John Thomas Gant

Somehow, with a very busy Christmas season,  it took me ages to complete this family research and prepare the post related to it. Finally, it is here.

When in the library, I wanted to see books on a certain shelf. Well, I could not. A man was sitting at a table, very close to that shelf. He was reading a book. I did not want to disturb him, so I reached for a random book, on a random shelf. And there he was, John Thomas Gant! To my surprise, I found our cousin and an unknown family line. The connection between our family branches goes back to Virginia where, in the late 1600s/early 1700s, the members of the Gant family first settled in the New World.
John Thomas' great-grandfather Lunsford (born in about 1764 in Culpeper, Virginia) moved the family to Georgia. His son James (born in about 1786 in Lincoln, Georgia) relocated with his nuclear family to Mississippi, where his children and grandchildren were born.

♢ John Thomas was born on 22 August 1868 in Mississippi. His parents were Aaron Gant (born in March 1836) and his wife Elizabeth Bright (born on 22 November 1834, in Mississippi).

🏡 In 1870, the family lived in Beed No. 13, Scott, Mississippi (post office Morton). John's father Aaron (age 28) was a railroad worker. Other family members mentioned in the record (1) were: John's mother Elizabeth (age 29), John T. (age 2), and John's siblings James (age 3), and Laura (3 months).

John Thomas was the second eldest child of his parents. He had four siblings. Besides the ones mentioned above, there was also Joseph Franklin (born on 13 December 1872), and Gabriella (born on 21 May 1876). All of them were born in Mississippi.

Ten years later, Mr. Aaron Gant, his wife, and his children lived in Beat 3, Newton, Mississippi (2). The man was a farmer then. The two eldest sons, James B. (age 14) and John T. (age 12) helped with the farm work. Laura N., daughter, helped her mom to keep the house and take care of the young siblings, Joseph F (age 7), and Fathew G. ( Gartha Gabriella, age 5). All the kids were enrolled at a school in the Centerville Election District, Newton Mississippi (3).

🚆 In 1889, John Thomas went by train to Texas. His uncle by the name of Wiseman (William Wiseman Gant, born on 15 February 1815, Georgia) had relocated to Texas and settled in Mc Neil Community with his wife and children by 1860 (4). John Thomas joined the family there. 

 

⚭ On 28 Aug 1895, the man married Ms. Molly Green (5). 

Soon, John's parents and siblings followed him and came to Texas too.

♦ 27 June 1896, son Floyd A was born in Caldwell/ the boy died on ♦ 24 January 1897.

♦ On 4 September 1897, Ruby Elizabeth was born to John and Molly.

૦ In about 1900, John and Molly divorced.

🏡 On 17 June 1900, John T. was registered during the census in Justice Precinct #2, Luling, Caldwell, TX. He was a boarder at the household of George B. McAllister, a farmer. Very likely John worked at his host's farm, as the previous was recorded as a "farm laborer" (6).

⚭ 1 Feb 1905 - John Thomas remarried (7). His second wife was Ida Moore. She was born on 30 August 1885 in Caldwell, TX, to Fulton Columbus Moore and Margaret E Rampey.

♦ ♦ 1 February 1906 - stillborn son came to this world.

 

♦ John T's father Aaron passed on 5 May 1905, in Caldwell, TX.

♦ 7 February 1907 - the second daughter - Maggie Elizabeth - was born.
♦ 10 February 1909 - son James Benjamin arrived.

John Thomas Gant was a farmer and dairyman. He lived with his wife in the McNeil Community from his arrival in Texas until the last day of his life. 👉 In 1910, the census registered John, Ida, and their two children James and Maggie.

John's brothers were his closest neighbors on both sides of his property. It was James Benjamin (born on 22 May 1866) with his 4-years younger wife Lucy Emma, and their seven children. On the other side was the household run by Joseph Franklin (after his father's passing). The brothers' mother Elizabeth and their two sisters Laura (born on 28 May 1870) and Gabriella lived in the family household too (8).

♦ 4 January - 1911 - John Thomas Jr. was born to John and Ida.

⚭ 29 Apr 1916, Oklahoma - 18-year-old Ruby Elizabeth married Mr. Clyde Elmer Barber (9).

♦ 21 February 1918 - Oma Lucilla came to this world.

 

👉 1920 - John Thomas and his family still lived in Justice Precinct #2 Caldwell County, TX. However, his two brothers James and Johnathan were no longer his neighbors (10).

♦ 10 April 1924 - Alvin, the youngest son was born.

⚭ 22-year-old Maggie Elizabeth was married to Harl D Caraway in 1929. The man was the son of William Henry Craway and Mary Miranda Burton, born on 2 December 1906 in Atascosa County, TX.

⚭ 25 Dec 1929 James Benjamin married Miss Gladys Jackson (11) born on 11 September 1912.

