Granville
Grady
Born about in Kentucky, United States
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Paulina (Unknown) Grady
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Father of
Melvin Grady
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
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Biography
Granville Grady is a part of US Black heritage.
Granville Grady was born about 1816[1] in Kentucky[1]. He was the husband[1] of Paulina.
Occupations
- 1870[1]: Farmer
Residences
- 1870: Calvin Township, Cass County, Michigan (post office: Cassopolis) with his wife Paulina, [1]
His land was along an established Underground Railroad route between Niles, Michigan and Schoolcraft, Michigan. It is likely his family may have given aid to freedom seekers in the late 1850s and early 1860s along with other free and self-emancipated Blacks and white Quakers in the area with shared abolitionist values.[2]
Land Owner
- 1870: $2,500 real estate value in Calvin Township, Cass County, Michigan[1]
Race
- 1870[1]: Mulatto
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1870 federal census
- ↑ Wikipedia: Black Settlers in Cass County, Michigan
- 1870 United States Federal Census Year: 1870; Census Place: Calvin, Cass, Michigan; Roll: M593_668; Page: 20B; Family History Library Film: 552167
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