From Harry S Truman to Our Direct Ancestors

This is an indirect family connection via Samuel Tyler, the husband of Susannah Duvall, our cousin 8 times removed. According to the MyHeritage report based on our family tree, Harry S Truman is Samuel's great-great-great-great-nephew.

Harry S Truman's birthplace

To be more specific, here is the explanation/family branch.

Harry S Truman
⇒ his father John Anderson Truman (b. 5 Dec. 1851, Jackson County, Missouri/d. 2 Nov 1914, Grandview, Jackson County, Missouri) married Miss Martha Ellen Young on 28 Dec. 1881.

Truman farm in Grandview

On 15th August 1870 John, his parents and siblings were recorded during the Census. The family lived in Township 4 A Range 33, Jackson County, Missouri, post office Lee's Summit (1).

Jno A Truman
United States Census, 1870
Name: Jno A Truman
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1870
Event Place: Missouri, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 18
Race: White
Race: W
Birth Year (Estimated): 1851-1852
Birthplace: Missouri
Page Number: 174

Household

A S Truman, Male, age 54, born Kentucky
Mary J Truman, Female, age 49, born Kentucky
Wm T Truman, Male, age 23, born Missouri
Emily A Truman, Female, age 21, born Missouri
Jno A Truman, Male, age 18, born Missouri
Emma Truman, Female, age 14, born Missouri
M M Truman, Female, age 10, born Missouri

⇒ his mother Mary Jane Holmes (b. 15 March 1821, Shelby County, Kentucky/d. 15 Feb. 1729, Levasy, Jackson County, Missouri) married Anderson Shipp Truman, a farmer (b. 16 Feb. 1816, Shelby County, Kentucky/d. 3 July 1887, Grandview, Jackson County, Missouri). The ceremony took place on 13 August 1846 (2).

⇒ her mother Ann Drusilla Tyler (b. 4 April 1780, Jefferson County, Kentucky/d. 8 July 1874, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri) married Mr. Jesse Holmes, the son of James Holmes and Margaret Lewis, in November 1803 (3).

Nancy Tyler
mentioned in the record of Jesse Holmes and Nancy Tyler
Name: Jesse Holmes
Spouse's Name: Nancy Tyler
Event Date: Nov 1803
Event Place: Shelby, Kentucky

Rose garden, Loose Park, Kansas City, MO

⇒ her father Captain Robert Langley Tyler (b. 19 August 1751, Cross Creek, Virginia/d. 6 April 1815, Tyler's Station, Jefferson, Kentucky) came to Kentucky in 1798, he owned a distillery there (which he licensed in 1798). Robert married Margaret Tyler Holmes about 1722. Robert L Tyler established a farm on his father's land (Chenoweth Run)

⇒ his father Edward Tyler Jr. (b. 18 Jan. 1719, Queen Anne's Parish, Prince George's County, Maryland/d. 20 May 1820, Jeffersontown, Jefferson County, Kentucky), the son of Edward Tyler Sr. and Elizabeth Duvall.

Edward moved to Virginia in the 1700s, he worked as a trader. Edward married Nancy Anne Langley about 1750. Later, he purchased land on Chenoweth Run where his three sons established their homes. In 1784 Nancy and Edward moved to Louisville, the latter one ran a tavern there.

The couple's children Delilah, William and Nancy Ann were kidnapped by Indians in 1782, one daughter Elizabeth was killed by Indians then. However, the three ones who survived were rescued and returned home - Delilah in Dec. 1783, William after about two years (4).

⇒ his brother Samuel Tyler (b. 18 Dec. 1714, Brough Manor, Darnall's Grove, Prince George's County, Maryland/d. about 1767, Anne Arundel, Maryland).

Patuxent River Park

Brough Manor which belonged to the Tylers was situated near the Patuxent River.

On 11 July 1734, Sam Tyler married

⇒ his wife Susannah Duvall (b. 1714, Prince George's Maryland/d. 19 June 1782, Prince George's Maryland). The couple had three sons - Edward, Samuel Jr., and William.

⇒ Susannah's mother Sophia (Griffith) Duvall (b. 27 April 1697, Middle Neck, Anne Arundel, Maryland/d. 19 April 1730, Anne Arundel, Maryland), the daughter of William Griffith Sr. and Sarah (McCubbins) Reynolds. Mr. William Griffith was born in Cardigan, Wales.

