NW Grant Biographical Notes - Online Archive of Terry's Texas Rangers

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Nathan Worley Grant

December 11, 1831 - August 16, 1883

Born at Washington County, VA on December 11, 1831.
Graduated from Virginia Military Institute in 1851.
Traveled to Australia for gold rush.
Returned to U.S. in 1855, and acted as engineer and surveyor for a RailRoad at Lookout Mountain, TN.
Taught in MO.
Moved to Collin County, TX around 1857.
Resided at Springfield, Limestone County, TX in 1860; occupied as a teacher.
Described as 5'11" with light hair, fair complexion, and blue eyes.

Mustered into Company C on either November 7 or 11, 1861 at Bowling Green, KY by Captain Evans.
Served closely with friend William Perry, Co. C, as recorded in Grant's letters.
Dislocated left arm in December 1861.
Wounded at Shiloh, TN in April 1862.
Discharged in October 1862 due to rheumatism, likely as a result of dislocated arm.

Married Josephine Elizabeth Tipton, possibly in 1862, and had seven children.

Moved to Grandview, Johnson County, TX in 1869.
Moved to Taylor County, TX shortly after 1880.
Died on August 16, 1883.
Buried at Bluff Creek Cemetery, Taylor County, TX.

Letters to Josephine Tipton mention John Holloway, Co. C, William Perry, Co. C, Clinton Terry, and T. S. Lubbock; also describes the battle of Shiloh, the mammoth cave events, and other events.

Also Identified As:
	None Identified
Family Members & Researcher Contacts:
	(gr-gr-granddaughter)
Parents:
	Unidentified
Siblings:
	Unknown
Spouse(s):
	Josephine Elizabeth Tipton daughter of Jacob and Martha Henry Tipton niece of Col. John R. Hencry, a veteran of the San Jacinto Battle b. 1841 near Knoxville, TN m. N.W. Grant ~1862 d. 1909 buried at Evergreen Cemetery, Ballinger, Runnels County, TX
Children:
	John Henry Grant b. September 17, 1862 m. Jennie Grady Occupied as a doctor for the areas of Winters, Ballinger, and Corpus Christi, TX Katherine "Katie" Josephine Grant b. March 28, 1864 m. Jeff Scoggins m. George A. Harrell William "Willis" Calloway Grant b. April 14, 1870 m. Birdie Henderson Martha Olivia "Ollie" Grant b. September 17, 1872 m. John H. Kipp Mary Ellen Grant b. August 30, 1874 m. James Edward Brewer (3/21/1871 - 2/16/1954) at Runnels County, TX d. November 16, 1959 buried at Evergreen Cemetery, Ballinger, TX Charles Tipton Grant b. August 30, 1874 m. Mattie Curry on September 29, 1901 at Runnels County, TX formed the Winters Band Beatrice "Adin" Lurette Grant b. August 24, 1878 m. Asa Devereau Cordill on October 27, 1901 at Runnels County, TX
Gravesite:
	Bluff Creek Cemetery, Taylor County, TX IN LOVING MEMORY OF NATHAN WORLEY GRANT BORN DEC. 11, 1831. DIED AUG. 16, 1888. ERECTED BY HIS CHILDREN

1850 Census - State, County, Town, Page, Dwelling, Family, (image)
	Name	Age	Sex	Color	Occupation	Real Estate	Nativity	Student?	Illiterate?

1860 Census - TX, Limestone County, Springfield, Page 360, Dwelling 4, Family 4, (image 1/6)
	Name	Age.	Sex	Race	Occupation	Real Estate	Personal Estate	Nativity	Student?	Literate?
	Reuben Long	40	M		Druggist	6,000	4,000	SC
	Nancy Y. Long	21	F					TN
	N. W. Grant	28	M		School Teacher	4,000	500	VA
	Louisa C. Long	10	F					TX

1870 Census - TX, Johnson County, Town, Page, Dwelling, Family, (image)
	Name	Age	Sex	Race	Occupation	Real Estate	Personal Estate	Nativity	Parentage	Student?	Literate?

1880 Census - TX, Johnson County, Precinct 5, Page 341B, Dwelling 46, Family 46, (image 6/58)

Name

Race

Sex

Age

Rel.

Mar. St.

Occupation

Health

Education

Nativity

Father's Nativity

Mother's Nativity

Grant N. W.

Farmer

Grant Josephine

Wife

Keeping House

Grant Henry

Son

Grant Katie

Daughter

Grant Willis

Son

Grant Ollie

Daughter

Grant Ellen

Daughter

Grant Chas

Son

Grant Adin

Daughter

James C. L.

Border

Farming

Related Links:
	Letter from C. W. Love to Parents , dated April 1, 1862 "List of Killed and Wounded in Wharton's Regiment," Houston Tri-Weekly News, April 25, 1862 - RF Bunting Letter Tom Burney, Groesbeck Journal, "The Famous Terry Rangers," November 25, 1909 (Part 2). Runnels County Pioneers: Nathan Worley Grant (offsite) Texas Gazette's Bluff Creek Gravesite Photo (offsite) Descendants of Charles William Riley: Notes for Nathan Worley Grant (offsite) Archie Butler's Bluff Creek Cemetery Transcription
Sources:
	Claiborne, John M. Muster Roll of Terry's Texas Rangers; With Historical Remarks. Galveston: Self Published, 1882. Cordill, Mrs. Asa D. Runnells County Pioneers. Ballinger: Ballinger Bi-Centennial Commission, 1976. Grant, William C. and John Henry Grant. Nathan Worley Grant. Chicago: Lakeside Press, 1946. Jenkins, Frank D., ed. Runnels County Pioneers. Ballinger, TX: The Ballinger Bicentennial Commission, 1975. Jones, Andrew M. Annotated Roster of Terry's Texas Rangers, the 8th Texas Cavalry. Unpublished Research. Scott, Paul R. Eighth Texas Cavalry, CSA. Arlington: The University of Texas at Arlington, July 1977. Unpublished MA Thesis.
Research Links:
	(offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (surname: Grant) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (surname: Grant) (offsite) TXGenWeb Project (Limestone County, TX) (offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (Limestone County, TX) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (Limestone County, TX) (offsite) TXGenWeb Project (Collin County, TX) (offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (Collin County, TX) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (Collin County, TX) (offsite) TXGenWeb Project (Runnels County, TX) (offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (Runnels County, TX) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (Runnels County, TX) (offsite) The Handbook of Texas Online: Runnels County

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