John S Grant

1864 - 1938  (74 years)

• Name	John S Grant
  Birth	27 Jun 1864	Macon Co, NC
  Gender	Male
  _UID	30CA888DD2DAD4118AC44445535400001E6B
  Death	3 Jul 1938	Macon Co, NC
  Burial	Briartown Cem, Macon Co, NC
  Person ID	I3154	Marty and Karla Grant
  Last Modified	21 Sep 2019

  
  

  Father	William C Grant,   b. 14 Nov 1826, Burke Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) d. 1900/1910, Macon Co, NC (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Eliza C Totherow,   b. 8 Feb 1834, Buncombe Co, NC d. 1889/1900, Macon Co, NC (Age 65 years)
  Marriage	13 Dec 1857	Macon Co, NC
  Family ID	F1406	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Emily V Smith,   b. 21 Mar 1869, Macon Co, NC d. 7 Oct 1926, Macon Co, NC (Age 57 years)
  Marriage	22 Apr 1888	Macon Co, NC
  Children	1. Mary Eliza Grant,   b. 18 Feb 1889, Macon Co, NC d. 2 Dec 1982, Swain Co, NC (Age 93 years)   2. Candace L Grant,   b. 22 Feb 1892, Macon Co, NC d. 15 May 1921, Macon Co, NC (Age 29 years)   3. John Weldon Grant,   b. 1 Jan 1896, Macon Co, NC d. 2 Oct 1992, Caldwell Co, NC (Age 96 years)   4. Nancy Nolia Grant,   b. Jun 1898, Macon Co, NC d. Aft 1940, Macon Co, NC (Age > 43 years)   5. Lonnie L Grant,   b. 27 Feb 1900, Macon Co, NC d. 28 Aug 1980, Andrews, Cherokee Co, NC (Age 80 years)   6. Edna Mae Grant,   b. 6 Jan 1902, Macon Co, NC d. 23 Feb 1998, Macon Co, NC (Age 96 years)   7. Cora Lois Grant,   b. 1904/1905, Macon Co, NC d. Aft 1930, Macon Co, NC (Age > 26 years)   8. Ethel Grant,   b. 3 Jul 1907, Macon Co, NC d. 20 Mar 1997, Macon Co, NC (Age 89 years)
  Family ID	F2215	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Mar 2025

  
  

• Notes

  !BIRTH:Jun 1864 proven by Census, 1870; 1880 age 15 (1864/1865), 1900 b Jun 1864; !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.; !WITNESS-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; !MARRIAGE:22 Apr 1888 Macon Co., NC Marriage Register John Grant of ---, 23 Emily V. Smith of ---, 19 at home of Mary Smith by A. A. Justice, Min Wit: S. T. Ramsey, J. L. Smith, D. B. Dills; !PAUPER'S TAX: 4 Sep 1893 Macon Co, NC John GRANT released from Poll Tax for 1891, 1892 and 1893 for poverty and infirmity; !PAUPER'S TAX: 7 May 1894 Macon Co, NC John S. GRANT released from Poll Tax for 1892 and 1893; !CENSUS:1900 Macon Co., NC Burningtown # 48/48 John S. Grant head Jun 1864 35 M 12 NC-NC-NC Farmer Emma wife Mar 1868 32 M 12 9-5 Mary dau Feb 1889 11 Candace dau Feb 1892 8 John W. son Jan 1896 4 Nancy dau Jun 1898 1 Lonnie son Feb 1900 3/12; !WITNESS-MARRIAGE:13 Sep 1908 Macon Co., NC General Index to Marriage License D. A. Grant, 21 & M. E. Grant, 18 at home of John Grant by L. I. Mashburn, Minister Wit: R. L. Owenby, G. W. Deweese, J. S. Grant; !CENSUS:1910; !CENSUS:1920 Macon Co., NC Nantahala Township, Briartown Precinct # 50/51 John Grant head 54 M TN-NC-NC Farmer Emaly wife 50 M NC-GA-GA Canna dau 27 S NC-TN-NC Welden son 24 S Wood work - Timber Cutter Nolia dau 22 S Lonnie dau 19 Edna dau 17 Lois dau 15 Ethel dau 12; !CENSUS:1930 Macon Co., NC Nantahala # 130/135 John S. Grant head 66 W TN-NC-NC Laborer - Garden Nola dau 31 S NC-TN-NC Merrill gr-dau 7 NC-NC-NC; !TOMBSTONE:Macon Co, NC Briartown Cemetery http://www.usgennet.org/usa/region/southeast/ncmacon/cemetery/briartown.html Double stone, GRANT John S. Grant June 22, 1861 July 3, 1938; footstone: Father Emily S. Grant March 21, 1869 October 7, 1926; footstone: Mother