Cardigan and the River Teifi, Wales

Sophia Griffieth
Maryland Births and Christenings (5)
Name: Sophia Griffieth
Gender: Female
Christening Place: St. Anne's Parish, Annapolis, Anne Arundel, Maryland
Birth Date: 27 Apr 1691
Birthplace: Anne Arundel Circuit Of The Methodist Episcopal Church, , Anne Arundel, Maryland
Father's Name: Will. Griffieth
Mother's Name: Sarah

⇒ her brother Orlando Griffith (b. 17 Oct. 1688, Anne Arundel County, Province of Maryland/d. 15 March 1757, Annapolis, Anne Arundel, Maryland) - our direct ancestor 10 generations back - a vestryman of Queen Caroline Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland (in 1728 and 1729).

Orlando Griffieth
Maryland Births and Christenings (6)
Name: Orlando Griffieth
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 17 Oct 1688
Birthplace: Annapolis, Anne Arundel, Maryland
Father's Name: Will. Griffieth
Mother's Name: Sarah

Orlando married Miss Catherine Howard, daughter of  Mr. John Howard Jr. and Miss Katherine Greenberry.

Orlando Griffith
mentioned in the record of Orlando Griffith and Catherine Howard (7)
Name: Orlando Griffith
Spouse's Name: Catherine Howard
Event Date: 06 Jun 1717
Event Place: Anne Arundel Circuit Of The Methodist Episcopal Church, Anne Arundel, Maryland

Orlando's father William, who settled on the Severn River, immigrated to Anne Arundel from London in June 1675.

Severn River, Maryland

The will of Orlando Griffith

⇒ Orlando's daughter Sarah A (Griffith) Dorsey (b. 13 May 1718, Queen Caroline, Anne Arundel, MD/d. 1 Sept. 1794, Baltimore, Maryland)

Sarah Griffith
Maryland Births and Christenings (8)

Name: Sarah Griffith
Gender: Female
Christening Place: St. Anne's Parish, Annapolis, Anne Arundel, Maryland
Birth Date: 13 May 1718
Birthplace: Anne Arundel Circuit of The Methodist Episcopal Church, Anne Arundel, Maryland
Father's Name: Orlando Griffith
Mother's Name: Catherine

In about 1733 Sarah married Mr. Nicholas Dorsey Jr. (b. about 1712, Maryland/d. 28 May 1870, Maryland), the son of Nicholas Dorsey Sr. and Frances Hughs.

⇒ her daughter Rachel Anne (Dorsey) Holbrook (b. 15 Feb. 1737, Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland/d. 15 August 1804, Lindsay's Station, Scott, Kentucky) + husband Mr. John Holbrook Jr., a minister (b. 2 Sept. 1730, Northampton, Virginia/d. 9 July 1905, Franklin County, Georgia), the son of Rev. John Holbrook Sr. and Jane Smith. Rachel and John married in about 1755.

John Holbrook Sr., the son of Edward, Juristae of Stafford, Staffordshire, was born in England in 1698. John obtained a Bachelor's degree/graduated from Wolverhampton School. Later,  he was ordained deacon in 1720. In Virginia Rev. John Holbrook served as the Hungars Parish rector (Northampton County).

Hungars Church (Christ Church Eastville), Virginia

John Holbrook Jr. was a road overseer (Rowan Co. to Caleb Phifers Mill)

⇒ the next person in this direct ancestry line is Rachel and John Jr.'s son William Holbrook (b. about 1765, Rowan County, NC/d. 13 Jan. 1844, Forsyth County, Georgia) who married Miss Sarah Baker on 14 May 1785 in Rowan County, NC. Sarah was born in about 1765 in Rowan, NC.

The couple was the first Holbrook family in Forsyth County. They participated in establishing a church in Carnesville, Georgia.

William Holbrook
mentioned in the record of William Holbrook and Sarah Baker (9)
Name: William Holbrook
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 14 May 1785
Event Place: Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Sarah Baker
Spouse's Gender: Female

They probably had 12 children including

⇒ his son Samuel Asberry Holbrook (b. 25 May 1787, Rowan, NC/d. 13 Dec. 1845, Forsyth County, Georgia) + wife Hanna Wilson (b. about 1795, Franklin, Georgia/d. 15 Feb. 1870, Cherokee, Georgia). They married on 5 March 1812 (10). Hanna was the daughter of William Wilson and Evaline Holbrook.

