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Thomas Benjamin Grant 1893–1957 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Sep 1893

Birth Location: South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 9 Sep 1957

Death Location: Chester, Chester County, South Carolina, United States of America

Father: Terry Grant

Mother: Trippy Shook

Spouse(s): Lula McWatters, Nannie Wallace

Children(s): Margaret Grant, Wallace Sr, Thomas Grant, William Grant, Dorothy Grant, Alvin Grant, Barbara Grant

The story of Thomas Benjamin Grant began in 1893 in South Carolina, USA. In 1900, Thomas Benjamin Grant resided in Lewisville, Chester, South Carolina, USA. In 1910, Thomas Benjamin Grant resided in Lewisville, Chester, South Carolina, USA. Thomas Benjamin Grant married Lula W Mcwatters, Nannie Wallace, and had children including Alvin Benjamin Grant, Barbara Nell Grant, Betty Jean Grant, Dorothy Reba Grant, Margaret Lucille Grant, Mary Frances Grant, Thomas Edward Grant, Wallace Alexander Grant Sr, William Ervin Grant. Thomas Benjamin Grant passed away in 1957 in Chester, Chester County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Thomas Benjamin Grant began in 1893 in South Carolina, USA.
  • In 1900, Thomas Benjamin Grant resided in Lewisville, Chester, South Carolina, USA.
  • In 1910, Thomas Benjamin Grant resided in Lewisville, Chester, South Carolina, USA.
  • Thomas Benjamin Grant married Lula W Mcwatters, Nannie Wallace, and had children including Alvin Benjamin Grant, Barbara Nell Grant, Betty Jean Grant, Dorothy Reba Grant, Margaret Lucille Grant, Mary Frances Grant, Thomas Edward Grant, Wallace Alexander Grant Sr, William Ervin Grant.
  • Thomas Benjamin Grant passed away in 1957 in Chester, Chester County, South Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Terry Grant
1864–1893
Birth Location: Chester County, South Carolina, USA
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Trippy Shook
1865–1936
Birth Location: Catawba County, NC
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Spouses(s)

Lula McWatters
1910–
Birth Location: –
LM
Nannie Wallace
1903–1953
Birth Location: South Carolina
NW

Children(s)

Margaret Grant
1922–2000
Birth Location: Chester Coun, South Carolina
MG
Wallace Sr
1923–1974
Birth Location: Chester, South Carolina
WS
Thomas Grant
1926–1976
Birth Location: Chester County, South Carolina, United States of America
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William Grant
1927–1977
Birth Location: Chester County, South Carolina, United States of America
WG
Dorothy Grant
1929–2016
Birth Location: Chester County, South Carolina, United States of America
DG
Alvin Grant
1933–2011
Birth Location: South Carolina
AG
Barbara Grant
1938–2015
Birth Location: South Carolina
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Thomas Grant's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Grant
1893–1957
Birth Place: South Carolina, USA
Parents
Terry Jasper Grant
1864–1893
Chester County, South Carolina, USA
Trippy (Lena) Shook
1865–1936
Catawba County, NC
Grandparents
Pinkney Shook
1796–1890
Catawba
Mary (Polly A) Yarbrough
1824–
Catawba
Great-Grandparents
Henry Shook
1789–1870
Elizabeth Dagenhart
1789–1849
Thomas Sr.
1774–1833
Jemima Merrill
1782–1827
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Frederick Sr
1763–1839
Mary Speigle
1778–1855
Johannes Dagenhart
1754–1835
Christina Kitchie
1772–1860

Thomas Grant's Descendants

1.
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Thomas (Benjamin) Grant (8 Sep 1893–9 Sep 1957) m. Lula (W.) McWatters (abt 1910–) m. Nannie Wallace (1903–1953)
  1. 1. Margaret (Lucille) Grant 1922–2000
    1. 1. Lester (Ashley) Jr 1941–1941
  2. 2. Wallace (Alexander Grant) Sr 1923–1974 m. Anne Collins 1927–1996
  3. 3. Thomas (Edward) Grant 1926–1976 m. Frances (Elizabeth) Carter 1927–1994
  4. 4. William (Ervin) Grant 1927–1977
  5. 5. Dorothy (Reba) Grant 1929–2016 m. Claude Adkins 1919–1977
  6. 6. Alvin (Benjamin) Grant 1933–2011 m. Margaret (R.) Grant 1934–2020
  7. 7. Barbara (Nell) Grant 1938–2015 m. Jerald (David) Gibson 1933–2011

Thomas Grant's Timeline

9 Records

1893
8 Sep 1893
Birth of Thomas Benjamin Grant in South Carolina, USA
South Carolina, USA
1900
1900
Age 7
Thomas Benjamin Grant resided here in Lewisville, Chester, South Carolina, USA
Lewisville, Chester, South Carolina, USA
1910
1910
Age 17
Thomas Benjamin Grant resided here in Lewisville, Chester, South Carolina, USA
Lewisville, Chester, South Carolina, USA
1920
1920
Age 27
Thomas Benjamin Grant resided here in Hazelwood, Chester, South Carolina, USA
Hazelwood, Chester, South Carolina, USA
1930
1930
Age 37
Thomas Benjamin Grant resided here in Chester, Chester, Chester, South Carolina, USA
Chester, Chester, Chester, South Carolina, USA
1935
1935
Age 42
Thomas Benjamin Grant resided here in Chester, Chester, South Carolina
Chester, Chester, South Carolina
1940
1940
Age 47
Thomas Benjamin Grant resided here in Chester, Chester, Chester, South Carolina, USA
Chester, Chester, Chester, South Carolina, USA
1950
1950
Age 57
Thomas Benjamin Grant resided here in Chester, Chester, South Carolina, USA
Chester, Chester, South Carolina, USA
1957
9 Sep 1957
Age 64
Death of Thomas Benjamin Grant in Chester, Chester, South Carolina, USA
Chester, Chester, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Sep 1893
    Event Place: South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Chester, Chester, South Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-03798; Page: 22A; Enumeration District: 12-13
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [5] South Carolina, U.S., Death Records, 1821-1971, South Carolina Department of Archives and History; Columbia, South Carolina; South Carolina Death Records; Year Range: 1950-1961; Death County or Certificate Range: Chester
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] South Carolina, U.S., County Marriage Records, South Carolina Department of Archives and History; Columbia, SC, USA; Country Marriage Records; County: Chester
    [8] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current
    [9] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Chester, Chester, South Carolina; Roll: 1992; Page: 20; Enumeration District: 12-23

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Lewisville, Chester, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Lewisville, Chester, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Hazelwood, Chester, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Chester, Chester, Chester, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Chester, Chester, South Carolina
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Chester, Chester, South Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-03798; Page: 22A; Enumeration District: 12-13

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Chester, Chester, Chester, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Chester, Chester, South Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-03798; Page: 22A; Enumeration District: 12-13

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Chester, Chester, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current
    [2] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Chester, Chester, South Carolina; Roll: 1992; Page: 20; Enumeration District: 12-23

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Sep 1957
    Event Place: Chester, Chester, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] South Carolina, U.S., Death Records, 1821-1971, South Carolina Department of Archives and History; Columbia, South Carolina; South Carolina Death Records; Year Range: 1950-1961; Death County or Certificate Range: Chester
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Chester, Chester County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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