It’s Family Time~William Riley and Hannah Davis Grant

 William Riley Grant was born about 1831 in Chesterfield County, South Carolina.  In the 1860 Census, he listed his occupation as a cooper.  A cooper was a Craftsmen who make wooden barrels.

When the Civil War broke out in January 1861, William Riley Grant enlisted on 20 December 1861, age 30, born 1831 at Cheraw, SC.
William Riley Grant had an uneventful tour of duty except for a couple bouts of illness where he was hospitalized until January 15, 1865 when he was Captured and made a POW at Fort Fisher, NC. 
He was paroled at Elmira, N.Y. for Exchange, March 2, 1865, at James River.
March 8, 1865, Hospitalized at Jackson Hospital, Richmond, Virginia with Diabilitas (weakness).  

After the war was over, William Riley returned to Chesterfield and married Hannah Davis about late 1866 or early 1867. Hannah Davis, born May 1846, was the daughter of  Robert Richard "Ricks" Davis and his wife, Sarah "Sallie" Rivers. The marriage date is based on the birth of their known first child Nancy Jane Grant who was born on 31 December 1867.  .

William Riley Grant and Hannah Davis had the following known children:

i. Nancy Jane Grant, born 31 Dec 1867, a is mom Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina; married Henry Pegues; died 18 Aug 1898, Chesterfield County, South Carolina.

ii. Sarah Frances Grant, born Apr 1873, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina; married Henry Eddins.

William Riley Grant died 17 August 1898, cause unknown. Hannah Davis Grant died in her sleep on 23 June 1923. Hannah Davis Grant is buried at Zoar United Methodist Church Cemetery. 

Hannah Davis Grant is my 2nd Cousin, 3 Times Removed. 

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1. 1860 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Page: 108; Line 26, Dwelling 206; Family 204, Household of Riley GRANT; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 31 July 2022); citing National Archives Microfilm M653_1217.

2. Pvt. William Riley Grant, compiled military record (21 Regiment Company D, South Carolina Infantry, CSA), U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 (Provo, Utah: www.ancestry.com), N/A.

3. 1880 U S Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Court House, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 005, Page: 334A; Line 1, Dwelling 430, Family 430, Household of Rilah GRANT; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 31 July 2022); citing National Archives Microfilm T9-1225.

4. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database and digital images, (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 26 August 2011); Memorial page for Pvt. William R. Grant; (unknown - Aug. 17, 1898); Find a Grave memorial # 50687275, Citing Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery; Cheraw, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, USA.

5. 1900 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Cheraw, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, enumeration district (ED) #17, Page: 37A; Line 25, Dwelling 322, Family 322, Household of Henry EDDINGS; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : viewed 26 August 2011); citing National Archives Microfilm T623_Roll: 1523.

6. 1850 U. S. Census, Chesterfield District, South Carolina, population schedule, Chesterfield District, South Carolina, Page 179B, Line 16, family 1242, dwelling 1242, Household of William Rivers; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2010); citing National Archives Microfilm M432 Roll 851.

7. 1860 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Population Schedule, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Page: 128B; Line 8, Dwelling/Family 489/488, Household of Sarah [RIVERS] DAVIS.

8. 1900 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Cheraw, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, ED #17, Page: 37A; Line 25, Dwelling 322, Family 322, Household of Henry EDDINGS.

9. 1910 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Cheraw, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, enumeration district (ED) #0032, Page 40B; Line 76, Dwelling 301, Family 305, Household of Henry EDDINGS; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : viewed 27 August 2011); citing National Archives Microfilm T624_1455.

10. 1920 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Court House, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, enumeration district (ED) #40, Page: 171B; Line 84, Dwelling 276, Family 284, Household of Jno W. DAVIS; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : viewed 27 August 2011); citing National Archives Microfilm T625_1690.

11. Hanna Grant, death certificate #009173 (23 June 1923), Vital Records, Department of Health, Austin, Travis County, Texas.

12. James C. Pigg, Chesterfield County Cemetery Survey; Self-Published, 1995, Page #831. Tombstone of Hannah GRANT; No Birth date - June 13, 1923, Zoar United Methodist Church Cemetery, Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina.