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James Simpson GRANT

James Simpson GRANT

Male 1896 - 1960  (64 years)

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  • Name James Simpson GRANT 
    Born 17 May 1896  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1900  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1910  West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Military From 14 Jul 1918 to 22 Sep 1919  [4] 
    Sgt, Repair Unit 310, Motor Trans Corps, WW I 
    Census 1920  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation television repairman  [1] 
    Occupation 1920  [5] 
    machinist at glass plant 
    Residence 1927  Spencer, Roane Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Died 22 Aug 1960  Spencer, Roane Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Buried Swank Cemetery, Speed, Roane Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 7] 
    Notes 
    • News article, "West Union Record," Thursday, Dec 30 1915, in its entirety:
      JAMES GRANT INJURES ARM IN BASKETBALL GAME
      "In the basketball agme which was played last Saturday night, James Grant got his left arm painfully infjured just at the close of the game, when he in some way struck it. He had his arm hurt several weeks ago while working in the glass factory at Grafton, and he struck it where a small lump had formed on the bone. It was thought at first that the bone was fractured, but an Xray examination at the hospital at Clarksburg Monday showed that the bone was not injured beyond the small callous. While the injury is not serious, it will cause Jim to lose some time from work, and he will probably be out of the game the rest of the season."
    Person ID I93658  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 11 Dec 2015 

    Father Thomas B. GRANT,   b. May 1859, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1935  (Age ~ 75 years) 
    Mother Deborah CROSS,   b. 17 Jun 1874, New Matamoras, Washington Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jul 1916, Blockhouse Hill (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 42 years) 
    Family ID F33753  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lucy B. MITCHELL,   b. 17 Nov 1903, Roane Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jul 1998  (Age 94 years) 
    Married 24 Dec 1927  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Family ID F42900  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
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    999999_2ndGrade_WestUnionWV_19Apr1905.jpg    		999999_2ndGrade_WestUnionWV_19Apr1905.jpg
    West Union Grade School, Doddridge County, West Virginia, 19 April 1905
    Front Row, L to R: Dewey Doak, George Stasel, Corley Kinney, Keech Blair, James Grant, Romeo Smith
    Middle Row, L to R: Blaine Shepherd, Boyd Gatrell, Horatio "Rash" McKendree, Charlie Simpson, Ashley Doak, Claude Smith
    Top Row, L to R: Delphia Twyford, Elizabeth Bland, Gracie Chapman, Idel (Nutter) Kehoe (Teacher), Estie Cox, Nellie McCauley, Irene Faulkner

    Documents
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  • Sources 
    1. [S2568] West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    2. [S1998] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).

    3. [S2032] 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).

    4. [S2669] U.S. Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com, Office of Quartermaster General, and National Archives & Records Administration).

    5. [S2027] 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).

    6. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV.

    7. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    8. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR p. 123 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11796668&Type=Marriage.
      Identified as James S. Grant, 31, b. Doddridge Co, res. Spencer WVa; and Lucy B. Mitchell, b. Roane Co, res. Doddridge Co. Married Dec 24 1927 "at The Court House at West Union W.Va.," officiated by W. H. Knisely, an ordained Baptist Minister.