NC d. 27 Mar 1925, Cherokee Co, SC (Age 70 years)   5. Congressman John Gaston Grant,   b. 1 Jan 1858, Henderson Co, NC d. 21 Jun 1923, Henderson Co, NC (Age 65 years)   6. Marshall King Larkin Grant,   b. 18 Aug 1860, Henderson Co, NC d. 18 Aug 1860, Henderson Co, NC (Age 0 years)   7. Markus Lenoir Grant,   b. 18 Apr 1862, Henderson Co, NC d. 18 Apr 1862, Henderson Co, NC (Age 0 years)   8. Rufus Iracal Grant,   b. 11 May 1864, Henderson Co, NC d. 23 May 1940, High Point, Guilford Co, NC (Age 76 years)
  Family ID	F6076	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Aug 2026

  
  

• Notes

  !NOTE:Jun 1824 - 22 Sep 1891 inscribed on his Powder Horn; !NOTE: "6" Jun 1824 per Don Grant Sr (1995); !NOTES:Family tradition says his father was a Head. Phillip Head is documented to have fathered several out of wedlock children. He is a prime suspect to be William C. Grant's father. Furthermore, one descendant of Phillip Head and one of William C. Grant are a reasonably close Y-DNA match at 25 markers. Further testing would help solidify this link; !CENSUS:1830; !CENSUS:1840; !CENSUS:1850 Rutherford Co, NC Township Chimney Rock Page / House / Family # 282 / 736 / 750 Name Age Sex Race Occupation Real $ Birth Place William Grant 25 M NC Elizabeth 20 F “ Bannon 2 M “ Nancy 3/12 F “ !CENSUS:1860 Henderson Co., NC Edneyville PO # 467/469 William Grant 35 Farmer $400/300 NC Elizabeth 25 Burrow 13 Sylvanus 7 Nancy 9 John 3; !CENSUS:1870 Henderson Co, NC Edneyville Twp # 95 /95 William C. Grant 50 Farmer $800/600 NC Elizabeth 40 Keeping House* Burres E. 22 Farm Laborer Sylvanus 15 Farm Laborer John G. 12 Farm Laborer Rufus 6 * listed out of sequence later on page, marked by census taker with *; !CENSUS:1880 Henderson Co, NC Edneyville Twp (no 1) # 164/171 William C. Grant 57 M Farmer NC-NC-NC Lizzy 50 wife Keeping House Rufus I. 16 son Farm Hand;