Eliza Jane FRIENDAge: 62 years1855–1917
- Name
- Eliza Jane FRIEND
- Married name
- Eliza Jane GANN
 Birth | November 17, 1855 19 |
 Birth of a sister | Jersey A FRIEND 1861 (Age 5 years) |
| Death of a father | James FRIEND 1864 (Age 8 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Sarah Johnson 1865 (Age 9 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Hulda Johnson 1867 (Age 11 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | James L Johnson 1868 (Age 12 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Lewis CLARKSTON December 1868 (Age 13 years) Note: Date is from Ozark County MO probate records (FHL film 929574). For more details, see the NOTES sec… |
| Birth of a half-brother | Thomas Daniel Johnson April 2, 1872 (Age 16 years) |
 Religious marriage | Robert MILES — View this family October 26, 1873 (Age 17 years) Address: James Johnson home in Webster Co. |
| Birth of a son #1 | Will MILES 1874 (Age 18 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Robert MILES November 12, 1877 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Edward Isom GANN March 12, 1880 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Edward Isom GANN March 12, 1880 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | Ollie Addison GANN June 22, 1882 (Age 26 years) |
| Marriage | William Allen GANN — View this family January 28, 1885 (Age 29 years) Note: License says both William and Eliza Jane were residents of Thorpe, Dallas Co, MO.
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| Birth of a daughter #6 | Effie Melvina (Vinie) Gann July 27, 1885 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #7 | Anna Jane GANN May 28, 1887 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #8 | Anna Jane GANN May 28, 1887 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a son #9 | Thomas Floyd GANN July 29, 1889 (Age 33 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #10 | Belle GANN September 21, 1891 (Age 35 years) |
| Birth of a son #11 | Louis GANN July 19, 1893 (Age 37 years) |
| Birth of a son #12 | Louis GANN July 19, 1893 (Age 37 years) |
| Death of a mother | Amanda CLARKSTON about 1895 (Age 39 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | James L Johnson January 1896 (Age 40 years) Note: A J L Johnson had a death notice in the Jan 16 1896 Marshfield Field newspaper.
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| Birth of a son #13 | George Washington GANN February 8, 1896 (Age 40 years) |
| Birth of a son #14 | George Washington GANN February 8, 1896 (Age 40 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Robert MILES — Mary Elizabeth ANGLEN — View this family December 30, 1897 (Age 42 years) |
 Census | William Allen GANN — View this family 1900 (Age 44 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Belle GANN November 23, 1906 (Age 51 years) |
 Death | November 29, 1917 (Age 62 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
James FRIEND Death: 1864 |
| mother |
Amanda CLARKSTON Birth: 1836 28 25 — Illinois Death: about 1895 — Webster Co., MO |
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Marriage: — |
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| herself |
Birth: November 17, 1855 19 — Missouri Death: November 29, 1917 — Muskogee, Muskogee Co, OK |
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6 years younger sister |
Jersey A FRIEND Birth: 1861 25 Death: May 16, 1935 — Dallas Co MO |
| Mother’s family with James Johnson |
| step-father |
James Johnson Birth: 1820 — Indiana Death: March 1898 — Marshfield, Webster Co, MO |
| mother |
Amanda CLARKSTON Birth: 1836 28 25 — Illinois Death: about 1895 — Webster Co., MO |
| half-sister |
Sarah Johnson Birth: 1865 45 29 — MO |
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3 years half-sister |
Hulda Johnson Birth: 1867 47 31 — MO |
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2 years half-brother |
James L Johnson Birth: 1868 48 32 — MO Death: January 1896 — Missouri, United States |
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4 years half-brother |
Thomas Daniel Johnson Birth: April 2, 1872 52 36 — Dallas Co, Missouri Death: October 23, 1942 |
| Family with Robert MILES |
| husband | |
| herself |
Birth: November 17, 1855 19 — Missouri Death: November 29, 1917 — Muskogee, Muskogee Co, OK |
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Marriage: October 26, 1873 — Webster Co MO |
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4 years son |
Robert MILES Birth: November 12, 1877 21 — Dallas Co, MO Death: June 5, 1962 — Conway, Dallas Co, MO |
