James S Grant
1838 - 1916 (78 years)-
Name James S Grant Birth 12 Feb 1838 Buncombe Co, NC 
Gender Male _UID 0CD7888DD2DAD4118AC444455354000007EE Death 9 Jun 1916 Buncombe Co, NC Burial Cane Creek Cem, Buncombe Co, NC Person ID I4797 Marty and Karla Grant Last Modified 10 Nov 2012
Father Andrew Grant, b. 4 Apr 1810, Rutherford Co, NC d. 3 Oct 1855, Buncombe Co, NC (Age 45 years) Mother Sarah Whitaker, b. 12 Jun 1812, Buncombe Co, NC d. 13 May 1883, Buncombe Co, NC (Age 70 years) Marriage 1830/1832 Buncombe Co, NC Family ID F3203 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Martha Jane Pinkerton, b. 10 Oct 1838, Buncombe Co, NC d. 13 Dec 1902, Buncombe Co, NC (Age 64 years) Marriage 1857/1858 Buncombe Co, NC Children 1. A G Grant, b. Jan 1860, Buncombe Co, NC d. Feb 1860, Buncombe Co, NC (Age 0 years)2. William Henry Grant, b. 9 Aug 1860, Buncombe Co, NC d. 19 Jan 1942, Cooper, Delta Co, TX (Age 81 years)3. Rufus Marion Grant, b. 22 Dec 1864, Buncombe Co, NC d. 25 May 1928, Buncombe Co, NC (Age 63 years)4. Alice C Grant, b. 28 Aug 1868, Buncombe Co, NC d. 23 May 1920, Spartanburg Co, SC (Age 51 years)5. Sarah Matilda Grant, b. 28 May 1871, Buncombe Co, NC d. 24 Nov 1939, Buncombe Co, NC (Age 68 years)6. Rev James Robert Grant, b. 26 Jun 1874, Buncombe Co, NC d. 31 Jul 1925, Buncombe Co, NC (Age 51 years)7. Nancy Elizabeth Grant, b. 1 Oct 1879, Buncombe Co, NC d. 25 Dec 1948, Buncombe Co, NC (Age 69 years)8. Unidentified Grant Family ID F3207 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 24 Mar 2025
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Notes - !CENSUS:1840 Buncombe Co, NC pg 161 w/Andrew GRANT age 0-4 (1835/1840);
!CENSUS:1850 NOTE: Names and ages of all family members seem to be wrong in this census, so it is likely the census taker got the information from a neighbor
Buncombe County, North Carolina
Page / House / Family # 331 / 1862 / 1862
Name Age Sex Race Occupation Real $ Birth Place
A. Grant 45 M Laborer NC
Sarah 40 F "
Josha 18 M Laborer "
Thomas 16 M Laborer "
James 14 M "
Abigail 12 F "
Alexander 10 M "
Margaret 8 F "
Sarah 6 F "
Elizabeth 4 F "
!MARRIAGE:__ ___ 185_ Buncombe Co, NC James GRANT & Martha I. PINKERTON;
!CENSUS:1860 Buncombe County, North Carolina
Township / Post Office (Blank) Township / Fairview PO
Page / House / Family # 248 / 22 / 22
Name Age Sex Race Occupation Real $ Pers $ Birth Place
Jas Grant 22 M Farmer 75 N Carolina
M. J. 22 F Domestic do
!CIVIL WAR:29th NC Regiment, Company H, James GRANT, Private, Resident of Buncombe Co, NC Enlisted age 23 on 11 Sep 1861. Captured and paroled at Yazoo City, MS 13 Jul 1863. Absent without Leave Sep 64 - Feb 65;
!CENSUS:1870 Buncombe County, North Carolina
Township / Post Office Fairview Township No 7 / Asheville PO
Page / House / Family # 166B / 83 / 83
Name Age Sex Race Occupation Real $ Pers $ Birth Place
James Grant 26 M W Laborer North Carolina
Martha 25 F W House Keeper North Carolina
Henry 10 M W at home North Carolina
Marion 7 M W North Carolina
Alice 1 F W North Carolina
!CENSUS:1880 Buncombe County, North Carolina
Township Fairview
Page / House / Family # 97B / 161 / 161
Name R S Age Rel Ms Occupation Birth Places
James Grant W M 42 M Farmer NC-NC-NC
Martha W F 31 Wf M Keeping House NC-NC-NC
Henry W M 19 Son S Farm Hand NC-NC-NC
Marion W M 14 Son S NC-NC-NC
Alice W F 12 Dau S NC-NC-NC
Sarah W F 10 Dau S NC-NC-NC
Robert W M 6 Son S NC-NC-NC
Nancy W F 1 Dau S NC-NC-NC
!CENSUS:1900 Buncombe County, North Carolina
Township Fairview
Page / House / Family # 252 / 178 / 178
Name Rel R S Birth Age Ms Ch Birth Places Occupation
James Grant Hd W M Feb 1838 62 M 42 NC-NC-NC Farmer
Martha J. Wf W F Oct 1838 61 M 42 8-6 NC-NC-NC
Nanny E. Dau W F Oct 1878 21 S NC-NC-NC
Ethel G. Gr-D W F Jun 1891 8 S NC-NC-NC
Alma J. Gr-D W F Nov 1894 5 S NC-NC-NC
!VOTER:17 Oct 1902 Buncombe Co, NC Fairview Precinct, James GRANT, 64 (1837/38) eligible thru self;
!CENSUS:1910 Buncombe PHF 31-72-72 Fairview Township
James R. Grant Hd W M 35 M1 13 NC-NC-NC Laborer
Naoma J. Wf W F 31 M1 13 2-2 NC-NC-NC None
Edna J. Dau W F 10 S NC-NC-NC None
Albert P. Son W M 6 S NC-NC-NC None
James S. Father W M 72 Wd NC-NC-NC Mail Carrier
!TOMBSTONE:Cane Creek Cem, Fairview, Buncombe Co., NC - From Cemetery Inscriptions of Buncombe County NC Volume One. Carolyn C. Aslund & Billie C. Ledbetter, 1984.
James Grant, 12 Feb 1839 - 9 Jun 1916
- !CENSUS:1840 Buncombe Co, NC pg 161 w/Andrew GRANT age 0-4 (1835/1840);