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Rodney Guy Grantham

20 Jul 1873 – 27 Feb 1948

Birth	20 Jul 1873
Death	27 Feb 1948
Cemetery	Snyder Cemetery Snyder , Scurry County , Texas , USA
Added by	Dwain on 25 May 2013
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/111165091

Bio

WWI & MEXICAN REVOLUTION SPECIAL RANGER REGULAR RANGER Rodney Guy Grantham was born July 20, 1873 in Arkansas, to James Perstell Grantham and Lucretia Jane Sirmon. Rodney stood 5ft. 9 1/2in. tall, had blue eyes sandy hair and a red complexion. In 1880, he lived in Bearhouse, Ashley County, Arkansas. He was married to his first wife, Addie Marie Duncan on January 4, 1911, in Garza County, Texas. They had one girl, Cordelia. His second wife was Irene Grantham whom he married in about 1920. He had three step-daughters; Florence Elkins; Kindred Elkins and Frances Elkins. Rodney was a brand inspector for the Cattle Raisers' Association of Texas, in Farwell, Pamer County, Texas. He enlisted in the Texas Rangers as a SPECIAL RANGER on September 21, 1918 thru June 16, 1919. In October 1918, he was classified as a REGULAR RANGER without pay, to avoid the draft. In 1920, he was a general farmer in Kent County Texas. In 1930, he was a stock farmer in Big Lake, Reagan County, Texas. Rodney Guy Grantham died on February 27, 1948, in Tom Green County, Texas. (by Nancy E. Brown)

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Family

Parents

• Lucretia Jane Sirmon Garrett Grantham 1836–1924
• James Perstell Grantham 1840–1929

Spouse

• Irene "Rena" Bean Elkins 1878–1955
• Addie Marie Duncan Baker 1881–1963

Siblings

• Matilda Elizabeth Garrett Bates 1855–1892
• Walter Joseph Grantham 1861–1921
• Alonzo James "Lonnie" Grantham 1864–1915
• Lucy Grantham Strayhorn 1875–1955
• Roscoe Cornelius Grantham 1878–1956
• Hunter Sirmon Grantham 1880–1881

Children

• Cordelia Bert Grantham Sansone 1911–2007

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