Edna GANNAge: 101 years1918–2019
- Name
- Edna GANN
- Married name
- Edna McCABE
 Birth | February 9, 1918 |
 Birth of a son#1 | Michael Bernard McCABE April 22, 1940 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Philip Sheen McCABE December 12, 1941 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Donna Christine McCABE October 17, 1946 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Ann Rita McCABE July 23, 1949 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Margaret Mary McCABE September 26, 1952 (Age 34 years) |
| Death of a father | Thomas Floyd GANN August 26, 1970 (Age 52 years) |
| Death of a mother | Alta MAGEE August 15, 1973 (Age 55 years) |
| Burial of a mother | Alta MAGEE August 18, 1973 (Age 55 years) |
| Death of a husband | Vincent Lawrence McCABE October 27, 1981 (Age 63 years) |
| Burial of a husband | Vincent Lawrence McCABE October 29, 1981 (Age 63 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Donna Christine McCABE November 22, 1988 (Age 70 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Ann Rita McCABE April 18, 1992 (Age 74 years) |
| Death of a son | Philip Sheen McCABE December 5, 2003 (Age 85 years) |
| Burial of a son | Philip Sheen McCABE December 10, 2003 (Age 85 years) |
 Event | 100th Birthday February 10, 2018 (Age 100 years) |
 Death | September 6, 2019 (Age 101 years) Age: 101 Address: At her home. |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Birth: July 29, 1889 — Thorpe, Dallas, MO Death: August 26, 1970 — San Benito, Cameron Co., TX, USA |
| mother |
Birth: June 22, 1891 — Groveton, Trinity Co., TX, USA Death: August 15, 1973 — San Benito, Cameron Co., TX, USA |
| elder brother |
Birth: January 6, 1911 — Eagle Lake, Colorado Co., TX Death: December 26, 1965 — San Benito, Cameron Co., TX, USA |
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20 months elder sister |
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22 months elder sister |
Birth: June 29, 1914 — Eagle Lake, Colorado Co, Tx Death: April 6, 2009 — Brownsville Tx |
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19 months elder brother |
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2 years herself |
Birth: February 9, 1918 — Muskogee (Porter), Oklahoma Death: September 6, 2019 — San Marcos, Hays Co., TX, USA |
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6 years younger brother |
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3 years younger brother |
Birth: January 1, 1926 — San Benito, Cameron Co., TX, USA Death: October 18, 2009 — Brownsville, Tx |
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3 years younger sister |
Birth: April 2, 1929 — Rio Hondo, Cameron Co., TX, USA Death: June 16, 1993 — San Benito Tx |
| brother |
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| Family with Vincent Lawrence McCABE |
| husband |
Birth: February 18, 1912 — Arvilla, Grand Fork Co., ND, USA Death: October 27, 1981 — Brownsville, Cameron, Texas |
| herself |
Birth: February 9, 1918 — Muskogee (Porter), Oklahoma Death: September 6, 2019 — San Marcos, Hays Co., TX, USA |
| son |
Birth: April 22, 1940 — Rio Hondo, Cameron Co., TX, USA Death: December 22, 2022 — Angleton, Brazoria, Tx |
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20 months son |
Birth: December 12, 1941 — Rio Hondo, Cameron, Tx Death: December 5, 2003 — San Marcos, Hays, Tx |
| son |
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| son |
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| daughter |
Birth: October 17, 1946 — Harlingen, Cameron Co., TX, USA Death: November 22, 1988 — Houston, Harris, Texas |
| son |
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| daughter |
Birth: July 23, 1949 — Brownsville, Cameron, Texas Death: April 18, 1992 — Brownsville, TX |
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3 years daughter |
Birth: September 26, 1952 — Brownsville, Cameron Co., TX, USA Death: July 7, 2021 — San Marcos, Hays Co., TX, USA |
| son |
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| Name | S01650 |
| Event | Edna Gann McCabe Celebrates her 100th Birthday Local resident, Edna “Tootsie” Gann McCabe, celebrated her 100th birthday with family and friends recently. Born February 9, 1918 in Porter, Oklahoma to Alta and Thomas Gann, her family moved to South Texas soon after she was born. The fifth child of nine, she grew up on her parents’ potato farm in the Rio Grande Valley, loving sports, dancing to big band era music, and working alongside her siblings. She remembers when her mother Alta talked about women gaining the right to vote in 1920, emphasizing that women should never miss an opportunity to vote—especially for women candidates - a message that has had a great impact throughout Edna’s life. Edna experienced the tumultuous events of the twentieth century through the Great Depression, World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. Four of her five brothers served in Europe and the Pacific in WWII. One son served in Viet Nam. And in the twenty-first century, two of her grandchildren served in Iraq. She married Vincent McCabe in 1939 and they raised nine children in the Rio Grande Valley, including Michael, Philip, Dennis, Tom, Donna, Terry, Ann, Peggy, and Jimmy. Vin was a longshoreman and an active member of the International Longshoreman’s Association. Edna supported Vin's career by actively participating in the ILA Ladies Auxilary which assisted ILA families in need and sponsored family socials. In addition, Edna and Vin made a home in Brownsville where all children, relatives and neighbors felt welcomed and accepted. Both Edna and Vin stressed the value of learning to their children such that each one earned a degree, and three earned PhD’s. Seven of her children became educators. Edna remains a favorite aunt and neighbor, always taking the time to make others feel appreciated. Grandmother to 13 and great-grandmother to 19, Edna finds great joy in being with children. She left Brownsville in 2001 after living there 52 years to make her home in San Marcos where five of her children have lived nearby. Moving into the house her children and grandchildren worked together to build for her, she has made a warm home and welcomes the chance to stay close to loved ones through regular phone calls and visits to her home. When Edna was asked to what she attributes her longevity, she replied, "life is worth living –and having experiences together, creating memories, makes it so.” |
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