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

James M Carver
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Name James M Carver Birth 10 Oct 1845 Yancey Co, NC
Gender Male _UID 1F95898DD2DAD4118AC4444553540000D94E Death 26 May 1919 Graham Co, NC
Burial Hazie Brown Cem, Graham Co, NC
Person ID I44084 Marty and Karla Grant Last Modified 4 Jul 2013
Father William Carver, b. 1825/1826, Blount Co, TN
d. 1860/1870, Cherokee Co, NC (now Graham Co, NC)
(Age 44 years)Mother Clarissa Penley, b. 1819/1820, Burke Co, NC (Now Yancey Co, NC)
d. Aft 1880, Graham Co, NC
(Age > 61 years)Marriage 1838/1845 Yancey Co, NC
_UID 181B63CA4E240D49987B1BCFBF0E78248E0C Family ID F22846 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 
Mary Susan Vance, b. 1849/1850, Yancey Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC)
d. May 1874, Graham Co, NC
(Age 24 years)Marriage 30 Oct 1870 Cherokee Co, NC (now Graham Co, NC)
_UID B8562D16D3732648AC7E866F901FB848D36D Children 1. Samantha C Carver, b. 1870/1871, Graham Co, NC
d. Aft 1880, Graham Co, NC
(Age > 10 years)2. Elgenia E Carver, b. 1873/1874, Graham Co, NC
d. Aft 1880, Graham Co, NC
(Age > 7 years)3. Clarissa P Carver, b. 1873/1874, Graham Co, NC
d. Aft 1880, Graham Co, NC
(Age > 7 years)Family ID F3921 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 21 Aug 2026
Family 2 
Miley M Crisp, b. 23 Oct 1857, Cherokee Co, NC (now Graham Co, NC)
d. 26 Dec 1942, Graham Co, NC
(Age 85 years)Marriage 7 Feb 1878 Graham Co, NC
_UID 7276F1BE98223546BEEB5D8DECB404747790 Children 1. Martha M Carver, b. 1878/1879, Graham Co, NC
d. Aft 1880, Graham Co, NC
(Age > 2 years)2. Josie Carver, b. Mar 1881, Graham Co, NC
d. Aft 1900, Graham Co, NC
(Age > 20 years)3. Texie Carver, b. Sep 1885, Graham Co, NC
d. Aft 1900, Graham Co, NC
(Age > 16 years)4. Martin Carver, b. Aug 1888, Graham Co, NC
d. Aft 1900, Graham Co, NC
(Age > 13 years)5. Lonny Carver, b. Sep 1891, Graham Co, NC
d. Aft 1900, Graham Co, NC
(Age > 10 years)6. Maggie Carver, b. May 1895, Graham Co, NC
d. Aft 1900, Graham Co, NC
(Age > 6 years)7. Ida Belle Carver, b. Feb 1900, Graham Co, NC
d. Aft 1900, Graham Co, NC
(Age > 1 years)Family ID F16337 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 Davis families in western North Carolina to some extent.
* I am interested in Yancey County Davis families through 1900.
* I am interested in Mitchell County Davis families through 1900.
* Wife's Mother is a Davis.;
!REFERENCE:
http://www.martygrant.com/
http://www.martygrant.com/genealogy/davis/
!NOTES:B/D & D/D from T/S. Find-a-grave link:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=carver&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=29&GScnty=1688&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=16498903&df=all&
!CENSUS:1850 Yancey Co., NC # ---/595
William Carver 24 Farmer $100 NC
John 13
Daniel 11
James 4
Clarissa 30
Nancy 15
Elizabeth 3/12;
!CENSUS:1860 Cherokee Co., NC Stecoa District, Stecoa PO # 871/871
William Carver 35 Farmer $700/300 Blunt Co, TN
Clarissa 40 Burk Co NC
James 14 Yancy Co NC
Elizabeth 10 """
Everline 8
Clarissa 5
John Johnson 21 Laborer Burk Co NC
Daniel 19 Laborer """;
!CENSUS:1870 Cherokee Co., NC Stecoah, Valley Town PO # 17/17
Claracy Carver 57 Keeping House $500/500 NC
James 24 Farmer
Elizabeth 20 At home
Avaline 18 At home
Claracy 16 At home
Myra 2 At home;
!MARRIAGE:3? Oct 1870 Cherokee Co., NC
James Carver s/o William
& Susan Vance d/o Louis
by Joel L. Crisp, JP
From:
http://www.tngennet.org/monroe/chmarriage1/taylor-welch.htm
!CENSUS:1880 Graham Co., NC Stecoah # 35/35
James M. Carver 35 M Farmer NC-NC-NC
Milly M. 22 wife Keeping House NC-NC-SC
Samanthey C. 9 dau at home NC-NC-NC
Elgenia E. 6 dau at home
Clarressa P. 6 dau at home
Marthey M. 1 dau at home;
!CENSUS:1900 Graham Co., NC Stecoah # 115/115
James M. Carver head Oct 1845 54 M 23 NC-NC-NC Farmer
Mila wife Oct 1856 43 M 23 8-7
Josie dau Mar 1881 19
Texie dau Sep 1885 14
Martin son Aug 1888 11
Lonny son Sep 1891 8
Maggie dau May 1895 5
Ida Belle dau Feb 1900 3/12;
- !NOTES:I (Marty Grant) am not related to this person as far as I know. However, I am interested in all Davis families in western North Carolina to some extent.
