Grant, Jesse Root, 1794-1873

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Jesse Root Grant was President Ulysses S. Grant's father.

From the description of Letter : Covington, Ky., to [Elihu Benjamin] Washburn[e], [Washington, D.C.], 1865 Jan. 31. (University of Chicago Library). WorldCat record id: 84171845

Grant, a successful tanner, was the father of general and president Ulysses S. Grant.

From the description of Letter, November 27, 1867. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 304459852

Jesse Root Grant was born January 23, 1794, in Westmoreland County, PA, the son of Noah and Rachel Grant. Jesse settled in Ohio where he operated a farm and tannery. He married Hannah Simpson on June 24, 1821 in Point Pleasant, OH. They had 6 children, the eldest being Ulysses S. Grant. In the 1860s Jesse served as postmaster in Covington, KY. He died there June 29, 1873.

From the description of Grant, Jesse Root 1866 May 11 Letter. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 52823687

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creatorOf Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885. ALS, 1865 May 6, to Jesse Root Grant. Rosenbach Museum & Library
creatorOf Grant, Jesse Root, 1794-1873. Grant, Jesse Root 1866 May 11 Letter. The Filson Historical Society
creatorOf Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885. ALS : Cape Girardeau, Mo., to Jesse Root Grant, 1861 Aug. 31. Rosenbach Museum & Library
creatorOf Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885. ALS, 1863 June 15, Walnut Hills, Miss., to Jesse Root Grant. Rosenbach Museum & Library
referencedIn Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885. Collection of Ulysses S. Grant materials, 1840-1917 (bulk 1861-1885). Southern Illinois University, Morris Library
referencedIn Edwards, Moses. Marriage certificate, 1821 June 29, Clermont County, Ohio. Rosenbach Museum & Library
referencedIn Clay, Cassius Marcellus, 1810-1903. Papers, 1842-1901, (bulk 1855-1886). Lincoln Memorial University Library, Carnegie-Vincent Library
creatorOf Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885. Letters and note, 1863-1885. Buffalo History Museum, Research Library
creatorOf Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885. ALS : Cairo, Ill., to Jesse Root Grant, 1861 Nov. 29. Rosenbach Museum & Library
creatorOf Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885. ALS, 1864 Sept. 5, City Point, Va., to Jesse Root Grant. Rosenbach Museum & Library
creatorOf Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885. ALS : Cairo, Ill., to Jesse Root Grant, 1861 Nov. 8. Rosenbach Museum & Library
creatorOf Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885. ALS, 1864 Feb. 20, Nashville, Tenn., to Jesse Root Grant. Rosenbach Museum & Library
creatorOf Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885. ALS, 1861 May 30, Galena, Ill., to Jesse Root Grant. Rosenbach Museum & Library
referencedIn C. B. Comstock Papers, 1847-1908, (bulk 1862-1890) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Dent, Frederick T., 1821-1892. Frederick T. Dent papers, 1847-1890. Southern Illinois University, Morris Library
creatorOf Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885. Letters, 1863-1866. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
creatorOf Grant, Jesse Root, 1794-1873. Letter : Covington, Ky., to [Elihu Benjamin] Washburn[e], [Washington, D.C.], 1865 Jan. 31. Texas Christian University
creatorOf Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885. ALS, 1865 Mar. 19, City Point, Va., to Jesse Root Grant. Rosenbach Museum & Library
creatorOf Grant, Jesse Root, 1794-1873. Ledger. George Washington University
creatorOf Grant, Jesse Root, 1794-1873. Letter, November 27, 1867. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
referencedIn Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885. ALS : La Grange, Tenn., to Jesse Root Grant, 186[2] Nov. 23. Rosenbach Museum & Library
creatorOf Grant, Jesse R., 1794-1873. ALS, 1862 July 11 : Cincinnati, to Gov. David Tod. Copley Press, J S Copley Library
creatorOf Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885. ALS : Camp Yates, near Springfield, Ill. to Jesse Root Grant, 1861 May 6. Rosenbach Museum & Library
creatorOf Díaz, Porfirio, 1830-1915. LS, 1894 October 16 : Mexico, to Jesse R. Grant, San Diego. Copley Press, J S Copley Library
referencedIn Morris family. Papers, 1818-1924. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
creatorOf Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885. ALS, 1861 Aug. 27, Jefferson City, Mo., to Jesse Root Grant. Rosenbach Museum & Library
referencedIn Balling, Ole Peter Hansen, 1823-1906,. Painting [realia] : Jesse Root Grant. Ohio History Connection, Ohio Historical Society
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Birth 1794

Death 1873

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