⇒ his daughter Mary (Holbrook) Hagood (b. about 1816 in Cherokee, Georgia/d. 10 Feb. 1883, Cherokee, Georgia). Her husband was Lemuel Davis Hagood, the son of James J Hagood and Delilah Gill. Lemuel was born about 1780 in SC/d. about 1874 in Forsyth Co., Georgia.

The couple married in May 1838 (11).

On 25th Sept. 1850 Mary, Lemuel Davis and their children lived in 31st District of Forsyth County, Georgia. Lemuel had a farm. The family house and farm estimated value was $300.

Davis Hagood
United States Census, 1850 (12)
Name: Davis Hagood
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1850
Event Place: Forsyth County, Forsyth, Georgia, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 30
Race: White
Birth Year: (Estimated) 1820
Birthplace: South Carolina
House Number: 704

Household
Davis Hagood, Male, age 30, born South Carolina
Mary Hagood, Female, age 34, born Georgia
Hannah Hagood, Female, age 11, born Georgia
James L Hagood, Male, age 7, born Georgia
Delilah A Hagood, Female, age 6, born Georgia
Samuel G B Hagood, Male, age 2, born Georgia
Hagood M,  age 0, born Georgia

The last child listed in that Census (age 0) was Zachariah Hagood born  on 3 Feb. 1850.

During the Civil War, Lemuel Davis served as Private in Confederate 14th Infantry Regiment, Company D (South Carolina).

⇒ their daughter Hannah E (Hagood) Ledbetter (b. about 1839, Georgia/d. before 1865) - on 13 Oct. 1853 (13), she married Mr. Charles Ledbetter, son of Moses Ledbetter and Mary (Pollie) Hammons. Hannah was about 14 on the day of her marriage, her spouse was about 20. Charles was born circa 1833 in Forsyth, Monroe, Georgia/d. before 1900 in Texas.

⇒ her daughter Jurita Elizabeth (Ledbetter) McIntosh - our great-grandmother

Another Family Line

There is another family line which goes from Susannah Duvall, the wife of Samuel Tyler to our great-grandmother Jurita Elizabeth Ledbetter McIntosh.

⇒ Susannah's brother Capt. William Duvall (b. 29 May 1723, Prince George's, Maryland/d. 1810, Prince George's, Maryland), the son of  Benjamin Duvall Sr. and Sophia Griffith.  + wife Priscilla Prewitt married 20 Oct. 1745.

Some sources say that William's grandfather Mareen (Marin) Duvall was born in about 1625 in Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, Bretagne, France. Others mention Laval in Normandie, France as the Duvall family estate place. Mareen came to Province of Maryland on 28 August 1650. He obtained land on the South River in Anne Arundel County where he established the family Middle Plantation.

⇒ William's son Mareen Duvall (b. about 1767, Rock Creek, Prince George's Maryland/d. 1840, Campbell, Virginia) + wife Racheal Howard (b. 25 Feb. 1770, Elkridge, Howard, Maryland/d. 22 Oct. 1818, Jefferson, Ohio). The couple married on 8 July 1789 in Frederick, Maryland.

Rock Creek Spring, Maryland

⇒ his daughter Elizabeth (Duvall) Jefferson (b. 1806, Iredell, North Carolina/d. Dec. 1859, Georgia) married Basil Jefferson (b. 27 Feb. 1797, Amelia County, Virginia/d. 24 July 1876, Forsyth, Georgia) who was the son of Mr. Daniel Jefferson and Miss Elizabeth Jones. Elizabeth and Basil married in about 1855 in Iredell, North Carolina.

In 1850, the family was recorded during the Census.

