Marty and Karla Grant

!BIRTH:Feb 1849 proven by census, 1850 age 1 (1848/49), 1860 age 11 (1848/49), 1870 age 23 1846/47, 1880 age 32 (1847/48), 1900 born Feb 1848, 1910 age 62 (1847/48);


!CENSUS:1850 Macon Co., NC Tennessee Valley, # 502/512
Wilkie Grant 28 Labourer $- Rutherford
Mary Ann 20 Buncombe
John P. 1 Macon;


!CENSUS:1860 Macon Co., NC Cowee District, Franklin PO # 505/517
Wilky Grant 39 Farmer $100/360 Rutherford
Mary A. 30 Buncombe
John P. 11 Macon
William M. 9
Elizar J. 6
Alfred M. 2;


!CENSUS:1870 Macon Co., NC Welch's, Franklin PO # 88/88*
M. A. Grant 42 f Farming $150/450 NC
J. P. 23 m Farmer <---
William 20 Farmer
Sarah 16 at home
Rhoda 13 at home
Elizabeth 10 at home
James 8
Eliza 5
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.;


!MARRIAGE:24 Sep 1871 Macon Co., NC Marriage Register
John P. Grant & Betsy Ann Low
by J. S. Buchanan, Min;


!WITNESS-MARRIAGE: 6 Jan 1873 Macon Co., NC Marriage Register
William M. Grant, 21 & Mary L. Low, 21
at Martha Low's home
by A. L. Wild, JP
Wit: William Hughes, John Grant;


!DEED:28 Apr 1874 Swain Co, NC 11-510 State of NC Grant # 223 to J.P. GRANT, 14a on Silver Mine Creek;

!DEED:14 Mar 1880 Swain Co, NC 11-508 George H. GUYER & wife Sophronia GUYER to John P. GRANT, 100a Silver Creek;

!CENSUS:1880 Swain Co, NC Nantahala Twp # 179 John P. GRANT, 32 (1847/48) born NC, father born NC, mother born NC;

!DEED:29 Oct 1883 Swain Co, NC 11-460;

!DEED:26 Jun 1885 Swain Co, NC Deeds 6-297 John P. GRANT to W. MORRIS & W.A. HOSKINS, of Monroe County, TN timber rights on 192 acres on Silver Creek. Bounded on the North by W.M. GRANT, east by N.G. ALLMAN, south by F.S. MEADES, west by John EDWARDS. Witness: J.M. ROANE, R.H. BYRD, S: J.P. Grant;

!DEED:1885/1889 Swain Co, NC 12-65 State of NC Grant # 8598 to W.M. GRANT and J.P. GRANT, 129a;

!DEED:19 Sep 1885 Swain Co, NC Deeds 6-293 J.P. GRANT and W.M. GRANT to W. MORRIS and W.A. HOSKINS, both of Monroe County, TN, Timber Rights on land on Silvermine Creek. 126 acres adjoining P.J. GUYER on North, W.M. GRANT on East, W.S. ALLMAN on South, J.P. GRANT on West;

!DEED:21 Dec 1885 Swain Co, NC 11-511 W.M. GRANT to John P. GRANT, 75a Silver Mine Creek;

!DEED:23 Apr 1886 Swain Co, NC 9-25 John P. GRANT and wife Elizabeth GRANT to W. MORRIS & W.A. HOSKINS of Monroe Co, TN. Timber rights;

!DEED:23 Apr 1886 Swain Co, NC 9-63 John P. GRANT and W.M. GRANT to W. MORRIS & W.A. HOSKINS of Monroe Co, TN Timber rights;

!DEED: 4 Jun 1887 Swain Co, NC 9-229;

!MARRIAGE:30 Jan 1890 Towns Co., GA John Grant & Georgia Ann Wofford;

!DEED:18 Dec 1894 Swain Co, NC 16-479 R.H. BIRD, and wife M.J. BIRD, J.P. GRANT and wife Georgia Ann GRANT to B.R. PATTEN of Landen Co, MO, timber rights;

