Marty and Karla Grant
The Genealogy of Marty Grant and wife Karla Mangus Grant.
Sarah Whitaker
1812 - 1883 (70 years) Has 4 ancestors and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.-
Name Sarah Whitaker Birth 12 Jun 1812 Buncombe Co, NC 
Gender Female _UID 06D7888DD2DAD4118AC4444553540000018E Death 13 May 1883 Buncombe Co, NC Burial Cane Creek Cem, Buncombe Co, NC Person ID I4794 Marty and Karla Grant Last Modified 10 Nov 2012
Father Joshua Whitaker, b. 4 Jun 1769, NC d. 26 Jun 1856, Buncombe Co, NC (Age 87 years)Mother Nancy Childers, b. 22 Apr 1769 d. 22 Apr 1841, Buncombe Co, NC (Age 72 years)Marriage 12 Aug 1791 Rowan Co, NC (now Davidson Co, NC) _UID 9E89DAC4F81CF540B4226C0E1C1766FBF245 Family ID F3204 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 
Andrew Grant, b. 4 Apr 1810, Rutherford Co, NC d. 3 Oct 1855, Buncombe Co, NC (Age 45 years)Marriage 1830/1832 Buncombe Co, NC _UID 85DF97EFDE73444CA4512CE413F890DA4574 Children 1. Joshua Grant, b. 1831/1832, Buncombe Co, NC d. 1854/1857, Buncombe Co, NC (Age 25 years)2. Thomas Grant, b. 10 May 1835, Buncombe Co, NC d. 9 Aug 1911, Buncombe Co, NC (Age 76 years)3. Abigail Grant, b. 1837/1838, Buncombe Co, NC d. Aft 1850, Buncombe Co, NC (Age > 13 years)4. James S Grant, b. 12 Feb 1838, Buncombe Co, NC d. 9 Jun 1916, Buncombe Co, NC (Age 78 years)5. Sarah Elizabeth Grant, b. 26 Sep 1840, Buncombe Co, NC d. 17 Aug 1927, Swain Co, NC (Age 86 years)6. Margaret Grant, b. 1841/1842, Buncombe Co, NC d. Aft 1850, Buncombe Co, NC (Age > 9 years)7. Henry Grant, b. 12 Jun 1843, Buncombe Co, NC d. 31 Jan 1932, Buncombe Co, NC (Age 88 years)8. Nancy Grant, b. 14 Feb 1846, Buncombe Co, NC d. 10 Aug 1923, Buncombe Co, NC (Age 77 years)9. John Grant, b. 1850, Buncombe Co, NC d. 28 Jul 1922, Liberty, Pickens Co, SC (Age 72 years)Family ID F3203 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 21 Aug 2026
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Notes - !CENSUS:1840 Buncombe Co, NC pg 161 w/Andrew GRANT age 20-29 (1810/20);
!CENSUS:1850 NOTE: Names and ages of all family members seem to be wrong in this census, so it is likely the census taker got the information from a neighbor
Buncombe County, North Carolina
Page / House / Family # 331 / 1862 / 1862
Name Age Sex Race Occupation Real $ Birth Place
A. Grant 45 M Laborer NC
Sarah 40 F "
Josha 18 M Laborer "
Thomas 16 M Laborer "
James 14 M "
Abigail 12 F "
Alexander 10 M "
Margaret 8 F "
Sarah 6 F "
Elizabeth 4 F "
!CENSUS:1860 Buncombe County, North Carolina
Township / Post Office (Blank) Township / Fairview PO
Page / House / Family # 248 / 21 / 21
Name Age Sex Race Occupation Real $ Pers $ Birth Place
Sarah Grant 48 F Domestic 450 120 N Carolina
Henry 16 M Farm Labor do
Nancy 14 F do
John 10 M do
!CENSUS:1870 Buncombe County, North Carolina
Township / Post Office Fairview Township No 7 / Asheville PO
Page / House / Family # 162 / 36 / 36
Name Age Sex Race Occupation Real $ Pers $ Birth Place
Sarah Grant 58 F W Keeping House North Carolina
Nancy 23 F W Without occupation North Carolina
John 21 M W Farm Laborer North Carolina
!CENSUS:1880 Buncombe County, North Carolina
Township Fairview
Page / House / Family # 97B / 162 / 162
Name R S Age Rel Ms Occupation Birth Places
Sarah Grant W F 68 W Keeping House NC-NC-NC
Nancy W F 32 Dau S NC-NC-NC
!TOMBSTONE:Cane Creek Cem, Fairview, Buncombe Co., NC - From Cemetery Inscriptions of Buncombe County NC Volume One. Carolyn C. Aslund & Billie C. Ledbetter, 1984.
Sarah Grant, 12 Jun 1812 - 18 May 1885, 72 years, 11 months, 1 day
- !CENSUS:1840 Buncombe Co, NC pg 161 w/Andrew GRANT age 20-29 (1810/20);