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Name: John Wesley Gann
Sex: M
Birth: 12 Nov 1879 in Copeland Ridge, Arkansas
Death: 19 May 1963 in Arkadelphia, Clark County, Arkansas
Burial: Rose Hill Cemetery, Clark County, Arkansas.
Person Id: I290
Tree Id: 617467

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Parents

Father:

Lemuel Thomas Gann: Birth: 1856 in Mississippi. Death: 1886 in Copeland Ridge, Arkansas

Mother:

Bernice A. Leamons: Birth: 1854 in Louisiana. Death: 1908 in Pike County, Arkansas

Family
Marriage:

Married: Letha Sanders on 25 Aug 1901 at Pike County, Arkansas.
Letha Sanders: Birth: Jan 1884 in Arkansas. Death: Mar 1910 in Arkansas

Children:

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Jewel Smith Gann: Birth: 6 Jul 1905 in Arkansas. Death: 31 Jan 1985 in Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas
Letha Gann: Birth: Mar 1910 in Arkansas. Death: BEF 1920

Family
Marriage:

Married: Laura Belle Taylor.
Laura Belle Taylor: Birth: 8 Jan 1887 in Shamut, Clark County, Arkansas. Death: 14 Aug 1962 in Arkadelphia, Clark County, Arkansas

Children:

Paul Gann: Birth: 12 Jun 1912 in Arkansas. Death: 11 Sep 1989 in Carmichael, Sacramento County, California
Marjorie Arlene Gann: Birth: 6 Aug 1913 in Warren, Bradley County, Arkansas. Death: 22 Aug 1995 in Arkadelphia, Clark County, Arkansas
Rose Ellen Gann: Birth: 5 Dec 1916 in Graysonia, Arkansas. Death: 18 Feb 2004 in North Little Rock, Arkansas
John Wesley, Jr. Gann: Birth: 19 May 1918 in Delight, Arkansas. Death: 7 Jan 1988 in Arkadelphia, Clark County, Arkansas
Lenzy Gann: Birth: 11 Nov 1921 in Delight, Clark County, Arkansas. Death: 19 Jul 1977 in Cabot, Lonoke County, Arkansas
Emmet Doyle Gann: Birth: 24 Jun 1926 in Manchester, Clark County, Arkansas. Death: 29 Aug 1996 in Doctors Medical Center, Modesto, Stanislaus County, California
James Edward Gann: Birth: 17 Feb 1931 in Delight, Pike County, Arkansas. Death: 24 Apr 2009 in Arkadelphia, Clark County, Arkansas
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Notes

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Note: , Paul Gann was one of twelve children. His father was a Church of the Nazarene minister and part-time farmer; his mother a school teacher."
John Wesley Gann City: Delight County: Pike State: Arkansas Birth Date: 12 Jun 1880 Race: White Roll: 1530569 DraftBoard: 0 Nearest living relative, Laura Bell Gann.
On tombstone identified as Rev John Wesley Gann. Dates: Nov 12, 1877 and May 19, 1963. Contradicts data from rootsweb site and census records regarding date of birth.
With Grandmother in Randolph County, Arkansas 1900?
1920 Census Clark County, Arkansas, Greenville T625, roll 56 page 194 John W. Gann with wife Laura B. age 33 and children Jewel S. 14, Paul 6, Margit 5, Rosa 3 and John W. 1 and step-children Charlie G. 14 Sparks, Mary Sparks 12 and Charles 10.
1930; Census Place: Manchester, Clark, Arkansas; Roll: 67; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 22; Image: 873.0.
John W Gann 52
Laura Gann 39
Paul Gann 18
Rosa Gann 14
John W Gann 12
Lourie May Gann 8
Lenzia Gann 6
Emmett Doyle Gann 4 5/12
Cleve Sparks 21
Note: From a biography about John Wesley Gann's son, Paul, "Born in Glenn County, Arkansas, in 1912

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