Marty and Karla Grant
The Genealogy of Marty Grant and wife Karla Mangus Grant.
Josiah Newton Wise
1845 - 1924 (79 years) Has 12 ancestors and 6 descendants in this family tree.-
Name Josiah Newton Wise Birth 9 Apr 1845 Yancey Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) 
Gender Male _UID 56D0888DD2DAD4118AC44445535400004A25 Death 2 May 1924 Avery Co, NC Burial Pisgah Cem, Avery Co, NC Person ID I3941 Marty and Karla Grant Last Modified 19 Jan 2026
Father Josiah G Wise, b. 1800/1810, NC d. 1847, Yancey Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) (Age 37 years)Mother Margaret Davis, b. 1803/1804, Burke Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) d. 15 Oct 1868, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) (Age 64 years)Marriage 1820/1825 Burke Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) _UID 5B89206A6CA3F5478A4930C1B1101A18706F Family ID F838 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 
Margaret E Wise, b. 1842/1843, Yancey Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) d. Aft 1871, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) (Age > 29 years)Marriage 30 Jul 1871 Mitchell Co, NC _UID 04896573E80F434E98F90616CECE82DB9327 Family ID F2635 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 21 Aug 2026
Family 2 Nancy Evaline Singleton, b. 22 Oct 1845, Yancey Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) d. 26 Sep 1925, Avery Co, NC (Age 79 years)Marriage 1871/1880 Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) _UID 403AF696045D754CBD981CBD0E8AE2C595AD Children 1. Elizabeth Wise, b. 1872/1873, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) d. Aft 1880, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) (Age > 8 years)2. Parlee A Wise, b. 1873/1874, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) d. Aft 1880, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) (Age > 7 years)3. Charles Wise, b. 1874/1875, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) d. Aft 1880, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) (Age > 6 years)4. Laura J Wise, b. 1877/1878, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) d. Aft 1880, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) (Age > 3 years)5. Benjamin Wise, b. 2 Jun 1885, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) d. 1 Jan 1960, Avery Co, NC (Age 74 years)6. Thurman Cleveland Wise, b. 8 Nov 1888, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) d. 26 Dec 1972, McDowell Co, NC (Age 84 years)Family ID F2634 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 21 Aug 2026
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Notes - !NOTES:Marty Grant's 1st cousin, 5 times removed.;
!REFERENCE:
http://www.martygrant.com/
http://www.martygrant.com/genealogy/davis/
https://www.martygrant.com/genealogy/davis/wnc/davis-margaret-wise.html
!NOTES:B/D & D/D from T/S. Find-a-grave link:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=66236095
!CENSUS:1850 Watauga Co., NC Watauga # 469/473
Margaret Wise 46 ~ $600 NC
Sarah 18
Franka 16 f
Susannah 14
John 11
Elizabeth 8
James 6
Thomas 5
Josiah 3;
!CENSUS:1860 Watauga Co., NC Mountain Home District, Cranberry Forge & Valley Cruses PO
# 383/278
Margaret Burlison 55 widow Farmer $1200/450
# 384/278
John Wise 22 Farmer
Elizabeth 20 "
James M. 18 " [Idiotic]
Thomas J. 16 "
Josiah N. 14 ";
!CENSUS:1870 x
!MARRIAGE:30 Jul 1871 Mitchell Co.,N C
Newton Wise s/o J. G. Wise
and Margaret Wise d/o ---;
!NOTES:Heirs of William Davis named in 1873/1874 Probate Court Records regarding A. D. Childs vs. Estate of Samuel Carpenter regarding land. Heirs named over several documents in summons dated 4 Oct 1873. The summons commanded them all to appear at Mitchell court the 3rd Monday of November Next (1873) to show cause why they did not acknowledge a deed from them to A. D. Childs. The other heirs of Samuel Carpenter were mentioned elsewhere in the same set of records.
From: Estate of Samuel Carpenter, North Carolina Estate Files 1663-1979 Mitchell County, via FamilySearch.org, 26 pp
(anything in [brackets] below are comments by me, and not part of original record)
- 4 Oct 1873 to Sheriff of Mitchell County summons for:
John Wise, Rachel Dellinger, Sarah An Shook, Francis Brewer, Susan Clark, Eliza Mace, Thomas Wise, Newton Wise, Mrs. Francis Burleson, Mrs. Elizabeth Vance, John Davis, Thomas Davis
Sheriff complied except as to Franky Brewer and Thomas Davis, not found.;
!CENSUS:1880 Mitchell Co., NC Toe River # 166/173
J. N. Wise 36 M Farmer NC-NC-NC
Nancy 36 Wife M Keeping House
Bessey 7 dau
Parlee A. 6 dau
Charley 5 son
Laura J. 2 dau;
!CENSUS:1900 x
- !NOTES:Marty Grant's 1st cousin, 5 times removed.;