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Christian Gann1,2,3

ID# 21128, (abt 1805 - 1868)
Family Chart
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Key Events:

Birth: abt 27 Feb 1805, Pennsylvania,4,5,6
Marriage: Annie E. Cummings (b. btn 1800 and 1810, d. abt 1846)7
Burial: Savannah Cemetery, Savannah, Andrew Co., Missouri,8
Marriage: abt 1848, Ann Elizabeth Laney (b. abt 9 Oct 1815, d. 1 Jun 1888)9,10,11
Death: 3 Mar 1868,12,13
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Narrative:

Christian Gann was born about 27 Feb 1805 in PennsylvaniaG.4,5,6
     Christian married first Annie E. Cummings.7
     Christian appeared on the 1840 Federal Census of Hartley Twp., Union Co., PennsylvaniaG, with a household consisting of two males under age 5 (sons Christian and William), one age 5 to 10 (John), and one age 30 to 40 (himself), one female under age 5 (daughter Catharine), one age 15 to 20 (unknown), and one age 30 to 40 (his first wife.)1
     His wife died about 1846.14
     Christian married second Ann Elizabeth Laney, daughter of John Laney and Catherine Housel, about 1848.9,10,11
     Christian and Ann appeared on the 1850 Federal Census of Hartley Twp., Union Co., PennsylvaniaG, enumerated 9 Aug 1850, reporting real estate valued at $600. Their son George and his children by his prior marriage, John, Catharine, Christian, William, and Mary, were listed as living with him.2
     He was a shoemaker until at least 1850, and a farmer by 1855.15,16,17,18
     Christian and Ann appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Hartley Twp., Union Co., PennsylvaniaG, enumerated 13 Jun 1860, reporting real estate valued at $2,000 and personal estate of $494. Their children George, Anne, and Harriet and his children Catharine, Christian, William, and Mary were listed as living with him.19
     Christian and Ann moved to Missouri about 1865.20
     Christian left a will dated 15 Jan 1868 stating he was of Andrew Co., MissouriG, in which he named his son John and D. H. Laney as executors. He left two parcels of land in Andrew Co., one of 80 acres and the other of 39, to his wife. He also left her the proceeds of the sale of land he held in Pennsylvania, and all his personal property. All this was to be hers as long as she remained his widow, after which $300 would become her property and the rest divided among his children, John, Catharine, Christian, Mary, George, Anne, and Harriet.3
     Christian died on 3 Mar 1868 at age ~63.12,13 He was buried in Savannah Cemetery, Savannah, Andrew Co., MissouriG.8
     His will was proved on 7 Mar 1868 in Savannah, MissouriG.3 Letters Testamentary were issued to his executors 21 Mar 1868 after they made a bond for $7,000.21

Children:
     Children with Annie E. Cummings:

  1. John C. Gann (abt 17 Jul 1834 - 19 Jan 1887)
  2. Catharine Gann (1836 - 1927)
  3. Christian Alfred Gann+ (14 Apr 1837 - 19 Jun 1921)
  4. William S. Gann (1839 - 1893)
  5. Mary Jane Gann (25 Jan 1843 - 17 Apr 1928)

Children:
     Children with Ann Elizabeth Laney:

  1. George L. L. Gann (12 Feb 1850 - 27 Mar 1936)
  2. Anne E. Gann (1852 - 24 Feb 1923)
  3. Harriet Housel Gann (17 Oct 1859 - )

