William GannAge: 75 years1797–1872
- Name
- William Gann
- Given names
- William
- Surname
- Gann
 Birth | 1797 38 |
 Birth of a sister | Susannah Gann 1797 |
| Birth of a brother | Solomon Gann about 1798 (Age 12 months) |
| Birth of a sister | Lucinda Gann 1808 (Age 11 years) |
| Death of a mother | Susan … about 1810 (Age 13 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | Adam Gann August 6, 1812 (Age 15 years) |
| Death of a sister | Rebecca Gann after 1813 (Age 16 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | Ignatious Nathan Gann — Mary … — View this family December 1814 (Age 17 years) |
 Marriage | Ruth Ann Delaney — View this family August 22, 1816 (Age 19 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | Ignatious Nathan Gann — Sarah Delaney — View this family December 24, 1817 (Age 20 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | John Delaney Gann 1818 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Anna Jane (Jennie) Gann November 22, 1818 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Permelia Catherine Gann 1820 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Louisa Gann February 18, 1821 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Nathaniel Wilson Gann May 21, 1821 (Age 24 years) |
| Death of a half-sister | Anne Gann before September 1821 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Sampson Marion Gann August 11, 1825 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Ruth Anne Gann January 2, 1826 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | William Jackson Gann November 21, 1826 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Margaret Malinda Gann about 1828 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Sarah Jane Gann about 1831 (Age 34 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | James Madison Gann December 19, 1832 (Age 35 years) |
| Birth of a son #7 | Wesley Delbert Gann 1833 (Age 36 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | Thomas Gann 1833 (Age 36 years) |
| Birth of a son #8 | George Washington Gann August 2, 1835 (Age 38 years) |
| Death of a wife | Ruth Ann Delaney January 12, 1837 (Age 40 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Sarah Sophronia Gann May 1837 (Age 40 years) |
| Death of a father | Ignatious Nathan Gann July 18, 1839 (Age 42 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Nathaniel Wilson Gann — Aletha Jane Aldredge — View this family July 7, 1841 (Age 44 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Elisha Axley (Lige) Evans — Ruth Anne Gann — View this family about 1842 (Age 45 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Charles Jones Broxson — Louisa Gann — View this family 1845 (Age 48 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | Isaac Gann August 7, 1846 (Age 49 years) |
| Marriage of a child | John Delaney Gann — Malinda Arnold — View this family November 30, 1846 (Age 49 years) |
| Marriage of a child | James Harrison Coker — Sarah Jane Gann — View this family September 16, 1850 (Age 53 years) |
| Death of a sister | Susannah Gann 1850 (Age 53 years) |
| Death of a half-sister | Permelia Catherine Gann February 2, 1850 (Age 53 years) |
| Marriage | Nancy Arnold Reddon — View this family January 27, 1859 (Age 62 years) |
| Marriage of a child | John Delaney Gann — Sarah Owings — View this family May 5, 1859 (Age 62 years) |
| Death of a son | John Delaney Gann January 19, 1864 (Age 67 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Nathaniel Wilson Gann — Jemima Massingill — View this family September 24, 1865 (Age 68 years) |
| Death of a sister | Mary (Polly) Gann 1865 (Age 68 years) |
| Marriage of a child | William Jackson Gann — Georgia Ann Shirley Albright — View this family about 1866 (Age 69 years) |
| Marriage of a child | George Washington Gann — Mary Jane Cawthorn — View this family May 10, 1868 (Age 71 years) |
| Death of a son | Wesley Delbert Gann before 1870 (Age 73 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Sarah Jane Gann about 1870 (Age 73 years) |
| Death of a wife | Nancy Arnold Reddon 1870 (Age 73 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | George Washington Gann after 1871 (Age 74 years) |
 Death | November 25, 1872 (Age 75 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Ignatious Nathan Gann Birth: 1759 32 27 — VA Death: July 18, 1839 — Washington Co, TN |
