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Calhoun McDuffie Grant 

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Benjamin Andrew Grant
1798 - 9/1/1880

Lavinia Williams
1797 - 8/4/1873
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Calhoun McDuffie Grant
2/9/1834 - 9/24/1908
(Shown at age 46)
Calhoun McDuffie Grant was born on February 9, 1834 in Chester Co., South Carolina and died on September 24, 1908 in an unknown place. He lived to be 74 years old.

He had eleven children with Sarah:
  1. Benjamin,
  2. Unknown infant daughter,
  3. Unknown infant daughter,
  4. Andrew Calhoun (1/13/1857),
  5. George E. (11/2/1858),
  6. Jasper Quitman (12/19/1859),
  7. Joseph Morgan (8/28/1862),
  8. Mary Mozelle (4/1869),
  9. Albert Lee (7/9/1870),
  10. David Alonzo (9/1873) and
  11. Ollie E. (11/20/1878).
Records
Census10/31/1850 SC (Chester County) 16 yrs old 
Recorded as family #1237: Benjamin Grant (age 52), Levina (female, age 53), Sintha J. (female, age 26), Calhoun (male, age 16), and Washington G. (male, age 15). Benjamin is a farmer and estimates the value of his estate to be $1,800. All were born in SC.

son, James H. Grant (age 32) and his wife Elizabeth (age 30), are living next door. Their children are Andrew (8), Jasper W. (6), Harris (4) and Taylor (1). 
Marriage3/26/1854 GA (Harris County) 20 yrs old 
The marriage of M. D. Calhoun Grant and Sarah Jonsey is recorded in Harris County, GA. 
Census7/30/1870 Hamiltton GA (Harris County) 36 yrs old 
Recorded as family #1877: Calhoun Grant (age 36), Sarah E. (age 35), Benjamin (age 16), Andrew C. (age 13), Jasper (12), George E. (9), Joseph M. (8), and Mosella (female, age 3). Calhoun is a farmer and estimates the value of his real estate to be $700 and his personal estate to be $400. Calhoun and Sarah were born in SC and the children in GA. The three oldest children have been attending school. 

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5 1839 Goodyear invents vulcanized rubber, opening the door for tires and other rubber products.
10 1844 The first telegraph message is sent by Morse, who later invents the Mores Code
19 1853 The process of creating steel is invented by Besermer in Britain and Kelly in the U.S.
22 1856 The first Neanderthal fossils are found near Germany
25 1859 Charles Darwin publishes "Origin of Species" and begins the evolution theory.
31 1865 Mendel publishes his papers on genetics and introduces the concept to the public.
35 1869 Cro-magnon Man fossils are found in France
43 1877 Edison invents the phonograph permitting music and voices to be recorded and replayed.
45 1879 Edison invents the electric light bulb.
55 1889 The first calculating machine is invented and uses punch cards
61 1895 Wireless telegraph and the "antenna" are invented but it covers a very short distance.
63 1897 First ship to shore message is sent using an improved form of wireless telegraph
66 1900 The cause of yellow fever is discovered. It is proven that the fever is spread by mosquitoes. This rallies an effort to provide better mosquito control.
66 1900 Freud publishes his book "The Interpretation of Dreams"
67 1901 First transatlantic wireless telegraph is sent.
68 1902 The first Tyrannosaurus Rex fossil is discovered.
69 1903 Wright Brothers complete the first successful flight with an airplane at Kitty Hawk
70 1904 The first vacuum tube diode is invented by Fleming
72 1906 Electrons are discovered by Thomson
72 1906 Kellogg sells the first box of Corn Flakes
72 1906 The triode vacuum tube is invented
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27 1861 NEWS HEADLINES: American Civil war begins at Ft. Sumter, located in Charleston Harbor, VA.
28 1862 NEWS HEADLINES: May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West.
48 1882 NEWS HEADLINES: Edison creates the first large power station in New York City, making it the first place in America to have electricity.
51 1885 NEWS HEADLINES: Eastman invents the box camera. For the first time photography becomes affordable for the average citizen.
74 1908 NEWS HEADLINES: Henry Ford produces the first Model T automobile
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26 1860 About 63,000 men from South Carolina served in the Confederate armed forces.
34 1868 South Carolina was readmitted to the Union.
AgeDateEvent
1 1835 Second Seminole Indian War begins.
3 1837 The trickery used to capture Seminole Indian Chief Osceola (Assi Yohola) creates a public uproar and U.S. General Jesup is publicly condemned.
6 1840 Oregon Trail is established
8 1842 Second Seminole Indian War ends and thousands of Seminole Indians are forced to move west of the Mississippi.
21 1855 Third Seminole Indian War begins. It ends three years later when Chief Billy Bowlegs and his band are forced to move from Florida.
26 1860 Presidential election puts Abraham Lincoln in office. The campaign has heated the issues regarding slavery in the south.
28 1862 May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West.
29 1863 Abraham Lincoln issues the "Emancipation Proclamation" freeing slaves.
31 1865 American Civil war ends with General Lee's surrender at Appomattox, VA. Reconstruction begins in the "old South"
34 1868 An eight-hour work day is established for federal employees.
41 1875 Tennessee enacts Jim Crow law.
42 1876 The National League of Baseball is founded
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Sarah Johnsey
Born on October 6, 1834 and died on May 18, 1886.
They were married 3/26/1853.

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The Children of Calhoun McDuffie Grant

26 years old
Benjamin Bartlet Grant
Born somewhere in Georgia about 1854 and died in an unknown location about 1926. He was about 72 years old.

He married Maggie Huff

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23 years old
Andrew Calhoun Grant
Born somewhere in Georgia on January 13, 1857 and died in an unknown location about 1925. He was about 68 years old.

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22 years old
George E. Grant
Born somewhere in Georgia on November 2, 1858 and died in an unknown location about 1930. He was about 71 years old.

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21 years old
Jasper Quitman Grant
Born somewhere in Georgia on December 19, 1859 and died in an unknown location about 1940. He was about 80 years old.

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18 years old
Joseph Morgan Grant
Born somewhere in Georgia on August 28, 1862 and died in an unknown location about 1940. He was about 77 years old.

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11 years old
Mary Mozelle Grant
Born somewhere in Georgia on April 1, 1869 and died in an unknown location about 1950. She was about 80 years old.

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10 years old
Albert Lee Grant
Born somewhere in Georgia on July 9, 1870 and died in an unknown location about 1965. He was about 94 years old.

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7 years old
David Alonzo Grant
Born somewhere in Georgia on September 1, 1873 and died in an unknown location about 1950. He was about 76 years old.

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2 years old
Ollie E. Grant
Born in Harris Co., Georgia on November 20, 1878 and died in an unknown location about 1960. She was about 81 years old.

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