Genealogy for
Charles Pomroy Grant 

	Parents
	Wallace Calhoun Grant 11/12/1850 - 7/18/1893	Sarah Elizabeth Bevis 12/9/1848 - 7/14/1936

About Charles Pomroy Grant
Charles Pomroy Grant 2/14/1871 - 3/9/1933 (Shown at age 19) Charles Pomroy Grant was born on 2/14/1871 in Bascom, FL and died on 3/9/1933 in Bascom, FL. He was 62 years old. Occupation: Farmer. Burial at Bascom Methodist Cemetery.
Census 6/8/1880 FL (Jackson County) 9 yrs old Recorded as family #137: W. C. Grant (age 29), S. B. (wife, age 32), Charles P. (son, age 9), Mary A. (daughter, age 7), Emmet A. (son, age 4) and Lillian T. (daughter, age 6 months). W. C. is a farmer and both he and his parents were born in SC. S. B. was born in GA as were her parents. All of the children were born in FL.  Additional information about Jackson County, FL around 1880: Click here to see a map from this timeperiod.   Census 6/19/1900 Precint 11 FL (Jackson County) 29 yrs old Recorded as family #154: Charles Grant (age 28, born Feb 1872), Bessy Grant (age 17, born Jul 1883) and Lula M Grant (age 3 months, born Feb 1900). Bessie was born in GA and the others in FL. Charles' father was born in NC and mother in GA. Bessie's father was born in SC and mother in NC. Charles is a farmer working the family farm. Charles and Bessie can read, write and speak English.   Additional information about Jackson County, FL around 1900: Click here to see a map from this timeperiod.   Census 4/22/1910 Bascom FL (Jackson County) 39 yrs old Recorded as family #96: Charley P Grant (age 39), Bessie M (age 27), Lula M (11), Gadfry G (8), Ray W (7), Ruth A (daughter, age 3), and Mary E (age 2). Bessie has given birth to five children and all are still living. Charley and Bessie have been married for 11 years. All were born in FL as were their parents. Charley is a farmer working a general farm. Charley and Bessie and the oldest children can read and write. All of the older children have been attending school.   Census 1/30/1920 Bascom FL (Jackson County) 49 yrs old Recorded as family #92: Charlie P Grant (age 48), Bessie (age 38), Lula M (age 19), Gray (18), Roy V (16), Adline (14), Mary L (12), Ollie (9), Ada M (6), and Benjiman Grant (age 2 yrs and 11 months). Charles, Bessie and the older children can read and write. The younger children (ages 9-16) have been attending school. All say they were born in FL, except Bessie who was born in GA. Both of Charles parents and Bessie's mother were born in SC and Bessie's father was born in NC. Charles is a farmer working a general farm. Lula M. is a teacher working in the public school. Gray and Roy are helping on the family farm.
Age Date Event Viewing events that affected the communities where Charles Grant lived Viewing U.S. History Viewing World History Viewing Discoveries 5 1876 The National League of Baseball is founded 6 1877 Edison invents the phonograph permitting music and voices to be recorded and replayed. 8 1879 Edison invents the electric light bulb. 11 1882 The Florida Central and Western Railroad Company was created. It combines the Florida Central, Jacksonville, Pensacola, and Mobile railroads. 11 1882 NEWS HEADLINES: Edison creates the first large power station in New York City, making it the first place in America to have electricity. 12 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. 13 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. 14 1885 NEWS HEADLINES: Eastman invents the box camera. For the first time photography becomes affordable for the average citizen. 18 1889 The first calculating machine is invented and uses punch cards 24 1895 Wireless telegraph and the "antenna" are invented but it covers a very short distance. 26 1897 First ship to shore message is sent using an improved form of wireless telegraph 29 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. 29 1900 Freud publishes his book "The Interpretation of Dreams" 30 1901 First transatlantic wireless telegraph is sent. 31 1902 The first Tyrannosaurus Rex fossil is discovered. 32 1903 Wright Brothers complete the first successful flight with an airplane at Kitty Hawk 33 1904 The first vacuum tube diode is invented by Fleming 35 1906 Kellogg sells the first box of Corn Flakes 35 1906 Electrons are discovered by Thomson 35 1906 The triode vacuum tube is invented 35 1906 An attempt to drain the Everglades and convert it to farmland begins. 37 1908 NEWS HEADLINES: Henry Ford produces the first Model T automobile 38 1909 The National Association for Advancement of Colored People is formed (NAACP) 38 1909 The "Piltdown Man" hoax -- a fake archeological discovery announced by dishonest scientists who wanted to "prove" that human beings had evolved in Europe 39 1910 Boy Scout and Girl Scout Organizations are introduced in America and the concept of a "week end" meaning time off from regular work begins to take root. The British Empire covers 1/5th of the world land area. 41 1912 The unsinkable Titanic sinks on its first trip to New York drowning 1,513 people. 42 1913 NEWS HEADLINES: Edison invents motion pictures 42 1913 Ford builds the first assembly line into his automobile production plant 43 1914 The first traffic lights (which is only red or green) are put up in America; Construction of the Panama Canal is completed 43 1914 World War I - Following the crisis touched off by the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand of Austria in Sarajevo, Germany declared war on Russia and additional countries joined the war within several days. 46 1917 NEWS HEADLINES: In June, the United States enters World War I on the side of the allies. The Russian Revolution ends the reign of the czars and thrusts Russia into communism. 46 1917 Germany uses airplanes to drop bombs in the early stages of World War I -- the first major military use of airplanes. 46 1917 Seminole Indians become a Florida tourist attraction. 48 1919 The Versailles Treaty marks the official end of World War I. 48 1919 NEWS HEADLINES: World War I ends with the signing of The Versailles Treaty. 49 1920 Adolph Hitler begins to organize the Nazi party in Germany; The Ku Klux Klan launches a recruitment campaign using mass marketing techniques to gain 85,000 new recruits; the first commercial broadcast is made. 52 1923 Freud publishes "The Ego and the Id" 52 1923 Diphtheria vaccine is developed; Insulin is produced to treat diabetes 53 1924 Insecticides are used for the first time on crops 55 1926 Goddard launched the first liquid-fueled rocket 56 1927 Charles Lindbergh becomes the first man to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean and Babe Ruth hits 60 home runs. 56 1927 The first television transmission was announced in England 57 1928 The Tamiami Trail opens. It opens the southernmost 275 miles of U.S. Highway 41 from State Road 60 in Tampa to U.S. Route 1 (SR 5) in Miami, Florida to tourist. It also destroys many of the Seminole Indian waterways and hinders their economy. 57 1928 Big bang theory was introduced 58 1929 Widespread prosperity of the 1920s ends abruptly with the stock market crash in October 59 1930 Drought in the Great Plains area begins, creating hardship for farm families in 19 states. 61 1932 Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. The infant son of Charles Lindbergh is kidnapped and murdered. 62 1933 Franklin D. Roosevelt is elected president under his "New Deal" campaign. Frances Perkins becomes the first woman to hold a cabinet post when FDR appoints her secretary of labor. On December 5, the 21st Amendment is added to the Constitution, repealing Prohibition. Drinks for everyone!     Click on the Community, US History, World History or Discoveries button above to see a listing of historical events that happened during Charles Grant's life. These events affected the life and times of Charles, his family and friends. The Age column will show how old Charles was when the event occurred.
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Marriages
	Bessie Etheridge Born on 7/11/1882 and died on 2/6/1952. They were married on 1/27/1899.

