Sterling Graydon
Family
South Carolina
1m. Eliza
Jane Lindsey 1832
b. 12 Jan 1812
d. 14
Jun
1872 SC
her
parents:
(unknown) Lindsey
2m. Susan Esther Dunwoody
25 May 1849
b.
d.
father: Rev. Samuel Dunwoody[Karen Snead]
mother: Livinia Ann Frances Snead [Karen Snead]
his father: Thomas
Graydon
his mother: Sara Camp
| Children with Eliza Jane Lindsey |
|||
|---|---|---|---|
| John D. Graydon | b. 1833 Laurens County, SC# | d. |
m. |
| Sarah J.Graydon | b. 1835 Laurens County, SC# | d. | m. |
| Thomas A.Graydon | b. 1838 Laurens County, SC# | d. | m. |
| Beaufort T. Graydon |
b. 1840 Laurens County, SC# |
||
| May W. Graydon |
b. 1841 Laurens County, SC# |
||
| Thoresse H. Graydon |
b. 1843 Laurens County, SC# |
||
| Eliza J. C. Graydon |
b. 1845 Laurens County, SC# |
||
Sterling E. Graydon shows up in the probate records of his father
Thomas Graydon. He is said to have married Eliza Jane Lindsey
and his brother Drury is supposed to have married a Lindley.
There is too much similarity here and I believe that Sterling probably
married a Lindley, since we have a father's name for Drury's wife. This
may be why so many researcher have had such a hard time tracing it.
It could have been misspelled in
the record or simply misread. Even though I've included her the
census of Sterling E. Graydon I don't believe he is the son of Sterling
and Eliza. He would have to be born in 1825 before they
were married by several
years. We have not discovered an earlier marriage for Sterling.
I believe that Sterling E. Graydon was the son John Graydon, see the
estate
1850.
1840, Feb. 20 - Sterling Gradon, Asberry Terry and John M.
Terry
become executors to the estate of Thomas Gradon. Money owed to John M.
Terry,
Wm Terry, Asbury Terry, Sterling Gradon, John Graden, G. Poole, Wm
Gradon,
W. G. Vinson, Drey Gradon, Nancy Gradon. Sold also were three
slaves.
[Landers Co., S.C., Judge of Probate, Box 89, pkg. 9, LDS
film
#1029341]
1849- Marriages of South Carolina.
Sterling E.
Graydon
> Susan Esther Dunwoody May 25, 1849,
married by Rev. J. W. McCall
Her parents are said to be Rev. Samuel Dunwoody and Livinia
Snead. Livinia is the thirteenth child of Rev. John Snead and
Mary (Gooch) Snead. Sister of Rev. Tilman Snead. [Karen
Snead]
1850 - US Census, South Carolina,
[Newberry Co.], page 250
S. E.
Graydon
25
m farmer
SC
Suzanna
20
f
"
John
3/12 m
"
[Laurens 267]
Sterling
Graydon Esqr
51 m
farmer 3000/-
SC b
1799
Eliza
J. (Lindsey*)
38 f
"
b 1812
John
L.
17
m
"
Sarah
J.
15
f "
Thomas
A.
12
m "
Beaufort Q.
10
m "
May
W.
9
f
"
Hosea
H.
7
m "
Eliza
J. C.
5
f
"
Tabitha
Lindsey
30
f
SC
Aug. 12, 1850- S. E. Graydon files for letter of
administration
for his father, John Graydon Esq. 's estate. John Terry listed
heres
was the husband John Graydon's sister. John Terry seems to
be
the possessor of knowledge about how the estate needs to be handled and
helps
Sterling with the details. John Terry advanced money to pay
creditors
for expenses until the estate was settled, which afterwards Sterling
Graydon
repays. John McDowell Terry owed $67.55 but also a witness to
number
of documents for payment to debtors. I assume him to be an uncle
to
Sterling. They had previously been very involved in the
distribution
of the Estate of Thomas Graydon in Feb., 1840.
1860- US Census, South Carolina, Abbeville Co., p. 83
Sterling E. Graydon 35 m merchant 1000/3000 AL1870 - US Census, South Carolina, Greenville Co., Fairview Twp. Roll: 1498 Page: 569
Susan E. 32 f ( m. 15 May 1849 Susan Esther Dunwoody) SC
Ellis G. 8 m SC
Goran G. 8 m SC
Alfred T. 1 m SC
Larnina Dunwoody 72 f 1000/25000 SC
Catherine E. Smyth 19 f SC
Graydon, Sterling 70 m w school teacher So CA
" , Eliz. J. 57 f w house keeper " "
" , Eliz. 24 f w house work " "
" , Martha A. 18 f w " " " "
Greenville Co., Abbeville, Roll: 1481 Page: 126
Graden, S. E 44 m w bookeeper 250 / 150
" , S. E. 41 f w keeping house
" , E(lis?) 19 m w at home
" , G. V. 16 m w
" , Wm 8 m w
" , Julie 6 f w
" , Susan 4 f w
1887 - Laurens Co., Marriage records list several marriages to Graydons
L320 LYTHGOE, HATTIE G635 GRAYDON, ELLIS G 87 FEB
T512 THOMPKINS, LALLA G635 GRAYDON, ELLIS G 87 MAY
G635 GRAYDON, DELLA C436 CHILDRESS, J M 88 DEC
G635 GRAYDON, STERLING E D530 DUNWOODY, SUSAN ESTHER 84 MAY
G635 GRAYDON, WILLIAM N C455 COLEMAN, LAURA 88 DEC
M254 McMILLAN, ADA W G635 GRAYDON, WILLIAM NORWOOD 89 JAN
Lucinda Graydon, who married Harris Thompson, are supposedly both buried at Columbia Baptist Church cem., Princeton, SC off highway 25 in Greenville county. They had a son named Thomas Graydon Thompson (b. 18 NOV 1844 in SC, and died 19 FEB 1929). His wife was Ella Jane Kirby (b. 12 OCT 1852 in SC; died 20 JAN 1927) [records of Anita Monroe 9/04 Genforum, RubatoM@aol.com]
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