Wilkey Grant (some doc. show Wilkie I. Grant/some show Wilkie S. Grant also have seen his name spelled Wilkey as it is on the stone; his death record on the death index has it spelled Wilky Grant)
In the Rutherford County, NC court minutes in 1826, there is a bastardly record for Icabod Keeter and Mary Grant. These are Wilkey's parents; his mother, Mary Lou Grant, was not married to his father, James Icabod Keeter. His family lived in Bills Creek area of Rutherford County, NC
At the time of his death, the part of Swain Co. he died in, Welch, was still Macon County, NC (Swain was not formed until 1871).
One desc., Angela Katherine Grant, said his middle name is Icabod (as recorded in Wilkey's Bible) and is desc. from Alexander Grant, year 1680, Onlsow County NC. He also has a grandson named after him, William/Wilkey Icabod Grant (son of Alfred M Grant). So this confirms his middle name.
His mother apparently died shortly after his birth; he was brought to Macon County, NC by his widowed Grandmother, Martha/Mashew MacKee Grant who raised him.
Wilkey married Mary Ann Totherow (Daughter of Joshua Totherow and Rhonda Shope Totherow), who was born in Buncombe County, NC. The family name has been spelled Tutherow and Tutheroe also.
Wedding date: 21 MAR 1848 Macon County, NC ("Wilkey Grant" to "Mary A. Totherow" by Joel Sawyer).
Children of Wilkey I. Grant and Mary Ann Totherow Grant:
1. John Patton Grant (11 Feb 1849-15 APR 1938) 1. m. Elisabeth "Betty" Ann Low 2m. Georgia Ann__)
2. William Marion Grant (b 1850/51 in Macon Co d 1892 Swain Co (1m. Mary Lucinda Low 2m. Sarah E Lane Walker)
3. Eliza Jane Grant (b MAY 1854 Macon Co NC d. 1902 Swain Co NC)
4. Alfred M. Grant (b. 28 NOV 1858 Macon Co, NC d. 15 MAY 1904 Swain Co.,NC (m. Lucinda Jane Truitt)
5. Arminda Grant (b. JUL 1861 Macon Co, NC d. After 1903 Swain Co. (m. _____ )
6. Sarah H. Grant (APR 1864 Macon Co. NC d After 1902 Swain Co, NC)m. 18 JULY 1901 in Swain Co NC to Lee S Gwilliams/Quilliams b 1864/5.
7. Mary Louise Grant (b 29 DEC 1866 Macon Co NC/now Swain Co NC . d. 12 MAR 1950 Lynchburg, Lee Co., SC. m. Thomas Henry Lackey.
8. Martha Emaline Grant (1869-1957) m. Alfred Alexander Lackey.
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In the Rutherford County, NC court minutes in 1826, there is a bastardly record for Icabod Keeter and Mary Grant. These are Wilkey's parents; his mother, Mary Lou Grant, was not married to his father, James Icabod Keeter. His family lived in Bills Creek area of Rutherford County, NC
At the time of his death, the part of Swain Co. he died in, Welch, was still Macon County, NC (Swain was not formed until 1871).
One desc., Angela Katherine Grant, said his middle name is Icabod (as recorded in Wilkey's Bible) and is desc. from Alexander Grant, year 1680, Onlsow County NC. He also has a grandson named after him, William/Wilkey Icabod Grant (son of Alfred M Grant). So this confirms his middle name.
His mother apparently died shortly after his birth; he was brought to Macon County, NC by his widowed Grandmother, Martha/Mashew MacKee Grant who raised him.
Wilkey married Mary Ann Totherow (Daughter of Joshua Totherow and Rhonda Shope Totherow), who was born in Buncombe County, NC. The family name has been spelled Tutherow and Tutheroe also.
Wedding date: 21 MAR 1848 Macon County, NC ("Wilkey Grant" to "Mary A. Totherow" by Joel Sawyer).
Children of Wilkey I. Grant and Mary Ann Totherow Grant:
1. John Patton Grant (11 Feb 1849-15 APR 1938) 1. m. Elisabeth "Betty" Ann Low 2m. Georgia Ann__)
2. William Marion Grant (b 1850/51 in Macon Co d 1892 Swain Co (1m. Mary Lucinda Low 2m. Sarah E Lane Walker)
3. Eliza Jane Grant (b MAY 1854 Macon Co NC d. 1902 Swain Co NC)
4. Alfred M. Grant (b. 28 NOV 1858 Macon Co, NC d. 15 MAY 1904 Swain Co.,NC (m. Lucinda Jane Truitt)
5. Arminda Grant (b. JUL 1861 Macon Co, NC d. After 1903 Swain Co. (m. _____ )
6. Sarah H. Grant (APR 1864 Macon Co. NC d After 1902 Swain Co, NC)m. 18 JULY 1901 in Swain Co NC to Lee S Gwilliams/Quilliams b 1864/5.
7. Mary Louise Grant (b 29 DEC 1866 Macon Co NC/now Swain Co NC . d. 12 MAR 1950 Lynchburg, Lee Co., SC. m. Thomas Henry Lackey.