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-3 years son |
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| Family with William Allen GANN |
| husband |
Birth: April 9, 1860 19 23 — Webster Co Missouri Death: December 21, 1937 — Wagoner Co, OK |
| herself |
Birth: November 17, 1855 19 — Missouri Death: November 29, 1917 — Muskogee, Muskogee Co, OK |
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Marriage: January 28, 1885 — Dallas Co, MO |
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5 years son |
Birth: July 29, 1889 29 33 — Thorpe, Dallas, MO Death: August 26, 1970 — San Benito, Cameron Co., TX, USA |
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-7 years son |
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-2 years son |
Edward Isom GANN Birth: March 12, 1880 19 24 — Buffalo, Dallas Co MO Death: May 11, 1967 |
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7 years daughter |
Anna Jane GANN Birth: May 28, 1887 27 31 — Dallas Co Missouri Death: April 4, 1964 |
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4 years daughter |
Belle GANN Birth: September 21, 1891 31 35 — Dallas Co Missouri Death: November 23, 1906 — Coweta, Wagoner Co, OK |
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22 months son |
Louis GANN Birth: July 19, 1893 33 37 — Joplin, Jasper, MO Death: August 29, 1961 — Pima AZ |
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3 years son |
George Washington GANN Birth: February 8, 1896 35 40 Death: February 22, 1983 |
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-11 years daughter |
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| Marriage | Eliza Jane and Robert Miles were married at the home of her mother Amanda Clarkston Johnson in Webster Co. |
| Marriage | License says both William and Eliza Jane were residents of Thorpe, Dallas Co, MO. |
| Census | Name: William A Gann 40, Birth Apr 1860, Missouri Home in 1900: Washington, Dallas, Missouri Spouse's Name: Eliza J Gann Marriage Year: 1885 Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee William A Gann 40 Eliza J Gann 44 Adison Gann 16 Vinie Gann 15 Annie J Gann 13 Thomas Gann 10 Belle Gann 8 Louis Gann 6 Georgie Gann 4 |
| Media object | R-L Annie Gann, Lewis, George Post card to Tom Gann (on back): Well Tom this is the way we make our living, by hoeing cotton. We all look good we think we do so Bye, Bye Addressed to Tom Gann, Eagle Lake Tex George, Louis and Annie Gann are Tom's brothers/sister. |
| Shared note | [silasdescendents.FTW] From William Charles Gann, Tulsa, OK. From Bonnie Bilky, 3614 S Olympia, Tulsa, OK 74107 3/16/96 Marriage recorded in Family Bible. According to Edith Grace Gann Jarman, a granddaughter, Eliza Jane was half-Cherokee, the child of a white father, James Friend, and a full-blood Cherokee mother. Her father was killed on the Trail of Tears. This fact would tend to indicate that Eliza Jane was proud of her heritage and had the courage to admit it. It was not \"fashionable\" in the West for those Indians who could pass as \"white\" to admit their ancestry. Her death certificate indicated she was white. (Added: There has been no evidence developed that Eliza was part Indian. On the contrary all evidence point to both her parents not having Indian heritage. DNA results of descendants show no indication of Indian heritage.) Robert Miles ran from Missouri because he stabbed a man in a barroom fight. He abandoned Eliza Jane and two sons, Will and Robert Miles, who evidently remained with relatives. He went to Denison, Texas and remarried. She met William Allen Gann, fell in love and had two children. When Miles was located, she divorced him and married William Allen Gann. Eliza died of a strangulated hernia. 1880 Census lists Jane Miles in Washington, Webster MO age 25 with three children, William 6, Robert 3 and Edward 3 mos. She is listed as a Widow. On the same page we find her mother Amanda listed with her husband James Johnson. (page 248a) Some family members list her as \"Eliza Jane Friend Johnson\" Eliza's mother had remarried a Mr. James Johnson. 1860 census lists a 5 year old Eliza J Friend with mother Amanda age 24 living with Elizabeth Graham in Falling Spring, Ozark Co, MO. which is SE of Marshfield. Living next door is Lewis Clarkston, Amanda's father. Amanda's husband is not found in the census. |
| Shared note | [silasdescendents.FTW] From Dorretta Moore Marriage date in LDS Records, Dallas Co., MO -- Marriages |
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