| mother |
Susan … Death: about 1810 — Washington Co, TN |
| elder sister |
Mary (Polly) Gann Birth: 1790 31 — Jonesboro, Washington Co, TN Death: 1865 — Lufkin, Angelina Co, TX |
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3 years elder sister |
Rebecca Gann Birth: 1792 33 — Jonesborough, Washington Co, TN Death: after 1813 — Hamilton Co, TN |
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2 years elder sister |
Elizabeth Gann Birth: about 1793 34 — Jonesborough, Washington Co, TN Death: June 1, 1877 — Fair Garden, Sevier Co, TN |
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2 years elder brother |
Nathan Gann Birth: 1794 35 — Jonesboro, Washington Co, TN Death: March 24, 1877 — Haralson Co, GA |
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4 years himself |
William Gann Birth: 1797 38 — Washington Co, TN Death: November 25, 1872 — Crockett, Houston Co, TX |
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1 year twin sister |
Susannah Gann Birth: 1797 38 — Jonesboro, Washington Co, TN Death: 1850 — St. Joseph, Buchanan Co, MO |
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2 years younger brother |
Solomon Gann Birth: about 1798 39 — Washington Co, TN Death: August 26, 1884 — Hamilton Co, TX |
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11 years younger sister |
Lucinda Gann Birth: 1808 49 — Washington Co, TN Death: after 1893 — Talladega Co, AL |
| Father’s family with unknown unknown |
| father |
Ignatious Nathan Gann Birth: 1759 32 27 — VA Death: July 18, 1839 — Washington Co, TN |
| step-mother |
unknown unknown Death: about 1788 — TN |
| half-brother |
John Gann Birth: about 1777 18 — Guilford Co, VA Death: |
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6 years half-brother |
Isaac Gann Birth: 1782 23 — Jonesborough, Washington Co, TN Death: August 7, 1846 — St. Joseph, Buchanan Co, MO |
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3 years half-sister |
Anne Gann Birth: 1784 25 — Jonesboro, Washington Co, TN Death: before September 1821 — Greene Co, TN |
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2 years half-brother |
George Washington Gann Birth: 1785 26 — Jonesborough, Washington Co, TN Death: after 1871 — Hamilton Co, TN |
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3 years half-brother |
Thomas Gann Birth: 1787 28 — Jonesboro, Washington Co, TN Death: 1833 — TN or GA |
| Father’s family with Mary … |
| father |
Ignatious Nathan Gann Birth: 1759 32 27 — VA Death: July 18, 1839 — Washington Co, TN |
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Marriage: December 1814 — Washington Co, TN |
| Father’s family with Sarah Delaney |
| father |
Ignatious Nathan Gann Birth: 1759 32 27 — VA Death: July 18, 1839 — Washington Co, TN |
| step-mother |
Sarah Delaney Birth: 1792 — TN Death: April 9, 1856 — Titus Co, TX |
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Marriage: December 24, 1817 — Kingston, Roane Co, TN |
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11 months half-sister |
Anna Jane (Jennie) Gann Birth: November 22, 1818 59 26 — Jonesborough, Washington Co, TN Death: July 12, 1891 — Como, Hopkins Co, TX |
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2 years half-sister |
Permelia Catherine Gann Birth: 1820 61 28 — Jonesborough, Washington Co, TN Death: February 2, 1850 — Washington Co, TN |
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6 years half-brother |
Sampson Marion Gann Birth: August 11, 1825 66 33 — Jonesborough, Washington Co, TN Death: November 25, 1909 — Dexter, Cooke Co, TX |
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3 years half-sister |
Margaret Malinda Gann Birth: about 1828 69 36 — Jonesborough, Washington Co, TN Death: July 6, 1919 — El Reno, Canadian Co, OK |
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5 years half-brother |
James Madison Gann Birth: December 19, 1832 73 40 — Jonesborough, Washington Co, TN Death: July 23, 1914 — Tarrant Co, TX |
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4 years half-sister |
Sarah Sophronia Gann Birth: May 1837 78 45 — Jonesborough, Washington Co, TN Death: after 1910 — TX |
| Family with Ruth Ann Delaney |
| himself |
