Grantland Bits & Pieces Along the Way

1. Thanks Rootsweb!
   Joe Fennell of Huntsville sent me the URL for "MadisonCO, AL 1850 Federal Census" which lists lots of Owen(s), Grantland, Draper, McClure.
   
2. GRANTLAND.
   CNIDR Isearch-cgi 1.20.06
   (File: erathmarrg.txt)
   INDEX TO MARRIAGE RECORDS
   ERATH COUNTY, TEXAS 1896-1908
   Microfilm #1026024 Volume #1
   ALPHABETIZED BY GROOM'S NAMES
   Grantland, Ira Grantland, Miss Georgie GRANTLAND I 45
   
3. 1840 MorganCO, AL Census
   
   • Grantland, William 23
     
4. Thanks to gryphfon@juno.com: Lee Childress>Bonnie Lucille Worthy>John Williamson Worthy>Anderson Grantland Worthy>Lucy F Grantland>Samuel Grantland>Gideon Grantland
   Samuel Grantland was a brother of Seaton Grantland who was a legislator from Georgia. Samuel also was a newspaper editor in Milledgeville, Georgia. They migrated there in the very early 1800's. Gideon Grantland shows up in some tax rolls in New Hanover, Virginia. Anderson married Lucy around 1849-50 as they show up in the census as married at that time... they then moved to Cullman Co, AL.
   
5. Thank you to Patricia and Sue Marine for the look up:
   BLEVINS at Blue Springs Cemetery
   T7S R2W S25
   A. P. Blevins
   born: 15 Dec 1859
   died: 5 April 1927
   husband of Samantha Blevins
   Samantha Blevins
   born 15 Sept 1862
   died: 3 July 1914
   Wife of A. P. Blevins
   pg 201
   Lola Blevins
   born: 23 Sept 1905
   died: 6 Jan 1909
   dau. of J. E. and F. O. E. Blevins
   Virgie Blevins
   born: 28 Feb 1907
   died: 8 June 1908
   dau of J. E. and F. O. E. Blevins
   James E. Blevins
   born: 15 Oct 1909
   died: 25 Dec 1967
   Ala Sgt Army Air Force, WWII
   James Elijah Blevins
   born: 27 March 1878
   died: 22 Aug 1955
   Father
   on same stone with:
   Fannie Fowler Blevins
   born: 6 Jan 1882
   died: 27 June 1932
   Mother
   pg 202
   Husie Blevins
   born: 26 April 1886
   died: 26 Jan 1954
   on same stone with:
   Katie Blevins
   born: 16 Oct 1896
   Peck funeral home marker: died: 5 April 1981
   pg 203
   Aulton Blevins
   died 11 July 1925
   son of Husie and Katie
   Huey Blevins
   died 25 July 1920
   son of Husie and Katie
   Hoyt Blevins
   died: 2 Nov 1918
   son of Husie and Katie
   William S. Blevins
   born: 1 Aug 1848
   died: 24 Sept 1914
   Susie Blevins
   born: 22 May 1849
   died: 22 May 1925
   wife of W. S.
   Crawford Cemetery
   T8S R1W S2
   Nancy Blevins
   born: 20 March 1823
   died: 11 Nov 1896
   Elisha J. Blevins
   born: 24 Dec 1826
   died: 27 June 1862
   The following three are on the same stone:
   Children of W. S. and S. Blevins
   Franklin S. Blevins
   born: 21 Sept 1868 (month ?)
   died: 26 Sept 1868 (month ?)
   William E. Blevins
   died: 26 Oct 1874, aged 19 days
   Samuel E. Blevins
   born: 15 July 1881
   died: 10 Sept 1882 (month ?)
   
6. bevkey03@bellsouth.net (Beverley Key)
   Date: Fri, Jul 9, 1999, 9:59am
   To: kwanja1@webtv.net (Phyllis Owen)
   Subject: GRANTLAND
   Hi Phyllis,
   Yesterday at the Birmingham, AL library I found this...
   In the 1900 Soundex I found a card for Elias GRANTLING in Morgan County (ED 132, sheet 6, line 66), Valhermosa Springs, Pct 8.
   The census entry reads:
   GRANTLING, Elias 30 M/9 yrs. farmer 12/1869 AL  AL AL Rents f106
   Clara 28 Mother 3/3 children 03/1872 AL AL AL
   Edgar 8 03/1892
   Lonnie 6 02/1894
   Albert 1 02/1899
   The children were all born in AL... There was writing over "Elza's name" which the transcriber interpreted as Elias...
   I didn't copy the census entry but knew you would like to know what I found...
   Take care,Bev
   NOTE: I believe the above to be Elsa Grantland, Clara WRAY G., James Edgar (GranDaddy Ed, my great grandfather), Louie G. and Albert G...but need to research further.
   
