Charles Richard Grant b. 10 Jul 1882 Garrett County, Maryland d. 7 Dec 1979 Cresaptown, Allegany County, Maryland: The McKenzies of Early Maryland

1882 - 1979 (97 years)

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Name	Charles Richard Grant
Birth	10 Jul 1882	Garrett County, Maryland
Gender	Male
Death	7 Dec 1979	Cresaptown, Allegany County, Maryland
Notes	Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Grant recently observed their 65th wedding anniversary at their home, 59 Brant Road, Cresaptown. The Grants were married February 3, 1907, at Barnum, W.Va., by Rev. Yost, pastor of the Methodist Church. Attendants were Cornelius Cramer and Miss May Durham. Mrs. Grant, formerly Eva V. Burke, is the daughter of the late Dorcas and William N. Burke. Mr. Grant is the son of the late Mary and John Grant. He has one brother, John, who is 78 and resides in Florida, and two sisters, Bertha Stottlemyer, Cresaptown, 86, and Edna Stottlemyer, Cumberland, 83. They are the parents of nine children, seven of whom are living. Amelia Clayton, Cleveland, Ohio; Mildred Combs, LaVale; Robert Grant, Cumberland; Clarence Grant, Hyndman; Pauline Flanagan, Cresaptown; Dorothy Shimer, Cumberland; Verna Moon, LaVale; Paul, a twin to Pauline, died in 1940 and James, who died in 1967. They have 27 grandchildren and 32 great-grandchildren. Mrs. Grant, 83, is able to do some light housework although confined to a wheelchair. Her hobbies were sewing and quilting. Mr. Grant is 89 and enjoys gardening and working in the yard even though he spends most of his time in a wheelchair because of a broken leg suffered in an automobile accident. He was a former pastor of Cresaptown Assembly of God Church and also retired from the Celanese Fibers Company in 1953. The Cumberland Sunday Times, March 12, 1972. The Rev. Charles R. Grant, 97, of 13513 Brant Avenue, Cresaptown, died yesterday in Sacred Heart Hospital. Born July 10, 1882, in Cresaptown, Rev. Mr. Grant was a son of the late John D. and Mary E. (McKenzie) Grant. His wife, Eva V. (Burke) Grant, died in 1974. Rev. Mr. Grant was a member of the Cresaptown Assembly of God Church, a former Celanese Fibers Company employee, and a retired Assembly of God minister. Surviving are five daughters, Mrs. Amelia I. Clayton and Mrs. Mildred L. Combs, both of Cresaptown; Mrs. C. Pauline Flanagan, at home; Mrs. Dorothy M. Shimer, Eckhart, and Mrs. Verna R. Moon, LaVale; one son, C. Robert Grant, this city; one sister, Mrs. Bertha Stottlemyer, Cresaptown; 29 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Friends will be received at the George Funeral Home from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today. Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. at the Cresaptown Assembly of God Church with the Rev. William M. Hoard officiating. Interment will be in Eckhart Cemetery. The body will be taken to the church one hour prior to the service. Pallbearers, all grandsons of the late Rev. Mr. Grant, will be Thomas Raley, Bobby Grant, Paul Flanagan, Donald Grant, Allen Shimer and Larry Moon. Cumberland Evening Times [date of death was December 7, 1979]
Person ID	I12785	McKenzie Genealogy
Last Modified	29 Oct 2021

Father	John Daniel Grant, b. 10 Jul 1852, Cresaptown, Allegany County, Maryland d. 11 Jun 1928, Cresaptown, Allegany County, Maryland (Age 75 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Mary Elizabeth McKenzie, b. 6 Jun 1851, Maryland d. 22 Apr 1931, Allegany County, Maryland (Age 79 years)
Relationship	natural
Marriage	27 Oct 1871	Allegany County, Maryland
Family ID	F00837	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Eva V. Burke, b. 1888, Little Orleans, Allegany County, Maryland d. 2 Oct 1974, Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland (Age 86 years)

Marriage 3 Feb 1907 Barnum, Mineral County, West Virginia

Children

	1. Amelia Irene Grant d. UNKNOWN [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	2. Pauline Grant d. UNKNOWN [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	3. Robert Grant d. UNKNOWN [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	4. Mildred Louise Grant, b. 12 Jun 1910, Cresaptown, Allegany County, Maryland d. 5 Mar 1986, Randallstown, Baltimore County, Maryland (Age 75 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	5. C. William (Bill) Grant, b. Abt 1917, Beryl, Mineral County, West Virginia d. 16 Mar 1972, Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland (Age ~ 55 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	6. Paul Clinton Grant, b. 1920 d. 4 Jul 1940, Cresaptown, Allegany County, Maryland (Age 20 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	7. Dorothy Grant, b. 1 May 1921, Cresaptown, Allegany County, Maryland d. 20 Apr 2014, Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland. (Age 92 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	8. James Walter Sr. Grant, b. Abt 1924, Beryl, Mineral County, West Virginia d. 26 Jun 1967, Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland (Age ~ 43 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	9. Verna Ruth Grant, b. Private [Father: private] [Mother: private]

Family ID F06221 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 29 Oct 2021