Bazzel Jefferson
United States Census, 1850 (14)
Name: Bazzel Jefferson
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1850
Event Place: Forsyth County, Forsyth, Georgia, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 53
Race: White
Birth Year (Estimated): 1797
Birthplace: Virginia
House Number: 1139

Household

Bazzel Jefferson, Male, age 53, born Virginia
Elizabeth Jefferson, Female, age 46, born North Carolina
Eliza Jefferson, Female, age 22, born North Carolina
Mary Jefferson, Female, age 20, born North Carolina
William Jefferson, Male, age 16, born North Carolina
Francis M Jefferson, Male, age 13, born North Carolina
Martha A Jefferson, Female, age 10, born North Carolina
Thelbert Jefferson, Male, age 9, born North Carolina
Sarah Jefferson, Female, age 6, born North Carolina
Reanger Jefferson, Male, age 4, born North Carolina

⇒ her daughter  Martha Ann (Jefferson) Ledbetter (b. 15 April 1840, Polk County, NC/d. 9 Jan. 1910, Cisco, Eastland County, Texas)

⇒ her husband Charles Ledbetter (b. about 1833, Forsyth, Monroe, Georgia/d. before 1900, Texas)

⇒ his first wife Hanna E Hagood 
 

⇒ her daughter Jurita Elizabeth (Ledbetter) Mcintosh - our great-grandmother

And Another Line

⇒ Samuel Tyler's sister Susanna was married to Benjamin Duvall II (b. 29 May 1719, Queen Anne, Queen Anne's, /d. 1744, Anne Arundel, Maryland), the brother of the above mentioned Capt. William Duvall.

Resources:
1. "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M46C-WQF : 12 April 2016), Jno A Truman in household of A S Truman, Missouri, United States; citing p. 174, family 317, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,280.
2. "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKJ9-GT5R : 17 May 2018), Anderson L Truman and Mary J Holmes, 13 Aug 1846; citing Marriage, Shelby, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 259,289.
3. "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F474-H44 : 11 February 2018), Jesse Holmes and Nancy Tyler, Nov 1803; citing , Shelby, Kentucky, reference ; FHL microfilm 259,294.
4. "The Encyclopedia of Louisville", John E Kleber - Editor in Chief, Mary Jean Kinsman, Thomas D. Clark, Clyde F. Crews, George H. Yater, The University Press of Kentucky 2001
5. "Maryland Births and Christenings, 1650-1995," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4ZF-MG3 : 11 February 2018), Sophia Griffieth, 27 Apr 1691; citing Anne Arundel Circuit Of The Methodist Episcopal Church, , Anne Arundel, Marylan; FHL microfilm 13,281.
6. "Maryland Births and Christenings, 1650-1995," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4ZJ-QMJ : 11 February 2018), Orlando Griffieth, 17 Oct 1688; citing Annapolis, Anne Arundel, Maryland; FHL microfilm 13,281.
7. "Maryland Marriages, 1666-1970," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4JM-DPV : 11 February 2018), Orlando Griffith and Catherine Howard, 06 Jun 1717; citing Anne Arundel Circuit Of The Methodist Episcopal Church, , Anne Arundel, Maryland, reference ; FHL microfilm 13,281.
8. "Maryland Births and Christenings, 1650-1995," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4ZF-951 : 11 February 2018), Sarah Griffith, 13 May 1718; citing Anne Arundel Circuit Of The Methodist Episcopal Church, , Anne Arundel, Marylan; FHL microfilm 13,281.
9. "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8CL-NLF : 22 December 2016), William Holbrook and Sarah Baker, 14 May 1785; citing , Rowan, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm 317,002.
10.  "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXJ4-1VP : 3 November 2017), Samuel Holbrook and Hannah Wilson, 05 Mar 1812; citing Marriage, Franklin, Georgia, United States, Georgia Department of Archives and History, Morrow, FHL microfilm 7,119.
11. "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXVS-BTW : 4 November 2017), L. D. Haygood and Mary Holebrooks, 10 May 1838; citing Marriage, Forsyth, Georgia, United States, Georgia Department of Archives and History, Morrow, FHL microfilm 329,927.
12. "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZYG-VY5 : 12 April 2016), Davis Hagood, Forsyth county, Forsyth, Georgia, United States; citing family 704, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
13. "Georgia Marriages, 1808-1967," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FW3T-ZZ7 : 11 February 2018), Charles Leadbetter and Hannah E. Hagood, 13 Oct 1853; citing Forsyth, Georgia; FHL microfilm 329,927.
14. "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZYG-QXN : 12 April 2016), Bazzel Jefferson, Forsyth county, Forsyth, Georgia, United States; citing family 1139, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• "American Biography, A New Encyclopedia, Compiled under The Editorial Supervision of the Notable Advisory Board. Illustrated. Volume IV", The American Historical Society Inc., New York, 1918
• "Migration of Holbrooks from England to America and Forsyth County, Georgia", Winnie Tallant, Cumming GA, 1983
• The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Database

