I descend through Benjamin A. Grant (1828-1904(?)), brother to George Grant (1824-1897?).
Benjamin's son, my grandfather, William H. Grant (1868-1947) wrote a brief Grant History in the 1930s. In it, he mentioned his Uncle George's family. He had very little information about George's first family, just that there were three children. Grandfather Grant said six children were born in George's second marriage. At the time of his writing, three were still living - Ben, age 73, Edd, age 64, and Jake, age 62. With these clues, the help of Ancestry.com and an old shoe box of pics, I have been able to find the names of both of George's wives and his children. I believe Ivan was born to his second wife. According to a 1850 Koscuisko (sp?) County, Indiana Federal Census, I believe Benjamin and George's father to be Evan Grant (1798- ??, maybe in the 1850s). My Grandfather William H. Grant wrote in his history (I think some of his memories were fuzzy) that "Two brothers came over from Scotland, one drifted away and was never heard of again. The other, my grandfather, married in Pennsylvania." He doesn't recall but three children "being born to this union". They were George, Benjamin, and a sister, Elizabeth. It seems there may have been another sister, Mary Ann. I don't know how much info you have about this. I have been in contact with a few of Elizabeth's descendants, and have a pic of her. I have DNA info that suggests Evan could have been married twice. I wonder about the authenticity of the DNA results, as it is sometimes at odds with what I thought I knew from paper trails I have stumbled across. This tree has been a work in progress for me since long before the age of computers, and I am trying to make the two resources fit together. This may be all I have pertaining to Ivan, but I do have a couple of pics to tell you about. Obviously, the originals were old. On the back of one of them, was written "Your cousin George Grant and family". I think I have found this family. Another one read "Your cousin Benjamin Grant and family". This one has two young boys with their parents in a possible studio setting. Another one is of two small boys in a studio setting which reads "Sons of Benjamin Grant, William's cousin". I don't know if any of this helps, but it's always fun to touch base with a "cousin". I've always hoped someday I'd find some of George's family that would have more info than I do, as he seems to be the oldest child of that family. I'd love to have a pic of him, and any memories he might have shared about his father and grandfather. My William says that family moved to Eastern Ohio around 1830, and on to Western Ohio about 1844. He also thought his grandparents died between 1835 and 1845. Obviously, his grandfather lived a bit longer than that. If you have any other bits of info, I'd appreciate reading them. If you want copies of any of this, I could try emailing them. I hope this is not too much of a let down, but you never know when a simple clue will open another door. Thanks for your time - hoping to hear from you. Hazel