Wilkinson Grant (1804 - 1882)

Born 23 Jan 1804 in Bourbon, Kentucky, United States

Ancestors

Son of George Grant and Mary (Berry) Grant

Husband of Christina (Ward) Grant — married 29 Sep 1825 in Corydon, Harrison, Indiana

Descendants

Died 24 Jul 1882 at age 78 in Tippecanoe Township, Henry, Iowa Territory, United States

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Biography

Wilkinson was born on the 23 January 1804 in Bourbon Co., Kentucky. He was the son of George Grant and Mary Berry. He married Christina Ward on 29th September 1825 in Corydon, Harrison, Indiana. Together they moved to Henry Co., Iowa in 1843-- settling in Tippecanoe Township at section 7. He held multiple offices within the township, as a Republican elected official.

In 1843, the 'Henry County Common School Association' was incorporated by law in Iowa legislature. Wilkinson was one of the main signers and board members, listed also were: John B. Crawford, George Carson, William Johnson, R.M. Clark, Linus Fairchild and Thomas Grant. Four of Wilkinson and Christina’s six sons served the Union during the Civil War. All four men were discharged alive, though three were captured by the enemy. Wilkinson’s farmland was donated to make the “Grant Family Cemetery” in Rome, Iowa. He passed away in 1882 in Henry Co., Iowa at the age of 78. Having had ten children and many, many descendants with his loving wife.

Sources

• "Descendants of Elizabeth and William Grant" Hirschi, Clem, 1991; pg. 40.
• "Indiana Marriages, 1780-1992", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XF6T-FHW : 13 January 2020), Wilkinson Grant, 1825.
• "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHPY-GL1 : 12 August 2017), Wlkeson Grant, Harrison, Harrison, Indiana, United States; citing 79, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 27; FHL microfilm 7,716.
• "Laws of Iowa Passed at the Session of the Legislative Assembly which commenced on the 4th of December", James Clark Printing co. 1843.
• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZ46-F26 : 4 April 2020), Wilkinson Grant, Tippecanoe, Henry, Iowa, United States; citing family 1259, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M822-ZNG : 19 March 2020), Wilkinson Grant, 1860.
• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDV4-ML8 : 19 March 2020), Wilkinson Grant, 1870.
• "The History of Henry County, Iowa: Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, &c., a Biographical Directory of Citizens, War Record of Its Volunteers in the Late Rebellion, General and Local Statistics." Western Historical Company. Henry, Iowa; 1879.
• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD2J-TDV : 14 August 2017), Wilkinson Grant, Tippecanoe, Henry, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district ED 93, sheet 270C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,344.
• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVV8-ZDGV : 27 July 2019), Wilkinson Grant, 1882; Burial, Rome, Henry, Iowa, United States of America, Grant Cemetery; citing record ID 16145014, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
• Paternal relationship is confirmed through Y-chromosome DNA testing. John Grant and David Grant match on 34 out of 37 markers (see YSearch IDs VGG7M and YT2NK) thereby confirming their direct paternal lines back to their MRCA William Grant of King George, VA.