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James Henry Grant 

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Benjamin Andrew Grant
1798 - 9/1/1880

Lavinia Williams
1797 - 8/4/1873
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James Henry Grant
6/6/1818 - 11/18/1892
James Henry Grant was born on June 6, 1818 in Chester County, South Carolina and died on November 18, 1892 in an unknown place. He lived to be 74 years old.

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Census10/31/1850 SC (Chester County) 32 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). 
Census6/19/1860 SC (Chester County) 42 yrs old 
Recorded as dwelling #211: Jas He Grant (age 41), Eliza H. (age 40), Benj A. (20), James W. (16), Leander H. (13), Lafayette (10), Amizi N. (5), Thomas H. (3). James Henry is a farmer and estimates the value of his real estate to be $2,000 and personal estate $2,200. All were born in SC. The 16 and 10 year old have been attending school. James and Dorcas Grant (ages 60 and 50), are their neighbors. 
Graveyard/Tombstone11/18/1892 SC  74 yrs old 
Jas. H. Grant June 6,1818 - Nov. 18, 1892 - Armenia Methodist Church Cemetery, Chester Co., South Carolina  

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AgeDateEvent
12 1830 The first railroad is constructed between Liverpool and Manchester, England
21 1839 Goodyear invents vulcanized rubber, opening the door for tires and other rubber products.
26 1844 The first telegraph message is sent by Morse, who later invents the Mores Code
35 1853 The process of creating steel is invented by Besermer in Britain and Kelly in the U.S.
38 1856 The first Neanderthal fossils are found near Germany
41 1859 Charles Darwin publishes "Origin of Species" and begins the evolution theory.
47 1865 Mendel publishes his papers on genetics and introduces the concept to the public.
51 1869 Cro-magnon Man fossils are found in France
59 1877 Edison invents the phonograph permitting music and voices to be recorded and replayed.
61 1879 Edison invents the electric light bulb.
71 1889 The first calculating machine is invented and uses punch cards
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10 1828 Gold is discovered in Georgia.
16 1834 July 9 - The S.S. John Randolph, the first successful iron steamship, is launched in Savannah
43 1861 NEWS HEADLINES: American Civil war begins at Ft. Sumter, located in Charleston Harbor, VA.
44 1862 NEWS HEADLINES: May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West.
64 1882 NEWS HEADLINES: Edison creates the first large power station in New York City, making it the first place in America to have electricity.
67 1885 NEWS HEADLINES: Eastman invents the box camera. For the first time photography becomes affordable for the average citizen.
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12 1830 South Carolina becomes the first state to secede from the Union, setting the stage for the creation of the Confederacy.
42 1860 About 63,000 men from South Carolina served in the Confederate armed forces.
50 1868 South Carolina was readmitted to the Union.
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2 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.
12 1830 Indian Removal Act signed and the moving of eastern Indians west of the Mississippi begins.
17 1835 Second Seminole Indian War begins.
19 1837 The trickery used to capture Seminole Indian Chief Osceola (Assi Yohola) creates a public uproar and U.S. General Jesup is publicly condemned.
22 1840 Oregon Trail is established
24 1842 Second Seminole Indian War ends and thousands of Seminole Indians are forced to move west of the Mississippi.
37 1855 Third Seminole Indian War begins. It ends three years later when Chief Billy Bowlegs and his band are forced to move from Florida.
42 1860 Presidential election puts Abraham Lincoln in office. The campaign has heated the issues regarding slavery in the south.
44 1862 May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West.
45 1863 Abraham Lincoln issues the "Emancipation Proclamation" freeing slaves.
47 1865 American Civil war ends with General Lee's surrender at Appomattox, VA. Reconstruction begins in the "old South"
50 1868 An eight-hour work day is established for federal employees.
57 1875 Tennessee enacts Jim Crow law.
58 1876 The National League of Baseball is founded
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15 1833 Santa Anna is elected President of Mexico
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Tombstone of James Henry Grant
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Elizabeth Pressly
Born about 1820 and died about 1920
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The Children of James Henry Grant

65 years old
Amzi Neely Grant
Born in Chester, South Carolina on August 1, 1855 and died in Chester, South Carolina on April 25, 1939. He was 83 years old.

Married Elizabeth Geneva.

Children: John Aubrey Grant (1896-1984)


After the death of Elizabeth, Amzi married Marie Louise Olds (7/27/1880)Circleville, Pickaway County, Ohio - (11/14...
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