Rufus Marion Grant
1864 - 1928 (63 years)-
Name Rufus Marion Grant Birth 22 Dec 1864 Buncombe Co, NC 
Gender Male _UID 52E2888DD2DAD4118AC444455354000058F3 Death 25 May 1928 Buncombe Co, NC Burial Cane Creek Cem, Buncombe Co, NC Person ID I6240 Marty and Karla Grant Last Modified 18 Jun 2019
Father James S Grant, b. 12 Feb 1838, Buncombe Co, NC d. 9 Jun 1916, Buncombe Co, NC (Age 78 years) Mother 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 Family ID F3207 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Sarah Elizabeth Penland, b. 1868/1869, Buncombe Co, NC d. 1888/1890, Buncombe Co, NC (Age 21 years) Marriage 14 Feb 1888 Buncombe Co, NC Children 1. Florence W Grant, b. 21 Mar 1890, Buncombe Co, NC d. 30 Apr 1945, Buncombe Co, NC (Age 55 years)2. Samuel James Grant, b. Nov 1891, Buncombe Co, NC d. Aft 1930, Buncombe Co, NC (Age > 40 years)3. Millard Leroy Grant, b. 16 Mar 1893, Buncombe Co, NC d. 28 May 1971, Buncombe Co, NC (Age 78 years)4. Alma Jane Grant, b. 13 Nov 1894, Buncombe Co, NC d. 5 Dec 1969, Buncombe Co, NC (Age 75 years)Family ID F4101 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 24 Mar 2025
Family 2 Mary Elizabeth Sherrill, b. Nov 1876, Buncombe Co, NC d. 1910/1914, Buncombe Co, NC (Age 37 years) Marriage 13 Jul 1897 Buncombe Co, NC Children 1. Carl Hopson Grant, b. 3 Oct 1898, Buncombe Co, NC d. 28 Jun 1960, Buncombe Co, NC (Age 61 years)2. Lawrence Whittington Grant, b. 1 May 1900, Buncombe Co, NC d. 28 Mar 1964, Buncombe Co, NC (Age 63 years)3. Horace Marion Grant, b. 31 Aug 1903, Buncombe Co, NC d. 7 Jan 1968, Buncombe Co, NC (Age 64 years)4. Henry Edward Grant, b. 7 Aug 1905, Buncombe Co, NC d. 19 Jan 1957, Buncombe Co, NC (Age 51 years)5. Robert Ernest Grant, b. 13 Jul 1908, Buncombe Co, NC d. 10 Feb 1971, Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co, NC (Age 62 years)6. Mary Grant, b. 1910, Buncombe Co, NC d. Aft 1920, Buncombe Co, NC (Age > 11 years)Family ID F4102 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 24 Mar 2025
Family 3 Nora Cornelia Sherrill, b. 11 Jan 1880, Buncombe Co, NC d. 29 Mar 1938, Buncombe Co, NC (Age 58 years) Marriage 9 Aug 1913 Buncombe Co, NC Children 1. John Howard Grant, b. 1914/1915, Buncombe Co, NC d. Aft 1943, Buncombe Co, NC (Age > 29 years)2. Grant, b. 10 Feb 1919, Buncombe Co, NC d. 1919/1920, Buncombe Co, NC (Age 0 years)3. Bascombe Woodrow Grant, b. 11 Jun 1922, Buncombe Co, NC d. 1 Oct 1974, Buncombe Co, NC (Age 52 years)Family ID F4103 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 24 Mar 2025
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Notes - !NOTES:B/D & D/D from D/C;
!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
!MARRIAGE:14 Feb 1888 Buncombe Co., NC
Marion Grant, 22 of Buncombe
Elizabeth Penland, 19 of Buncombe
by Thos J. Young, JP
Wit: Robt Weaver, C. L. Jenkins;
!MARRIAGE:13 Jul 1897 Buncombe Co., NC
R. M. Grant 31 of Buncombe &
M. E. Sherrell 20 of Buncombe
by J. W. Downum, JP
Wit: John H. McDowell, O. D. Henry, R. J. Sherrell;
!CENSUS:1900 Buncombe Co, NC Asheville Twp, Precinct # 7 SD 9 / ED 139 pg 183B 287 S. Main Street # 283/376
Millren? Grant, Dec 1867, 32 M10 NC-NC-NC, St Car Conductor
Mamia, wf, Nov 1876 23, M10 5-5
Florence, dau, Mar 1889 11
Samuel, son Nov 1891 8
Mildred Son, Mar 1893 7
Carl son Oct 1898 1
Infant, son May 1900 0/12;
!VOTER:22 Oct 1902 Buncombe Co, NC Asheville Precinct, Marion GRANT, 37c (1864/65), eligible thru James GRANT;
!CENSUS:1910 Buncombe Co., NC Asheville, 217 S. Main # 67/88 (very dim)
Marion Grant, ?? M2 12 NC-NC-NC
Mammie, wf, 32, M1 12 10-10
Florence, dau 21
Samuel, son 19
Millard, son 18
Alma, dau 15
Carl son 10
Lawrence son 9
Horace son 6
Edward son 4
E??? son 1 6/12
Infant, dau 3/12
Bruce? Lynch, boarder, fem, 22;
!MARRIAGE: 9 Aug 1913 Buncombe Co., NC
R. M. Grant 45 of Buncombe &
Nora Sherrell 23 of Buncombe
by M. A. Creasman, JP
Wit: E. P. White, G. B. Morgan;
!CENSUS:1920 Buncombe Co, NC Asheville pg 3A # 50/57
Marion GRANT, Head, 52, NC/NC/NC
Nora, wife 39
Sam, son 29
Carl, son 21
Horace, son 15
Edward son 14
Ernest, son 12
Mary dau 10
Elma, dau 23
Howard, son 5;
!TOMBSTONE:Cane Creek Cem, Fairview, Buncombe Co., NC - From Cemetery Inscriptions of Buncombe County NC Volume One. Carolyn C. Aslund & Billie C. Ledbetter, 1984.
R. M. Grant, 1865-1928
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