Sarah A Forrester

1840 - 1917  (77 years)

• Name	Sarah A Forrester
  Birth	9 Mar 1840	Macon Co, NC
  Gender	Female
  _UID	C2B4888DD2DAD4118AC44445535400009A41
  Death	29 May 1917	Macon Co, NC
  Burial	Bobby Hill Cem, Macon Co, NC
  Person ID	I411	Marty and Karla Grant
  Last Modified	16 Oct 2019

  
  

  Father	Jonathan Forrester,   b. 1803/1804, Wilkes Co, NC d. 1850/1860, Macon Co, NC (Age 56 years)
  Mother	Lucinda F Millsaps,   b. 1809/1810, Haywood Co, NC d. Aft 1880, Macon Co, NC (Age > 71 years)
  Marriage	20 May 1831	Macon Co, NC
  Family ID	F378	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rev Joseph Andrew Grant,   b. 1835/1836, Macon Co, NC d. 1872/1874, Monroe Co, TN (Age 38 years)
  Marriage	16 Jan 1856	Macon Co, NC
  Children	1. Rachel Lucinda Grant,   b. Feb 1857, Macon Co, NC d. 30 Sep 1923, Macon Co, NC (Age 66 years)   2. Nancy C Grant,   b. 13 Nov 1858/1859, Macon Co, NC d. 5 Dec 1934, Swain Co, NC (Age 75 years)   3. William Martin Grant,   b. 21 Nov 1861, Macon Co, NC d. 19 Jan 1926, Macon Co, NC (Age 64 years)   4. Thomas Perry Grant,   b. 4 Mar 1864, Macon Co, NC d. Aft 1940, Macon Co, NC (Age > 77 years)   5. Ellender Elvira Grant,   b. 30 Jul 1865, Macon Co, NC d. 24 Jul 1948, McDowell Co, NC (Age 82 years)   6. Martha Melvina Grant,   b. Dec 1869, Jackson Co, KY d. 5 Aug 1953, Macon Co, NC (Age 83 years)   7. James Henry Grant,   b. 5 Feb 1872, Monroe Co, TN d. 25 Dec 1958, Macon Co, NC (Age 86 years)
  Family ID	F372	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Mar 2025

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Marriage Bond (1856) (Ancestry.com)
  		Marriage Return (1856) (Ancestry.com)
  		Death Certificate (Ancestry.com)

  
  

• Notes

  !NOTE:Thanks to Keith Grant for her burial information, says he found her grave with "Sarah A. Grant" 3/9/1840 to 5/29/1917. !BIRTH:Apr 1842 from census, 1860 age 20 (1839/40), 1880 age 39 (1840/41), 1900 born Apr 1842 * 1850 census age 12 (1837/38); !BIRTHPLACE:Macon Co, NC proven 1850 and 1860 census; !FATHER:Jonathan FORRISTER, proven by death certificate; !MOTHER:Lucinda MILLSAPS; !CENSUS:1850 Macon Co., NC Tennessee Valley # 79/81 Jonathan Forrester 46 Farmer $ 75 Wilkes NC Lucinda F. 40 Haywood James M. 16 Laborer Illinois Elizabeth 15 Macon NC Sarah 12 Polly 13 William 9 John 7 Isabel 5; !MARRIAGE BOND:16 Jan 1856 Macon Co., NC Joseph Grant and Sarah Forrister * The portion of the bond with the signatures and the bondsman is missing. Wit: J. G. Crawford, Dep. Clerk, John Hall, Clerk. Married 16 Jan 1856 by M. J. Morgan, JP; !CENSUS:1860 Macon Co., NC Cowee District, Franklin PO # 508/520 Joseph Grant 22 Farmer $2000/102 Macon Sarah 20 Rachael L. 3 Nancy C. 1; !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; !DEED:12 Dec 1874 Swain Co, NC 36-394 Sarah GRANT of Macon to William C. FORESTER of Swain, her 1/7 interest in two parcels of land in Swain, on Tennessee River, 61a and 130a being lands inherited from Jonathan FORESTER, deceased; !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; !NAMED-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; !DEATH:29 May 1917 Macon Co, NC Death Records 2-246 Sarah A. GRANT, Female, White, F: John FORSTER, M: Lu MILLSAPS died Nantahala Twp;