8. Martha Emaline Grant (1869-1957) m. Alfred Alexander Lackey.
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Wilkey Grant (some doc. show Wilkie I. Grant/some show Wilkie S. Grant also have seen his name spelled Wilkey as it is on the stone; his death record on the death index has it spelled Wilky Grant)
In the Rutherford County, NC court minutes in 1826, there is a bastardly record for Icabod Keeter and Mary Grant. These are Wilkey's parents; his mother, Mary Lou Grant, was not married to his father, James Icabod Keeter. His family lived in Bills Creek area of Rutherford County, NC
At the time of his death, the part of Swain Co. he died in, Welch, was still Macon County, NC (Swain was not formed until 1871).
One desc., Angela Katherine Grant, said his middle name is Icabod (as recorded in Wilkey's Bible) and is desc. from Alexander Grant, year 1680, Onlsow County NC. He also has a grandson named after him, William/Wilkey Icabod Grant (son of Alfred M Grant). So this confirms his middle name.
His mother apparently died shortly after his birth; he was brought to Macon County, NC by his widowed Grandmother, Martha/Mashew MacKee Grant who raised him.
Wilkey married Mary Ann Totherow (Daughter of Joshua Totherow and Rhonda Shope Totherow), who was born in Buncombe County, NC. The family name has been spelled Tutherow and Tutheroe also.
Wedding date: 21 MAR 1848 Macon County, NC ("Wilkey Grant" to "Mary A. Totherow" by Joel Sawyer).
Children of Wilkey I. Grant and Mary Ann Totherow Grant:
1. John Patton Grant (11 Feb 1849-15 APR 1938) 1. m. Elisabeth "Betty" Ann Low 2m. Georgia Ann__)
2. William Marion Grant (b 1850/51 in Macon Co d 1892 Swain Co (1m. Mary Lucinda Low 2m. Sarah E Lane Walker)
3. Eliza Jane Grant (b MAY 1854 Macon Co NC d. 1902 Swain Co NC)
4. Alfred M. Grant (b. 28 NOV 1858 Macon Co, NC d. 15 MAY 1904 Swain Co.,NC (m. Lucinda Jane Truitt)
5. Arminda Grant (b. JUL 1861 Macon Co, NC d. After 1903 Swain Co. (m. _____ )
6. Sarah H. Grant (APR 1864 Macon Co. NC d After 1902 Swain Co, NC)m. 18 JULY 1901 in Swain Co NC to Lee S Gwilliams/Quilliams b 1864/5.
7. Mary Louise Grant (b 29 DEC 1866 Macon Co NC/now Swain Co NC . d. 12 MAR 1950 Lynchburg, Lee Co., SC. m. Thomas Henry Lackey.
8. Martha Emaline Grant (1869-1957) m. Alfred Alexander Lackey.
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In the Rutherford County, NC court minutes in 1826, there is a bastardly record for Icabod Keeter and Mary Grant. These are Wilkey's parents; his mother, Mary Lou Grant, was not married to his father, James Icabod Keeter. His family lived in Bills Creek area of Rutherford County, NC
At the time of his death, the part of Swain Co. he died in, Welch, was still Macon County, NC (Swain was not formed until 1871).
One desc., Angela Katherine Grant, said his middle name is Icabod (as recorded in Wilkey's Bible) and is desc. from Alexander Grant, year 1680, Onlsow County NC. He also has a grandson named after him, William/Wilkey Icabod Grant (son of Alfred M Grant). So this confirms his middle name.
His mother apparently died shortly after his birth; he was brought to Macon County, NC by his widowed Grandmother, Martha/Mashew MacKee Grant who raised him.
Wilkey married Mary Ann Totherow (Daughter of Joshua Totherow and Rhonda Shope Totherow), who was born in Buncombe County, NC. The family name has been spelled Tutherow and Tutheroe also.
Wedding date: 21 MAR 1848 Macon County, NC ("Wilkey Grant" to "Mary A. Totherow" by Joel Sawyer).
Children of Wilkey I. Grant and Mary Ann Totherow Grant:
1. John Patton Grant (11 Feb 1849-15 APR 1938) 1. m. Elisabeth "Betty" Ann Low 2m. Georgia Ann__)
2. William Marion Grant (b 1850/51 in Macon Co d 1892 Swain Co (1m. Mary Lucinda Low 2m. Sarah E Lane Walker)
3. Eliza Jane Grant (b MAY 1854 Macon Co NC d. 1902 Swain Co NC)
4. Alfred M. Grant (b. 28 NOV 1858 Macon Co, NC d. 15 MAY 1904 Swain Co.,NC (m. Lucinda Jane Truitt)
5. Arminda Grant (b. JUL 1861 Macon Co, NC d. After 1903 Swain Co. (m. _____ )
6. Sarah H. Grant (APR 1864 Macon Co. NC d After 1902 Swain Co, NC)m. 18 JULY 1901 in Swain Co NC to Lee S Gwilliams/Quilliams b 1864/5.
7. Mary Louise Grant (b 29 DEC 1866 Macon Co NC/now Swain Co NC . d. 12 MAR 1950 Lynchburg, Lee Co., SC. m. Thomas Henry Lackey.
8. Martha Emaline Grant (1869-1957) m. Alfred Alexander Lackey.
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