SURNAMES: GRANT, SHADDOCK, SHADRICK, SHARP, SHARPE, BLALOCK Wiley Cleveland GRANT was born 18 April 1830. This information is as per a "Pedigree Chart" my grandfather hired a "professional" genealogist to research and compile about 1973. He supposedly came by this information via the family bible of "W.C. Grant." According to "Descendents of Samuel SHADDOCK' posted on the internet, Wiley Cleveland Grant's mother, Abigail Ann SHADDOCK or SHADRICK, was born "before 1786." That would make her at least 44 years old when he was born. Wiley Cleveland GRANT died 2 July 1870 at Selma, Dallas County, Alabama. He married 1st) Martha Eliza SHARP or SHARPE. She was born 27 Jul 1831 and died 10 Oct 1863 at Pea Ridge, Dallas County, Alabama. He married 2nd) Mary Murphy in August of 1864. The parents of Cleveland GRANT are James W. (possibly Wiley) GRANT and Abigail Ann SHADDOCK or SHADRICK. The parents of Ann SHADDOCK, born bef. 1786, probably in Perry County, Alabama, are Samuel SHADDOCK and his wife Prudence of South Carolina. The daughter of Cleveland GRANT and Martha SHARP was Mary Ella GRANT. She was born 29 Oct 1858 at Frog Level, near Selma, in Dallas County, Alabama and died 3 Nov 1928 at Selma, Dallas Co., AL. She married Robert H. Burfitt of Benton, Lowndes County, AL. According to the "Descendents of Richard Gladney" also posted on the internet, Wiley Cleveland GRANT and Martha Eliza SHARP also had a son named William Curtis GRANT who was born 10 November 1855 at Pea Ridge, near Selma, in Dallas County, AL. I do not know the names of additional children belonging to Cleveland GRANT and Martha SHARP. According to this same post, The GRANT and SHARP families were farmers. Martha Eliza SHARP died when William Curtis GRANT was 8 years old at the birth of her 4th child. The GRANT children seem to have been raised primarily by their grandparents, James S. SHARP (b. 30 May 1802) and Rebecca A. or M. BLALOCK (b. 24 Aug 1810). The BLALOCKs were probably from around Pleasant Hill, Dallas County, AL. Wiley Cleveland GRANTs brother was the legal guardian of the children, but he moved to Texas. I am searching for information on JAMES W. GRANT, the father of Wiley Cleveland GRANT. I would also like to know the name and any other info on the brother who moved to Texas. I would also appreciate any information on the families of Samuel SHADRICK or SHADDOCK, James S. SHARP or SHARPE, and Rebecca A. BLALOCK. > > Thanks so much for your help! Any suggestions welcomed. Fredreica > speyer@bellsouth.net > > > > > ==== GRANT Mailing List ==== > Sing it over and over and over again, "Post and Share...." > Christine Pettit > mailto:cpettit@pe.net > >