John David GannAge: 87 years1862–1949
- Name
- John David Gann
- Given names
- John David
- Surname
- Gann
 Birth | January 13, 1862 37 35 |
 Birth of a sister | Susan Priscilla Gann January 1, 1865 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Hiram Franklin Gann October 8, 1866 (Age 4 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | Nathan Gann March 24, 1877 (Age 15 years) |
| Death of a mother | Elizabeth Goggins June 10, 1879 (Age 17 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | Hiram Gann — Nancy Barder Roland — View this family August 26, 1879 (Age 17 years) |
 Marriage | Melsena Ann Jones — View this family October 23, 1887 (Age 25 years) |
| Death of a brother | Wyatt M. Gann December 16, 1887 (Age 25 years) |
| Death of a brother | Berry Gann 1887 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Viola Mariah Gann January 9, 1889 (Age 26 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Margaret Priscilla … 1893 (Age 30 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Nancy Gann about 1894 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Johnie Frank Gertrude Gann August 5, 1895 (Age 33 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Effie Barbera Gann 1897 (Age 34 years) |
| Death of a sister | Sarah Melissa Gann January 18, 1897 (Age 35 years) |
| Death of a father | Hiram Gann January 18, 1898 (Age 36 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Willie Jewel Gann 1899 (Age 36 years) |
| Birth of a son #6 | Calip Perry (Bud) Gann 1902 (Age 39 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Mallie C. Bird Nickell — Viola Mariah Gann — View this family November 12, 1905 (Age 43 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Tressie Gann August 2, 1906 (Age 44 years) |
| Death of a brother | Nathan Alexander Gann January 26, 1916 (Age 54 years) |
| Death of a brother | William Allen Gann February 3, 1925 (Age 63 years) |
 Death | March 9, 1949 (Age 87 years) |
 Burial |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Hiram Gann Birth: March 10, 1824 30 35 — Washington Co, TN Death: January 18, 1898 — Potter, Polk Co, AR |
| mother |
Elizabeth Goggins Birth: May 24, 1826 — GA Death: June 10, 1879 — Potter, Polk Co, AR |
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Marriage: September 4, 1843 — Paulding Co, GA |
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1 year elder brother |
Nathan Alexander Gann Birth: August 27, 1844 20 18 — Paulding Co, GA Death: January 26, 1916 — Potter, Polk Co, AR |
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2 years elder brother |
William Allen Gann Birth: September 30, 1846 22 20 — Paulding Co, GA Death: February 3, 1925 — Ada, Pontotoc Co, OK |
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3 years elder brother |
Wyatt M. Gann Birth: May 6, 1849 25 22 Death: December 16, 1887 |
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3 years elder brother |
Berry Gann Birth: April 16, 1852 28 25 Death: 1887 |
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3 years elder sister |
Malinda Mary Gann Birth: March 8, 1855 30 28 Death: |
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3 years elder sister |
Sarah Melissa Gann Birth: March 26, 1858 34 31 Death: January 18, 1897 |
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4 years himself |
John David Gann Birth: January 13, 1862 37 35 — Marion Co, AL Death: March 9, 1949 — Ada, Pontotoc Co, OK |
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3 years younger sister |
Susan Priscilla Gann Birth: January 1, 1865 40 38 Death: |
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21 months younger brother |
Hiram Franklin Gann Birth: October 8, 1866 42 40 Death: March 6, 1954 |
| Father’s family with Nancy Barder Roland |
| father |
Hiram Gann Birth: March 10, 1824 30 35 — Washington Co, TN Death: January 18, 1898 — Potter, Polk Co, AR |
| step-mother |
Nancy Barder Roland Birth: March 17, 1840 — GA Death: December 15, 1911 |
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Marriage: August 26, 1879 — |
| Family with Melsena Ann Jones |
| himself |
John David Gann Birth: January 13, 1862 37 35 — Marion Co, AL Death: March 9, 1949 — Ada, Pontotoc Co, OK |
| wife |
Melsena Ann Jones Birth: July 15, 1871 — Booneville, MS Death: December 13, 1959 — Ada, Pontotoc Co, OK |
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Marriage: October 23, 1887 — Mena, Polk Co, AR |
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15 months daughter |
Viola Mariah Gann Birth: January 9, 1889 26 17 — Mena, Polk Co, AR Death: December 1, 1978 — Ada, Pontotoc Co, OK |
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6 years daughter |
Nancy Gann Birth: about 1894 31 22 Death: |
| daughter |
Tressie Gann Death: August 2, 1906 |
| daughter |
Johnie Frank Gertrude Gann Birth: August 5, 1895 33 24 — Mena, Polk Co, AR Death: |
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2 years daughter |
Effie Barbera Gann Birth: 1897 34 25 — AR Death: |
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3 years daughter |
Willie Jewel Gann Birth: 1899 36 27 — AR Death: |
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4 years son |
Calip Perry (Bud) Gann Birth: 1902 39 30 — OK Death: March 2, 1960 |
| Note | From Geraldine Brooks, R 1 Box 479A, Wilson, OK 73463 1/25/95. John was a short man, sometimes stuttered, always dipped snuff (always had snuff in mouth). Moved to Ada (Happyland) around 1902. From History of Happyland (Raised in the Backwoods)--by Juanita Sawyer Fidler, October 1990; revised May 1991. "Founder of Happyland" - John David Gann was a well-known pioneer cattleman and early settler of Happyland community, having come to the area around 1899. According to a biographical sketch in the Ada Bulletin on July 6, 1944, he established the community of Happyland. His obituary in the Ada News on March 9, 1949 indicated that he owned and leased a large tract of land east of Ada, and his home that sat off the road in a lovely grove of trees was the social center for a large part of that section of Pontotoc County. The obituary also stated that he "bore a reputation of industry" and "served on the Happyland school board, giving unselfishly of his time and judgement for the good that he could do." John Gann was born in Marion County, Alabama, to Hiram and Elizabeth Gann on Jan. 13, 1861. The family moved to Georgia, then to Texas and finally to Mena, Ark., where John met and married Melsenia Jones. She was born in Mississippion July 15, 1872, the daughter of Caleb and Mariah Jones. John and Melsenia Gann's family consisted of seven daughters and one son. When he died, John Gann had 19 grandchildren and 72 great-grandchildren. His funeral was conducted by the Rev. Jess Caton and the Rev. Wood. Burial was at Oakman Cemetery. |