Citations

  1. [S7330] Christian Gann household, 1840 U.S. Census, Union Co., Pennsylvania.
  2. [S7328] Christian Gan household, 1850 U.S. Census, Union Co., Pennsylvania.
  3. [S7331] Wills, Andrew Co., Missouri, A:245-8, will of Christian Gann.
  4. [S7417] The Photograph Andrew County Tombstones Project, online, Savannah Cemetery, section 1, record for Christian Gann, shows age 63 yrs 5 days at death 3 Mar 1868, and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  5. [S7328] Christian Gan household, 1850 U.S. Census, Union Co., Pennsylvania, shows age 45 and state.
  6. [S7332] Christian Alfred Gann, Certificate of Death, shows state, as Virginia.
  7. [S7346] The History of Nodaway County, Missouri, pg 759, shows Christian Alfred's mother died when he was nine year old.
  8. [S7417] The Photograph Andrew County Tombstones Project, online, Savannah Cemetery, section 1, record for Christian Gann, includes tombstone photo.
  9. [S7328] Christian Gan household, 1850 U.S. Census, Union Co., Pennsylvania, shows them apparently living as husband and wife.
  10. [S7329] Christian Gann household, 1860 U.S. Census, Union Co., Pennsylvania, shows them apparently living as husband and wife.
  11. [S7331] Wills, Andrew Co., Missouri, A:245-8, will of Christian Gann, shows her as his wife.
  12. [S7417] The Photograph Andrew County Tombstones Project, online, Savannah Cemetery, section 1, record for Christian Gann, shows date and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  13. [S7331] Wills, Andrew Co., Missouri, A:245-8, will of Christian Gann, written 15 Jan 1868 and proved 9 Mar 1868.
  14. [S7346] The History of Nodaway County, Missouri, pg 759, shows Christian Alfred's mother died when he was nine years old.
  15. [S7330] Christian Gann household, 1840 U.S. Census, Union Co., Pennsylvania, shows one person in the family engaged in manufactures and trades.
  16. [S7328] Christian Gan household, 1850 U.S. Census, Union Co., Pennsylvania, shows occupation as shoemaker.
  17. [S7346] The History of Nodaway County, Missouri, pg 758, shows occupation as shoemaker.
  18. [S7329] Christian Gann household, 1860 U.S. Census, Union Co., Pennsylvania, shows occupation as farmer.
  19. [S7329] Christian Gann household, 1860 U.S. Census, Union Co., Pennsylvania.
  20. [S7413] Register of Methodist Evangelical Church of Mufflinburg, Pennsylvania, pg 6, Record of Members by Classes on Mifflinburg Circuit 16 Jun 1865, shows Christian and Eliza Gann removed by certificate.
  21. [S7043] Administrator's Bonds and Letters, Andrew Co., Missouri, A:208, letters testamentary for the estate of Christian Gann.

Ann Elizabeth Laney1,2,3

ID# 21129, (abt 1815 - 1888)
Family Chart

Parents:

FatherJohn Laney (abt Apr 1790 - 1872)
MotherCatherine Housel (1784 - 6 Feb 1858)
Family IndexesThe Reigel Family

Key Events:

Birth: abt 9 Oct 1815, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania,4,5,6
Marriage: abt 1848, Christian Gann (b. abt 27 Feb 1805, d. 3 Mar 1868)7,8,9
Death: 1 Jun 1888, Savannah, Andrew Co., Missouri,10,11
Burial: 3 Jun 1888, Savannah Cemetery, Savannah, Andrew Co., Missouri,12,13
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The material on this website is subject to copyright.
Facts – names, dates, and places – cannot be copyrighted; you are free to copy them.
But the narratives are my creative work product and are copyrighted. You may copy them for your personal use, but please respect my copyright and do not republish them in any form, including copying them to your tree on Ancestry or elsewhere, unless you have obtained written permission from me.
Many of the images are also copyrighted, and may not be copied without the consent of the copyright holders.

Narrative:

Ann Elizabeth Laney was born about 9 Oct 1815 near Lewisburg, PennsylvaniaG.4,5,6
     Ann married Christian Gann about 1848.7,8,9
     Ann and Christian appeared on the 1850 Federal Census of Hartley Twp., Union Co., PennsylvaniaG, enumerated 9 Aug 1850, reporting real estate valued at $600. Their son George and his children by his prior marriage, John, Catharine, Christian, William, and Mary, were listed as living with him.14
     Ann and Christian appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Hartley Twp., Union Co., PennsylvaniaG, enumerated 13 Jun 1860, reporting real estate valued at $2,000 and personal estate of $494. Their children George, Anne, and Harriet and his children Catharine, Christian, William, and Mary were listed as living with him.15
     Ann and Christian moved to Missouri about 1865.16
     Ann was named an heir in the will of her husband Christian dated 15 Jan 1868 in Andrew Co., MissouriG, in which he left her two parcels of land in Andrew Co. totalling 119 acres, the proceeds of the sale of land he held in Pennsylvania, and all his personal property. All this to be hers as long as she remained his widow, after which $300 would become her property and the rest divided among his children.17
     Christian died on 3 Mar 1868.18,19
     Ann appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Nodaway Twp., Andrew Co., MissouriG, enumerated 28 Jul 1870, reporting real estate valued at $1,500 and personal estate of $1,200. Her children George and Harriet were listed as living with her, as was her step-daughter, Mary.20
     Ann appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Savannah, Andrew Co., Missouri, on Chestnut St. G, enumerated 14 Jun 1880. Her daughter Harriet was listed as living with her.21
     Ann died on 1 Jun 1888 in Savannah, Andrew Co., MissouriG, at age ~72, at her home.10,11 She was buried on 3 Jun 1888 in Savannah Cemetery, Savannah, Andrew Co., MissouriG, next to her husband, with a joint tombstone.12,13
Research Note, 24 Mar 2017:
The evidence that Ann was the daughter of John and Catherine Housel Laney is circumstantial, but reasonably persuasive. Her daughter Annie's death certificate shows her maiden name as Laney, and her daughter Harriet's middle name was Housel. Thomas H. Laney, a son of John and Catherine, was a witness to her husband's will, and John Laney, widely reported in unsourced online trees as another son, was his executor. John, John H., and Thomas H. Laney all lived in Andrew Co. and are buried in the Savannah Cemetery, where Ann and her husband were buried.22,23,24

