William Jackson Grady, b. 17 Jan. 1815, d. 8 Sept. 1880, m. Caroline E. Brown Their children were: (1)Sophia Grady, b. 1838, m. Thomas J. Taylor 25 Mar. 1852 * The 1850 cencus notes that Thomas J. Taylor resided in the William J. Grady household and was a school teacher. Taylor was from the state of TN. and apparently was about 30 years old when he married young Sophia. The young couple soon relocated to TX. (2)John W. Grady, b. 1841, d. 27 Mar. 1912, m./1 Sarah Collier Aug. 30, 1865; John and Sarah had eight children as follows; William L. Grady, born 1867; Caroline Elizabeth Grady, born 1870; James Monroe Grady, born 1871; Anna Grady, born 1872; Sarah Fances Grady, born 1876; Joseph Grady, born 1878; Mary Grady, born 1880; and Samuel Jackson Grady, born 1884. Then, following the death of his first wife 1887, John W. Grady married /2 Loiusa E. Petty in 1888, and they had two children, Emma Grady, born 1891, and Oscar Grady, born 1894. (3)Samuel H. Grady, b. 13 Aug. 1843, d. 5 Aug. 1902, m./1 Tecusah Smith Nov. 5, 1863. They had Lucy Tecusia Grady, S.H. (Samuel?) Grady JR?, Sidney F. Grady m./2 E.A.Grady. He was born in Chambers Co. AL. He served in the Eighth Confederate Calvalry and after the war, he moved to MS. Sam and Lucy had the following children; (4)Francis Grady, b. 1845, d. 1862, buried at McKinney-Grady-Brown Cem. in Chambers Co., AL. The nature of her illness was unknown but the 1860 census contains a clue as the severity. She was 15 that year. Brothers Samuel, Nathaniel, Zachary, and Lee all attended school that year, yet she did not. (5)Nathaniel A. Grady, b. 1847, d. 1933, m./1 Sophia Coleman, Nov. 3, 1867, died 9/20/1877 26 yrs. they had four children, Ella, Marie, Nancy Caroline (Kate), and Nathaniel Jr. (Bud); m./2 Mary Cowden; 11/28/1853 - 12/04/1884, they had three children, Rose, Burmah, and Lucian Muldrow Grady; m./3 Mary Jane Lyle (6)Zachary Taylor Grady, b. 8 Nov. 1849, d. 13 Feb. 1927, buried in LaFayette Cem. He was a general practitioner in LaFayette AL. m. Martha 'Sis' McKinney Nov. 2, 1873. They had two daughters, Percy and Betty. (7)Leroy Brown (Lee) Grady, *he was named for his mother's father*b. 11 May 1853, d. 14 May 1961, m. Ursula Trammell in 1872 in Chambers AL., d/o Dr. Appling Daniel Trammell and Margaret Elizabeth Stillwell Trammell.