Marty and Karla Grant

The Genealogy of Marty Grant and wife Karla Mangus Grant.

1829 - 1886 (56 years) Has 24 ancestors and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.

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Name	John Grant
Prefix	Lt
Birth	24 Apr 1829	Rutherford Co, NC
Gender	Male
_UID	D6D5888DD2DAD4118AC4444553540000CF70
Death	19 Feb 1886	Graham Co, NC
Burial	Santeetlah Baptist Church Cem, Graham Co, NC
Person ID	I4645	Marty and Karla Grant
Last Modified	21 Dec 2023

Father	John Grant, b. 1794/1800, Rutherford Co, NC d. 29 Dec 1848, Blount Co, TN (Age 48 years)
Mother	Sarah Morris, b. 1800/1810, Rutherford Co, NC d. 22 Sep 1841, Blount Co, TN (Age 31 years)
Marriage	15 Dec 1822	Rutherford Co, NC
_UID	F940A4CA4FCDBB4EAE4F0108ED853CDC5C77
Family ID	F2953	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Evaline Johnson, b. 2 May 1832, Monroe Co, TN d. 23 May 1918, Cherokee Co, NC (Age 86 years)

Marriage 7 Aug 1849 Monroe Co, TN

_UID BCCD7B9710603D4CB71430C6672DECFED351

Children

	1. William M Grant, b. 1849/1850, Monroe Co, TN d. 27 Apr 1894, Graham Co, NC (Age 44 years)
	2. Eliza Cordelia Grant, b. 13 Oct 1852, Monroe Co, TN d. 20 Feb 1946, Morgan Co, TN (Age 93 years)
	3. Mary Jane Grant, b. 9 Sep 1855, Cherokee Co, NC d. 4 Nov 1898, Cherokee Co, NC (Age 43 years)
	4. John Grant, b. 1857/1858, Monroe Co, TN d. Aft 1870, Monroe Co, TN (Age > 13 years)
	5. Sarah Evelyn Grant, b. 24 Apr 1860, Blount Co, TN d. 20 Dec 1949, Lebanon, Laclede Co, MO (Age 89 years)
	6. Aletha Melissa Grant, b. 15 Feb 1863, Monroe Co, TN d. 29 Aug 1942, Cherokee Co, NC (Age 79 years)
	7. Nancy Catherine Grant, b. 1863/1864, Cherokee Co, NC d. 27 Apr 1894, Graham Co, NC (Age 30 years)
	8. Benjamin Pryor Grant, b. 22 Sep 1867, Monroe Co, TN d. 16 Nov 1960, Cherokee Co, NC (Age 93 years)
	9. Amanda Avarilo Grant, b. 5 Jun 1869, Monroe Co, TN d. 31 Aug 1963, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co, CA (Age 94 years)
	10. Edgar Francis Grant, b. 22 Feb 1873, Graham Co, NC d. 19 Mar 1945, Milton, Rock Co, WI (Age 72 years)
	11. Minnie Grant, b. 1875/1876, Graham Co, NC d. 1899/1900, Graham Co, NC (Age 24 years)

Family ID F3088 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 21 Aug 2026

Notes

!CENSUS:1830 Rutherford Co, NC pg 450 w/John GRANT age 0-4 (1825/1830);

!CENSUS:1840 Blount Co, TN pg 120 w/John GRANT age 10-14 (1825/1830);

!MARRIAGE: 7 Aug 1849 Monroe Co., TN
John Grant & Emaline Johnson
No date or return;

!CENSUS:1850 Monroe Co., TN, 15th Civil District, p 113B, # 1584/1584
John Grant, 2, Farmer $350 TN
Evaline 18;

!DEED:Blount Co, TN Y-637 1850 State of Tennessee to John Grant

!DEED:Blount Co, TN Y-17 1854 David Lyons to John Grant;

Monroe Co., TN Chancery Court Record No.553 Inj. Bill Filed 15 May 1855 Benjamin Johnson vs Samuel Edington Petition to sell land. Benjamin Johnson has Jesse Williams (1856 Cherokee N.C. age 26) and William Williams (1856 Cherokee Co., N.C. age 52) as sons-in-law (or is this Wm. the father of Wm. the son-in-law?), also has son Perry,31 in 1856 of Blount Co. also Edington is bro-in-law of Benj. Johnson but his wife, Benjamin's sister, is dead. 1856: witness John Grant, 26, is husband of one of Johnson's daus. Abraham Hicks of Blount Co. is 2nd cousin to Saml. Edington and to Benj. Johnson's children. (From Genealogy York);

!CENSUS:1860 x
* Looked for them many times
x Monroe Co., TN
x Blount Co., TN
x Cherokee Co., NC;

!DEED:Blount Co, TN BB-196-197 1860 John Grant to J. C. Grant;

!COURT: 8 Nov 1860 Monroe Co, TN Chancery Court Records # 731 Henry S. HENSLY and wife Dollie Jane HENSLY vs John H. MILLIGAN. concerning Estate of John GRANT died by Sep 1851. 9 children. 1) James M, who was living in TX when his father died. 2) John age 38 in 1867. 3) Elizabeth or Eliza wife of John H. MILLIGAN the guardian of Dollie Jane. 4) Henry. 5) Mrs. HARRISON, 39 in 1866. Guardian of Catherine GRANT. 6) Catherine, nexto to youngest child. 7) Dollie Jane, now wife of Henry S. HENSLY, the youngest child. She was age 9 or 10 when she went to live with her sister Elizabeth and husband John H. MILLIGAN. Lived with MILLIGANS until her marriage in Apr 1860. Dolly Jane was due money from her Grandfather in NC 1866;

!CIVIL WAR 1861-1865
(1) Co. F., Walker's Battalion, Thomas' Legion, NC (CSA).
John Grant. Cpt. D. C. Ghormley's Company, Provost Guard. Enlisted 21 Jul 1862 as Private.
(2) 24 Sep 1862, age 32, 6'1", dark complexion, blue eyes, dark hair, Farmer, 1st Lt. born Blount Co., TN, resides Cherokee Co., NC.

!CENSUS:1870 Monroe Co., TN District No 17, Citico PO # 73/73
John Grant 41 Farmer $600/200 TN
Evaline 38 Keeping House
William 19 Farm Laborer
Mary 14
John 12
Sarah 10
Malissa 8
Nancy 6
Ben 4
Amanda 2
Carndis? 18 male Farm Laborer;

!PERFORM: 1 Mar 1877 Graham Co, NC Marriage of Samuel CARRINGER & Tennessee FARR;

!PERFORM:23 May 1877 Graham Co, NC Marriage of James FARR & Lucinda HAMILTON;

!PERFORM:23 May 1877 Graham Co, NC Marriage of Monterville CARRINGER & Amanda NICHOLS;

!CENSUS:1880 Cherokee Co., NC Valleytown # 62/62
John Grant 51 M Laborer NC-NC-NC
Aveline 47 wife M House TN-TN-TN
Sarah 19 dau at home NC-NC-TN
Malissie 16 dau at home
Catherine 14 dau at school
Benj. 12 son works on farm
Amanda 10 dau at ome
Edgar 7 son
Minnie 4 dau
Frank Bishop 21 Laborer S Laborer TN-TN-TN;

!TOMBSTONE:Graham Co, NC Jenkins Cem John GRANT 24 Apr 1829 - 19 Feb 1886;

Marty and Karla Grant

The Genealogy of Marty Grant and wife Karla Mangus Grant.

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