Dear Betty Jo, The following web site on US Grant's genealogy may be of some help to you: http://saints.css.edu/mkelsey/gene.html Good luck, J.J. Long ----- Original Message ----- From: "Betty Jo Stockton" <bjstock@iag.net> To: <OHCLERMO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2000 7:11 PM Subject: Re: OHCLERMO-D Digest V00 #131 > I have a nebulous connection to the Grant family... > > Mary (Polly) Levi [1808-1849], youngest daughter of Judah & Mary (McGraw) Levi of > Mason Co, KY, married Roswell M. Grant. Roswell was the brother of Jesse Root > Grant, who was the father of U.S. Grant. Roswell & Jesse were sons of Noah and > Rachel (Miller) Grant. So Mary was married to Ulysses S. Grant's uncle and her > children would have be his first cousins. > > My ancestor Elias Levi was the older brother of Mary (Polly) Levi. > > This Grant information came from: Grant,Arthur Hastings. THE GRANT FAMILY. Press of > A. V. Haight, Poughkeepsie, NY. 1898 which I got through interlibrary loan at my > local library. > > Betty Jo > > > > _________ > > > Subject: Relatives of President Grant > > Date: Wed, 24 May 2000 20:09:15 -0700 > > From: Ruth Olson <rko51@uswest.net> > > To: OHCLERMO-L@rootsweb.com > > > > Greetings: > > > > Does anyone have information about the families of > > Ulysses Grant's aunts and uncles? Family stories say > > that my friend's gg grandmother was a first cousin of > > Ulysses and that she lived in the same town as he > > did. I don't know which family she belonged to, GRANT > > or SIMPSON or one of the in-laws' families. > > > > One possible name is NANCY GRANT. And she (whoever > > she was) married a man named JESSIE LUARK. The Luarks > > were in Nebraska by 1891 at least. They were later in > > Yakima, Washington. > > > > I've looked at several online genealogies for the Grant > > family, but they don't seem to have complete > > information about anyone but Ulysses and his direct > > line. Has anyone worked on the rest of the family? > > > > Any help will be appreciated. > > > > Thank you. > > > > Ruth Olson > > Council Bluffs, IA/Bellevue, WA > > > > ______________________________ > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > Subject: Rates for Probate copies? > > Date: Thu, 25 May 2000 00:10:49 -0700 > > From: "Robin's Nest" <aerobbins@earthlink.net> > > To: "'ohclermo-d@rootsweb.com'" <ohclermo-d@rootsweb.com> > > > > I need to order some probate copies from the Clermont Co. Probate Court for > > 1837. Can anyone tell me what the cost of copies from the court is? > > > > Robin > > So CAL > > > > ______________________________ > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > Subject: Parker School > > Date: Thu, 25 May 2000 05:39:40 EDT > > From: Ilikmyboat@aol.com > > To: OHCLERMO-L@rootsweb.com > > > > The only reference I have in my PAF re: Parker School is: > > "...then attended Parker's Academy in Clermontville, Monroe > > Township,Clermont County,OH on the Ohio River before returning to farming. > > This school later became known as the Girl's Friendly School. As of 1999 > > there is only a marker where the school stood." > > > > I thought Herm would be in on this with a complete history by now. Hope he > > is OKI > > ______________________________