Jeff Davis-Habersham County GaArchives Biographies.....Grant, James Rusk 1876 - living in 1913
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Author: William Harden
p. 729-730

   JAMES RUSK GRANT. An eminently useful and highly esteemed citizen of
Hazlehurst, Jeff Davis county, James Rusk Grant is an able representative of the
legal fraternity, as a lawyer meeting with pronounced success. A native of
Georgia, he was born, March 30, 1876, in Clarkesville, Habersham county, a son
of W. D. and Samantha J. (Holland) Grant, natives of South Carolina, and now
residents of Clarkesville, Georgia. His father served throughout the Civil war
as a private in the Twenty-fourth Georgia regiment, taking part in many
engagements.

   Receiving his preliminary education in Clarkesville, James Rusk Grant
subsequently continued his studies one term at Clemson College, South Carolina.
Beginning then to read law in his native town with Hon. J. C. Edwards, he
applied himself diligently to his studies, making such progress that in March,
1898, he was admitted to the bar by Judge J. J. Kimsey, passing a good
examination. After practicing his profession a short time in Clarkesville, Mr.
Grant opened a law office at Clayton, Georgia, where he remained ten years,
building up an excellent practice. In January, 1909, Mr. Grant located at
Hazlehurst, and is here meeting with equally as good fortune, his legal skill
and ability being recognized, and that it is appreciated is shown by his large
and lucrative clientele. He has a large general practice, and has served as
solicitor in both the county court and the city court. During the
Spanish-American war, Mr. Grant served as a soldier in Company G, Second Georgia
Volunteer Infantry. Active and public-spirited, he takes great interest in the
affairs of town, county and state, and is ever willing to support all
enterprises and projects for the benefit of the public.

   Mr. Grant married, February 10, 1901, Mary T. Reynolds, a daughter of John A.
Reynolds, editor of the Clayton Tribune. Her mother, whose maiden name was Jane
Jackson, is a daughter of Rev. Jasper C. Jackson, a noted mountain missionary
Baptist preacher, who served in the Confederate army during the Civil war. Four
children have blessed the union of Mr. and Mrs. Grant, namely: Ellen, Willie J.,
Jesse, and James Rusk, Jr., a bright little fellow, born in 1910.



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A HISTORY OF SAVANNAH AND SOUTH GEORGIA
BY
WILLIAM HARDEN

VOLUME II
ILLUSTRATED
THE LEWIS PUBLISHING COMPANY
CHICAGO AND NEW YORK
1913

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