Children:
     Children with Christian Gann:

  1. George L. L. Gann (12 Feb 1850 - 27 Mar 1936)
  2. Anne E. Gann (1852 - 24 Feb 1923)
  3. Harriet Housel Gann (17 Oct 1859 - )

Citations

  1. [S7413] Register of Methodist Evangelical Church of Mufflinburg, Pennsylvania, pg 6, Record of Baptisms, Harriet Housel Gann, shows name as Anna Elisabeth Gann.
  2. [S7328] Christian Gan household, 1850 U.S. Census, Union Co., Pennsylvania, shows name as Elizabeth Gan.
  3. [S7416] Annie E. Gann Rinear, Certificate of Death, shows mother's name as Laney.
  4. [S7881] Mrs. Eliza Gann obituary, Savannah Reporter, shows age 72 yr 7 mo 23 days at death 1 Jun 1888, near Lewisburg and state.
  5. [S7417] The Photograph Andrew County Tombstones Project, online, Savannah Cemetery, section 1, record for Ann E. Gann, shows age 72 yrs 7 mo 23 days at death 1 Jun 1888, and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  6. [S7328] Christian Gan household, 1850 U.S. Census, Union Co., Pennsylvania, shows age 34 and state.
  7. [S7328] Christian Gan household, 1850 U.S. Census, Union Co., Pennsylvania, shows them apparently living as husband and wife.
  8. [S7329] Christian Gann household, 1860 U.S. Census, Union Co., Pennsylvania, shows them apparently living as husband and wife.
  9. [S7331] Wills, Andrew Co., Missouri, A:245-8, will of Christian Gann, shows her as his wife.
  10. [S7881] Mrs. Eliza Gann obituary, Savannah Reporter, shows date, at her residence, and city.
  11. [S7417] The Photograph Andrew County Tombstones Project, online, Savannah Cemetery, section 1, record for Ann E. Gann, shows date and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  12. [S7417] The Photograph Andrew County Tombstones Project, online, Savannah Cemetery, section 1, record for Ann E. Gann, includes tombstone photo.
  13. [S7881] Mrs. Eliza Gann obituary, Savannah Reporter, shows Saturday.
  14. [S7328] Christian Gan household, 1850 U.S. Census, Union Co., Pennsylvania.
  15. [S7329] Christian Gann household, 1860 U.S. Census, Union Co., Pennsylvania.
  16. [S7413] Register of Methodist Evangelical Church of Mufflinburg, Pennsylvania, pg 6, Record of Members by Classes on Mifflinburg Circuit 16 Jun 1865, shows Christian and Eliza Gann removed by certificate.
  17. [S7331] Wills, Andrew Co., Missouri, A:245-8, will of Christian Gann.
  18. [S7417] The Photograph Andrew County Tombstones Project, online, Savannah Cemetery, section 1, record for Christian Gann, shows date and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  19. [S7331] Wills, Andrew Co., Missouri, A:245-8, will of Christian Gann, written 15 Jan 1868 and proved 9 Mar 1868.
  20. [S7414] Elizabeth Gann household, 1870 U.S. Census, Andrew Co., Missouri.
  21. [S7415] Elizabeth Gann household, 1880 U.S. Census, Andrew Co., Missouri.
  22. [S7413] Register of Methodist Evangelical Church of Mufflinburg, Pennsylvania, pg 6, Record of Baptisms, Harriet Housel Gann.
  23. [S7418] History of Andrew and De Kalb Counties, Missouri, pg 515, shows Dr. Thomas M. Laney as son of John and Catherine Housel Laney.
  24. [S7331] Wills, Andrew Co., Missouri, A:245-8, will of Christian Gann, 9 Mar 1868, shows T. M. Laney as a witness and D. H. Laney as executor.

 

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