Grantham - Wesley - Montgomery InGenWeb Project

Wesley Grantham was a son of Jesse Grantham and wife, who were  early settlers in Jackson Twp, Putnam Co, and there Wesley  Grantham grew to manhood and marr. Caroline Miller, also a native  of Putnam Co. She was a daughter of James and Nancy (LEE) Miller.  After his marriage Wesley Grantham lived in several different  localities before establishing a permanent home. He lived a short  time in Clark Twp, this County, later moved to Missouri, but  fainlly located about 7 miles SE of Ladoga. There he bought a  farm of 160 acres, now owned by Mr. JEFFRIES and adjoining the  Miller farm. There the children grew up, and there Mr. Grantham  farmed until about 1880 then moved to Ladoga and retired from  active work ont he farm and gave the younger children a better  chance to attend school. Later he bought the T.H. MESSICK farm NE  of Ladoga, crossed by the Midland RR.

The title to right of RR to run across the farm was in the  legislature when he bought it and of course he became involved in  the suit in that way. The suit continued in court over 18 years,  until after Mr. Grantham's death, when the Grantham estate  finally was vindicated by the courts.

Beside the MESSICK farm he purchased some land at the SE edge  of Ladoga now owned by Rev. BROOKS, and also a tract a mile E. of  Ladoga known as the Old Sammy BROWN farm.

He was an ardent prohibitionist and spent both time and money  in furthering the fight against liquor. He was a lifelong member  of the Methodist Church and was a liberal contributor to its  support. In fact, during his life he gave more to support the  Church than he had left when he died, having always been very  active in Church work and usually held some official position in  the Church.

Wesley Grantham and wife were the parents of two children, an  equal number of sons and daughters, (sic) Mary Elizabeth,  deceased was the wife of Nathan HULETT, subject of this review.  The mother of Mrs. Hulett passed away in 1891. She was also an  earnest Church worker, belonging to the Methodist Church and  later in life joined the Christian Church and diligently trained  her children to follow in the same way. The death of Wesley  Grantham occurred on may 14, 1903, one day before his 78th  birthday. He was a large hearted, charitable, hospitable man, who  could not turn a deaf ear to the pleas of the suffering and  needy. After his marriage, Mr. Hulett began farming on 90 acres  of land that his brother owned and a year or two later bought out  his brother's itnerest.

It was 10 or 15 years before he purchased more land, when he  traded 40 acres for 80 acres, assuming incumbrances, which he  later paid. Since then he purchased a 20 acre tract adjoining the  80 acres and added more from time to time until he eventually  owned about 500 acres in the SW part of Clark Twp. He has since  divided a part of this among his sons-in-law, but still retained  343 and 1/2 acres. He has been very successful as a general  farmer and stock raiser.

Three daughters have been born to our subject and wife,  namely: Eva, Ella and Mary. The first is the wife of John W.  DEAN, the second of Robert HICKS and the youngest married Cecil  C. CLICK. They all live in the SW part of Clarke (sic) Twp. A  separate sketch of each of these gentlemen will be found  elsewhere in these pages. Mrs. Hulett passed to her eternal rest  on Dec 10, 1909.

As a wife she was devoted to all the interests of her husband  and was a valuable helpmeet (sic). She was a member of the  Christian Church and was always fond of Church work. As a mother  she manifested instinctive solicitude for the welfare of her  children making their interests her interests, and installing  into their lives an assurance of the inheritance of the life  immortal. When she realized her end was near she called the  family to her bedside and bade them farewell admonishing the  children to be good to their father, then gently fell asleep.  Since her death Mr. Hulett has made his home with his children,  to whom he is always a kind father and anxious to provide for  their welfare. He is a worthy member of the Christian Church, is  well known and highly esteemed by all who know him. - typed by kbz