My Kinfolks of KY and Beyond - Grady Surnames
MY KINFOLKS OF KY AND BEYOND
GRADY SURNAMES



Below are the first three geneations. Only my direct line is listed, however, the individuals with numbers next to their name do have additional information. Please feel free to contact me if these are of interest to you.

Individuals' names highlighted in blue have links to their photo and/or tombstones.

DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM HENRY GRADY

Generation No. 1
1. WILLIAM HENRY GRADY was born 1812 in NC. He married NANCY MARTIN January 13, 1834.

Children of WILLIAM GRADY and NANCY MARTIN are:

i. JOHN GRADY, b. 1836, NC; m. RHODA KING WHITAKER, July 16, 1857, KY.

ii. WILLIAM PENKIE GRADY, b. 1838, NC; m. LOUISA KING, August 10, 1859.

iii. GEORGE W. GRADY, b. 1842, NC.

iv. MARY F. GRADY, b. 1844, NC.

2. v. MARTHA E. GRADY, b. 1850, KY. She married JAMES NEWCOMB.

vi. SARAH F. GRADY, b. 1852, KY.

3. vii. JAMES GRADY, b. March 12, 1853, KY; d. December 6, 1922, TN.

viii. MARION ALEX GRADY, b. 1856, KY.

ix. NANCY GRADY, b. 1859.

Generation No. 2
3. JAMES GRADY (WILLIAM HENRY) was born March 12, 1853 in KY, and died December 6, 1922 in TN. He married (1) MALCENIA COOLEY April 25, 1878. He married (2) MARY CATHERINE WADDELL 1903.

Children of JAMES GRADY and MALCENIA COOLEY are:

i. RODNEY GRADY, b. 1872.

4. ii. SAMUEL MACK COOLEY GRADY, b. August 16, 1876; d. August 14, 1957. He married ALICE BALES July 10, 1898.

5. iii. MARTHA JANE GRADY, b. November 1, 1880; d. February 24, 1942. She married JAMES T. OWENS August 29, 1895.

6. iv. TOBE GRADY, b. January 20, 1883; d. June 2, 1975. He married ALICE ISAACS June 23, 1906.

7. v. MAGGIE GRADY, b. May 30, 1884; d. August 20, 1967. She married (1) CLARENCE DURHAM January 20, 1904 in Laurel Co., KY, son of JAMES DURHAM and MARTHA ELKINS. She married (2) FLOYD LINGAR October 19, 1921. She married (3) CALVIN THOMPSON April 19, 1938.

8. vi. JOHN BRIGHAM GRADY, b. July 30, 1890; d. March 14, 1923. He married CASSIE LAWSON July 29, 1909.

Children of JAMES GRADY and MARY WADDELL are:

vii. PEARL GRADY, b. May 5, 1904; d. April 11, 1970; m. HENDERSON PARKS, February 20, 1920.

viii. OSCAR GRADY, b. August 4, 1906; d. October 21, 1926, Harlan County, KY.

ix. NORA GRADY, b. 1908; m. CONARD HOWARD PARKER, September 15, 1923.

x. MYRTLE GRADY, b. 1910; m. (1) ERNEST HAMBLIN; m. (2) SPEED PARKER; m. (3) LLOYD SIMS, August 29, 1927.

xi. LETTIE GRADY, b. September 30, 1911; m. MILFORD KING, June 8, 1930.

xii. NETTIE GRADY, b. September 30, 1911; d. January 2, 1999; m. (1) LINZA ATKINS; m. (2) LESTER FITE.

xiii. EVERETT JOE GRADY, b. January 19, 1923, TN; d. October 2, 1997, MI; m. NADINE COLLINS.

Generation No. 3
7. MAGGIE GRADY (JAMES, WILLIAM HENRY) was born May 30, 1884, and died August 20, 1967. She married (1) CLARENCE DURHAM January 20, 1904 in Laurel Co., KY, son of JAMES DURHAM and MARTHA ELKINS. She married (2) FLOYD LINGAR October 19, 1921. She married (3) CALVIN THOMPSON April 19, 1938.

Children of MAGGIE GRADY and CLARENCE DURHAM are:

9. i. EVA MAE DURHAM, b. December 5, 1905, KY; d. August 23, 1949, KY. She married (1) GREEN PRESLEY March 15, 1920, son of ARCHIE PRESLEY and EMILY BREWER. She married (2) LAWRENCE MADDEN July 11, 1928, son of DOCK MADDEN and SUSIE MIDDLETON. She married (3) DILLARD JOHNSON June 2, 1932, son of FREDERICK JOHNSON and SALLY JONES.

10. ii. EARL DURHAM, b. February 27, 1911, KY; d. July 21, 1979, MI. He married (1) GLADYS EVERSOLE June 30, 1934. He married (2) MARIE NORRIS March 3, 1945, daughter of GRADY NORRIS and NETTIE WRIGHT.

11. iii. MAUDIE MARIE DURHAM, b. May 19, 1914, KY; d. March 16, 2005, OH. She married ELMER FARLEY PRESLEY April 16, 1927, son of ANDREW PRESLEY and DRUSILLA HALL.