James K Vardeman Gann: Wm. L. Gann's Genealogy Site

Generation: 1

James K Vardeman Gann was born 29 Sep 1903, Tremont, Itawamba, Mississippi; died 2 Dec 1973, Hamilton, Marion, Alabama; was buried 5 Dec 1973, Hamilton, Marion, Alabama.

Other Events:

Census: 1910, Tremont, Itawamba, Mississippi; Enumeration District 1-19
Census: 1930, Hamilton, Marion, Alabama
Census: 1940, Precinct 1, Marion, Alabama; Enumeration District 47-3
Occupation: 1930, Hamilton, Marion, Alabama; Farmer, General Farm
Occupation: 1940, Precinct 1, Marion, Alabama; Employed full-time "farming", he earned $500 in 1939
Residence: 1910, Tremont, Itawamba, Mississippi; New Aberdeen Rd With parents William J and Margaret A (Logan) Gann and four siblings
Residence: 1930, Hamilton, Marion, Alabama
Residence: 1935, Precinct 1, Marion, Alabama; In the "same house" as in 1940
Residence: 1940, Precinct 1, Marion, Alabama; With wife Emma R ("Zettie"), seven children and a farm hand
Social Security Number: 417-18-4288

Notes:

He attended school through the third grade

Birth:
Death certificate gives the year as 1900

Name:
Named for James Kimble Vardaman, a populist Mississippi politician of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Vardaman garnered votes with strong pro-farmer speeches and policy positions, and was perhaps the most flagrantly hostile racist in the history of American public service.

Buried:
Hamilton City Cemetery

James married Emma Rosetta Abt 1923. Emma was born 11 Dec 1907, Alabama; died 8 Aug 1981; was buried Hamilton, Marion, Alabama. [Group Sheet]