William Gann Birth: 1797 38 — Washington Co, TN Death: November 25, 1872 — Crockett, Houston Co, TX |
| wife |
Ruth Ann Delaney Birth: 1798 — Greene Co, TN Death: January 12, 1837 — Shawnee Prairie, Nacogdoches Co, TX |
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Marriage: August 22, 1816 — Greene Co, TN |
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2 years son |
John Delaney Gann Birth: 1818 21 20 — Greene Co, TN Death: January 19, 1864 — Homer, Angelina Co, TX |
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3 years son |
Nathaniel Wilson Gann Birth: May 21, 1821 24 23 — Washington Co, TN Death: September 22, 1895 — Lufkin, Angelina Co, TX |
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-3 months daughter |
Louisa Gann Birth: February 18, 1821 24 23 — Perry Co, TN Death: January 21, 1901 — Johnson Co, TX |
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5 years daughter |
Ruth Anne Gann Birth: January 2, 1826 29 28 — Perry Co, TN Death: after 1880 — Lufkin, Angelina Co, TX |
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11 months son |
William Jackson Gann Birth: November 21, 1826 29 28 — Perry Co, TN Death: June 15, 1920 — Lufkin, Angelina Co, TX |
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5 years daughter |
Sarah Jane Gann Birth: about 1831 34 33 — Perry Co, TN Death: about 1870 — San Antonio, Bexar Co, TX |
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3 years son |
Wesley Delbert Gann Birth: 1833 36 35 — Perry Co, TN Death: before 1870 |
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3 years son |
George Washington Gann Birth: August 2, 1835 38 37 — Perry Co, TN Death: February 15, 1923 — Denton, Denton Co, TX |
| Family with Nancy Arnold Reddon |
| himself |
William Gann Birth: 1797 38 — Washington Co, TN Death: November 25, 1872 — Crockett, Houston Co, TX |
| wife |
Nancy Arnold Reddon Birth: 1813 Death: 1870 |
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Marriage: January 27, 1859 — Angelina Co, TX |
| Note | From Wm R Gann, 7406 Englewood Ln, Raytown, MO 64133-6913 (816) 353-7172. From Joy Gann Brown, Hillsborough, NC. Enlisted 20 June 1813 "to serve during the War." He was described as "5 feet 8 inches tall with a light complexion, blue eyes and brown hair. He received his first wound in his right thigh in 1813 somewhere in the Territory of upper Ohio or Michigan while engaged in one of the many battles with the British. He participated in the Battle of Lundy's Lane, often called the "charge at Bridgewater" in Col. Miller's regiment against the troops of Britain's Lord Wellington on 25 July 1814. The five-hour battle of Lundy's Lane was described at the time by Col. James Miller as "one of the most desperately fought actions ever experienced in America." The Americans lost 850 men either killed, wounded or missing, the British 875. Even though the battle was a "draw," it halted American advances into Upper Canada. On 4 Sept. 1814 in the Battle of Erie (Fort Erie was located south of Niagra Falls), William received a severe wound, a shot in his right arm, which resulted in the amputation of his arm on 10 Sept. 1814 by hospital surgeon, Dr. Trowbridge of Rochester, New York. As a result of this war wound, he was honorably discharged on 24 Jan 1815 by Brig. General Henry Burback, Greenbush Cantonment. William received a pension with a "three-fourths disability" status. This new physical condition did not deter him in his quest for a life of adventure as a risk-taking pioneer and patriotic citizen. At the time of his discharge, his age was recorded as 18, hence a birth year of 1797. He returned home to Jonesborough, Washington Co., TN. On 13 Sept. 1815 he gave a power of attorney to Samuel Powell, Esq. to "procure and receive from such office, person or persons as should be legally authorized to grant the same, a warrant for the quantity of land to which I am entitled for the services rendered as a private in the Army of the U.S." He received 160 acres, bounty land warrant #2514. (Undocumented) William moved to Hardin Co, TN about 1819. Sometime in 1835, William, Ruth Ann and their small children left Tennessee in a wagon train. The wagon train arrived in Nacogdoches Co. on 1 Mar 1836 on the eve of Texas independence. Texas soon became a Republic under Sam Houston as the first president. |