Genealogy for
Benjamin Andrew Grant Jr.
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Benjamin Andrew Grant Jr.
6/16/1815 - 7/12/1893
(Shown at age 75)
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Benjamin Andrew Grant, Jr., was born on June 16, 1815 in Chester County, South Carolina and died on July 12, 1893 in Bascom, Florida. He lived to be 78 years old.
He had seven children with wife Sarah. -
Sarah Elizabeth (1839-1925)
- Francis Marion (1841-1935)
- Newton C. (1844- )
- Martha "Mattie" (1848- )
- Wallace (1850)
- Charlotte K. (1855- )
- Carrie (1860- )
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 | Census | 1/1/1840 | SC (Chester County) | 24 yrs old | | Benjamin Grant, the son of the head of household, reports the family to total 12 people. These are one male under the age of 5, two between 5-10, one between 10-15, two between 20-30, and one between 30-40. The females in the household total 5 and one is between 5-10 years old, 2 between 15-20, one between 20-30 and one between 40-50. |
| Census | 10/29/1850 | SC (Chester County) | 35 yrs old | | Recorded as family #1186: Benj. A. Grant (age 35), Sarah (age 34), Sarah E. (age 11), Francis M. (age 9), Newton T. (age 6), Martha (age 2) and Joseph N. Grant (age 19). Both Benjamin and Joseph state their occupations as Blacksmiths. All were born in South Carolina. |
| Census | 7/26/1860 | AL (Walker County) | 45 yrs old | | Recorded as family #535: Benjamin Grant (age 45), Sarah (age 44), Newton C. (age 16), Martha (age 12), Wallis C. (age 10) and Shalotte R. (age 6). All were born in SC. Benjamin is a farmer and estimates the value of his real estate at $500 and personal estate at $100. |
| Land Deed | 9/1/1860 | Huntsville Land Office AL | 45 yrs old | | Benjamin A. Grant purchased 198. 63 acres. Document #31408. |
| Census | 6/28/1880 | FL (Jackson County) | 65 yrs old | Recorded as family #505: B. A. Grant (age 65), Sarah (wife, age 64), Charlotte Baxter (daughter, age 27), Clauda G. (grand daughter, age 9). B. A. is a farmer and Charlotte is a cook. Clauda was born in AL and her father was born in FL. Everyone else and their parents were born in SC.
| Additional information about Jackson County, FL around 1880: Click here to see a map from this timeperiod. | |
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| Census | 7/6/1880 | FL (Jackson County) | 65 yrs old | Recorded as family #222: Benjamin A. Grant (age 65), Sarah (wife, age 64). Both were born in SC as were their parents. Benjamin is a farmer. They are the last two names on the page. The next page of the census records begins with family #230 and the original page number has been crossed through and changed. The next page with the rest of their family may be missing. This confusion may also account for their names being recorded twice on this census.
| Additional information about Jackson County, FL around 1880: Click here to see a map from this timeperiod. | |
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Benjamin, his family, and friends. For example, Benjamin is 5 years old when The Act of April 24, 1820 abolished the land purchase credit system, fixed the price of public lands at $1.25 per acre, and set the minimum purchase at 80 acres. After a person purchased land, a final certificate was issued by the land office and sent to Washington DC to be verified and signed by the President -- a time consuming process. Public lands were most typically available through US treaties with Indians who agreed to be removed from their homelands.
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| 3 |
1818 |
First Seminole Indian War takes place when Andrew Jackson brings his troops into northern Florida. |
| 6 |
1821 |
Spain formally cedes Florida to the United States in 1821, according to terms of the Adams-Onís Treaty. Spanish colonists as well as settlers from the newly formed United States begin to pour into the new territory. Prior to this change, Florida was a wilderness sparsely dotted with settlements of native Indians, escaped/freed slaves and Spaniards. |
| 7 |
1822 |
Florida Territory is purchased |
| 8 |
1823 |
The Treaty of Moultrie Creek pushes the Seminole Indian towns into the interior of the Florida peninsula. |
| 9 |
1824 |
Tallahassee is established at the capital of Florida because it is half-way between the two government centers in St. Augustine and Pensacola. The Legislative Council meets in November in a log house erected in the vicinity of today's capitol. |
| 20 |
1835 |
The Second Seminole Indian War keeps the United States and Seminoles Indians fighting in North & Central Florida. |
| 22 |
1837 |
NEWS HEADLINES: In October, Chief Osceola of the Seminole Indians is captured when he arrives for supposed truce negotiations at Fort Payton. He is imprisoned at St. Augustine, FL where he refuses to eat and attempts to escape several times. In December he is moved to a prison in SC where he dies on January 20, 1838. At the time of his death, Osceola was the most famous American Indian. |
| 27 |
1842 |
Second Seminole Indian War ends and some of the Seminole Indians living in FL are moved to the Indian Territory |
| 27 |
1842 |
Congress passes the Armed Occupation Act of 1842. It entitles persons willing and able to bear arms against the Indians and establish themselves in villages along the borders of Indian territory ownership of their land after 5 years. |
| 30 |
1845 |
Florida becomes the 27th state to join the United States. William Moseley becomes the first governor and David Yulee the first senator. |
| 35 |
1850 |
Florida's total population has grown to 87,445. This includes about 39,000 slaves and 1,000 free blacks. Indians were not counted. |
| 40 |
1855 |
Third Seminole Indian War begins and war breaks out with most of the battles occurring in Central Florida. It ends three years later when Chief Billy Bowlegs and his band are forced to move from Florida. |
| 46 |
1861 |
No Floridian's voted for Lincoln during the 1860 election. On Jan. 10, 1861, Florida seceded from the U.S. and joined the Confederate States of America a few weeks later. |
| 49 |
1864 |
Battle of Olustee is a Confederate victory. Union troops pull back |
