Marty and Karla Grant

!CENSUS:1860 Buncombe Co, NC # 748 Merrit GRAHAM, 3 (1856/57) born NC, race = "M";

!CENSUS:1870 Buncombe Co, NC Bent Creek # 25 Merritt GRAHAM, 16 (1853/54) born NC, race = "M";

!BASTARDY BOND:18 Aug 1873 Buncombe Co, NC M.M. GRAHAM base born child by L.A. PINNER;

!MARRIAGE:19 Feb 1874 Swain Co, NC Merrit M. GRAHAM, 21 (1852/53) of Buncombe to Martha JENKINS, 20 (1853/54) of Swain by J.M. SMILEY, B.M. at John GRANT's Charleston Township, Wit: J.P. GRANT, S. MASHBURN, D.E. EVANS;

!CENSUS:1880 Buncombe Co, NC Avery Creek # 120 Merrit GRAHAM, 24 1855/56) born NC, father born NC, mother born NC, race = "M";

!CENSUS:1900 Buncombe Co, NC Leicester # 214 Merrit GRAHAM, 45 born Dec 1854 NC, Father born NC, mother born NC, married 25 years (1874/75), Race = "W";

!NAMED:1907 Buncombe Co, NC Loose Estate Papers: Albert GRAHAM. Petition f or
Partition. R.N. BAKER and wife Bell BAKER vs ... Merit GRAHAM and wife
Martha GRAHAM ...;

!PETITION:1907 Buncombe Co, NC Loose Estate Papers: Albert GRAHAM.
1/7th of ½ to Baxter Graham, Merit Graham, Dosie Shipman, May Barrett, Fran Graham, Wiley Graham, Ollie Graham, Carrie Graham, Cordie Graham, Dora Graham and J. J. Graham, being children and grandchildren of Milus Graham;

!CENSUS:1910;

!NOTES:B/D -- Mar 1857 per 1900 census, but probably 1855/56 per 1860 and 1870 census. Her D/C gives her age at death, but not B/D. It calculates to 30 Mar 1858 which also doesn't match 1860 or 1870 census entries;

!CENSUS:1860 Jackson Co., NC # 436/436
Jno McCluer 30 Farmer $150/100 NC
M. 27 f
U. J. 4 f
A. 2 f
M. Jenkins 27 m Farmer $0/50
N. 34 f
J. 7 m
M. 4 f <---
M. 3 f
W. 1 m;

!CENSUS:1870 Macon Co., NC Alarka # 30/30
Eli Collins 62 Farmer $75/0 SC
Nancy 43 NC
Margaret 35
William T. 6
Jno Jenkins 16 Laborer
Mary 14
Martha 15
William H. 11
Jerome 9
Jno A. Collins 22 Agriculture;

!MARRIAGE:19 Feb 1874 Swain Co, NC Merrit M. GRAHAM, 21 (1852/53) of Buncombe to Martha JENKINS, 20 (1853/54) of Swain by J.M. SMILEY, B.M. at John GRANT's Charleston Township, Wit: J.P. GRANT, S. MASHBURN, D.E. EVANS;

!CENSUS:1880 Buncombe Co, NC Avery Creek # 120 Martha J. GRAHAM, 22 (1857/58) born NC, father born NC, mother born NC, race = "W";

!CENSUS:1900 Buncombe Co, NC Leicester # 214 Martha GRAHAM, 43 born Mar 1857 NC, Father born NC, mother born NC, married 25 years (1874/75), Race = "W", 12 children born, 10 living;

!NAMED:1907 Buncombe Co, NC Loose Estate Papers: Albert GRAHAM. Petition for Partition. R.N. BAKER and wife Bell BAKER vs ... Merit GRAHAM and wife Martha GRAHAM ...;

!NOTES:See Death Certificate for more information (North Carolina Death Certificates 1909-1975 Ancestry.com) -
http://www.martygrant.com/genealogy/waters/documentation/Graham_Martha_Jenkins_(1856-1926)_Death_Certificate.jpg

!CENSUS:1880 Buncombe Co, NC Avery Creek # 120 George W. GRAHAM, 2 (1877/78)
born NC, father born NC, mother born NC, race = "M";

!CENSUS:1880 Buncombe Co, NC Avery Creek # 120 Infant (m) GRAHAM, born March
(1880) 3 months, born NC, father born NC, mother born NC, race = "M";

!CENSUS:1900 Buncombe Co, NC Leicester # 214 Arth GRAHAM, 17 born May 1883
NC Father born NC, mother born NC;

!CENSUS:1900 Buncombe Co, NC Leicester # 214 Maud GRAHAM, 12 born Mar 1888
NC Father born NC, mother born NC;

!CENSUS:1900 Buncombe Co, NC Leicester # 214 Hobart GRAHAM, 2 born Dec 1897
NC Father born NC, mother born NC;