Marty and Karla Grant
The Genealogy of Marty Grant and wife Karla Mangus Grant.

Jane Saphira Johnston
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Name Jane Saphira Johnston Birth 13 Mar 1843 Macon Co, NC
Gender Female _UID 5057898DD2DAD4118AC4444553540000CCBC Death 27 Nov 1929 Macon Co, NC
Burial Wright Cem, Macon Co, NC
Person ID I28261 Marty and Karla Grant Last Modified 25 Dec 2016
Father Jacob L Johnston, b. 1814/1815, Rutherford Co, NC 
Mother Margaret Huggins, b. 1821/1822, Rutherford Co, NC 
Marriage 11 Jul 1840 Macon Co, NC
_UID 37D78C9BB0E14B44A1AF82FE61F2F1C730A3 Family ID F12278 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 
Benjamin B Carpenter, b. 1831/1832, Macon Co, NC
d. 1860/1865, Macon Co, NC
(Age 33 years)Marriage 29 Jul 1858 Macon Co, NC
_UID E07D740E0CB2A94FB5A68B9438059BF9E06E Children 1. Margaret C Carpenter, b. 1860, Macon Co, NC
d. Aft 1870, Macon Co, NC
(Age > 11 years)Family ID F12265 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 21 Aug 2026
Family 2 
Samuel P C Justice, b. 20 Mar 1830, Macon Co, NC
d. 22 Aug 1883, Macon Co, NC
(Age 53 years)Marriage 30 Sep 1865 Macon Co, NC
_UID BDE41AB1FCABEE4B9BF71B5A08801B04FA84 Children 1. Iola Florence Justice, b. 1866/1867, Macon Co, NC
d. Aft 1880, Macon Co, NC
(Age > 14 years)2. Jasper L Justice, b. 1867/1868, Macon Co, NC
d. Aft 1880, Macon Co, NC
(Age > 13 years)3. Mary A Justice, b. Mar 1870, Macon Co, NC
d. Aft 1880, Macon Co, NC
(Age > 11 years)4. Sarah E Justice, b. 1872/1873, Macon Co, NC
d. Aft 1880, Macon Co, NC
(Age > 8 years)5. Samantha R Justice, b. 1874/1875, Macon Co, NC
d. Aft 1880, Macon Co, NC
(Age > 6 years)6. Jesse M Justice, b. 1875/1876, Macon Co, NC
d. Aft 1880, Macon Co, NC
(Age > 5 years)7. Isabell Justice, b. 1878/1879, Macon Co, NC
d. Aft 1880, Macon Co, NC
(Age > 2 years)8. Emeline Justice, b. May 1881, Macon Co, NC
d. Aft 1900, Macon Co, NC
(Age > 20 years)Family ID F29630 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 21 Aug 2026
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Notes - !NOTES:I (Marty Grant) am not related to this person as far as I know. However, I am interested in all Carpenter families in western North Carolina to some extent.
!REFERENCE:
http://www.martygrant.com/
http://www.martygrant.com/genealogy/carpenter/
!MARRIAGE:29 Jul 1858 Macon Co., NC
Benjamin B. Carpenter to Jane Johnston
R. C. Slagle,Clerk;
!CENSUS:1860 Macon Co., NC Tennessee Valley, Franklin # 437/449
Benjamin Carpenter 27 Farmer $-/100 Macon
Jane 17
Margaret C. 4/12;
!MARRIAGE:30 Sep 1865 Macon Co., NC
S. P. C. Justice & Jane Carpenter
by R. C. Slagle, C.C.C.;
!CENSUS:1870 Macon Co., NC Smith's Bridge, Wikle's Store PO # 82/85
Sam Justice 40 Farmer $500/850 NC
Sapphira 28 Keeping H.
Manirva 20 at home
Walter 12 "
Margarette 10 "
Florence 3
Jasper 2
Mary A. 5/12 Mar.
Margarette 77 at home;
!CENSUS:1880 Macon Co., NC Smith's Bridge # 158/163
Samuel P. C. Justice 50 M Farmer NC-NC-NC
Jane S. 37 Wife M Keeping House
George W. 22 son S at home [Scrofula]
Iola F. 13 dau at home
Jasper L. 12 son farm help
Mary A. 10 dau
Sarah E. 7 dau
Samantha R. 5 dau
Jesse M. 4 son
Isabell 1 dau;
!CENSUS:1900 Macon Co., NC Smith's Bridge # 131/134
Jane Justice head Mar 1843 57 wd 10-8 NC-NC-NC Farmer
Emaline dau May 1881 19 S;
!CENSUS:1910 Macon Co., NC Smith's Bridge # 228/228
Jane S. Justice head 67 Wd 10-6 NC-NC-NC Own Income;
- !NOTES:I (Marty Grant) am not related to this person as far as I know. However, I am interested in all Carpenter families in western North Carolina to some extent.
