Marty and Karla Grant
The Genealogy of Marty Grant and wife Karla Mangus Grant.
Jeffrey Graham
1784 - 1855 (70 years) Has 3 ancestors and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.-
Name Jeffrey Graham Birth 12 Aug 1784 Wilkes Co, NC 
Gender Male Reference Number 142 _UID 60CD888DD2DAD4118AC44445535400005198 Death 14 Mar 1855 Avery Creek, Buncombe Co, NC Burial Graham Cem, Buncombe Co, NC Person ID I3562 Marty and Karla Grant Last Modified 9 Jan 2025
Father Moses Grimes, b. Bef 1740 d. Abt Nov 1795, Wilkes Co, NC (Age > 55 years)Mother ? Marriage Bef 1784 NC _UID 41274347C02BDF459F93067E20601DB408BF Family ID F2411 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 
Frances Eastridge, b. 16 Jul 1793, Wilkes Co, NC d. 2 Feb 1855, Avery Creek, Buncombe Co, NC (Age 61 years)Marriage 1810/1811 Buncombe Co, NC _UID EE2700FAA7AE5F4AB274BF3C43539E90F2AC Children 1. Delilah Ann Graham, b. 1810/1811, Buncombe Co, NC d. Aft 1880, Buncombe Co, NC (Age > 70 years)2. Phoebe Caroline Graham, b. 1813/1814, Buncombe Co, NC d. 1899, Swain Co, NC (Age 85 years)3. Jane Graham, b. 1815/1816, Buncombe Co, NC d. 1850/1855, Buncombe Co, NC (Age 39 years)4. James Rufus Graham, b. Jul 1819, Buncombe Co, NC d. Abt 1905, Buncombe Co, NC (Age 85 years)5. Mary Graham, b. Jan 1822, Buncombe Co, NC d. Aft 1907, Buncombe Co, NC (Age > 86 years)6. Milus Washington Graham, b. 15 May 1826, Buncombe Co, NC d. Abt 1895, Buncombe Co, NC (Age 68 years)7. Rosanna Graham, b. 1826/1827, Buncombe Co, NC d. Aug 1874, Buncombe Co, NC (Age 47 years)8. Thomas Jefferson Graham, b. 1830/1831, Buncombe Co, NC d. 1861/1865, TN, Civil War (Age 34 years)9. Margaret Graham, b. Oct 1831, Buncombe Co, NC d. Abt 1905, Buncombe Co, NC (Age 73 years)10. Adolphus Theodore Graham, b. 5 Dec 1833, Buncombe Co, NC d. Aft 1907, Buncombe Co, NC (Age > 75 years)11. Drucilla Elvira Graham, b. Aug 1836, Buncombe Co, NC d. Aft 1907, Buncombe Co, NC (Age > 72 years)Family ID F1702 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 21 Aug 2026
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Notes - !NOTES:Marty Grant's 5th Great Grand Parent.;
!NOTE:In testimony 11 Nov 1905 Mary Tabor answered this way:
Q. Was Jeffry or Jefferson Graham very dark?
A. About my complexion, but redder.
Q. What was the color of his hari and was it kinky?
A. Black, soft and a little curly, but not kinky.
Q. What is the reputation in the family as to what race you belong to?
A. Portugese.
!BIRTH:12 Aug 1784 from Tombstone, born in NC per 1850 census;
!CENSUS:1790.
* Moses Grimes in Wilkes had three sons under 16 (1774/84). That could be Jeffrey, Lewis and John;
!CENSUS:1800;
!DEED:10 Nov 1808 Buncombe Co, NC C-186 John ISRAEL to Geoffrey GRIMES, 300a Long Shoals;
!CENSUS:1810;
!DEED:29 Mar 1812 Buncombe Co, NC E-146 Jeffry GRIMES to David PRESSLEY, 10a Long Shoals;
!CENSUS:1820 Buncombe Co, NC pg 86 Jeffrey GRIMES Free Colored age 26-44 (1775/94) White: "000000-00000" Free Colored: "1010-3010";
!CENSUS:1830 Buncombe Co, NC pg 240 Jeffrey GRIMES Free Colored age 36-54 (1775/94) White: 0-0, Free Colored: "300100-231000"
!POLL:1835 Buncombe Co, NC Bent Creek Precinct, Jeffrey GRAHAM;
!CENSUS:1840 Buncombe Co., NC p 153 Southern Division
Jeff. Grimes 0 whites, Free colored persons=130100-231100 <---
Wm Evans 0 whites, Free colored persons=10100-00100
Lewis Grimes 0 whites, Free colored persons=221100-340100
* Above three listed together in that order;
!DEED: 7 Feb 1843 Buncombe Co, NC 22-515 Jeffrey GRAHAM to Andrew H. JOHNSTON, 290a French Broad River;
!DEED:22 Apr 1843 Buncombe Co, NC 23-530 Jeffrey GRAHAM from William D. JONES, 200a Avery's Creek;
!CENSUS:1850 Buncombe Co, NC # 751 Jeffry GRAHAM, 66 (1783/84) born NC, race = "M";
!DEATH:14 Mar 1855 Buncombe Co, NC from Tombstone;
!ESTATE: 5 Apr 1855 Buncombe Co, NC Loose Estates Jeffrey GRAHAM, 1855. Miles W. GRAHAM and Joseph LANCE, administrators;
- !NOTES:Marty Grant's 5th Great Grand Parent.;