Photos:

• Harry Truman's birthplace: By Kbh3rd - Own work, CC BY 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=41621465
• Truman farm in Grandview: By Nationalparks - Own work, CC BY-SA 2.5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=19017495
• Loose Park, Kansas City, MO: By Brit By Birth - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=49757205
• Patuxent River Park: Bohemian Baltimore [CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)]
• Severn River, MD: Famartin [CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)]
• Hungars Church, Virginia: By Jweaver28 at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=76563578
• Cardigan: By Jprw - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=9981608blication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• Rock Creek Spring, Maryland: Nicolas Raymond from Bethesda, Maryland, USA [CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)]

Our Cousins in Missouri

Quite a few siblings of our great-great-great-grandfather, Jonathan Kerr Gant, relocated from North Carolina to Missouri. The ones I know about are James Henry (b. 21 May 1788, NC), Elizabeth (b. about 1792, NC), Benjamin F (b. about 1798, NC), Joshua R (b. about 1799, NC), and Mary (b. 4 March 1801, NC). All of them married in North Carolina and then, they moved to Missouri with their spouses and children.

Cpt. James Henry Gant 

fought in the War of 1812 under General Andrew Jackson. James married Miss Mary Ann Stuart around 1814 in Orange, North Carolina. The couple, together with their eight children, moved to Ray County, Missouri in 1838 where James ran a farm (which was about seven miles from Richmond) and raised cattle.

Map of Missouri - Ray County marked in red

James Henry was a Democrat. On 1 Jan. 1852, he was the Chairman of the Democrats meeting which took place in the Richmond courthouse, Ray County, Missouri. He was appointed a delegate to the democratic state convention.

Courthouse, Richmond, Ray County, MO

Besides that, James H was also a Christian and a Freemason of Liberty Lodge No. 31, A.F. & A.M. He was regarded as a good citizen, kind and loving husband and father.

James and Mary had nine sons (Spencer L, Jackson D, William F, Wallace Henry, Duncan Dowell, Samuel S, Daniel C, John O'Kelly, William O) and five daughters (Eliza A, Elizabeth Jane, Julia Ann, Anna Jo, Isabella).

Some sons of James Henry and Mary Ann's became physicians. Dr. Spencer Louis Gant (b. 17 April 1817, NC) lived with his 9 years younger wife Frances (nee Yancy) and their children in Gallatin, Clay County, MO (5).

Spencer was 17 when the family moved from North Carolina to Missouri. Two years later, he taught in a school in Clay County, MO. In 1947, he became a graduate of  St. Louis Medical College and started his work as a doctor. On 9 April, in the same year, Spencer Louis married Miss Frances Albina Yancy, the daughter of John Strother Yancey. Miss Frances was born on 5 August 1827 in Missouri. Spencer L. joined the Cumberland Presbyterian Church on 2 Dec. 1877. He was regarded as a skillful doctor and a gentleman. He belonged to the Nebraska City Lodge No. 12 A.F. & A.M. Dr. Spencer L. Gant passed away in 1877 in Nebraska City, Otoe, Nebraska where he had lived for about thirty years.

Jackson D Gant was born on 17 June 1822 in Orange County, NC. He was the fourth child and second son of James Henry and Mary Ann's. Jackson spent his early age on his father's farm, and he worked on the farm until he was 22. Later, he studied medicine at the St. Louis Medical College (1849-1854). In July 1854, after his college graduation, cousin Jackson came back to Missouri. He settled in Knoxville and practiced medicine there.

On 10 May 1855, Jackson married 15 years younger Mis Sarah A. Creason (b. 31 Oct. 1837 in Ray, MO). Sarah's parents were Goodwin and Sarah Creason.

