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Elizabeth Ann 'Betty Ann' Grant

Elizabeth Ann 'Betty Ann' Grant[1, 2]

Female 1854 - 1929  (74 years)

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  • Name Elizabeth Ann 'Betty Ann' Grant  [3
    Born 20 Aug 1854  Franklin Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 6 Jan 1929  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I12549  My Reynolds Line
    Last Modified 23 Sep 2023 

    Father James Robert Grant,   b. 15 Nov 1848, Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Feb 1934, Roanoke, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Mother Mary M. Martin,   b. 1825, Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1855, Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 30 years) 
    Married 2 Nov 1850  Henry Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Child of Mary Martin and James Grant is:
      + 36 i. Elizabeth Anne6 Grant, born August 20, 1854, Franklin County Virginia; died January 06, 1929, Pittsylvania County Virginia. [4]
    Family ID F9199  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Edward Whitfield Palmer,   b. 28 Mar 1849, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jan 1904, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 54 years) 
    Married 25 Jan 1872  Franklin, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 36. Elizabeth Anne6 Grant (Mary5 Martin, Orson4, Orson3, Valentine2, Martin1) was born
      August 20, 1854 in Franklin County Virginia, and died January 06, 1929 in Pittsylvania County
      Virginia. She married Edward Whitfield Palmer January 25, 1872 in Franklin County
      Virginia, son of William Palmer and Lydia Hundley. He was born March 28, 1849 in
      Pittsylvania County Virginia, and died January 16, 1904 in Pittsylvania County Virginia.
      Children of Elizabeth Grant and Edward Palmer are:
      + 47 i. Mary Elizabeth7 Palmer, born November 23, 1872 in Pittsylvania County Virginia; died
      February 13, 1952 in Danville, Virginia.
      + 48 ii. Nannie Belle Palmer, born November 23, 1874 in Pittsylvania Co., Virginia; died July 29, 1952
      in Pittsylvania Co., Virginia.
      49 iii. William Robert Palmer, born November 13, 1876. He married Hillie A. Kendrick October 06,
      1900; born March 01, 1878; died July 29, 1940.
      + 50 iv. Roberta Lee Palmer, born December 20, 1878; died 1912. [6]
    Notes 
    • Conversations on Facebook re Grants, Oakes, Harvey Families:
      Lorraine Holley My grandfather was John Thigton Oakes From Swansonville he was Married to Mary Curtis Barbour had 3kids Virginia Ann Oakes Holley Brother Landon Oakes they Call him Bill. Mary Elizabeth Oakes Wells
    Children 
     1. Mary Elizabeth Palmer,   b. 23 Nov 1872, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Feb 1952, Danville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
     2. Nannie Belle Palmer,   b. 23 Nov 1874, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jul 1952, Danville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
     3. William Robert Palmer,   b. 13 Nov 1876, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Jul 1965, Chatham, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years)
     4. Roberta Lee "Bertie" Palmer,   b. 2 Dec 1878, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jul 1909  (Age 30 years)
    Last Modified 23 Sep 2023 
    Family ID F3917  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Photo
Jabez Wells
s/o Charles Wesley Wells
Grady Baseball Team
    Photo Jabez Wells s/o Charles Wesley Wells Grady Baseball Team
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    Cindy Headen
    Hey, the only info I have on the ball team is what is in the caption. I don't know which John Reynolds this is, but he would be about the same age as Jabe, I suppose. As for the two bottom photos - on the left is Mabel (Wells) Merricks, daughter of Charles Wesley and wife of Walter B. Merricks - on the right is "Daddy's G'Ma Palmer's House - Mama & Daddy lived w/ her". This photo and note came from Miss Mabel's granddaughter, so I am assuming G'ma Palmer would be Miss Mabel's grandmother, Betty Ann Grant Palmer who lived at Worlds.

    Documents
    Elizabeth Ann Grant Palmer-Funeral Service
    Elizabeth Ann Grant Palmer-Funeral Service
    The Danville Bee
    Jan 10, 1929
    Elizabeth Ann 'Bettie' Palmer
    Elizabeth Ann 'Bettie' Palmer
    The Danville Bee
    Jan 8, 1929
    Edward W Palmer-Death Notice
    Edward W Palmer-Death Notice
    The Portsmouth Star
    Jan 20, 1904

    Histories
    Descendants of Martin Martin
    Descendants of Martin Martin
    Descendants of Martin Martin.pdf
    John Grant family
    John Grant family
    John Grant family.pdf

  • Sources 
    1. [S107] Family Histories.
      Ancestors of Leslie Stone Wells: A history of Wells from Barnaby c 1637 to Peter Thomas Wells c 1866; Bassett Historical Society, Bassett, Virginia cindyheaden@hotmail.com
      Information for another Grant, Oakes and Harvey Families of Pittsylvania and Franklin Counties:
      Toni Lee Rembold Dooley Cheryl Scearce, This is some of the info I have. Descendants of Samuel Grant Harvey

      Generation No. 1

      1. SAMUEL GRANT1 HARVEY was born June 22, 1832, and died June 07, 1866. He married ELIZABETH SUSAN OAKES September 22, 1853, daughter of JOHN OAKES and ELIZABETH SUSAN. She was born March 07, 1833, and died January 01, 1912.

      Children of SAMUEL HARVEY and ELIZABETH OAKES are:
      2. i. JOHN WILLIAM2 HARVEY, b. November 01, 1858; d. January 31, 1940, Rnan, VA.
      3. ii. ELISHA JAMES HARVEY, b. October 06, 1861; d. April 17, 1935.
      iii. SAMUAL GRANT HARVEY, JR., b. March 13, 1866; d. January 06, 1893.

