Robert MacDonald (Bob; Coddy) Grant

1907 - 1961  (53 years)

• Nickname	Bob; Coddy
  Relationship	with Arthur Thomas Chamberlain
  Born	14 Jul 1907	Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland, UK   [2]
  Emigration	Jan 1930	Glasgow, Scotland, UK
  	to New York, USA (arrived 17 Jan 1930) on ship 'California'
  Occupation	Between 1939 and Mar 1961	Kokomo, Indiana, USA   [1, 3]
  	Golf Professional
  	Extract from Death Report: Kokomo (Indiana) Tribune, March 24th, 1961. Bobby came to the Kokomo Country Club in 1939 from Indianapolis where he was assistant to Jimmy Lawson at the Indianapolis Country Club. He succeeded Charles Higgs, who resigned the Kokomo job because of ill health. He came to the USA in 1930, his first American job being assistant pro at Lake Mahopac, N.J. Then he went to Detroit where he was assistant pro for five years at the Clinton Valley County Club. His tenure at the Kokomo club was interrupted for three years of duty with the U. S. Air Force during World War II. He resumed his duties as pro at Kokomo in 1946. Genial and likeable, he was popular with everyone who knew him. He was one of the longest driving professionals in Indiana and was widely regarded as one of the finest teachers of the game in the state.
  Died	24 Mar 1961	Kokomo, Indiana, USA   [1, 3, 4]
  Cause: [Private Note]
  	Robert McDonald 'Coddy' Grant Obituaries from Kokomo (Indiana) Tribune
  Buried	29 Mar 1961	Kokomo, Indiana, USA   [5]
  Address: Sunset Memory Gardens
  Funeral Notice: Kokomo (Indiana) Tribune, Sunday March 26th 1961: Funeral services for Bob Grant, Kokomo Country Club golf pro, will be at 10 a.m. (CST) Tuesday, in the Ellers Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. Harry H. Walrond officiating. Burial in Sunset Memory Gardens will be private. Friends will be received at the chapel from 6 to 10 p.m. today and from noon until 10 p.m. Monday. Mr. Grant was a member of the Elks Lodge, American Legion Post No. 6 and the Professional Golfers Assn. Survivors include the widow, Mrs. Mary(?)* Grant, Indianapolis; a stepson; three brothers and one sister living in Scotland. Mr. Grant's friends over Indiana were shocked at the news of his death, and numerous tributes to him were received here. Al Roche, golf writer for the Indianapolis Star, wrote, "Grant was some 250 pounds of fun. I referred to him as 'King Kong' because if you liked to see a ball sent way out yonder from the tee, Sir Robert was one of the guys who could entertain in that fashion. When the Indiana Professional Golfers Assn. opens its spring meeting Monday in Indianapolis, Bob's booming voice will be missing when the singing starts and we all will miss him too."
  	Grant Robert Macdonald Plot: Section 7, Block 3, Lot 26, Grave 3
  Siblings	4 siblings
  1. George Grant           b. 17 Oct 1905, Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland, UK           d. 29 Apr 1974, Kingsbury, London, England, UK  (Age 68 years)   2. Robert MacDonald (Bob; Coddy) Grant           b. 14 Jul 1907, Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland, UK           d. 24 Mar 1961, Kokomo, Indiana, USA  (Age 53 years)   3. William (Puff) Grant           b. 30 Apr 1909, Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland, UK           d. 4 Jan 1971, Inverness, Highland, Scotland, UK  (Age 61 years)   4. Louisa (Lou) Grant           b. 29 Mar 1914, Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland, UK           d. 19 Jun 1999, Church Village, Glamorgan, Wales, UK  (Age 85 years)   5. Thomas *Adam Grant           b. 1917, Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland, UK           d. 22 Jan 1997, Inverness, Highland, Scotland, UK  (Age 80 years)
  Branches	McDonald, Robert (I-1022), Murray, William (I-1058)

  
  

  Father	William (Beal) Grant           b. 7 Dec 1873, Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland, UK           d. 20 Dec 1945, Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland, UK  (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Louisa McDonald           b. 27 Dec 1876, Traquair, Peeblesshire, Scotland, UK           d. 4 Aug 1953, Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland, UK  (Age 76 years)
  Married	25 Nov 1904	Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland, UK   [6, 7]
  	Address: George & Abbotsford Hotel
  	Officiating Minister: Jardine Wallace of Traquair; Witnesses: Duncan Pope McLeod & Christina McDonald (sister of bride?). William recorded as living at Evelix Cottage, Dornoch & Louisa at Darnick, Melrose
  Family Census	3 Apr 1911	Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland, UK
  Address: Church Street
  Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Relation BirthDate BirthPlace Age Gender Status Years Married Children Born Children Living Occupation Immigration Year Nationality Religion Comments 17 139 William Grant Head 1873 Dornoch 37 Male Mar 23 House Builder 18 139 Louisa Grant Wife 1876 Peebleshire,Traquair 35 Female Mar 23 3 3 19 139 George Grant Son 1905 Dornoch 5 Male S 20 139 Robert Grant Son 1907 Dornoch 3 Male S 21 139 William Grant Son 1909 Dornoch 1 Male S   Transcript ID is  dbid=9999&iid=51   Source Web Site: Scotland's People
  Family ID	F6	|  Family Chart

  
  

  Wife	Living
  Last Modified	15 Aug 2012 11:04:09
  Family ID	F3976	|  Family Chart

  
  

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• Sources

  [S133] Grant-McDonald Family, Louisa Chamberlain (née Grant), (Anecdotal). [S135] Scottish Register of Births, Marriages and Deaths, General Record Office for Scotland, (http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk). [S364] Kokomo Tribune Archives, Kokomo Tribune, (http://kokomo.newspaperarchive.com/). [S134] Obituary, ([copy on file]), Kokomo Tribune Newspaper Archive. [S364] Kokomo Tribune Archives, Kokomo Tribune, (http://kokomo.newspaperarchive.com/), 26 March 1961. * name of widow is likely to be an error [S15] Birth Certificate, (Copy on file), [of daughter Louisa]. [S16] Marriage Certificate, (Copy on file).