Two years later, Dr. Jackson Gant opened a drug store. He had a farm as well - one thousand acres of land (eight hundred and forty acres were cultivated + six acres were an orchard), a house, barns and other farm buildings. Jackson was busy not only serving as the community doctor. Besides that, he was also engaged in raising the best brands of cattle. In addition to it all, Jackson D was an active and leading member of the Masonic Lodge (A.F. & A.M.). His wife Mary Ann, was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. They had three daughters Marietta, Carrie F, Ida F (Marietta died young) and two sons William F and Samuel. The sons followed their father's footsteps and became doctors as well.

Jackson D Gant passed away on 15 Oct. 1898.

His youger brother William (b. in Oct. 1826) was a farmer. He married Miss Eliza Turner, born in 1826 in Ray, MO. In 1880, they lived with their children in Fishing River, Ray, Missouri. (1)

Missouri River

Not much is known about Wallace Henry Gant (b. about 1830, Orange, NC/d. 10 Feb. 1861, Holt, Missouri) besides that he was a wagon maker (2). On 1 Feb. 1855, Wallace married Miss Rebecca Catharine Allbright (b. 1835 in Clay, Missouri). The marriage ceremony took place in the county where the bride was born (3).

Fortescue, Holt, Missouri

James Henry's eighth child and sixth son was Duncan Dowell Gant (b. 14 May 1831, NC/d. 1 Nov. 1893) who also lived in Knoxville, Ray, MO. On 29 Nov. 1869, he married 18 years younger Miss Lucinda Elizabeth Grimes, the daughter of Major John James Grimes and Nancy T Kincaide. Lucinda was born on 10 June 1849. Duncan was a merchant (4) and a member of Cyrus Royal Arch Masons Chapter No. 36 of Richmond, Missouri. Duncan and Ludie had three children May Y, Daisy (died young) and Robert Kelly Guy.

Probably Daniel C Gant (b. Nov. 1836, Orange, NC/d. 29 May 1911) became a physician as well, however, I could not find any specific information on his life/career. At the age of 65, he lived in Liberty Township, Liberty City Ward 3-4, Clay, Missouri, at the estate of his brother Samuel (b. 23 Sept. 1826, Orange, NC/d. 20 Sept. 1907) together with their sister Isabella Wilson (b. May 1842, Ray, MO/d. 1892) who had been widowed a year ago. (6) The record does not include any details on Daniel's profession. Samuel was a livestock dealer (hog and cattle shipper).


John O'Kelly Gant (b. Feb. 1838, Orange, NC/d. 6 March 1910, Plattsburg, Clinton, Missouri) was a doctor as some of his older brothers. His first wife was probably Miss Hattie Simpson (b. 29 Sept. 1846/d. 2 April 1878). They had one son Daniel C. John remarried on 7 Sept. 1881, (7) his second wife was Elizabeth S Garner (b.10 March 1857, Richmond, ray, MO). They had at least one daughter.

Benjamin F Gant 

was a farmer. He probably moved to Missouri about 1835. In 1850, he lived with his second wife Sarah and children in District No. 75 of Ray County, MO. (8)

Joshua R Gant

married Miss Winniefred Ann Reeves on 26 August 1833. Joshua's wife was about 12 years younger than him. The couple and their three children migrated to Missouri in 1838. Their fourth child Cyrus D Gant was born on 10 Sept. of that year. In 1860, the family lived in Fishing River Twonship, Ray County Missouri. Joshua was a farmer (9). His real estate was worth $5300 and the value of his personal estate was $10000.

Joshua and his wife Winnifred had nine children - four daughters (Martha F, Charlotte A, Mary Artela and Virginia Emphraiah) and five sons (Thomas Reeves, William Reeves, Cyrus D, Joshua Butler, and Josephus P).

In 1568, the oldest daughter of Joshua R and Winnifred's, Martha (b. about 1835, NC) married Mr. Cyrus W. Clampitt (b. 24 October 1828, Indiana) a teacher and the headmaster of the school in Hardin, MO. Joshua's family lived in Crab Orchard, Ray, MO then.

Thomas Reeves Y Gant, Joshua's oldest son (b. 31 March 1836, Orange, NC/d. June 1925), worked on a farm and raised livestock for about 36 years. He married Anna E Hughes (b. 16 April 1839, Ray, MO) on 13 Nov. 1867. Thomas and Anna had five children (Ada F, John N, Anna Lee, Thomas E and Anna P) of which Anna P and Anna Lee died before 1881.