The Children of Charles Pomroy Grant
42 years old	Lula Mae Grant Born in Bascom, FL on 2/1/1900 and died in Altha, FL on 7/27/1929. She was 29 years old. Occupation: Teacher, Educator. She married on 10/14/1920. ...
37 years old	Godfrey Gray Grant Born in Bascom, FL on 10/7/1901 and died in Altha, FL on 7/11/1948. He was 47 years old. Occupation: Store Clerk. Never married. Burial at Chipola Cemetery in Altha, FL....
47 years old	Roy Victor Grant Born in Bascom, FL on 10/5/1903 and died in Altha, FL on 2/21/1968. He was 65 years old. Occupation: Custodian at a School in Altha ,FL. Burial at Chipola Cemetery....
39 years old	Ruth Adeline Grant Born in Bascom, FL on 7/21/1906 and died in Blountstown, FL on 11/30/1994. She was 88 years old. Occupation: DOPT-Drivers License Division. ...
25 years old	Mary Elizabeth Grant Born in Bascom, FL on 10/12/1908 and died in Altha, FL on 12/26/1949. She was 41 years old. Occupation: Teacher. Graduated from Altha High School. Never married. Burial Chipola Cemetery in Altha ,FL....
19 years old	Frances Ollie Grant Born in Bascom, FL on 7/26/1910 and died in Blountstown, FL on 3/31/2006. She was 96 years old. In 1929 she married John Marvin Halley in Apalachicola. She was a faithful member of Blountstown First Pentecostal Holiness Church for more than 70 years and active in the Ladies Auxiliary until her h...
23 years old	Benjamin Issac Grant Born in Bascom, FL on 2/1/1917 and died in Pensacola, FL about 2006. He was 89 years old. Occupation: Greyhound Bus Driver....
	Charles Preston Grant Born in Bascom, FL on 11/19/1921 and died in an unknown location on 1/24/1922. He was 1 years old. Burial at Bascom Cemetery....