      Generation No. 2

      2. JOHN WILLIAM2 HARVEY (SAMUEL GRANT1) was born November 01, 1858, and died January 31, 1940 in Rnan, VA. He married ELVIRA CORDELIA HODNETT November 27, 1889. She was born September 25, 1867, and died Unknown.

      Children of JOHN HARVEY and ELVIRA HODNETT are:
      4. i. MYRPTIS3 HARVEY, b. May 07, 1891; d. Unknown.
      5. ii. KALA HARVEY, b. November 16, 1892.
      6. iii. POSEY LESTER HARVEY, b. February 21, 1895.
      7. iv. CONSUELLA HARVEY, b. February 01, 1898.
      v. RHODESSA HARVEY, b. July 02, 1904; m. JAMES EANES, 1950.

      Marriage Notes for RHODESSA HARVEY and JAMES EANES:
      No Children.

      3. ELISHA JAMES2 HARVEY (SAMUEL GRANT1) was born October 06, 1861, and died April 17, 1935. He married MAUDE MAY (SISSIE) BARBOUR December 23, 1883, daughter of WILLIAM BARBOUR and SILSILY BELCHER. She was born July 11, 1861, and died May 17, 1951.

      Children of ELISHA HARVEY and MAUDE BARBOUR are:
      8. i. RAWLEY CLEVELAND3 HARVEY, b. October 06, 1884; d. March 07, 1953.
      9. ii. CHARLIE HARVEY, b. February 27, 1886; d. April 18, 1948.
      10. iii. HENRY GRAYSON HARVEY, b. October 11, 1887; d. February 11, 1962.
      11. iv. LULA HARVEY, b. March 20, 1889.
      v. LIZZIE HARVEY, b. July 11, 1892; d. February 17, 1975; m. WILLIAM RHYE.

      Marriage Notes for LIZZIE HARVEY and WILLIAM RHYE:
      No Children

      12. vi. WILLIE AVERETT HARVEY, b. July 11, 1894; d. April 03, 1967.
      13. vii. JAMES OAKEY HARVEY, b. January 04, 1896, Pittsylvania Co., VA; d. March 30, 1985, Memorial Hospital, Danville, VA.
      viii. MARY HARVEY, b. December 31, 1897; d. July 27, 1946; m. CHARLIE GREGORY, August 26, 1917.
      14. ix. HATTIE HARVEY, b. August 19, 1898; d. August 23, 1966.
      15. x. EUGENE EDWARD HARVEY, b. February 13, 1900, Dry Fork, Virginia; d. December 21, 1984.
      xi. CLARENCE HARVEY, b. January 09, 1903.

    2. [S37] Death Certificate, Elizabeth Ann "Bettie" Palmer (nee Grant).

    3. [S67728] Cindy Hubbard Headen.
      Elizabeth ?Bettie? Ann was born 20 August 1854 in Franklin County. Her maternal uncle, Robert
      Martin, was appointed her guardian. She was living with his family in 1850 in Henry County and with her
      father in Franklin County in 1860. Her maternal grandfather, Orson Martin, left her 3 slaves upon his death in
      1859. A number of cases can be found in the Henry County Chancery Records of the 1870s concerning this
      legacy. She married 25 January 1872 in Franklin County to Edward W. Palmer (28 March 1849-16 January
      1904), son of William Robert and Lydia (Hundley) Palmer. Her father left her $1.00 in his will. Children: Mary
      Elizabeth (1872-1952) married (1) George Merricks (2) Sunny King Kendrick, Nannie Belle, William Robert
      (1876-1965) married Hillie A. Kendrick and Roberta Lee (1878-1912) married Billy Mitchell.

    4. [S107] Family Histories, Descendants of Martin Martin.
      See Docs

    5. [S160] Correspondence, Cindy Headen.
      Hey Mary Frances,
      I hope you are well. Sorry to bother you. I have a distant relative in my Wells line who is quite bothered by the fact that some of the research you did on our Grant line is incorrect on your site. I would be happy to correct it, but I haven't been able to find the information you sent me years ago that allowed me to access and add information to the site. Basically, the woman who married James Robert Grant and was the mother of Betty Grant who married William Palmer in the database is the incorrect woman. If you send me the access information, I will input the correct data. Let me know how you are doing. Haven't heard from you in quite a while.
      Love,
      Cindy

      Betty Grant, her mother was Mary Martin, daughter of Orson Martin. She died while Betty was still an infant and Betty was an only child. Her father never remarried, but did live with a woman for a number of years before his death. Betty was raised by her maternal uncle, Robert Martin. There are Chancery cases in Henry County which verify this.
      Cases involving Betty (Grant) Palmer:
      Virginia Memory: Chancery Records Index - 089-1875-041

      Virginia Memory: Chancery Records Index - 089-1876-064

      Virginia Memory: Chancery Records Index - 089-1877-059


      Other cases involving the estate of Orson Martin:
      Virginia Memory: Chancery Records Index - 089-1869-005

      Virginia Memory: Chancery Records Index - 089-1875-045

      Virginia Memory: Chancery Records Index - 089-1876-039

      Virginia Memory: Chancery Records Index - 089-1889-006


    6. [S67728] Cindy Hubbard Headen, See Docs.
      Descendants of Martin Martin