Marty and Karla Grant

!NOTE:According to Keith Grant, family legend has William C. Grant's father as a "Blalock";

!NOTE:Family Bible data shared by Raymond Davis;

!BIRTH:Estimated at Nov 1826 based on several census age entries:
1830 = 0-4 (1825/1830) *
1840 = 5-9 (1830/1835) *
1850 = 20 (1829/1830)
1860 = 33 (1826/1827)
1870 = 44 (1825/1826)
1880 = 53 (1826/1827)
1900 = 73 (1826/1827) born Nov 1826;

!BIRTHPLACE:Yancey Co, NC according to 1850 census (* Yancey did not exist in 1826/1827, the year of William's birth, so it was still part of Burke/Rutherford Co, NC), Rutherford Co, NC according to 1860 census;

!FATHER:Unknown;

!MOTHER:Elizabeth Grant, proven by 1850 census, and by William's selling of land in 1865 that was granted to Elizabeth GRANT;


!CENSUS:1830 * Burke Co, NC pg 195 w/Thomas GRANT age 0-4 (1825/1830);


!CENSUS:1840 Macon Co., NC p. 161
Martha Grant age 80-89 (1750/1760)
01011-10000100001
Slaves=0
Analysis (who each person *might* be):
1m 20-29 (1810/1820) = James Albert Grant (1810/15) gr-son s/o ?
1m 15-19 (1820/1825) = Wilkie I. Grant (1820) gr-son s/o Mary Lou
1m 5-9 (1830/1835) = William C. Grant (1826) gr-son s/o Elizabeth <---
1f 80-89 (1750/1760) = Martha Mackey Grant (1755/1760)
1f 30-39 (1800/1810) = Elizabeth Grant (c1799) daughter
1f 0-4 (1835/1840) = Susan D. Grant (c1837) gr-dau d/o Elizabeth;


!CENSUS:1850 Macon Co., NC Tennessee Valley # 161/165
Elizabeth Grant 49 Labourer $- Rutherford
Wm C. 20 Yancy NC*
Susan D. 13 Macon NC
* Note: Yancey part of Burke until 1833;


!MARRIAGE BOND: 8 Dec 1857 Macon Co., NC
Wm C. Grant and Eliza C. Tuthero
S: Wm C. Grant
John S. Totherow.
Wit: T. P. SIler, DC (Deputy Clerk).
Married 13 Dec 1857 by M. J. Morgan, JP;


!CENSUS:1860 Macon Co., NC Welches District, Franklin PO # 572/585
William C. Grant 33 Farmer $200/330 Rutherford
Eliza C. 23 Buncombe
Elizabeth 2 Macon;


!CIVIL WAR: 1 Mar 1863 Company B, 39th Regiment, North Carolina Troops. William M. GRANT, Private. Resided Macon Co, NC. Enlisted age 36 on 1 Mar 1863. Hospital on 10 Jul 1863. Deserted 19 Jul 1863. * NOTE: No one named William M. GRANT fits this description, William C. GRANT is the likely person;

!DEED:20 Feb 1865 Macon Co, NC L-307 John CANSLER, W.C. GRANT to Alfred TOTHEROW 73a on Wesser's Creek, (Where did they get it?);


!CENSUS:1870 Macon Co., NC Welch's, Franklin PO # 101/101*
Wm C. Grant 44 Farmer $125/100 NC <---
Eliza 39 Keeping House
Margaret 15 at home
Eliza 11 at home
Mary S. 7
William 5
Jane 3
Amanda 1
* Entry is plainly written, but there is much wrong with it, especially the younger children. Their names are all mixed up. Perhaps a neighbor provided the info or a young child did.;


!DEED: 4 Nov 1875 Swain Co, NC 11-289 William C. GRANT bound unto William M. GRANT for $150 waranteed by land on Nantahala River;


!CENSUS:1880 Macon Co., NC Nantahala # 137/140
Wm C. Grant 53 M Farmer NC-NC-NC
Louiza C. 48 Wife Keeping House
Elizabeth D. 21 dau S Helps mother
Mary L. 17 dau helps mother
John S. 15 son work on farm TN-NC-NC
Andrew S. 13 son works on farm NC-NC-NC
Joshua J. 10 son works on farm
Sarah L. 8 dau
William M. 5 son
Jas M. 3 son
Richard M. 5/12 son b. Feb.;


!NAMED-MARRIAGE:24 Mar 1885 Macon Co., NC Marriage Register
Thomas Grant of Macon Co NC, 22 &
Elizabeth Grant of Macon Co NC 24
at home of Wm C. Grant
by Jas M. Barnes, JP
Wit: D. N. Kilpatrick, W. C. Grant, John Grant;


!DEED: 1 Nov 1889 Swain Co, NC 11-475 William C. GRANT and Eliza C. GRANT of Macon Co, NC to Thomas LACKEY of Swain, 150a;


!WITNESS-MARRIAGE:10 Aug 1890 Macon Co., NC Marriage Register
J. J. Grant of ---, 21
Lizzie Guffee of ---, 16
at home of W. C. Guffey
by J. D. Wright, Min.
Wit: W. C. Grant, D. B. Dills, T. P. Grant;


!CENSUS:1900 Macon Co., NC Nantahala # 204/209
William C. Grant head Nov 1826 73 M (sic) NC-NC-NC Farmer
Mary L. dau Feb 1862 32 S
Sarah L. dau Dec 1871 28 S
Richard M. son Feb 1880 20 S works on farm;


!CENSUS:1910;

!TOMBSTONE:Aquone Cemetery, Macon Co, NC "W.C. GRANT" that is all that is on the stone;

!NOTE:From Keith Grant 04-20-2001:
"You also noted on one of you pages that you had found the gravesite of William C. Grant in the Aquone Cemetery, but you were unable to locate his wife, Eliza C. Totherow Grant. After talking with my dad last night, he told me that she was buried in Burningtown NC, which is either in Macon County or Cherokee County NC. William C Grant was actually transplanted to the Aquone cemetery in 1936 from a graveyard that was completely removed due to the building of the man mad Nantahala Lake (or Lake Aquone if you check it on the map). My Uncle Jim (James) was one of the men that helped to move all of the coffins from this gravesite."

