Mystery of the Ages

Following the Washington long shooting Harry went missing in the census accounts, until He met and married Grace Gull of Payson, Utah. According to the Marriage License, Harry P Granbery married Grace Gull in Beaverhead, Montana on 2 February 1920.

In the record it states that Harry was 31 years old and grace was 21. If this was true, Grace would have had to be born in 1899, but following documentation says differently.

The first census that Grace is found in is not until 1910, where it states she is about 8 years old. There are no census records for Grace Gull before this time.  Even on Graces grave stone it states that the birth year was 1902. Which would make Grace 17 (turning 18)  at the time of her marriage.

The same mystery appeared with Harry.

The only proof of Harry Granbery's age is in the census records of 1880 and his grave stone.

In the 1880 Federal Census, seen in the previous blog post, it stated that Harry was 5 months old. Meaning he would have been born in 1979. According to his grave stone Harry was born at the end of 1878.

If Harry was born 1878 or 1879 Harry would have married Grace at the age of 41 years old, not 31 as the marriage license states.

According to family tradition, Grace and Harry lied about their ages to make it seem like they were closer to age. According to the records this could make this tradition true.

Beaverhead, Montana, Marriage License, 2096, Grace Gull Henry Pointer Granbery, 2 February 1920; Susan Anthony's Home, Provo, Utah, Utah, United States.

Ancestry, "1910 US Federal Census," digital image, Ancestry, Ancestry (Ancestry.com : viewed online 23 December 2014), Grace Gull; 91

Find A Grave, Find A Grave, digital image (Findagrave.com : viewed online 4 February 2015), Harry Pointer Granbery.