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Author: MEMOIRS OF GEORGIA
S. E. GROW, lawyer, Carrollton, Carroll Co., Ga., son of Paschal P. and Elmyra
(Wollcott) Grow, was born in Carroll county in 1851. The family is of English 
origin  and among the early settlers of Vermont, in the person of John Grow, 
the great-grandfather of the subject of this sketch. His great-grandparents
were Joseph and Tirszah (Sangor) Grow, and his grandparents were Samuel and 
Jerushia (Stowell) Grow. His great-grandfather and his grandfather were 
soldiers in the patriot army during the revolutionary war: His parents were 
school teachers, and migrated from Vermont to Georgia, and settled in the woods 
in Carroll county in 1836-bona fide "pioneers." In the early history of the 
county his father was one of its leading citizens. Three of his sons were in 
the Confederate army: Paschal P., who was in the battle of Manassas, died while 
in the service; Jacob C. now a Presbyterian minister in Llano, Tex., and Lewis 
K., who was killed in the charge at Petersburg.  Mr. Grow's father died in 
1861. Mr. Grow was reared in the county and received a good common school 
education. He
began teaching in 1874, also read law and was admitted to the bar in Florida, 
May 10, 1875. Returning to Georgia, he was admitted to the bar in Carrollton, 
June I, 1875, and has been in the practice in Carrollton ever since, holding 
his own with his professional compeers. No one of the local bar outranks him, 
and he is held in the highest esteem professionally, politically and socially. 
A safe counselor, and an able and impressive advocate, he has secured a 
valuable clientele which is augmented every year. In 1882 he was mayor of 
Carrollton. He was chairman of the democratic fourth congressional committee in 
1892, and for four years was chairman of the democratic executive committee of 
his county and has been re-elected for another term.  In 1893 he was appointed 
clerk to the committee on pensions in the fifty-third congress. He has been a 
delegate to several, state conventions; but although he has always taken great 
interest in politics, he has never sought or been a candidate for office. Mr. 
Grow was married in 1877 to Miss Lenora, daughter of Col. Charles A. and 
Victoria A. (Hines) McDaniel. Her father was colonel of the Forty-first Georgia 
regiment, and was killed at the battle at Perryville, Ky. When the civil war 
began he was president of the college at Bowdon, Carroll Co. - a college and 
town which he founded and very many of his pupils went with him into the army. 
To Mr. and Mrs.
Grow these children have been born: Samuel E., Dudley M., Victor D., Elmyra, 
Stephen and Helen. Mrs. Grow was born in Bowdon. Mr. Grow is a member of the 
I. O. O. F., and is a member of the council and a select master, of which
he has been thrice illustrious master. He has also been worshipful master of 
his local lodge seven years. He is now district grand deputy. Himself and wife 
are members of the Presbyterian church. A record such as Mr. Grow's needs no 
comment-it speaks for itself with emphasis.	.


Additional Comments:
“MEMOIRS OF GEORGIA”, Historical and Biographical Sketches
by S. Emmett Lucas, Jr., Published in 1896.  Transcribed by Elizabeth Robertson 
July 2004.


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