!DEED:14 Feb 1900 Swain Co, NC 21-245 State of NC Grant # 14129 to J.P. GRANT, 93a;

!CENSUS:1900 Swain Co, NC Nantahala Twp List 2 # 113 John P. GRANT, 52 born Feb 1848 NC, father born NC, mother born NC married 10 years (1899/1900);

!WITNESS: 3 Mar 1901 Swain Co, NC Marriage of Jud LINDSAY to Callie WILLIAMS;

!DEED:15 Jan 1902 Swain Co, NC 27-586 M.W. BREEDLOVE & wife Ida A. BREEDLOVE to John GRANT, 100a Silver Mine Creek;

!DEED:19 Apr 1902 Swain Co, NC 20-368, S.H. GRANT, M.A. GRANT, Jane GRANT, A.M. GRANT, L.J. GRANT, Mindee GRANT, J.P. GRANT, G.A. GRANT of Swain to J.M.R. DEHART, 33 1/3a Wesser's Creek, apparently division of Wilkie's land;

!DEED:22 Apr 1902 Swain Co, NC 20-530 J.P. GRANT and wife G.A. GRANT, L.J. GRANT, Arminda GRANT, T.H. LACKEY and wife Mary LACKEY, and S.H. GRANT to A.M. GRANT and wife L.J. GRANT, 1/3 of Wilkie GRANT's lands;

!DEED: 9 May 1908 Swain Co, NC 32-488 A.B. ANDREWS & Wife Julia M. ANDREWS, P.H. BUSBEE, single, F.H. BUSBEE, Trustee, all of Wake Co, NC & A.M. FRYE & wife Lillie Reeve FRYE of Swain to John P. GRANT;

!DEED:29 May 1908 Swain Co, NC 32-452 John P. GRANT and wife G.A. GRANT to A.B. ANDREWS & F.H. BUSBEE of Wake Co, NC & A.M. FRYE of Swain;

!CENSUS:1910 Swain Co, NC Nantahala Twp List 2 # 67 John GRANT, 62 (1847/48) born NC, father born NC, mother born NC, 2nd marriage, 20 years (1899/1900);

!CENSUS:1920 Swain Co, NC Nantahala pg 229B # 131/132
John P. GRANT, 73 NC/NC/NC
Georgia A., wife 54
Edd, son 25
Zeb, son 25
Laughton, son 16
James, son 28 widowed
Oscar, gr-son, 9
Emmett, gr-son, 7;


!CENSUS:1930 * Swain;

!DEATH:15 Apr 1938 Swain Co, NC 22-80 John Patten GRANT, 90y, 2m, F: Wilkie GRANT, M: Unknown;

!TOMBSTONE:Grant Cemetery, Swain Co, NC "John P. Grant Feb 11 1848 - Apr 14 1938";

!CENSUS:1860 Macon Co, NC Nantahala # 737 Elizabeth LOWE, 6 (1853/54) born Macon;

!CENSUS:1870 Macon Co, NC Cowee pg 287 # 74/74
Nathan LOW, 52 NC
Elizabeth, 54
Sarah, 21
Mary L, 18
Elizabeth A. 16
Jesse N. 11


!MARRIAGE:24 Sep 1871 Macon Co., NC Marriage Register
John P. Grant & Betsy Ann Low
by J. S. Buchanan, Min;


!CENSUS:1880 Swain Co, NC Nantahala Twp # 179 Elizabeth GRANT, 25 (1854/55) born NC, father born NC, mother born NC;

!DEED:23 Apr 1886 Swain Co, NC 9-25 John P. GRANT and wife Elizabeth GRANT to W. MORRIS & W.A. HOSKINS of Monroe Co, TN. Timber rights;

!DEATH:1886/1890 as she was listed on deed 23 Apr 1886 (9-25), but John P. GRANT married again ca 1889/90 (per 1900 Census);

!CENSUS:1880 Swain Co, NC Nantahala Twp # 179 Martha A. GRANT, 4 (1875/76) born NC, father born NC, mother born NC;

!CENSUS:1900;

!CENSUS:1910;