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John Thomas Gann

Male 1867 - 1938  (71 years)


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  1. 1.  John Thomas Gann was born 6 Jan 1867, Marion Co., Alabama (son of Smith William Gann and Mary Ann Welch); died 25 Jan 1938, Guin, Marion, Alabama; was buried 26 Jan 1938, Guin, Marion, Alabama.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1870, Western District, Marion, Alabama
    • Census: 1880, Twp. 13 Range 13 W, Marion, Alabama; Enumeration District 246
    • Census: 1900, Pikeville, Marion, Alabama; Enumeration District 6-68
    • Census: 1910, Guin, Marion, Alabama; Enumeration District 6-87
    • Census: 1920, Guin, Marion, Alabama; Enumeration District 10-69
    • Census: 1930, Guin, Marion, Alabama
    • Occupation: 1880, Twp. 13 Range 13 W, Marion, Alabama; At home
    • Occupation: 1900, Pikeville, Marion, Alabama; Farmer
    • Occupation: 1 Dec 1900, Beat 4, Marion, Alabama; Named a constable by the governor of Alabama.
    • Occupation: 1910, Guin, Marion, Alabama; Farmer, General farm
    • Occupation: 1920, Guin, Marion, Alabama; Farmer, General Farm
    • Occupation: 1930, Guin, Marion, Alabama; Farmer, General Farm
    • Residence: 1870, Western District, Marion, Alabama; With parents Smith W and Mary A (Rainwater) Gann and one brother
    • Residence: 1880, Twp. 13 Range 13 W, Marion, Alabama
    • Residence: 1900, Pikeville, Marion, Alabama; With wife Elizabeth B (Benton) and six children
    • Residence: 1910, Guin, Marion, Alabama
    • Residence: 1920, Guin, Marion, Alabama; With wife Elizabeth B (Benton), a son, a grandson and his mother
    • Residence: 1930, Guin, Marion, Alabama
    • Residence: 13 Mar 1934, Guin, Marion, Alabama
    • Residence: 25 Jan 1938, Guin, Marion, Alabama; Beat 15

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Sources differ as to his birth year. The date chosen is the one given by his aunts Hannah C (Gann) Bozeman and Frances I (Gann) Shaw, who were present at his birth, in an 1881 affidavit.

    At the home of his grandmother, Rachel (Miller) Gann.

    Buried:
    Guin City Cemetery

    John — Rose Ollie Jones. Rose (daughter of Alvin N Jones and Sarah Jane Franks) was born 5 May 1870; died 2 Jan 1890; was buried Marion Co., Alabama. [Group Sheet]

    John married Elizabeth Baker Benton 30 Aug 1893, Marion Co., Alabama. Elizabeth was born 1867, Alabama; died Aft 1930; was buried Guin, Marion, Alabama. [Group Sheet]

    Notes:

    Married:
    Officiated by James J Wesley, M.G. at "Widdow Benton's"


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Smith William Gann was born 1840, Hamilton, Marion, Alabama (son of Thomas Jefferson Gann and Rachel E Miller); died 24 May 1879; was buried Lamar Co., Alabama.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1850, Beat 5, Marion, Alabama
    • Census: 1860, Eastern Dist., Marion, Alabama; Astons Store P.O.
    • Census: 1870, Western District, Marion, Alabama; Pikeville P.O.
    • Civil War Veteran: 25 Nov 1863 - 17 Dec 1864; Co F, 1st Alabama Cavalry Regiment, United States Volunteers
    • Occupation: 1860, Eastern Dist., Marion, Alabama; Farm laborer
    • Occupation: 1870, Western District, Marion, Alabama; Farmer
    • Probate: 7 Apr 1888, Hamilton, Marion, Alabama; Estate settlement scheduled for 27 Apr 1888
    • Residence: 1850, Beat 5, Marion, Alabama; With parents Thomas J and Rachel (Miller) Gann and four sisters
    • Residence: 1860, Eastern Dist., Marion, Alabama; With parents Thomas J and Rachel (Miller) Gann and nine siblings
    • Residence: 1867, Pikeville Precinct, Marion, Alabama
    • Residence: 1870, Western District, Marion, Alabama; With wife Mary A (Welch) and two sons

    Notes:

    Civil War Veteran:
    Age: 23
    Birthplace: Marion Co., AL
    Occupation: Farmer
    Rank at enlistment: Private
    Company Assignment: F

    11/25/1863 Enlisted
    Camp Davies, MS
    2/17/1864 Sick in Hospital
    Memphis, TN
    In Adams USA General Hospital.
    12/17/1864 Mustered Out
    Savannah, GA
    By reason of being on march from Atlanta to Savannah.
    Notes:
    Sick in Rome, GA, July 1864.

