YOUNG'S CHAPEL CEMETERY, Youngs Chapel Rd., GILES COUNTY
TENNESSEE
GRANT, James Frank, Sep 1837 - 22 Jul 1905 (h/o Julia Mays
Grant; md 02 Feb 1858 CSA Co. 1, 32nd TN Infantry)
Obituary: The Pulaski Citizen 27 Jul 1905
Dr. J. Frank Grant, who for a number of years was a well
known physician in Nashville, and who served with
distinction as soldier and surgeon in the army of the
Confederacy, died Saturday at the Old Soldiers' Home on the
Lebanon Road. He had been an inmate of that institution for
several years, in fact, ever since his health failed him and
he was forced to retire from the practice of his profession.
Dr. Grant, who had attained the rank of major at the close
of the Civil War, was born in Lincoln County in September
1837. He came from a fine old family in Southern Tennessee,
and married into one of the most prominent Giles County
families. His wife being Miss Julia Mayes, daughter of the
late Dr. Mayes. Mrs. Grant died several years ago, and was
buried in Giles at her old home. Dr. Grant enlisted in Co.
I, Thirty second Tennessee Infantry, in June 1861, and was
later transferred to the 3rd Tennessee, of which he was
surgeon. He was captured at Fort Donelson in February 1862,
and exchanged in September 1862. Later he was surgeon of
Brown's Brigade and of Brown's Division. He was paroled at
Greensboro, N. C. May 1, 1865, and as stated above attained
the rank of major. About fifteen years ago he removed to
Nashville and successfully practiced medicine. In addition
to being a very fine surgeon, he was a physician of note.
Dr. Grand had an office in East Nashville for a number of
years, and later located in the central part of the city. No
children resulted from his marriage. Dr. Grant was an
interesting raconteur, and in additions to the war stories
he related, he knew many of the inside facts regarding the
celebrated Ku Klux Klan. Dr. Grant's body was brought here
Sunday night and buried at Young's Chapel Monday, a large
number of old soldiers attending. The body of Dr. Grant's
wife who was buried at the Mayes place at Bradshaw was
disinterred and buried beside Dr. Grant.
GRANT, Julia Mays Abt 1842 (w/o Dr. James Frank Mays; d/o
Dr. Jesse and Mary E. Cook Mays)