GRANT BIOGRAPHIES, Henry County, Missouri ==================================================================== GRANT, L. E. - b: 1855 Knox Co, MO source: 1919 History of Henry Co MO, Uel W. Lamkin, Historical Publishing Co - page: 451 residence: Deepwater, Fairview Twp L. E. Grant, retired merchant and live stock dealer of Deepwater, Missouri, was born in Knox County, Missouri, July 25, 1855. He is the son of Samuel Russell, born in 1818 and died in 1871, and Elizabeth (Sharp) Grant. His father was a native of Zanesville, Ohio, and was a son of Samuel F. Grant, a native of Ohio. Mrs. Elizabeth Grant was born in Kentucky June 27, 1818, and died in September, 1910, and her parents were early settlers of Knox County, Missouri, where Samuel Russell Grant removed in 1831. They were married in that county, settled permanently upon a farm and spent the remainder of their lives in agricultural pursuits. Samuel R. and Elizabeth Grant reared a family of six children: Samuel R., deceased; G. W. Grant, Tulsa, Oklahoma; Abram S., Seattle, Washington; Mrs. Sarah Maria Hicks, Pleasanton, Kansas; Mrs. Margaret Malvila Bryant, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; L. E. Grant, subject of this review. Born, reared and educated in Knox County, Missouri, L. E. Grant resided there until 1885, when opportunity beckoned to him and he came to Deepwater, Missouri, and engaged in business pursuits in which he achieved more than ordinary success. For a period of twenty-one years he was engaged in the grocery and hardware business in that city and became well and favorably known throughout Henry County as a reliable and able business man. From his boyhood days he had always been interested in live stock and is an excellent judge of farm animals. Along with his other business, he has been engaged in the buying and shipping of live stock and probably holds the record as a live stock shipper in Henry County in the number of live stock he has bought and shipped from this section. Mr. Grant's shipments from Deepwater would aggregate from 100 to 150 carloads of stock yearly and his dealings with the live stock raisers were so fair and honest that he was kept busily employed in taking care of the business. He retired from active business pursuits in 1917, but is looking after his farm of 290 acres, situated within two and a half miles of Deepwater, and he is also owner of another farm located five miles south of Deepwater in St. Clair County. February 9, 1881, L. E. Grant was united in marriage with Miss Martha Gorman (born June 17, 1852, died January 7, 1915), a native of Darksville, Berkeley County, Virginia, a daughter of Edwin and Matilda (Vyse) Gorman, the former of whom was a native of Ireland and the latter of Virginia. Edwin Gorman came to America with his parents when a child. The Gormans moved to Edina, Knox County, Missouri, from Virginia in 1857. Mrs. Grant was a true and faithful wife to her husband, devoted to her family, a kind mother to her children and a worthy helpmate in every sense the. word implies. She was an inspiration to her husband during the many years of their married life. She became a member of the Methodist Church, South, when but a child, and was a devout Christian woman whose activities and interests outside of her home were mainly in religious works. Three children were born to L. E. and Martha Grant, as follow: Russell Lee and Mary Leta, twins, and L. Elmer, Jr. Russell Lee Grant is a successful real estate operator at Tulsa, Oklahoma. Miss Mary Leta Grant is her father's housekeeper in Deepwater. L. Elmer, Jr. is engaged in the real estate business with his brother at Tulsa, Oklahoma. Mr. Grant has always been a worker in the ranks of the Democratic party in Henry County and has served as treasurer of his home city. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, and is affiliated with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows of Deepwater and the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks of Clinton. He is a well preserved, genial, hospitable citizen who is well liked and highly esteemed by his many friends and acquaintances throughout Henry County. ==================================================================== GRANT, W. H. - b: 1840 Lafayette Co, MO source: 1883 History of Henry Missouri , National Historical Co. - page: 679 residence: Fields Creek Twp W. H. Grant, farmer, section 24, is the owner of a farm consisting of 90 acres of improved land, underlaid by a strata of good coal forty inches thick. He is a native of Lafayette County, Missouri, born August 4, 1840. His parents were Vincent O. and Sarah A. (Burks) Grant, the former of Genessee County, New York, was born July 24, 1812, and was a son of John and Mary (Osgood) Grant, natives of New York. Vincent O. was reared in his native state, and later went to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with his parents, and while there served as sheriff for two years. He was a carpenter by trade, and in 1836 moved to St. Louis, Missouri, and in 1837 to Glasgow. There he was married October 9, 1839, his wife having been born in Jackson County, Alabama, October 31, 1818. She was a daughter of William and Sallie (Frost) Burks, of that state, and with the family settled in Boone County, Missouri in 1827. They came to Henry County in 1842, where they died. The subject of this sketch located in Clinton Township, Henry County, Missouri, in 1841, moving to where he now resides in 1871. His father died March 17, 1880, leaving three children, W. H., Thankful Ann and Thomas A. His mother still survives. W. H. Grant was married November 8, 1860, to Miss Emily A. Childers, a native of Logan County, Kentucky, born August 17, 1838. She was a daughter of George W. and Cassandra (Yeates) Childers, who were born and reared in Adair County. The father was born in 1814, and died September 18, 1882, while the mother, who was born in 1813, died in 1854. They settled in Henry County, Missouri, in 1841. Mr. and Mrs. G. have a family of four children living: Charles H., Anna A., Mary F. and Sarah A. They have lost three, Thomas B., William and an infant. Mr. Grant served in the late war as a member of the Eighth Regiment Missouri Volunteer Infantry. He is a Mason in good standing, belonging to Tebo Lodge at Clinton. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. 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