 

👉 In 1930, John Thomas and his wife Ida lived on their own in the family household. John was registered during the census as a butcher. He worked in meat markets in Lulling. John's son James B. (an expressman who worked for Express Co.) lived with his wife, his 4 siblings, and a nephew next to John's house (12).

⚭ John Thomas Jr. married Lovella Scruggs on 28 Apr 1934 (13). The lady was born on 28 June 1913 in Milam County, TX. She was the daughter of Arthur D Scruggs and Mary Arden Sledge.

♦ 21 April 1935 - Ida died after a year-long illness (14).

👉 9 April 1940 Census (15) - John T (age 71, farm laborer) was the head of the household in which he lived with his children Oma (age 22), Inez (age 17), and Alvin (age 26).

⚭ 12 June 1943 - Ethel Inez married Young B Heathcock (16).

🥇 John Thomas Gant was awarded the Lockhart Centennial Medal which contained an inscription "John T. Gant, Pioneer  - Caldwell County Centennial 1848-1948".

👉 6 April 1950 (17) - John Thomas (age 80) and his daughter Oma (age 32, checker at grocery store) lived with the family of John's daughter Maggie (age 43): her husband H C Caraway (age 43, carpenter) and their two children son John (age 18), and daughter Bonnie (age 11).

♦ John Thomas Gant Sr. (age 65) died about two weeks later, on 24 April 1952 (18).

 

⚭ Oma Lucille Gant was married to James Elles Bennett on 22 September 1950 (19). James (born on 12 March 1922 in Crockett, Houston, TX) was the son of Robert Daniel Bennett and Jenny Viola Oldham.

⚭ Alvin, the youngest son of John Thomas and Ida Gant, got married in 1958. His wife was Jessie Lee Johnson (born on 27 August 1911 in Floresville, Wilson, TX), the daughter of Elliot Vernon Johnson and Jessie Willie Spear.

Sources:
"Historical Caldwell County: where roots intertwine.", Caldwell County, Texas : Mark Withers Trail Drive Museum, 1984.
Familysearch.org,
Findagrave.com

 

1. "United States Census, 1870", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFSR-MN7 : Wed Oct 04 02:44:58 UTC 2023), Entry for Aaron Gant and Elisabeth Gant, 1870.
2. "United States Census, 1880", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4GT-64T : Fri Oct 06 14:42:10 UTC 2023), Entry for Aaron Gant and Elisabeth Gant, 1880.
3. "Mississippi Enumeration of Educable Children, 1850-1892; 1908-1957," , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK6W-LYCK : 2 March 2021), A Gant in entry for J T Gant, 1885; citing School enrollment, , Newton, Mississippi, United States, Mississippi Department of Archives & History, Jackson.

4. "United States Census, 1860", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXFY-N6D : Wed Oct 04 03:08:43 UTC 2023), Entry for Wiseman Gaut and Sarah G Gaut, 1860.
5. "Texas Marriages, 1837-1973", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F6BC-MXC : 22 January 2020), Mollie Gates in entry for J. T. Gant, 1895.
6. "United States Census, 1900", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3LS-8DB : Tue Dec 12 17:39:31 UTC 2023), Entry for George B McAllister and Lula A McAllister, 1900.
7. "Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XL72-ZJP : Thu Nov 30 11:38:08 UTC 2023), Entry for J T Gant and Ida Moore, 01 Feb 1905.
8. "United States Census, 1910", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2S4-57G : Wed Dec 13 19:39:40 UTC 2023), Entry for John T Gant and Ida Gant, 1910.
9. "Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995." . FamilySearch. "Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995," , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VXLF-KM4 : 23 February 2021), C E Barber and Ruby Elizabeth Gaut, 29 Apr 1916; citing Oklahoma, various county courthouses, Oklahoma; FHL microfilm.
10. "United States Census, 1920", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCMM-8Z3: Fri Dec 08 01:46:52 UTC 2023), Entry for John Gant and Ida Gant, 1920.
11. "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV1H-YDBW : Mon Oct 23 13:44:20 UTC 2023), Entry for J B Gant and Gladys Jackson, 25 Dec 1929.
12. "United States Census, 1930", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:CQLC-S3Z : Fri Oct 06 17:20:06 UTC 2023), Entry for John Gantt and Ida Gantt, 1930.
13. "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K61R-N47 : Mon Oct 23 13:17:50 UTC 2023), Entry for John Thomas Gant and Lovella Scruggs, 28 Apr 1934.
14. "Texas Death Index, 1903-2000," , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZDZ-9HC: 24 May 2014), Ida Gant, 21 Apr 1935; from "Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: 2006); citing certificate number 17295, Caldwell, Texas, Texas Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit, Austin.
15. "United States Census, 1940", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWJM-X3G : Tue Nov 28 10:20:06 UTC 2023), Entry for J T Gant and Oma Gant, 1940.
16. "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV1H-JCBZ : Mon Oct 23 13:37:34 UTC 2023), Entry for Young B Heathcock and Ethel Inez Gant, 12 Jun 1943.

