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Edward Sylvester Grant 1860–1927 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Dec 1860

Birth Location: Dallas, Iowa, USA

Death Date: 2 Mar 1927

Death Location: Perry, Davis, Iowa, USA

Father: Jacob Grant

Mother: Elizabeth Pottorff

Spouse(s): Ida Knedler

Children(s): Leslie Grant, Leota Grant, Sarah Grant, Glen Grant, Noah Grant

Edward Sylvester Grant was born in 1860 in Dallas, Iowa, USA, the child of Jacob Workman Grant And Elizabeth Louise Pottorff. Edward Sylvester Grant married Ida Louise Knedler, and had children including Glen Lue Grant, Leota May Grant, Leslie Cleveland Grant, Noah Alfred Grant, Sarah G Grant. Edward Sylvester Grant passed away in 1927 in Perry, Davis, Iowa, USA.

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Biography

  • Edward Sylvester Grant was born in 1860 in Dallas, Iowa, USA, the child of Jacob Workman Grant And Elizabeth Louise Pottorff.
  • Edward Sylvester Grant married Ida Louise Knedler, and had children including Glen Lue Grant, Leota May Grant, Leslie Cleveland Grant, Noah Alfred Grant, Sarah G Grant.
  • Edward Sylvester Grant passed away in 1927 in Perry, Davis, Iowa, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Edward Grant's Ancestors

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Edward Grant
1860–1927
Birth Place: Dallas, Iowa, USA
Parents
Jacob Workman Grant
1837–1921
New Brunswick, Canada
Elizabeth (Louise) Pottorff
1841–1924
Bartholomew, Indiana, USA
Grandparents
Preston Pottorff
1811–1877
Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
Louisa Russell
1811–1872
Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
George Pottorff
1778–1850
Nancy Phillips
1786–1873
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Martin Batorff
1747–1792
Maria Hautz
1748–1820

Edward Grant's Descendants

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Edward (Sylvester) Grant (28 Dec 1860–2 Mar 1927) m. Ida (Louise) Knedler (May 1863–1934)
  1. 1. Leslie (Cleveland) Grant 1884–1948 m. Effie (L) Kukendall 1886–
  2. 2. Leota (May) Grant 1900–
  3. 3. Sarah (G) Grant 1886–
  4. 4. Glen (Lue) Grant 1890–1942 m. Sylvia (A) Davis 1896–
    1. 1. Marguerite Grant 1916–2003 m. Dewey (Purl) Grinstead 1913–2007
      1. 1. Dewey (Purl) Grinstead 1932–1998 m. Carol (Ann) Wilkinson 1938–2018
  5. 5. Noah (Alfred) Grant 1882–1965 m. Flora Lang 1881–1965
    1. 1. Maurice (A) Grant 1913–
    2. 2. Olive (W) Grant 1915–

Edward Grant's Timeline

2 Records

1860
28 Dec 1860
Birth of Edward Sylvester Grant in Dallas, Iowa, USA
Dallas, Iowa, USA
1927
2 Mar 1927
Age 67
Death of Edward Sylvester Grant in Perry, Davis, Iowa, USA
Perry, Davis, Iowa, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Dec 1860
    Event Place: Dallas, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Information extracted from various family tree data submitted to Ancestry and The Generations Network

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Mar 1927
    Event Place: Perry, Davis, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Information extracted from various family tree data submitted to Ancestry and The Generations Network

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