    Buried:
    Camp Ground Cemetery

    Died:
    Probably died in Marion Co.

    Smith married Mary Ann Welch 21 Dec 1865, Marion Co., Alabama. Mary (daughter of John B Welch and Cynthia Mix) was born 15 Jun 1837, Fayette Co., Alabama; died 11 Mar 1934, Guin, Marion, Alabama; was buried 12 Mar 1934, Guin, Marion, Alabama. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Mary Ann WelchMary Ann Welch was born 15 Jun 1837, Fayette Co., Alabama (daughter of John B Welch and Cynthia Mix); died 11 Mar 1934, Guin, Marion, Alabama; was buried 12 Mar 1934, Guin, Marion, Alabama.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1850, Dist. 5, Franklin, Alabama
    • Census: 1860, Dist. 2 Factory, Lauderdale, Alabama; Florence P.O.
    • Census: 1870, Western District, Marion, Alabama; Pikeville PO
    • Census: 1880, Twp. 13 Range 13 W, Marion, Alabama; Enumeration District 246
    • Census: 1910, Guin, Marion, Alabama; Enumeration District 6-87
    • Census: 1920, Guin, Marion, Alabama; Enumeration District 69
    • Census: 1930, Guin, Marion, Alabama
    • Occupation: 1860, Dist. 2 Factory, Lauderdale, Alabama; Factory worker
    • Occupation: 1870, Western District, Marion, Alabama; Keeping house
    • Occupation: 1880, Twp. 13 Range 13 W, Marion, Alabama; Keeping house
    • Occupation: 1910, Guin, Marion, Alabama; Cook, Private family
    • Residence: 1850, Dist. 5, Franklin, Alabama; With parents John and Cynthia Welch and three siblings
    • Residence: 1860, Dist. 2 Factory, Lauderdale, Alabama; With parents John B and Cynthia Welch and six siblings
    • Residence: 1870, Western District, Marion, Alabama; With husband Smith W Gann and two children
    • Residence: 1880, Twp. 13 Range 13 W, Marion, Alabama; With six children
    • Residence: 1910, Guin, Marion, Alabama; Listed as "servant" with Joseph M Knight family
    • Residence: 1920, Guin, Marion, Alabama; With son John T Gann, his wife, a grandson and a great-grandson
    • Residence: 1930, Guin, Marion, Alabama; Living with eldest son, John Thomas Gann and family.

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Death certificate alleges she died aged 102 years, 8 months, 28 days. However, her parents would both have been under 15 years of age at her birth, were she born in 1831. Her youngest child would then have been born when she was aged 47. All census sources give her birth in the mid-1840s.

    Two different birth dates are given in her application for Civil War widow's pension, 15 Jun 1836 and 15 Jun 1837. The later year best ties to other statements of age in her affidavits in the file.

    Buried:
    Guin Cemetery

    Notes:

    Married:
    Married at the house of W. R. West by Nathaniel Miller, JP

    Children:
    1. 1. John Thomas Gann was born 6 Jan 1867, Marion Co., Alabama; died 25 Jan 1938, Guin, Marion, Alabama; was buried 26 Jan 1938, Guin, Marion, Alabama.
    2. William Joshua Gann was born 13 Jan 1869, Marion Co., Alabama; died 1 Jan 1940 - 1 Apr 1940, Marion Co., Alabama; was buried Hamilton, Marion, Alabama.
    3. James Franklin Gann was born 5 Jul 1871, Marion Co., Alabama; died 26 Nov 1939, Monroe Co., Mississippi; was buried Greenwood Springs, Monroe, Mississippi.
    4. George Henry Gann was born 4 Feb 1874, Hamilton, Marion, Alabama; died 2 Aug 1947, Hamilton, Marion, Alabama; was buried Hamilton, Marion, Alabama.
    5. Elam Nathaniel Gann was born 5 Jul 1876, Marion Co., Alabama; died 4 Feb 1956, Guin, Marion, Alabama; was buried 5 Feb 1956, Guin, Marion, Alabama.
    6. Rachel Elizabeth Gann was born 6 Feb 1879, Hamilton, Marion, Alabama; died 10 Nov 1960; was buried Lawrenceburg, Lawrence, Tennessee.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Thomas Jefferson Gann was born 1819 - 1820, Tennessee (son of Joshua Gann and Elizabeth); died 1860 - 1866, Alabama.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1850, Beat 5, Marion, Alabama
    • Census: 1850, Marion Co., Alabama
    • Census: 1860, Eastern Dist., Marion, Alabama; Astons Store P.O.
    • Occupation: 1850, Beat 5, Marion, Alabama; Farmer
    • Occupation: 1860, Eastern Dist., Marion, Alabama; Farmer
    • Residence: 1850, Marion Co., Alabama; With a boy under age 21, five girls under age 21 and a woman over age 21
    • Residence: 1850, Beat 5, Marion, Alabama; With wife Rachel (Miller) and five children
    • Residence: 1860, Eastern Dist., Marion, Alabama; With wife Rachel (Miller) and ten children

