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Calhoun McDuffie Grant
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Calhoun McDuffie Grant
2/9/1834 - 9/24/1908
(Shown at age 46)
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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:
- Benjamin,
- Unknown infant daughter,
- Unknown infant daughter,
- Andrew Calhoun (1/13/1857),
- George E. (11/2/1858),
- Jasper Quitman (12/19/1859),
- Joseph Morgan (8/28/1862),
- Mary Mozelle (4/1869),
- Albert Lee (7/9/1870),
- David Alonzo (9/1873) and
- Ollie E. (11/20/1878).
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 | Census | 10/31/1850 | 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). |
| Marriage | 3/26/1854 | GA (Harris County) | 20 yrs old | | The marriage of M. D. Calhoun Grant and Sarah Jonsey is recorded in Harris County, GA. |
| Census | 7/30/1870 | 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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1839 |
Goodyear invents vulcanized rubber, opening the door for tires and other rubber products. |
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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 |
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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 |
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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. |
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1882 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Edison creates the first large power station in New York City, making it the first place in America to have electricity. |
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1885 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Eastman invents the box camera. For the first time photography becomes affordable for the average citizen. |
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1908 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Henry Ford produces the first Model T automobile |
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1860 |
About 63,000 men from South Carolina served in the Confederate armed forces. |
| 34 |
1868 |
South Carolina was readmitted to the Union. |
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1835 |
Second Seminole Indian War begins. |
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1837 |
The trickery used to capture Seminole Indian Chief Osceola (Assi Yohola) creates a public uproar and U.S. General Jesup is publicly condemned. |
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1840 |
Oregon Trail is established |
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1842 |
Second Seminole Indian War ends and thousands of Seminole Indians are forced to move west of the Mississippi. |
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1855 |
Third Seminole Indian War begins. It ends three years later when Chief Billy Bowlegs and his band are forced to move from Florida. |
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1860 |
Presidential election puts Abraham Lincoln in office. The campaign has heated the issues regarding slavery in the south. |
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1862 |
May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West. |
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1863 |
Abraham Lincoln issues the "Emancipation Proclamation" freeing slaves. |
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1865 |
American Civil war ends with General Lee's surrender at Appomattox, VA. Reconstruction begins in the "old South" |
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1868 |
An eight-hour work day is established for federal employees. |
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1875 |
Tennessee enacts Jim Crow law. |
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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
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26 years old
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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
Children: Louis Hill Grant(6/4/1921) ...
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23 years old
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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