There is a record of Thomas R Gant who served in 3rd Regiment Missouri Infantry, Company C, who started his service as Private and finished as Corporal. However, I am not sure whether it was our cousin.

In 1872, Thomas, together with his brothers Joshua and Josephus, started a family business. The brothers owned a building in Vibbard - they succesfully ran a big store (dry goods) there. The store name was "T. R. Gant & Bros".Besides that, the brothers owned a telephone line which was between Vibbard and Excelsior Springs.

Late in his life, when he was 83, he lived with Winnifred, their daughter Ada F and her husband Goearge A Madden in Polk, Ray County, MO (10).

Cyrus Daniel Gant (b. 10 Sept. 1839, Ray County, MO), he started working for himself when he was 20 years old. During the Civil War, he joined the 3rd Missouri Cavalry, Company C of the Confederate Army. Cyrus was part of that unit for six months, later he was transferred to the 3rd Regiment of the Missouri Infantry. According to the "History of Ray County, MO" Private Cyrus D Gant took part in the following battles:

of Pea Ridge (March 1862),
Iuka (Sept. 1862),

Stones River (Dec. 1862),
Lexington (Dec. 1862),
Corinth (April/May 1862),
Grand Gulf (April 1863),
Black River (I guess the author meant Big Black River Bridge - May 1863),
Vicksburg (May/July 1863),
Atlanta (summer1864),
Kennesaw Mountain (June 1864),
Franklin (Nov. 1864).

He was wounded five times during the fights of the latter battle. Probably Cyrus Daniel was thought to be dead as he was left on the battlefield and later captured by the Union soldiers. At first, our Private was taken to Franklin and kept there for two months. Next, he was in the hospital in Nashville and then, as a prisoner in Camp Chase in Ohio till the 14th day of April 1865 when he was relesead.

Cyrus started his journey back home traveling on foot. Thanks to a friend whom he met on his way, he was able to pay for a steamboat passage, get home and reunite with his relatives who had not seen him for three years.

Steamboat 'Delta Queen'

On 17 Sept. 1866, cousin Cyrus married Miss Ella Hughes (b. 14 July 1847, Ray, MO) whose parents were Mr. John Hughes and his wife Deborah. Cyrus was a livestock trader.

In 1895, Cyrus, Ella and their children (William F, James N, Leila, Ora L, Maude, Ella and Annie) lived at 1412 Locust St., Kansas City, MO. In that year, the oldest son William who worked as a police court clerk, died of TB. James N is mentioned in the newspaper note regarding his brother's death. The note informs that James was a floorwalker in the Doggett dry goods store.

In 1900, Ella, Cyrus and their eight children lived in Precinct No. 11, Kansas City Ward 9, Jackson County, Missouri (11). In that Census record Cyrus Gant is listed as a livestock solicitor. Leila and Ora worked as dry goods store clerks. I assume it could have been the same store in which their older brother James was employed as well.

Cyrus lived seventy-four years, he passed on 19 Oct. 1913.

Joshua Butler Gant (b. 15 April 1848, Ray, MO) lived with their parents and worked on the family farm. He married Isabell Ralph (b. 30 Oct. 1852, Ray, MO), daughter of Arthur Bradford Ralph Sr. and Mary Walker Brashear. The marriage took place on 23 Sept. 1884 (12).

In 1877, Joshua, together with his brothers got engaged in the work in the store which they had in Vibbard.

The Census of 1900 recorded that Joshua B and his wife Ella lived in Columbia Ward 1, Boone, Missouri (13).

Joshua died at the age of 71, on 14 May 1919.

Josephus Palestine Gant (b. 7 Nov. 1851, Ray, MO) married Miss Jennie M Bissell (b. 3 May 1855, Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio) on 25 March 187. In 1910, Joe, Jennie and Jennie's niece lived in Columbia Ward 2, Boone, Missouri.

Joseph worked as a grocery salesman and rented rooms to three ladies/boarders (14). He lived eighty-six years - died on 7 Sept. 1937.

William Reeves Gant (b. about 1837, Orange, NC) was recorded in the census of 1850 - he lived at home (Roy, MO) with his parents and siblings (8), but there is no note regarding him in the Census 1860 (15). Who knows what happened to him, maybe he had moved or died?

