The Potter journal and news item. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1872-1874, 1873-08-06
From the New York Herald.
Sketch of Jesse r. Grant.

JesSe H. UTalI, the IaILer OF OlyS-
ses s. Grant, President Of the United
States, was a plain, hard working,
earnest and honest man and enjoyed
in his declining years the great con-
ISOLATION Of having seen his son re-
ceive and administer the highest hon
or and authority which the people of
the American nation can confer on
man, and this by almost unanimous
repetition on two different occa-
sions.
The family of Jesse r. Grant de-
scended from Noah Grant, who came
over to America from Scotland at an
early period, but its authenticated
record begins with Captain Noah
Grant. He entered the United States
service as Captain in I775 and was
killed in battle ON the 20th of Sep,
tember. 1756. He was the great
grandfather Of General Grant. His
son, Noah Grant. was born at Wind
sor, Conn, July 4, 1744. He served
through most of the Revolutionary
War, rising to the rank of captain.
He lived for time in New London
county, it is believed, but he is known
to have resided in Coventry. After
the death of his first wife he emigrat-
ed from that place to Western Penn
sylvania, where he married again.
The father Of General Grant, now de-
ceased, was born Of this marriage in
January, 1894, in WestmoFeland
county, Pa. He was named Jesse
Root Grant, after Judge Jesse Root,
of Connecticut, with whom his father
claimed relationship. The family
moved to Ohio in 1899. At that
time schools were almost entirely
unknown in that country, and the
only education Jesse Root Grant OBJ
tanned was derived from a few
months schooling when he was
about fifteen years Of age. His father
although tolerably well educated
himself, took little interest in in
structing his children, and the family
could not well afford to seek abroad
for the advantages which they lacked
at home. Young Grant had a matter
Of fact turn Of mind, and seeing that
he was destined to obtain his living
by the sweat of his brow. he cast
about for some remuaerative employ
ment. He finally selected the tan
ming business. In 1920 he removed
to Point Pleasant. a small village.
twenty-five miles from Cincinnati.
Here he became acquainted with his
future wife. This lady, Miss Hannah
Simpson, was born in November,
1898, in Montgomery county, Penn,
where she was brought up and edu-
Gated. In 1918, she. with her fathers
family, emigrated to Ohio and set
tied in Clarmont county. in June.
1921. Mr.. Jesse Il. Grant and Miss
Simpson married and settled at Point
Pleasant. On the 9th Of April. 1922,
their first child was born. As is not
unfrequently the case in such circum-
stances, there was no little discussion
on the subject of naming the illustri-
Gus stranger. Finally. the following
method was adopted Of solving the
difficulty. The various names which
had been suggested were placed in
hat and shaken together, and it was
agreed that the first one drawn out
should be adopted. That name was
Ulysses = and the future Lieutenant
General was called Ulysses Simpson
Grant, receiving for his middle name
the maiden name of his mother.
About year after the birth Of the
General Mr.. Jesse r. Grant removed
to Georgetown, the county seat Of
Brown county, where he settled him.
self permanently in the tanning bust
ness. Here five other children were
born to him. Mr.. Grant, Sr., profit
ed by his own early experience and
gave all his children q good educa-
tion. Indeed, he did rather more
than that, for we find him writing to
a friend, very few years, since that
he had divided $4,000 among his
four children, leaving enough for the
Of himself and wife. He did
not include the General in this divi-
sion, as he vas then in the receipt of
a large salary from the Government.
Be patient in well-doing.