Samuel Gantt

Brief Life History of Samuel

When Samuel Gantt was born on 18 April 1811, in South Carolina, United States, his father, Joseph Gauntt, was 41 and his mother, Elizabeth Bathseba Bolton, was 46. He married Elizabeth Ann Lewis about 1837, in South Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Lexington, Lexington, South Carolina, United States in 1850 and Lexington, South Carolina, United States in 1860. He died on 29 June 1876, in South Carolina, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in Pine Grove Cemetery, Lexington, South Carolina, United States.

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Family Time Line

Samuel Gantt
1811–1876
Elizabeth Ann Lewis
1818–1906
Marriage: about 1837
John Elmore Gantt
1837–1922
William Gantt
1840–
Elijah Gantt
1842–
Beulah Gantt
1848–1925
Samuel C Gantt
1843–1927
Hannah Gantt
1845–1920
Beersheba Gauntt
1851–1897
Joseph Frank Gantt
1854–1922
Elizabeth Ann Gantt
1856–1931
Martha Ann Zelia Gantt
1859–1922
Jacob A. Gantt
1862–1914

Sources (8)

  • Saml Gantt, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Samuel Gantt, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Samuel C. Gault in entry for Samuel C. Gault, "South Carolina Deaths, 1915-1965"

World Events (8)

1812

War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

1822 · Slave Rebellion

"On June 16, 1822, Denmark Vesey a free and self-educated African American leads a slave rebellion called ""the rising."" The interesting thing about this rebellion is that it does not really happen. The only thing the judges have to go on is the testimony of people that witness it."

1829 · Fort Sumter Constructed

In 1829 Fort Sumter is constructed in the Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. Fort Sumter is most known for being the site of the first shots of the Civil War. It is barely ready when the American Civil War starts.

Name Meaning

English: altered form of Gaunt .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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