I was on the tax list a few minutes ago and just happen to notice 2 early Grady's if this is of interest to anyone below. Thanks Robin 1840 Tax List- Todd County, Ky Grady, Reubin, 563, Todd, Spring Creek, 5630 Grady, B H, 100, Todd, Spring Creek ----- Original Message ----- From: <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com> To: <KYCHRIST-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2009 1:28 PM Subject: [KYCHRIST] Solving Mystery of Muhammed ALI"S Ancestry > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Author: giannini > Surnames: CLAY, GRADY, WALKER > Classification: queries > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kentucky.counties.christian/5018/mb.ashx > > Message Board Post: > > Hi. I need help to solve the enigma that is Muhammed ALI/Cassius CLAY'S > g-grandfather. I started this endeavor to help out on a query on the > Jefferson County, Kentucky list asking to find one Abe/Abraham GRADY who > oral family history had said came from Ennis, County Cork, Ireland. He > was supposed to be the g-grandfather of Muhammed ALI. Abe/Abraham had > fathered John Louis/W GRADY b.June, 1886 in Allensville, Todd Co., > Kentucky. This John is documented. His WWI record has been found, his > 1900(Logan Co., with his grandparents Lewis WALKER/Amanda) and > 1920(Earlington, Hopkins Co., with his wife Berdie and children) census > records have been found. He died 15 Oct., 1965 Christian Co. > Abraham has never been found together with John. This is the information > found on the mysterious Abe/Abraham: > 1900 Longview, Christian Co. > Abraham is listed as Edmond or Edwin > Edmond GRADY 35years b.KY Married:4yrs > Mariah GRADY 32years b.KY 2children/2living > Leander GRADY 4years > Douglas GRADY 2years > > 1910 Christian Co. > Abraham GRADY 40years b.KY Married:once(he listed a few lines above his > wife in error by census-taker) > Mariah GRADY 40years b.KY 3children/3living > Lee GRADY 14 b.KY > Douglass GRADY 12 b.KY > Robert GRADY 1 b.KY > > 1920 Christian Co. > Mariah GRADY 40years > Dugs GRADY 20 > Robert GRADY 10 > Abe GRADY 7 > > I don't know where the father Abraham was in 1920 but he is dead by 1922. > Kentucky Death Records: > Abe GRADY d.1 January, 1922,Christian County age:65years Vol.1,Cert.482 > Buried at Cave Springs Cemetery. > > Now this Abraham may have also fathered the two oldest children of Bettie > Davie LEAVELL JEFFERSON. She had two children in 1900 Trenton, Todd Co, > Kentucky that were not by her marriage to Charles JEFFERSON. They are > Abraham b.March 1892 and John A/Aleck b.Aug. 1893. In 1900 they are > listed by the name JEFFERSON. In 1910 Todd Co., they go by the last name > MOORE and are listed as stepsons. Later in life and on their death cert. > they are listed as GRADY'S and their father is listed as "Abe GRADY". > > So...this Abe/Abraham is the only one in the vicinity of Christian, Todd, > and Hopkins Co. in the 1900-1920 period who was running around > impregnating women. He could also be the father of John Louis GRADY but I > have not even found his mother yet. I don't know if his death certificate > would supply his parents names. If there is anyone who may be able to > check on some obituaries from the Christian County area it may shed some > more light on things. I have just about come to the end of my search > capabilities. > > If anyone wants to help please let me know. > > Thanks, > Margaret > > Important Note: > The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you > would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link > above and respond on the board. > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > KYCHRIST-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Robin, Do you have the tax lists for 1820-1850? I was going to look at it when I was there a couple of weeks ago and got away without doing it. Linda On Aug 20, 2009, at 12:41 PM, Robin Holt wrote: > I was on the tax list a few minutes ago and just happen to notice 2 > early > Grady's if this is of interest to anyone below. Thanks Robin > 1840 Tax List- Todd County, Ky > Grady, Reubin, 563, Todd, Spring Creek, 5630 > Grady, B H, 100, Todd, Spring Creek > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com> > To: <KYCHRIST-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2009 1:28 PM > Subject: [KYCHRIST] Solving Mystery of Muhammed ALI"S Ancestry > > >> This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. >> >> Author: giannini >> Surnames: CLAY, GRADY, WALKER >> Classification: queries >> >> Message Board URL: >> >> http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kentucky.counties.christian/5018/mb.ashx >> >> Message Board Post: >> >> Hi. I need help to solve the enigma that is Muhammed ALI/Cassius >> CLAY'S >> g-grandfather. I started this endeavor to help out on a query on the >> Jefferson County, Kentucky list asking to find one Abe/Abraham >> GRADY who >> oral family history had said came from Ennis, County Cork, >> Ireland. He >> was supposed to be the g-grandfather of Muhammed ALI. Abe/Abraham had >> fathered John Louis/W GRADY b.June, 1886 in Allensville, Todd Co., >> Kentucky. This John is documented. His WWI record has been found, >> his >> 1900(Logan Co., with his grandparents Lewis WALKER/Amanda) and >> 1920(Earlington, Hopkins Co., with his wife Berdie and children) >> census >> records have been found. He died 15 Oct., 1965 Christian Co. >> Abraham has never been found together with John. This is the >> information >> found on the mysterious Abe/Abraham: >> 1900 Longview, Christian Co. >> Abraham is listed as Edmond or Edwin >> Edmond GRADY 35years b.KY Married:4yrs >> Mariah GRADY 32years b.KY 2children/2living >> Leander GRADY 4years >> Douglas GRADY 2years >> >> 1910 Christian Co. >> Abraham GRADY 40years b.KY Married:once(he listed a few lines above >> his >> wife in error by census-taker) >> Mariah GRADY 40years b.KY 3children/3living >> Lee GRADY 14 b.KY >> Douglass GRADY 12 b.KY >> Robert GRADY 1 b.KY >> >> 1920 Christian Co. >> Mariah GRADY 40years >> Dugs GRADY 20 >> Robert GRADY 10 >> Abe GRADY 7 >> >> I don't know where the father Abraham was in 1920 but he is dead by >> 1922. >> Kentucky Death Records: >> Abe GRADY d.1 January, 1922,Christian County age:65years Vol.1,Cert. >> 482 >> Buried at Cave Springs Cemetery. >> >> Now this Abraham may have also fathered the two oldest children of >> Bettie >> Davie LEAVELL JEFFERSON. She had two children in 1900 Trenton, Todd >> Co, >> Kentucky that were not by her marriage to Charles JEFFERSON. They >> are >> Abraham b.March 1892 and John A/Aleck b.Aug. 1893. In 1900 they are >> listed by the name JEFFERSON. In 1910 Todd Co., they go by the >> last name >> MOORE and are listed as stepsons. Later in life and on their death >> cert. >> they are listed as GRADY'S and their father is listed as "Abe GRADY". >> >> So...this Abe/Abraham is the only one in the vicinity of Christian, >> Todd, >> and Hopkins Co. in the 1900-1920 period who was running around >> impregnating women. He could also be the father of John Louis >> GRADY but I >> have not even found his mother yet. I don't know if his death >> certificate >> would supply his parents names. If there is anyone who may be able to >> check on some obituaries from the Christian County area it may shed >> some >> more light on things. I have just about come to the end of my search >> capabilities. >> >> If anyone wants to help please let me know. >> >> Thanks, >> Margaret >> >> Important Note: >> The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you >> would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL >> link >> above and respond on the board. >> >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> KYCHRIST-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to KYLOGAN-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message