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Minerva Peru Williams 1853–1925 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Jun 1853

Birth Location: Giles Co, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 06 May 1925

Death Location: Lewisville, Denton County, Texas, United States of America

Father: James Williams

Mother: Zany Osburn

Spouse(s): John Grant

Children(s): Cora Grant, Jennie Grant, Martha Grant, Sterling Grant, Sarah Grant, Mary Grant, Bennie Grant, Bobby Grant, Arthur Grant, Clifford Senior, Willie Grant

Minerva Peru Williams was born in 1853 in Giles Co, Tennessee, USA, the child of James Wright Williams And Zany Minerva Osburn. In 1880, Minerva Peru Williams resided in District 3, Giles, Tennessee, USA. Minerva Peru Williams married John Scott Grant, and had children including Arthur Wright Grant, Bennie Tom Grant, Bobby Jim Grant, Clifford Osborn Grant Senior, Cora Lee Grant, Jennie Anna Grant, Martha Ivy Grant, Mary Adeline Addie Grant, Sarah Marelda Sallie Grant, Sterling Emmett Grant, Willie Mable Grant. Minerva Peru Williams passed away in 1925 in Lewisville, Denton County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Minerva Peru Williams was born in 1853 in Giles Co, Tennessee, USA, the child of James Wright Williams And Zany Minerva Osburn.
  • In 1880, Minerva Peru Williams resided in District 3, Giles, Tennessee, USA.
  • Minerva Peru Williams married John Scott Grant, and had children including Arthur Wright Grant, Bennie Tom Grant, Bobby Jim Grant, Clifford Osborn Grant Senior, Cora Lee Grant, Jennie Anna Grant, Martha Ivy Grant, Mary Adeline Addie Grant, Sarah Marelda Sallie Grant, Sterling Emmett Grant, Willie Mable Grant.
  • Minerva Peru Williams passed away in 1925 in Lewisville, Denton County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Williams
1817–1899
Birth Location: Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA
JW
Zany Osburn
1821–1862
Birth Location: Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA
ZO

Spouses(s)

John Grant
1847–1926
Birth Location: Giles County, Tennessee, United States of America
JG

Children(s)

Cora Grant
1871–1923
Birth Location: Giles, Tennessee, United States
CG
Jennie Grant
1873–1932
Birth Location: Pulaski, Giles Co,Tennessee, USA
JG
Martha Grant
1876–1920
Birth Location: Pulaski, Giles Co, Tennessee, USA
MG
Sterling Grant
1879–1899
Birth Location: Franklin William Co, Tennessee, USA
SG
Sarah Grant
1881–
Birth Location: Pulaski, Giles Co, Tennessee, USA
SG
Mary Grant
1884–1969
Birth Location: Pulaski, Giles Co, Tennessee, USA
MG
Bennie Grant
1886–1947
Birth Location: Pulaski, Giles Co, Tennessee, USA
BG
Bobby Grant
1886–1946
Birth Location: Pulaski, Giles Co, Tennessee, USA
BG
Arthur Grant
1889–1936
Birth Location: Pulaski, Giles Co, Tennessee, USA
AG
Clifford Senior
1893–1971
Birth Location: Italy, Ellis, Texas, USA
CS
Willie Grant
1899–1977
Birth Location: Italy, Ellis, Texas, USA
WG

Minerva Williams's Ancestors

Self
Minerva Williams
1853–1925
Birth Place: Giles Co, Tennessee, USA
Parents
James Wright Williams
1817–1899
Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA
Zany (Minerva) Osburn
1821–1862
Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Nancy (J.) McMullin
1797–1864
Pisgah, Giles, Tenn.
Thomas Williams
1796–1833
Tennassee
John Osborn
1780–1840
North Carolina, United States
Martha Benson
1782–1879
South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Minerva Williams's Descendants

1.
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Minerva (Peru) Williams (18 Jun 1853–06 May 1925) m. John (Scott) Grant (15 May 1847–14 Sep 1926)
  1. 1. Cora (Lee) Grant 1871–1923 m. Thomas (Smith) Reagin 1863–1948
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Shannon) Reagin 1912–1994 m. William (Hall) Brewington 1911–1999
      1. 1. Betty (Marie) Brewington 1931–2014 m. Albert (Rudolph) Kemp 1930–2002 m. William Teagarden 1910–2000 m. Robert (LLoyd) Williams –1968
      2. 2. Robert (Jones) Brewington 1933–2022
    2. 2. Agnes (Estelle) Reagin 1904–1998
    3. 3. Annie (Laurie) Reagin 1892–1981
    4. 4. Robert (Grant) Reagin 1897–1971
    5. 5. Ettie (Kathleen) Reagin 1893–1980
    6. 6. Thomas (Scott) Reagin 1907–1921
    7. 7. Lena (Will) Reagin 1915–2003
    8. 8. Sarah ("Sadie" Ruth) Reagin 1895–1907
    9. 9. Raymond Reagin 1889–
    10. 10. Tennie (Mae) Reagin 1899–1994
      1. 1. Duward Crumpler 1925–
    11. 11. Anna (Larron) Reagin 1892–
  2. 2. Jennie (Anna) Grant 1873–1932
  3. 3. Martha (Ivy) Grant 1876–1920
    1. 1. Ruby (Lee) Lynch 1894–1979
      1. 1. Rosemary Macphearson 1919–1993
  4. 4. Sterling (Emmett) Grant 1879–1899
  5. 5. Sarah (Marelda "Sallie") Grant 1881–
    1. 1. Mary (Ruth) Williams 1902–1985
      1. 1. Thomas (Franklin) Cook 1925–1987
  6. 6. Mary (Adeline "Addie") Grant 1884–1969
  7. 7. Bennie (Tom) Grant 1886–1947
  8. 8. Bobby (Jim) Grant 1886–1946
  9. 9. Arthur (Wright) Grant 1889–1936
    1. 1. Viona (Inez) Grant 1911–2009
  10. 10. Clifford (Osborn Grant) Senior 1893–1971
  11. 11. Willie (Mable) Grant 1899–1977

Minerva Williams's Timeline

3 Records

1853
18 Jun 1853
Birth of Minerva Peru Williams in Giles Co, Tennessee, USA
Giles Co, Tennessee, USA
1880
1880
Age 27
Minerva Peru Williams resided here in District 3, Giles, Tennessee, USA
District 3, Giles, Tennessee, USA
1925
06 May 1925
Age 72
Death of Minerva Peru Williams in Garza, Denton Co, Texas, USA
Garza, Denton Co, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Jun 1853
    Event Place: Giles Co, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: District 3, Giles, Tennessee; Roll: 1256; Page: 60D; Enumeration District: 101
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: District 3, Giles, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: District 3, Giles, Tennessee; Roll: 1256; Page: 60D; Enumeration District: 101

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 06 May 1925
    Event Place: Garza, Denton Co, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lewisville, Denton County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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