17. "United States 1950 Census", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XGP-SPSZ : Thu Oct 05 22:15:42 UTC 2023), Entry for Maggie Caraway and John W. Caraway, 6 April 1950.

18. "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3CY-FXL : Tue Nov 28  00:45:00 UTC 2023), Entry for John T Gant and Aaron Gant, 24 Apr 1952.

19. "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV1H-VWZH : Mon Oct 23 14:21:16 UTC 2023), Entry for James Elles Bennett and Oma Lucille Gant, 22 Sep 1950.

Photos: Christmas lights in Johnson City, TX.

Merry Christmas to y'all!

 

Rachel Loretta Gant Barrier

Cousin Rachel found me via an ancestry research-related website. We both were "investigating" the same ancestors and family names. The lady sent me an email in which she introduced herself (it appeared Rachel was the daughter of our uncle Leffel) and asked questions regarding our family connections. I was glad to hear from Rachel indeed! Due to various, unimportant these days circumstances, the two sides of our family had lost contact decades ago.

Sometime after the email exchange, we met Rachel and her husband Ellis at their home in Gunter, TX. Our Cousin treated us to a great lunch. Then, we talked about our ancestry research and exchanged folders with various genealogy files.

Cousin Rachel showed us the family heirlooms - the furniture pieces our ancestors brought to Texas on an oxen-pulled wagon. We had a great time talking and visiting together. When we were leaving, we received a wonderful gift from Mr. Ellis. It was a Texas-shaped wall decoration created by him. It was made of wood & barbed wire.

Texas board made by Ellis

I also wrote down the recipe for chicken spaghetti* served by Cousin Rachel. The meal was delicious!

After the visit, Rachel and I kept in touch via FB. At the end of 2021, she informed us that her health had deteriorated. Sadly, following that, the lady contracted pneumonia. Rachel passed on 26 November 2021.

In the folder given to me by Rachel, among others, she included some notes regarding herself, her husband Ellis, and her siblings. I used them in the following note dedicated to our Cousins.

Rachel Loretta Gant was born on 9 November 1840 at St. Paul Hospital in Dallas, TX.

The 1950 census recorded the family members in their Dallas home on 7 April (1). The household dwellers were 46-year-old Leffel, his 50-year-old wife Ollie, and their children: 16-year-old Rodney R, 12-year-old Mary L, and 9-year-old Rachel L. Ollie's mother, 81-year-old Mary E Standley (born in Louisiana) also lived with the family.

Mrs. Ollie, Rachel's mom

 

Rachel lived with her parents Leffel and Ollie (Olivia) Standley in their home in Dallas for 17 years. Then, the family moved to 3626 Oak Grove in the same city. Rachel lived at the parents' home until she got married.
She studied at Crozier Tech High School, which she graduated from in 1959. Later, Rachel attended two-year El Centro Junior College and worked at Republic National Bank in Dallas.

23 December 1960 - First Baptist Dallas Church - 23-year-old Rachel Loretta became the wife of 27-year-old Ellis Knight Barrier, the son of Morris Weldon Barrier and Arden Knight Pool.
Rachel and Ellis had four children.

In 1977, they moved to Gunter, Wood, Texas, where Rachel worked part-time at First Baptist Church.

More about Rachel in the note on Findagrave.

Ellis Knight Barrier was born on 28 October 1936. His father, Mr. Morris Weldon, was a teacher (2). Ellis and his parents lived in Cookville, Titus, TX. By 1950, Mr. Morris W Barrier had been promoted to school superintendent and Ellis had two younger siblings Elizabeth and Franklin (3).

Ellis Knight Barrier served in the Air Force Reserves, he also studied at UTA for three and a half years.
Then, the man worked at General Motors Parts Division for thirty years. After his retirement, Ellis started his own company. He made and sold Texas barbed wire plaques. 

The card was attached to the board we were given by Ellis

 Ellis K Barrier passed on 10 September 2022, not even a year after Rachel's departure.

More about Ellis - here.

As for Rachel's siblings

Leffel Last Jr. died in infancy. He was born on 22 December 1931. The baby developed an intolerance to baby formulas at the age of 6 months. Little Leffel was admitted to Bradford's Baby Hospital on 18 June 1932, where he died due to dehydration.

