John GannAge: 10 years1855–1866
- Name
- John Gann
- Given names
- John
- Surname
- Gann
 Birth | August 17, 1855 36 38 |
 Birth of a brother | James Madison Gann July 31, 1859 (Age 3 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Sarah (Sally) Painter 1860 (Age 4 years) |
 Death | June 13, 1866 (Age 10 years) |
 Burial |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Cornelius Gann Birth: August 3, 1819 26 28 — Hamilton Co, TN Death: December 2, 1875 — Dallas Co, MO |
| mother |
Lydia J. Moreland Birth: February 14, 1817 — NC Death: February 27, 1905 — Dallas Co, MO |
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Marriage: March 3, 1841 — Hamilton Co, TN |
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10 months elder sister |
Sarah Elizabeth (Bet) Gann Birth: January 9, 1842 22 24 — Hamilton Co, TN Death: November 15, 1910 — Dallas Co, MO |
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3 years elder sister |
Martha Jane Gann Birth: September 17, 1844 25 27 — Hamilton Co, TN Death: August 27, 1912 — Dallas Co, MO |
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3 years elder sister |
Delilah Gann Birth: 1847 27 29 — Hamilton Co, TN Death: |
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14 months elder brother |
Francis Marion Gann Birth: March 12, 1848 28 31 — Hamilton Co, TN Death: May 1, 1930 — Dallas Co, MO |
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2 years elder brother |
Thomas Gann Birth: March 12, 1850 30 33 — Walker Co, GA Death: November 1, 1888 — Dallas Co, MO |
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22 months elder sister |
Nancy Ann Gann Birth: January 5, 1852 32 34 — Walker Co, GA Death: April 18, 1917 |
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3 years elder sister |
Sally Adeline Gann Birth: October 4, 1854 35 37 — Dallas Co, MO Death: February 22, 1934 — Elkland, MO |
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10 months himself |
John Gann Birth: August 17, 1855 36 38 — Webster Co, MO Death: June 13, 1866 — Dallas Co, MO |
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4 years younger brother |
James Madison Gann Birth: July 31, 1859 39 42 — Dallas Co, MO Death: June 19, 1936 — Dallas Co, MO |
| Note | From Dorretta Moore, R 4 B 305K, Blanchard, OK 73010-9407. 1860 Dallas Co., Mo census. In the spring of 1866, John and one of his sisters (Sally, it was thought) went in search of a cow which was missing. While searching for the cow, the children became tired and hot, and the boy laid down between two trees in the shade to rest. The distance between the trees was just right for the boy so that his head laid against one (using it as a pillow) and his feet just reached the other tree. While the children were resting there in the shade, John told his sister "when I die, I want to be buried right here." Not very long after that John became ill and died. He was buried under the tree where he had told his sister he wanted to be buried. Several different versions of the above "verbal history" has been told over the years, but this one has been the one repeated most often. The only difference in the stories were regarding the reason for the children being out in the fields. Some said they were on their way to town, others said they were searching for a cow, and others have said they were playing. |