Daniel Grantham

Brief Life History of Daniel

When Daniel Grantham was born in 1772, in Cheraws District, South Carolina, British Colonial America, his father, Nathan Grantham, was 13 and his mother, Martha Strickland, was 20. He married Mary Wadsworth in 1792, in South Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in District 690, Irwin, Georgia, United States in 1840. He registered for military service in 1812. He died in 1852, in Irwin, Georgia, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Irwin, Georgia, United States.

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Family Time Line

Daniel Grantham
1772–1852
Mary Wadsworth
1773–1850
Marriage: 1792
Benjamin Grantham
1792–1850
John Campbell Grantham
1801–1852
Elijah Grantham Sr.
1807–1859
Rev Daniel M Grantham
1811–1886
Mary Grantham
1817–1847
Susannah Grantham
1818–

Sources (15)

  • Daniel Grantham, "United States Census, 1840"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Daniel (Sr.) Grantham - Government record: birth-name: Daniel Grantham
  • Daniel Grantham, "United States War of 1812 Index to Service Records, 1812-1815"

World Events (8)

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1776

Georgia is the 4th state.

1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment

The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.

Name Meaning

English (Lincolnshire and East Yorkshire): habitational name from Grantham in Lincolnshire, of uncertain origin. The final element is Old English hām ‘homestead’; the first may be Old English grand ‘gravel’ or perhaps a personal name Granta, which probably originated as a byname meaning ‘snarler’. See also Graham .

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

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