UPDATE:

My recent findings

Daniel (?) married Miss Patsy Aldridge on 20 April 1868, in Johnson, Missouri (16).

Samuel married Henrietta Dunning on 8 February 1915, in Clay, MO (17).

Sources:

• Free online version of "History of Ray County, MO., Carefully Written and Completed from The Most Authentic Official and Private Sources, Including a History of the Townships, City, Towns and Villages, together with a Condenced History of Missouri; a Military Record of Its Volunteers in Either Army of the Great Civil War; General and Local Statistics; Miscellany; Reminiscences, Grave, Tragic and Humorous; Biographical Sketches of Prominent Men and Citizens Identified With The Interest of the County.", published by St Louis: Missouri Historical Company, 1881
• findagrave.com
• National Park Service, The Civil War, Soldiers and Sailors Database

Records

• 1) "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6FH-C6Q : 26 August 2017), William Gant, Fishing River, Ray, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district ED 132, sheet 322C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0713; FHL microfilm 1,254,713.
• 2) "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDZV-5QM : 12 April 2016), Anna Allin in household of James H Gant, Ray county, Ray, Missouri, United States; citing family 1175, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• (3) "Missouri Marriages, 1750-1920," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2DP-6CF : 11 February 2018), Willis Henry Gant and Rebeca Catharine Allbright, 01 Feb 1855; citing Clay,Missouri; FHL microfilm 955,303.
• 4) "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6FH-QSX : 26 August 2017), DD Gant, Knoxville, Ray, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district ED 129, sheet 293A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0713; FHL microfilm 1,254,713.
• (5) "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDZ7-GKQ : 12 April 2016), Spencer Gant, Gallatin, Clay, Missouri, United States; citing family 425, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• (6) United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3CH-DH3 : accessed 7 February 2019), Daniel Gant in household of Saml S Gant, Liberty Township Liberty city Ward 3-4, Clay, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 26, sheet 9A, family 210, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,849.
• (7) "Missouri Marriages, 1750-1920," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2DQ-2N1 : 11 February 2018), John O. K. Gant and Elizabeth Garner, 07 Sep 1881; citing Ray,Missouri; FHL microfilm 959,722.
• (8) "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDZV-VMQ : 12 April 2016), Frances Gant in household of Benjamin Gant, Ray county, Ray, Missouri, United States; citing family 502, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• (9) "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHZM-M4S : 14 December 2017), Joshua Gant, 1860.
• (10) "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8CG-N2K : accessed 7 February 2019), Thomas R Gant, Polk, Ray, Missouri, United States; citing ED 143, sheet 8A, line 33, family 68, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 942; FHL microfilm 1,820,942.
• (11) "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3ZS-NQG : accessed 8 February 2019), Cyrus Gant, Precinct 11 Kansas City Ward 9, Jackson, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 96, sheet 6A, family 137, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,863.
• (12) "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVV2-H8Q1 : 13 December 2015), Joshua B. Gant, 1919; Burial, Orrick, Ray, Missouri, United States of America, South Point Cemetery; citing record ID 17146237, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
• (13) "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2T4-LRK : accessed 8 February 2019), Joshua B Gant, Columbia Ward 1, Boone, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 128, sheet 7B, family 189, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 770; FHL microfilm 1,374,783.
• (14) "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2T4-5ZN : accessed 11 February 2019), Joe P Gant, Columbia Ward 2, Boone, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 15, sheet 3A, family 33, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 770; FHL microfilm 1,374,783
• (15) "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHZM-M4Q : 14 December 2017), Reeves Gant in entry for Joshua Gant, 1860.
• (16) "Missouri Marriages, 1750-1920", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V28V-GJ7 : 18 January 2020), Daniel Gant, 1868.
•  (17) "Missouri Marriages, 1750-1920", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HQPC-F8PZ : 18 January 2020), S. S. Gant, 1915.

Pictures:

• Missouri map: CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=558920
• Richmond courthouse, Ray, MO: By JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=23130150
• Fortescue, MO: By Ichabod - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=30160865
• Missouri River: MicaelaYoung [CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], from Wikimedia Commons
• Battle of Iuka: By Map by Hal Jespersen, www.posix.com/CW, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=9771924
• Steamboat: By Shadle - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4137300