!CENSUS:1840;

!CENSUS:1850 Buncombe Co, NC # 1705 Eliza TOTHEROW, 14 (1835/36) born NC;


!MARRIAGE BOND: 8 Dec 1857 Macon Co., NC
Wm C. Grant and Eliza C. Tuthero
S: Wm C. Grant
John S. Totherow.
Wit: T. P. SIler, DC (Deputy Clerk).
Married 13 Dec 1857 by M. J. Morgan, JP;


!CENSUS:1860 Macon Co., NC Welches District, Franklin PO # 572/585
William C. Grant 33 Farmer $200/330 Rutherford
Eliza C. 23 Buncombe
Elizabeth 2 Macon;


!CENSUS:1870 Macon Co., NC Welch's, Franklin PO # 101/101*
Wm C. Grant 44 Farmer $125/100 NC
Eliza 39 Keeping House <---
Margaret 15 at home
Eliza 11 at home
Mary S. 7
William 5
Jane 3
Amanda 1
* Entry is plainly written, but there is much wrong with it, especially the younger children. Their names are all mixed up. Perhaps a neighbor provided the info or a young child did.;


!CENSUS:1880 Macon Co., NC Nantahala # 137/140
Wm C. Grant 53 M Farmer NC-NC-NC
Louiza C. 48 Wife Keeping House
Elizabeth D. 21 dau S Helps mother
Mary L. 17 dau helps mother
John S. 15 son work on farm TN-NC-NC
Andrew S. 13 son works on farm NC-NC-NC
Joshua J. 10 son works on farm
Sarah L. 8 dau
William M. 5 son
Jas M. 3 son
Richard M. 5/12 son b. Feb.;


!DEED: 1 Nov 1889 Swain Co, NC 11-475 William C. GRANT and Eliza C. GRANT of Macon Co, NC to Thomas LACKEY of Swain, 150a;

!CENSUS:1900 * Apparently deceased as not with William C. GRANT in Macon Co, NC;

!CENSUS:1870 Macon Co., NC Welch's, Franklin PO # 101/101*
Wm C. Grant 44 Farmer $125/100 NC
Eliza 39 Keeping House
Margaret 15 at home
Eliza 11 at home
Mary S. 7 <---
William 5
Jane 3
Amanda 1
* Entry is plainly written, but there is much wrong with it, especially the younger children. Their names are all mixed up. Perhaps a neighbor provided the info or a young child did.;


!CENSUS:1880 Macon Co., NC Nantahala # 137/140
Wm C. Grant 53 M Farmer NC-NC-NC
Louiza C. 48 Wife Keeping House
Elizabeth D. 21 dau S Helps mother
Mary L. 17 dau helps mother
John S. 15 son work on farm TN-NC-NC
Andrew S. 13 son works on farm NC-NC-NC
Joshua J. 10 son works on farm
Sarah L. 8 dau
William M. 5 son
Jas M. 3 son
Richard M. 5/12 son b. Feb.;


!CENSUS:1900 Macon Co., NC Nantahala # 204/209
William C. Grant head Nov 1826 73 M (sic) NC-NC-NC Farmer
Mary L. dau Feb 1862 32 S
Sarah L. dau Dec 1871 28 S
Richard M. son Feb 1880 20 S works on farm;


!CENSUS:1910 Swain Co, NC Nantahala Twp # 2 Mary GRANT, 47 (1862/1863) born NC, father born NC, mother born NC, residing with sister Elizabeth D. GRANT and her husband Thomas P. GRANT, listed as "Sister-in-law" of Thomas;

!CENSUS:1920 Swain Co, NC Nantahala pg 231B # 171/172
Mary GRANT, 56 Single, NC/NC/NC
Luellen, sister, 46;

!DEATH:28 Sep 1924 Macon Co, NC Death Records 6-95 Mary GRANT, Female, White, F: William GRANT, M: Lizzie TUTHEROW died Nantahala Twp;

!BIRTH:20 Mar 1877 proven by tombstone Aquone Cemetary, Macon Co, NC, Census 1880 age 3 (1876/1877);


!CENSUS:1880 Macon Co., NC Nantahala # 137/140
Wm C. Grant 53 M Farmer NC-NC-NC
Louiza C. 48 Wife Keeping House
Elizabeth D. 21 dau S Helps mother
Mary L. 17 dau helps mother
John S. 15 son work on farm TN-NC-NC
Andrew S. 13 son works on farm NC-NC-NC
Joshua J. 10 son works on farm
Sarah L. 8 dau
William M. 5 son
Jas M. 3 son
Richard M. 5/12 son b. Feb.;


!DEATH:18 Jun 1894 proven by tombstone Aquone Cemetary, Macon Co, NC;