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

Mira Gregg
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Name Mira Gregg Birth 1821/1822 Burke Co, NC (now Caldwell Co, NC)
Gender Female _UID 0CB9888DD2DAD4118AC4444553540000E92C Death 1880/1900 Graham Co, NC
Person ID I960 Marty and Karla Grant Last Modified 11 Jun 2025
Family 
David Carpenter, b. 1805/1806, Burke Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC)
d. 1870/1880, Graham Co, NC
(Age 74 years)Marriage Abt 1840/1841 Yancey Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC)
_UID E5997AD59A93CE4EBA93DAE0F38F86395E26 Children 1. James A Carpenter, b. 1840/1841, Yancey Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC)
d. 1862/1863, Civil War
(Age 22 years)2. Sarah Elvira Carpenter, b. 1842/1843, Yancey Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC)
d. 17 May 1905, Mitchell Co, NC
(Age 62 years)3. Albert Ervin Carpenter, b. 11 Dec 1845, Yancey Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC)
d. 22 Aug 1928, Avery Co, NC
(Age 82 years)4. Jonathan G Carpenter, b. 1845/1846, Yancey Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC)
d. 1896/1900, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC)
(Age 54 years)5. Mary Jane Carpenter, b. 1847/1848, Yancey Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC)
d. 1880/1900, Osborne Co, KS
(Age 52 years)6. Donna Maria Carpenter, b. 3 Mar 1851, Yancey Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC)
d. 19 Nov 1916, Graham Co, NC
(Age 65 years)7. Rachel Matilda Carpenter, b. Mar 1852/1853, Yancey Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC)
d. 2 Oct 1925, Cherokee Co, NC
(Age 72 years)8. Samuel L Carpenter, b. 1 Oct 1855, Yancey Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC)
d. 3 Apr 1915, Graham Co, NC
(Age 59 years)9. David L Carpenter, b. 30 Apr 1858, Yancey Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC)
d. 7 Jan 1925, Cherokee Co, NC
(Age 66 years)10. Frances Caroline Carpenter, b. 4 Jun 1860, Yancey Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC)
d. 15 Dec 1926, Cherokee Co, NC
(Age 66 years)11. Martha J Carpenter, b. 10 Jun 1864, Cherokee Co, NC (now Graham Co, NC)
d. 28 Aug 1925, Cherokee Co, NC
(Age 61 years)Family ID F768 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 21 Aug 2026
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Notes - !NOTES:Marty Grant's Step 4th Great Grandmother;
!REFERENCE:
http://www.martygrant.com/
http://www.martygrant.com/genealogy/carpenter/
!NOTES:Maiden name Gregg or Gragg as proven by D/C of several of her chidren
Myra Gragg b. Caldwell Co., NC per D/C of son Albert E.;
!NOTES:Online trees list Mira/Myra as a child of James Gragg and Nancy Humphries which works census-wise. Mira named her first son James;
!CENSUS:1830 x
* Myra would have been about 8
* Burke Co., NC w/females 5-9
p. 134 James Gragg 1120001-122001 <--- Myra named oldest son James.
p. 135 Benjamin Gragg 111001-011001
p. 162 Obadiah Gragg 2200001-121001
p. 163 William Gragg Sr 0100000001-0100000001
!CENSUS:1840 x
* Myra would have been about 18
* Burke Co., NC w/females 15-19
p. 307 Benj Gragg 01111001-2101101
p. 307 Obediah Gragg 12021001-2112001
p. 307 James Gragg 00112001-0132001
* Yancey Co., NC w/females 15-19
p. 275 John Gragg 01200001-310101 <-- same page with Carpenter and Davis
p. 275 Wm Gragg 00000000001-10011 <--- same page with Carpenter and Davis
!CENSUS:1850 Watauga Co., NC Watauga # 477/481
David Carpenter 44 Farmer $300 NC
Mira 28
Wilson 16
Levi 13
James 9
Sarah 7
Ervin 6
Jonathan 4
Jane 2;
!CENSUS:1860 Yancey Co., NC Childsville PO # 1210/1210
David Carpenter 54 Farmer $-/176 NC
Mira 40
James A. 18 Farmer
Erwin (sic) 15 "
Jonathan G. 13
Mary J. 11
Dolley M. 9
Rachel M. 7
Samuel L. 5
David 3;
!CENSUS:1870 Cherokee Co., NC Cheoah, Valley Town PO # 195/195
David Carpenter 56 Farmer $-/- NC
Myra 49
Maria 19
Rachel 17
Samuel 14
David 12
Caroline 9
Martha 8;
!CENSUS:1880 Graham Co., NC Cheowah # 81/81
Mirah Carpenter 56 W House Keeping NC-NC-NC
Donna Bull* 27 dau W at home
Alice 6 g-dau NC-TN-NC
James A. 1/12 May, g-son NC-NC-NC
* Bull or Ball;
- !NOTES:Marty Grant's Step 4th Great Grandmother;