7. From: kwanja1@webtv.net (Phyllis Owens) Date: Fri, Jul 9, 1999, 2:15pm To: bevkey03@mail.bhm.bellsouth.net, Grantland@onelist.com Subject: [Grantland] Fwd: Re: [ALMORGAN-L] IRA G. GRANTLAND Reply to: Grantland@onelist.com
   Our dear, sweet Peggy is so quick with response!! See below:
   Date:    Fri, Jul 9, 1999, 2:03pm From:    "Peggy C. Wilson" To:    Phyllis Owens Subject:    Re: [ALMORGAN-L] IRA G. GRANTLAND
   None of these counties are neighboring counties; Hill, Dallas & Erath Co., Texas. Hill Co., Texas is south of Johnson Co., Texas which is south of Tarrant Co., Texas (Fort Worth). Dallas County is the county to the east of Tarrant Co., Tx. Erath is further west, Hill and Erath are not as populated as Dallas County. I will run your query on the Texas lists that I'm on. Peggy
   Phyllis Owens wrote:
   Hello!
   My friend and cousin, Bev Key in Birmingham (who is, also, a part of this list) and I have been working on this puzzle for awhile. Please KNOW how very, very much I appreciate any and all help with this. The following is what we have thusfar on Ira G. Grantland:
   Ira G. Grantland, son of James B. Grantland and Mary WINTON.
   MorganCO, AL 1880 census:
   James B. Grantland white male age50 b:AL
   Mary w f 46
   Martha w f 23
   Elsa w m 20
   Ludie w f 15
   "Ira w m 9"
   
   HillCO, TX 1900 census:
   "Ira Grantland w m Feb. 1872 age28 AL AL AL farmer"
   Clara wife w f Feb. 1883 age17 MS MS MS
   Charles H. son w m May 1897 age3 TX AL MS
   
   DallasCO, TX 1910 census:
   "Ira G. Grantland m w 38 m:14yrs AL AL AL real estate agent"
   Georgia wife f w 30 m:14yrs TX AR AR
   Charles H. son m w 12 single TX AL TX
   James B. son m w 11 single TX AL TX
   Robert L. son m w 9 single TX AL TX
   Mary dau. f w 8 single TX AL TX
   I cannot recall the date, but I believe it was 1896 or 7 that Ira Gantland and Miss Georgie GRANTLAND (cousins?, akin?, no kinship? LATER NOTE:It turns out her maiden name is CROWSON) married in ErathCo, TX. I do not know where this is in conjuntion with HillCo, TX or DallasCO, TX. I do not know where HillCO, TX is, either. I should have already looked at a map.
   Notice:
   1) the wives' places of birth for themselves and their parents;
   2) the number of 14 years Georgia was his wife after only 10 years since he was married to Clara; 3) Charles' mother's names and places of birth are different.
   Bev Key has a picture.
   Your Friend in the Search, Phyllis Owen :-)
   
8. 08/11/1999 While searching for Ira and Clara's marriage in Texas, I found the following: Oakwood Cemetery, Denison, Grayson County, Texas: GRANTLAND GARY LYNN MAR 4,1951 APR 29,1988
   GRANTLAND KENNETH RAY DEC 18,1922 MAY 14,1992 GRANTLAND LULA V AUG 15,1897 APR 20,1979 Some of ours, maybe?
9. From: PHILIPBROADWAY@prodigy.net (Philip Broadway)
   Date: Thu, Oct 7, 1999, 6:38pm (CDT-2)
   To: kwanja1@webtv.net
   Subject: Grantland Genealogy
   Phyllis, I saw the surname GRANTLAND in Morgan County, Alabama being researched by you.  I am not a descendant of the Grantland's.   My great grandfather, ANDREW BENNETT WHITE, had a half-brother named JOHN HENRY WHITE.  John and his wife, EMILY CATHERINE KEY, had a daughter named LAURA ADD WHITE.
   I found her death in a book from Morgan Co. titled "Tid-Bits."  which was written entirely from newspapers.  She died 5 Jul 1890.  It stated that she left a husband behind to mourn her death and his name was E. O. GRANTLAND.  It also stated that they married in March 1889.  I have never been able to find the marriage.  Have you found this one?  Do you know if Elsa O. was the same person as mentioned above?  What county did the Grantland's reside around 1890? The White's lived in Lawrence and Morgan counties.
   Brenda White Broadway Athens, Alabama
   NOTE: I feel that Laura might have been Elsa's 2nd wife and Clara his 3rd.
   
10. From Ancestry.com Search
    Terms: GRANTLAND (7)
    Database: War of 1812 Muster Rolls
    Combined Matches: 7
    Surname/Given Name/Middle Initial/CompanyUnit/Rank @ Induction/Rank @ Discharge/MISC/ROLL-BOX/ROLL-EXCT/
    
    GRANTLAND/JOHN//19 REGIMENT (AMBLER'S) VIRGINIA MILITIA/PRIVATE/PRIVATE//84/602
    
    GRANTLAND/JOHN//19 REGIMENT (AMBLER'S) VIRGINIA MILITIA/PRIVATE/PRIVATE//84/602
    
    GRANTLAND/JOHN/P/19 REGIMENT (AMBLER'S) VIRGINIA MILITIA/PRIVATE/PRIVATE//84/602
    
    GRANTLAND/SAMUEL//74 REG'T (TRUEHEART'S) VIRGINIA MILITIA/PRIVATE/PRIVATE//84/602
    
    GRANTLAND/THOMAS/B/NEWNAN'S COMMAND, GEORGIA VOLS/CORPORAL/CORPORAL//84/602
    
    GRANTLAND/THOMAS/B/2 REG'T (BALLOWE'S) VIRGINIA MILITIA/PRIVATE/PRIVATE//84/602
    
    GRANTLAND/JOHN//19 REG'T (AMBLER'S) VIRGINIA MILITIA/PRIVATE/PRIVATE//84/602