Charles  William Grantham 
                                          oct 10 2003
                                   By  Dolores Raines Sutton
                                   729 west 13th St 
                                   Ada,Okla 74820
                                   drainessutton@juno.com



Charles William Grantham was born 1828 in
Carroll Co.Ms.
He was the son of Thomas Grantham
He married Nancy Anna Herring July 8 1848 in Carroll 
Co Ms.
His Brother Andrew Jackson Grantham married her sister
Elizabeth in 1849 in carroll co.Ms.
Charles and Nancys first - children were born there.
they were:
Herring Jerome b 1849
Drucilla A b 1853
Mary E  b 1854
Louisa A  1855
Charles   1858
 They Left Ms in 1859 and moved to Yell Co Ark
on the 1860 Yell Co Census  Spring Creek 
Township Danville Ark
They are listed as:
Charles Grantham 32 b Ms
Nancy A 32 b N.C.
Herring J 11 b Ms
Drucilla A 7 B Ms
Mary E 6 B Ms
Louisa A 5 b Ms
Charles 2 B ms[appears to have died by 1870]

By 1870 They had moved to Searcy Co Ark and 
lived at Tomahawk Ark on hthe 1870 census
 1870 Tomohawk Census Shows:

Charles[spelled Chales on Census] 45 Grist mill 
Operaton b Ms
Nancy A 42 b N.C.
Margaret Mary E 15
Louisa 14 
Alex 11 b ark
Allis 8 b Ark
Josie B 6 B ark
Charles C 1[note] the charles born 1858 must have
died and they named this 1 after him]
Living nex door to them was their son 
Herring Jerome Grantham age 18
and his new wife Rosana age 18.

1880 Searcy Co Ark Census Shows:
Charles W Grantham 52 b Ms  Father b NC Mother B SC
Nancy A 51 b NC Parents b NC
Mary E  20 b Ms
Alexander 18 b Ark
Eliena A 16 b Ark
Bellzora J 14 b Ark
Charles 11 b Ark.

Charles died before 1900 as I found Nancy Anna on 
the 1900 Tomahawk Ark Census As;
Andrew J Lay b aug 1859
Josephine B b oct 1865
David W . b aug 1884
Mary A oct 1886
Penelope A jan 1889
Martha L b oct 1890
Dora M jan 1894
Jackson b May 1896
Emer M b Mar 1900
Nancy A Grantham[mother-in-law] Age 72 b May 1828 in Nc  Widow  had 11 children only 6 still living
Herring J. Grantham b oct 1849 Widower 
 Brother-in - law[Note Wife Rosana had died by then.
no further record found on Nancy as she died between1900 and 1910. 
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if anyone knows her death and Charles date and place of burial please let me know so i can add it to this