    Notes:

    Probate records for Marion Co., Alabama were destroyed in 1878 and do not exist for his date of death

    Birth:
    Some researchers indicate that he was born in White county, Tennessee

    Died:
    Wife Rachel (Miller) appeared as a head of household in the 1866 Alabama state census

    Thomas — Rachel E Miller. Rachel was born 8 Jun 1825, Tennessee; died 25 Jun 1897, Guin, Marion, Alabama; was buried Beaverton, Lamar, Alabama. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Rachel E Miller was born 8 Jun 1825, Tennessee; died 25 Jun 1897, Guin, Marion, Alabama; was buried Beaverton, Lamar, Alabama.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1850, Beat 5, Marion, Alabama
    • Census: 1860, Eastern Dist., Marion, Alabama; Astons Store P.O.
    • Census: 1866, Twp. 13 Range 13W, Marion, Alabama
    • Census: 1870, Western District, Marion, Alabama; Pikeville P.O.
    • Census: 1880, Twp. 13 Range 13 W, Marion, Alabama; Enumeration District 246
    • Occupation: 1860, Eastern Dist., Marion, Alabama; Domestic
    • Occupation: 1870, Western District, Marion, Alabama; Keeping house
    • Occupation: 1880, Twp. 13 Range 13 W, Marion, Alabama; Keeping house
    • Residence: 1850, Beat 5, Marion, Alabama; With husband Thomas J Gann and five children
    • Residence: 1860, Eastern Dist., Marion, Alabama; With husband Thomas J Gann and ten children
    • Residence: 1866, Twp. 13 Range 13W, Marion, Alabama; With a boy and three girls under age 10, three girls age 10 to 20 and a man and woman over age 20
    • Residence: 1870, Western District, Marion, Alabama; With six children
    • Residence: 1880, Twp. 13 Range 13 W, Marion, Alabama; With children Henry and Mary

    Notes:

    The 1880 census indicates that she had had pneumonia.

    Some researchers show her as the daughter of Nathaniel Miller (b 1777 in Spartanburg Co., SC) and Margaret Newton

    Some researchers have her middle name as "Louisa"

    Name:
    Some researchers give middle name "Louise", others "Elizabeth"

    Buried:
    Camp Ground Cemetery

    Died:
    GANN, Mrs. RACHEAL

    Little Rock: Mrs. RACHEAL GANN, aged 71, died at the home of WM. SHAW on Sunday. - (Guin Gazette, July 2, 1897)

    Mrs. RACHEL GANN, mother of Mrs. J. A. SHAW of this place, died at her home near Guin last Sunday morning at 9 o'clock. She leaves a large family and many friends to mourn her death. - (Marion County News, July 1, 1897)

    Children:
    1. 2. Smith William Gann was born 1840, Hamilton, Marion, Alabama; died 24 May 1879; was buried Lamar Co., Alabama.
    2. Margret E Gann was born 1842, Alabama; died 1878; was buried Fayette County, Alabama.
    3. Amelia C Gann was born 30 May 1845, Alabama; died 22 Apr 1922; was buried Lamar County, Alabama.
    4. Hulda Jane Gann was born 12 Jan 1846, Alabama; died 25 Mar 1915, Beat 13, Marion Co., Alabama; was buried Winfield, Marion, Alabama.
    5. Sarah Ann Gann was born 6 Jun 1847, Hamilton, Marion, Alabama; died 17 Aug 1911, Beat 11, Marion, Alabama; was buried Guin, Marion, Alabama.
    6. Frances Isabela Gann was born 10 Mar 1850, Marion Co., Alabama; died 28 Apr 1888; was buried Beaverton, Lamar, Alabama.
    7. Rebecca C Gann was born 1852, Alabama; died Aft 01 Jun 1860.
    8. Melvina Abigail Gann was born 22 Aug 1853, Hamilton, Marion, Alabama; died 1 Apr 1916, Guin, Marion, Alabama; was buried Guin, Marion, Alabama.
    9. Hannah Clementine Gann was born Aug 1856, Marion Co., Alabama; died Aft 1910; was buried Guin, Marion, Alabama.
    10. Henry Newton Gann was born 15 Apr 1860, Hamilton, Marion, Alabama; died 12 Nov 1923, Marion Co., Alabama; was buried Marion Co., Alabama.
    11. Mary Savannah Gann was born 20 Jun 1861, Hamilton, Marion, Alabama; died 16 Oct 1932, Marion Co., Alabama; was buried 17 Oct 1932, Marion Co., Alabama.

