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Ellen Wrenshall 'Nellie' Grant[1, 2]

Female 1855 - 1922  (67 years)


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  • Name Ellen Wrenshall 'Nellie' Grant  [3
    Birth 4 Jul 1855  Saint Louis, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5
    Gender Female 
    Residence 1860  Galena, Jo Daviess, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Residence Post Office: Galena 
    Residence 1870  Washington, District of Columbia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Residence Post Office: Washington 
    Residence 1896  Washington, District of Columbia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Residence 1900  Washington, District of Columbia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Death 30 Aug 1922  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I47077  Master
    Last Modified 7 Dec 2022 

    Father Ulysses Simpson Grant,   b. 27 Apr 1822, Point Pleasant, Clermont, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Jul 1885, Wilton, Saratoga, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years) 
    Mother Julia Dent,   b. 26 Jan 1826, White Haven Plantation, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Dec 1902, Washington, District of Columbia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Marriage 22 Aug 1848  Saint Louis, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5
    Family ID F10689  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Algernon Charles Frederick Sartoris,   b. 1 Aug 1851, London, London, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Feb 1893, Capri, Napoli, Campania, Italy Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 41 years) 
    Marriage 21 May 1874  , District of Columbia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Children 
     1. Grant Grenville Edward Satoris,   b. 11 Jul 1875, Elberon, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 May 1876, Tuchfield, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
     2. Algernon Edward Sartoris,   b. Mar 1877, , District of Columbia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Vivian May Sartoris,   b. Apr 1878, , , , England Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Rosemary Alice Sartoris,   b. Nov 1880, , , , England Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F10697  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 4 Dec 2022 

    Family 2 Franklin Hatch Jones,   b. 6 Mar 1854, Griggsville, Pike, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Oct 1931, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years) 
    Marriage 4 Jul 1912  Northumberland, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Family ID F10676  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 4 Dec 2022 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 4 Jul 1855 - Saint Louis, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Residence Post Office: Galena - 1860 - Galena, Jo Daviess, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Residence Post Office: Washington - 1870 - Washington, District of Columbia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 21 May 1874 - , District of Columbia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1896 - Washington, District of Columbia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1900 - Washington, District of Columbia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 30 Aug 1922 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Nellie Grant (July 4, 1855 – August 30, 1922) was the third child and only daughter of U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant and First Lady Julia Grant.

      Born near St. Louis, Missouri, she was first named Julia, at the insistence of her father, but was christened Ellen Wrenshall Grant at eighteen months to honor her dying grandmother. She died on August 30, 1922.

      Despite her father's disapproval, Nellie was married to Algernon Charles Frederick Sartoris (August 1, 1851 – February 3, 1893), a wealthy English singer, son of Adelaide Kemble and nephew of the famous actress Fanny Kemble, in a lavish White House ceremony on May 21, 1874. They lived together in England for a time but later separated. They had four children, two sons and two daughters:

      Grant Grenville Edward Sartoris (b. July 11, 1875 d. May 21, 1876)
      Algernon Edward Sartoris (b. March 17, 1877 d. January 17, 1928)[3]
      Vivien May Sartoris (b. April 7, 1879 d. December 1933)
      Rosemary Alice Sartoris (b. November 30, 1880 d. August 28, 1914)

      Her father had disapproved of the marriage, and Sartoris proved dissolute and a disappointment to his parents, who made it clear that they did not blame Nellie for the breakup. Sartoris died in 1893, leaving her a wealthy young widow. She married a second time to Frank Hatch Jones (March 6, 1854 - October 2, 1931) a lawyer originally from Springfield who lived in Chicago. He was a Yale University graduate, who was Chairman of the Sangamon County Democratic Committee, President of the State League of Democratic Clubs of Illinois and Secretary of the Illinois State Bar Association.

      At the time of her father's death, she was honored with a popular poem Nellie by the writer Eugene Field. Upon her own death, her remains were buried in Oak Ridge Cemetery in Springfield.

  • Sources 
    1. [S1449] Ancestry.com, Washington, D.C., U.S., Compiled Marriage Index, 1830-1921, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc).
      http://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F71L-CY6

    2. [S1106] Ancestry.com and Genealogical Research Library (Brampton, Ontario, Canada), Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1938, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    3. [S31] Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.), The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Galena Ward 3, Jo Daviess, Illinois; Roll: M653_189; Page: 415; Family History Li.

    4. [S1133] Ancestry.com, North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Book Title: The Kinnears and their kin : a memorial volume of history, biography and genealogy, with Revolution.

    5. [S1162] Ancestry.com, Geneanet Community Trees Index, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    6. [S231] Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. ), Year: 1870; Census Place: Washington Ward 1, Washington, District of Columbia; Roll: M593_123; Page: 210A.

    7. [S92] Ancestry.com, U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.).

    8. [S233] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.), Year: 1900; Census Place: Washington, Washington, District of Columbia; Roll: 160; Page: 16; Enumeration District: 0042; FHL microfilm: 1240160.

    9. [S1106] Ancestry.com and Genealogical Research Library (Brampton, Ontario, Canada), Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1938, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1928; Reel: 221.