Helen Elizabeth (Hankins) Grant (1833 - 1909)

Born May 1833 in Henry County, Virginia

Ancestors

Wife of Isaac S. Grant — married 17 Nov 1853 in Henry County, VA

Descendants

Died Mar 1909 at age 75 in Staunton, Augusta, Virginia, United States

Biography

1860 census Franklin County, VA, SW Dist., p 92, dwelling 666^[1]

Isaac Grant age 28

Helen E Grant age 27

Jno J Grant age 5

Geo T Grant age 4

Judith F Grant age 2

Jabez Grant age 4 months

1870 census

1880 census Pittsylvania County, VA, Callands Dist, ED 165, p 73C, dwelling 88^[2]

Jno J Grant age 25

Hellen E Grant age 47

Isaac D Grant age 20

J D Grant age 18

1900 census

• Fact: Residence (1860) South West District, Franklin, Virginia, United States
• Fact: Residence (1880) Callands, Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
• Fact: Residence (1900) Callands District (west part), Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
• Fact: Burial (4 April 1909) Axton, Henry, Virginia, United States
• Fact: http://familysearch.org/v1/LifeSketch The daughter of John Henry Hankins and Nellie Gravely and the wife of Isaac S. Grant (1832-18 May 1864). He died in Richmond Virginia during the Civil War.

GRANT, Helen E. (HANKINS) c.1833-1909 Author: Bruce LockeDANVILLE REGISTER, Danville, Va., Sun., April 4, 1909, p. 2, col. 4 [edited]. Vashti (Franklin Co.), Va., April 3. the remains of Mrs. Helen Grant were brought home from Staunton and interred near Grady on Tuesday in the family graveyard.

She is survived by the following children: Messrs. John, George, Jeff D, and Isaac Grant, and Mrs. Washington Manning. She was before marriage, a Miss Hankins and was about 80 years of age at the time of her death. She was an industrious and highly respected lady and throughout the many vicissitudes of a widowed life, with a family of male children to rear, she maintained a high and honorable character and stood for the highest standard of a Christian example.

Her marriage is listed in Henry County Register of Marriages No. 1, 1853-1893, p. 1, line 7, 17 Nov. 1853: Isaac S. Grant, 21, Resides Pittsylvania Co., Son of James Hankins, married Helen E. Hankins, 20, Resides Henry Co., Dau. of John H. Hankins.

Helen is listed with her family in the 1880 census, Callands, Pittsylvania Co., Va., page 73C, all GRANT surnames, all born in Va.: John J., Head of Household, 25, Farmer; Helen E., Mother, 47; Isaac, Brother, 20; J. D., 18, Son - this appears to be an error - this is Jeff D., his brother, only 7 years his junior).

Created by: Sam Eanes Added: 5 Sep 2011 Find A Grave Memorial 76004581

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M414-95X : 30 December 2015), Isaac Grant, 1860.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC5B-5FY : 15 July 2016), Hellen E Grant in household of Jno J Grant, Callands, Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district ED 165, sheet 73C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1384; FHL microfilm 1,255,384.

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 21 October 2018, 01:35), entry for Helen E Hankins(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:K8M7-N3Q); contributed by various users.