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Question: Could somebody look something up on ancestry!. com for me!.!?
I want to know some infor on my ancestor of mine!. Her name is Grace Alice Weddington!. She was born in 1874 in Kentucky, and her parents are Robert and Emily Weddington!. When she married her name changed to Bryant!. This is all I know, I dont know what happened to her!.Www@QuestionHome@Com


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:
http://www!.rootsweb!.ancestry!.com (are these her parents!?!?)
Robert WEDDINGTON
Birth: 18 SEP 1837 in Pike County, Kentucky
Death:
Married: in Floyd County, Kentucky to
Emily J!. HARKINS
Birth: 28 FEB 1839 in Prestonburg, Floyd County, Kentucky
Death: 13 OCT 1883 in Prestonburg, Floyd County, Kentucky

Robert's parents (Grace's GRANDPARENTS)
Father: William (Judge) WEDDINGTON b: 1 NOV 1807 in Floyd County, Kentucky; d: 19 DEC 1878 in Pike County, Kentucky (cause:
apoplexy),
Mother: Mary (Polly) MEADE b: 27 AUG 1809 in Floyd County, Kentucky; d!. in Pike County, Kentucky!. With Robert, they had 14 children; her Parents: Rhodes MEADE & Priscilla " NEWLON

http://www!.ancestry!.com --1880 United States Federal Census (listed by middle name):
Name: Alice Weddington
Home in 1880: Prestonburg, Floyd, Kentucky
Age: 6
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1874
Birthplace: Kentucky
Relation to Head of Household: Daughter
Father's Name: R!. K!.
Father's birthplace: Kentucky
Mother's Name: Emily J!.
Mother's birthplace: Kentucky
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Gender: Female
Household Members: Name --Age
R!. K!. Weddington-- 42 (b!. abt 1838; Occupation: Lawyer
Emily J!. Weddington-- 37 (b!. abt 1843
John Weddington --16
Daisy Weddington --14
Robert Weddington --12
Kattie Weddington-- 10
Wm!. S!. Weddington --8
Alice Weddington --6
Saul J!. Weddington-- 4
Emma Weddington-- 2

Grace's paternal GREAT-GRANDPARENTS:
HENRY WEDDINGTON
Birth: 1774 ; SHENANDOAH CO!. VIRGINIA
Death: 1836 ;Pike Co!.,KY!.
Marriage — 3 Jan 1804 in Floyd County,Ky!. to
ELIZABETH JARRELL (Parents: Unknown)
Birth: 1780 ;NORTH CAROLINA
Death: Aft 1860 ;PIKE CO KY!.
Children:
JAMES WEDDINGTON--b!.1804Floyd Co!.,Ky!.(PIKE CO KY!.)!. ; d!. 1866; SOMEWHERE OUT WEST,IN U!.S!.A
William--see above

Henry married 2nd to Rebecca FORD (Alternate husband listed as "Unknown")
Birth: Abt 1801 ;Tennessee
Death:
Children:
Harrison FORD : b!. Abt 1831; Pike Co!.KY!.(illigitimate son of Henry Weddington)!.
Charlotte "Lottie" FORD --b: Abt 1823; Pike County,Kentucky

Grace's paternal 2nd GREAT-GRANDFATHER:
Benjamin WEDDINGTON
Birth: Abt 1760 ;Russell Cove, Craven, North Carolina
Death:
Married:
Martha Elizabeth Simpson
Children:
HENRY WEDDINGTON (see above)
Jacob WEDDINGTON --b!. Abt 1776; d!. abt!. 1869

(Since the 1880 census listed her as Alice, could this possibly be her death info!? She'd have been 69 ):
Kentucky Death Index, 1911-2000
Name: Alice Bryant
Death Date: 8 Mar 1943
Death Place: Hart
Age: 069
RESIDENCE: Hart
Volume: 22
Certificate: 10983

(Sent her husband's actual certificate via email!. Here's the listing from ancestry!.com):
Kentucky Death Records, 1852-1953
Name: Grant Sheridan Bryant
Death Date: 1 Aug 1943
Death Location: Monroe
Residence Location: Monroe
Age: 73
Gender: Male
Ethnicity: White
Birth Date: 29 Jul 1870
Birth Location: Kentucky
Spouse's Name: Alice Bryant (another listing has her maiden name as Mary Alice Brown, & marriage date of 17 NOV 1900 ,Kentucky
so I might have the wrong person!. )
Spouse's Age: 68
Father's Name: Jessie Bryant (b!. 10 Aug 1835 ; d!. 14 Nov 1868; Tomkinsville, Monroe, Kentucky)
Father's Birth Location: Dutch Creek, Cumberland,Kentucky
Mother's name: Cassie Obedence BROWN (b!. 24 Jul 1844, Adair, , Kentucky ; d!. 2 Jan 1897,Tomkinsville, Monroe, Kentucky)

1880 census lists Grant S Bryant, age 10--Occupation:Farm Hand, along with father Jessie, and brother Ulysses L!. Bryant (age 13)!.

This listing has his father as Thomas:
Grant BRYANT - 1880 United States Census / Kentucky
Son Gender: Male Birth: <1864> KY

I have seen listings for a Robert H, Robert M, and R K Weddington, all married to Emily J Harkins/Elizabeth Harkins!. Which one would be right!? They're all listed with the same birth dates/places!. The one Grace Alice Weddington I saw wasn't born till almost or past 1900!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

1880 United States Federal Census
about Alice Weddington
Name: Alice Weddington
Home in 1880: Prestonburg, Floyd, Kentucky
Age: 6
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1874
Birthplace: Kentucky
Relation to Head of Household: Daughter
Father's Name: R!. K!.
Father's birthplace: Kentucky
Mother's Name: Emily J!.
Mother's birthplace: Kentucky
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Gender: Female
Household Members: Name Age
R!. K!. Weddington 42
Emily J!. Weddington 37
John Weddington 16
Daisy Weddington 14
Robert Weddington 12
Kattie Weddington 10
Wm!. S!. Weddington 8
Alice Weddington 6
Saul J!. Weddington 4
Emma Weddington 2

There are several Alice Bryants (who died in KY, CA, and elsewhere) but were born in KY in about 1874!. Here's the record that looks like the closest match:
Kentucky Death Index, 1911-2000
about Alice Bryant
Name: Alice Bryant
Death Date: 8 Mar 1943
Death Place: Hart
Age: 069
RESIDENCE: Hart
Volume: 22
Certificate: 10983Www@QuestionHome@Com

An Alice Bryant d!. 3/8/1943 Hart Co!., KY, "69 yrs!."
1943-69= b!. 1874Www@QuestionHome@Com