  3. 6.  John B Welch was born 1815 - 1817, Alabama.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1850, Dist. 5, Franklin, Alabama
    • Census: 1860, Dist. 2 Factory, Lauderdale, Alabama; Florence P.O.
    • Occupation: 1850, Dist. 5, Franklin, Alabama; Farmer
    • Occupation: 1860, Dist. 2 Factory, Lauderdale, Alabama; Factory worker
    • Residence: 1850, Dist. 5, Franklin, Alabama; With wife Cynthia and four children
    • Residence: 1860, Dist. 2 Factory, Lauderdale, Alabama; With wife Cynthia and seven children

    John married Cynthia Mix 15 Aug 1841, Itawamba Co., Mississippi. Cynthia was born 1824, Alabama. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Cynthia Mix was born 1824, Alabama.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1850, Dist. 5, Franklin, Alabama
    • Census: 1860, Dist. 2 Factory, Lauderdale, Alabama; Florence P.O.
    • Residence: 1850, Dist. 5, Franklin, Alabama; With husband John Welch and four children
    • Residence: 1860, Dist. 2 Factory, Lauderdale, Alabama; With husband John B Welch and seven children

    Children:
    1. 3. Mary Ann Welch was born 15 Jun 1837, Fayette Co., Alabama; died 11 Mar 1934, Guin, Marion, Alabama; was buried 12 Mar 1934, Guin, Marion, Alabama.
    2. William H Welch was born 1845, Alabama.
    3. Thomas J Welch was born 1847, Alabama.
    4. Margaret M Welch was born 1848 - 1849, Alabama.
    5. John H Welch was born 1853, Alabama.
    6. George W Welch was born 1857, Alabama.
    7. Welch was born Feb 1860, Alabama.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Joshua Gann was born 1790, Tennessee (son of John Gann and Hanna Smith); died Aft 1 Jun 1850.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1830, Marion Co., Alabama
    • Census: 1850, Beat 5, Marion, Alabama
    • Census: 1850, Marion Co., Alabama
    • Occupation: 1836-1837, Alabama; Alabama State representative for Marion County
    • Occupation: 31 Dec 1841, Marion Co., Alabama; Justice of the Peace (Acting)
    • Occupation: 1850, Beat 5, Marion, Alabama; Farmer
    • Residence: 1830, Marion Co., Alabama; With two boys and a girl age 10 to 14, two girls age 15 to 19 and a woman age 40 to 49
    • Residence: 1850, Marion Co., Alabama; With a woman over age 21
    • Residence: 1850, Beat 5, Marion, Alabama; With wife Elizabeth
    • _MILT: 20 Sep 1814 - 03 May 1815, Tennessee; Captain Andrew Lawson Company, Colonel William Johnson Regiment, East Tennessee Drafted Militia

    Notes:

    Name:
    Some other researchers list his name as Joshua Samuel on the basis of an 1860 census record for a Samuel Gann in Marion County Alabama, aged 75

    Occupation:
    Joshua Gann, in furtherance of an Itawamba Co., Mississippi deed between a Samuel F Gann and Elizabeth his wife (residents of Marion County, Alabama), questioned Elizabeth "separate and apart" from her husband to ensure she was not coerced into relinquishing her rights to the land being sold.

    Joshua — Elizabeth. Elizabeth was born 1800, North Carolina; died Aft 01 Jun 1850. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Elizabeth was born 1800, North Carolina; died Aft 01 Jun 1850.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1850, Beat 5, Marion, Alabama
    • Residence: 1850, Beat 5, Marion, Alabama; With husband Joshua Gann

    Notes:

    Name:
    Some researchers have a last name of Woodson. Woodson is later a family name among her descendants

    Children:
    1. Daughter One Gann
    2. Daughter Two Gann
    3. Daughter Three Gann
    4. Smith Woodson Gann was born 1814, Tennessee; died 1897, Marion Co., Alabama; was buried Guin, Marion, Alabama.
    5. 4. Thomas Jefferson Gann was born 1819 - 1820, Tennessee; died 1860 - 1866, Alabama.


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