Martha Melvina Grant

1869 - 1953  (83 years)

• Name	Martha Melvina Grant
  Birth	Dec 1869	Jackson Co, KY
  Gender	Female
  _UID	52C1888DD2DAD4118AC44445535400003704
  Death	5 Aug 1953	Macon Co, NC
  Burial	Owenby Cem, Macon Co, NC
  Person ID	I2019	Marty and Karla Grant
  Last Modified	27 Oct 2019

  
  

  Father	Rev Joseph Andrew Grant,   b. 1835/1836, Macon Co, NC d. 1872/1874, Monroe Co, TN (Age 38 years)
  Mother	Sarah A Forrester,   b. 9 Mar 1840, Macon Co, NC d. 29 May 1917, Macon Co, NC (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	16 Jan 1856	Macon Co, NC
  Family ID	F372	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Russell Alonzo Owenby,   b. Mar 1868, Union Co, GA d. Aft 1930, Macon Co, NC (Age > 63 years)
  Marriage	5 Apr 1895	Macon Co, NC
  Family ID	F1571	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Mar 2025

  
  

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  Death Certificate (Ancestry.com)

  
  

• Notes

  !CENSUS:1870 Jackson Co, KY Pond Creek pg 216 Joseph A. GRANT, 34 Farmer, 0/200 NC Sarah, 28 Rachael L. 14 Nancy C. 12 William M. 8 Thomas, 6 Ellen E. 3 Margaret M. 6/12 Dec, KY; !CENSUS:1880 Macon Co., NC Nantahala # 100/101 Sarah Grant 39 W Keeping House NC-NC-NC Thos 15 son Works on farm Elvira 12 dau helps mother Martha M. 10 dau at home KY-NC-NC Jas H. 2 son at home TN-NC-NC; !MARRIAGE: 5 Apr 1895 Macon Co., NC General Index to Marriage License R. L. Owenby of ---, 30 & Martha M. Grant of ---, 28 at home of Sarah Grant by F. M. Morgan, Minister Wit: Alex Wilson, Jno Owenby, Jas Owenby; !CENSUS:1900 Macon Co., NC Nantahala # 264/269 Russell L. Owenby head Mar 1868 32 M 2 GA-NC-GA Farming Marthie M. wife Dec 1870 29 M 2 0-0 KY-NC-NC Sarah L. Grant mother-in-law Mar 1841 59 W 1-1 NC-NC-NC; !CENSUS:1910 Macon Co., NC Briartown Precinct # 113/113 Russell L. Owenby head 42 M1 12 NC-GA-GA Farmer Vina wife 39 M1 12 -/- NC-NC-NC Sarah Grant mother 69 W 53 7-7; !CENSUS:1920 Macon Co., NC Nantahala Township, Briartown Precinct # 63/63 Russel L. Owenby head 51 M GA-NC-GA Farmer Martha wife 50 M TN-NC-NC; !CENSUS:1930 Macon Co., NC Nantahala # 6/6 Russell L. Owenby head 62 M 30 GA-NC-GA Farmer Martha M. wife 60 M 27 TN-NC-NC Vernal Grant nephew 13 S NC-NC-NC Laborer - Garden;