Individual Details
Rachel Miller Kelly
( - 5 Apr 1805)
Rachel was the daughter of Col. Miller of Jamestown, VA.
Inscription on her newly erected grave marker:
Rachel Kelly Grant
June 1746 - April 5, 1805
Grandmother of Ulysses S. Grant
18th President of the United States
Mrs. Grant came to Deerfield in 1804 with her
husband Noah, and seven children. Noah set up
a tannery just west of the Deerfield circle.
Rachel was known for her spinning.
An older stone:
Rachel Kelley Grant
Died 1805
Grandmother of Gen. U.S. Grant
Erected by Dau of Union Veterans 1924
Note: The birth on the newer stone cannot be correct - she would have been in her 50's when her last four children children were born.
Events
Marriage | 4 Mar 1792 | Pennsylvania - Capt. Noah Grant | |||
Death | 5 Apr 1805 | ||||
Burial | Deerfield Cemetery, Portage County, Ohio |
Families
Spouse | Capt. Noah Grant (1748 - 1819) |
Child | Susan A. Grant (1792 - 1871) |
Child | Jesse Root Grant (1794 - 1873) |
Child | Margaret Moody Grant (1795 - 1873) |
Child | Noah Bean Grant (1797 - 1821) |
Child | John Kelly Grant (1799 - 1832) |
Child | Roswell Miller Grant (1802 - 1886) |
Child | Rachel Maria Grant (1804 - ) |
Endnotes
1. Find A Grave, Jim Tipton, Founder, online [http://www.findagrave.com/], , Memorial# 13788938.