| 50 |
1865 |
May 10th -- Union troops occupy Tallahassee. While Tallahassee was the only Confederate state capital east of the Mississippi River that had not been captured, Union troops occupy the capitol following the surrender of the major Confederate armies in the east. |
| 50 |
1865 |
Battle at Natural Bridge (Wakulla County) is a Confederate victory. |
| 55 |
1870 |
During the 1870s, the remaining Seminole Indians begin establishing trading posts and other economy with local settlers. |
| 67 |
1882 |
The Florida Central and Western Railroad Company was created. It combines the Florida Central, Jacksonville, Pensacola, and Mobile railroads. |
| 68 |
1883 |
Three railroad companies are merged to form the Florida Transit and Penisular Railroad Company. Thee are: Florida Transit Railroad Co., Peninsular Railroad Co, and the Tropical Florida Railroad Co. |
| 69 |
1884 |
Most railroads in Florida are passed into the hands of a single company owned and operated by a single management, under the name of The Florida Railway and Navigation Company. It has more that 500 miles of main track in operation and about 300 miles of track under construction. The longest route was the "Western Division" which ran from Tallahassee to Jacksonville - 209 miles. |
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| 15 |
1830 |
The first railroad is constructed between Liverpool and Manchester, England |
| 24 |
1839 |
Goodyear invents vulcanized rubber, opening the door for tires and other rubber products. |
| 29 |
1844 |
The first telegraph message is sent by Morse, who later invents the Mores Code |
| 38 |
1853 |
The process of creating steel is invented by Besermer in Britain and Kelly in the U.S. |
| 41 |
1856 |
The first Neanderthal fossils are found near Germany |
| 44 |
1859 |
Charles Darwin publishes "Origin of Species" and begins the evolution theory. |
| 50 |
1865 |
Mendel publishes his papers on genetics and introduces the concept to the public. |
| 54 |
1869 |
Cro-magnon Man fossils are found in France |
| 62 |
1877 |
Edison invents the phonograph permitting music and voices to be recorded and replayed. |
| 64 |
1879 |
Edison invents the electric light bulb. |
| 74 |
1889 |
The first calculating machine is invented and uses punch cards |
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| 13 |
1828 |
Gold is discovered in Georgia. |
| 19 |
1834 |
July 9 - The S.S. John Randolph, the first successful iron steamship, is launched in Savannah |
| 46 |
1861 |
NEWS HEADLINES: American Civil war begins at Ft. Sumter, located in Charleston Harbor, VA. |
| 47 |
1862 |
NEWS HEADLINES: May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West. |
| 67 |
1882 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Edison creates the first large power station in New York City, making it the first place in America to have electricity. |
| 70 |
1885 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Eastman invents the box camera. For the first time photography becomes affordable for the average citizen. |
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| 15 |
1830 |
South Carolina becomes the first state to secede from the Union, setting the stage for the creation of the Confederacy. |
| 45 |
1860 |
About 63,000 men from South Carolina served in the Confederate armed forces. |
| 53 |
1868 |
South Carolina was readmitted to the Union. |
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| 5 |
1820 |
The Act of April 24, 1820 abolished the land purchase credit system, fixed the price of public lands at $1.25 per acre, and set the minimum purchase at 80 acres. After a person purchased land, a final certificate was issued by the land office and sent to Washington DC to be verified and signed by the President -- a time consuming process. Public lands were most typically available through US treaties with Indians who agreed to be removed from their homelands. |
| 15 |
1830 |
Indian Removal Act signed and the moving of eastern Indians west of the Mississippi begins. |
| 20 |
1835 |
Second Seminole Indian War begins. |
| 22 |
1837 |
The trickery used to capture Seminole Indian Chief Osceola (Assi Yohola) creates a public uproar and U.S. General Jesup is publicly condemned. |
| 25 |
1840 |
Oregon Trail is established |
| 27 |
1842 |
Second Seminole Indian War ends and thousands of Seminole Indians are forced to move west of the Mississippi. |
| 40 |
1855 |
Third Seminole Indian War begins. It ends three years later when Chief Billy Bowlegs and his band are forced to move from Florida. |
| 45 |
1860 |
Presidential election puts Abraham Lincoln in office. The campaign has heated the issues regarding slavery in the south. |
| 47 |
1862 |
May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West. |
| 48 |
1863 |
Abraham Lincoln issues the "Emancipation Proclamation" freeing slaves. |
| 50 |
1865 |
American Civil war ends with General Lee's surrender at Appomattox, VA. Reconstruction begins in the "old South" |
| 53 |
1868 |
An eight-hour work day is established for federal employees. |
| 60 |
1875 |
Tennessee enacts Jim Crow law. |
| 61 |
1876 |
The National League of Baseball is founded |
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| 18 |
1833 |
Santa Anna is elected President of Mexico |
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 Ben and Sarah Grant
 Ben and Sarah |
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Marriages
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 | Sarah McAnulty
Born on March 3, 1816 and died on March 4, 1899.
They were married 1/1/1839.
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The Children of Benjamin Andrew Grant Jr.
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40 years old
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Wallace Calhoun Grant
Born in Chester County, South Carolina on November 12, 1850 and died in Bascom, Florida on July 18, 1893. He was 42 years old.
Children:
Charlie P.(2/ 14/ 1871 -3/ 9/ 1933)
Mary Ada (8/21/1873-4/20/1963) -married Joseph Henry Bevis
Emmett Alonzo (3/18/1876-4/27/1949)
Lillian Telulah (12/17/1879-3/16/1967) |
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