Rodney Ray was born on 24 April 1933 in Dallas, TX.
The man was drafted into the Army and then was stationed in Germany. Rodney got married on 29 December 1956 in Dallas, TX.
He took aviation training and worked as a private plane instructor and pilot for many years. Rodney also worked at Rebuilders Supply Company managed by his uncle Collins Standley, was employed by the Dallas Fire Department, and then worked part-time for Central Freight Lines.
Rodney Ray lived in Plano, TX. He died of a heart attack on 16 November 1997.

Mary Louise was born on 12 August 1937. She left this world a few months after Rachel's passing, on 29 July 2022. Mary Louise lived 84 years.

Rachel, Rodney, and Louise

 PS

*I make the chicken spaghetti from time to time. We call the dish "Rachel's spaghetti".

Credits: the photos of Ollie Standley and Rachel with her siblings I attained during our genealogy exchange with Rachel.

Sources:

1. "United States 1950 Census", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XGG-K8B8 : Tue Jul 11 10:02:09 UTC 2023), Entry for Leffel Gant and Ollie O Gant, 7 April 1950.
2. "United States Census, 1940", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K435-H3Y : Thu Jul 13 06:33:34 UTC 2023), Entry for Morris W Barrier and Arden Barrier, 1940.
"United States 1950 Census", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XG1-J91J : Thu Jul 27 09:38:37 UTC 2023), Entry for Morris Barrier and Arden Barrier, 1 April 1950.

Rev. John Webb Montague and His Family Line

18-year-old Peter Montague came to America from England in 1721. He was born in 1603, in the hamlet of Boveney, Burnham, Buckinghamshire. His parents, Peter and Elizabeth Montague, were of noble descent. 

 

St. Mary's Church, Boveney, England*

The Montagues had family connections to the royal families of Europe. Boveney, the seat of the Montague family, was situated 23 miles north of London, not far from Eton College. 

 

Eton College, England**

 

Peter received a good education. Interestingly, his uncle William studied at Eton, Cambridge, and Kings College as well. Peter was the second son of Peter and Elizabeth Montague. William was their oldest child. Then, there were also Richard and Robert (younger than Peter), and three girls by the names Elizabeth, Margaret, and Ann.

 

Peter Montague, Sr. was an agriculturist and raised different types of livestock.

Peter's oldest brother William most likely inherited their father's goods and the house. Both Peter and his younger brother Robert decided to look for their fortune in the New World. Peter traveled on the ship "Charles" together with 1300 emigrants including the person of Sir Francis Wyatt who became the governor of the colony in Virginia. In November 1621, upon his arrival in the new land, Peter was sold for the passage debt - he had had no money to pay for the voyage, so later, the young man had to work off his debt. Since he was not used to hard labor, painful blisters quickly appeared on Peter's hands. During the time of recovery, he was caught reading his master's books (written in Latin). Soon afterward, Peter was appointed a school teacher. It is likely that he was one of the very earliest school teachers in Virginia.

 

In 1624, Peter Montague was recorded as a resident of the plantation in James City. The place was owned then by Capt. Samuel Matthews. 

On 22 August 1637, Peter was granted 150 acres in New Norfolk (Upper County). It was a reward for inducing 3 persons (at Peter's expense) to emigrate to Virginia (50 acres for each person). On 28 February 1838, Peter received another 50 acres, and on 18 December 1845, 150 acres more. On 3 November 1647, the man bought 100 acres of land in Nansemond County. By that time, Peter Montague had probably been married. The civil records from those times got lost, but it is known that in 1652/53, the man lived in Nansemond. Peter Montague was the County representative in the House of Burgesses in those years. From 1851 to 1857, he represented County Lancaster in that Assembly.

 

During his life in Virginia, Peter grew from being a conscripted laborer and the man of no means to a respected citizen of good social and financial status, a man of influence. At the end of his life, Peter's health deteriorated. He died at the age of 56, on the last day of April or 1 May in 1659. At the time of the man's passing, his wife was Cicely Montague. Possibly, Peter's first wife was Hannah, who passed before 1659.

Peter's children were William, Peter, Ann, Margaret, Elizabeth, and Ellen (Eleanor).

• Anna, born about 1630 - married John Jadwin. Anna had one daughter. The lady died before her father Peter.
• Ellen (Eleanor) - born about 1632, married William Thompson.
• Peter - born about 1634/died January or February 1702,
• Elizabeth - born about 1636,
• William - born about 1838,
• Margaret - born about 1840.
  

From Peter the Emigrant to John Webb Montague

 

Peter

⇒ his son Peter

⇒ his son William, born between 1670/1674, Lancaster or Middlesex County, Virginia + wife Lettice

⇒ their son Abraham, baptized 28 September 1701 in Christ Church, Middlesex, VA/d. June or July ⇒ 1670 + wife Charlotte Latané

⇒ their son Latané Montague, born about 1731, Essex County, Virginia/ died about 1813, NC + wife Catherine Young Taylor

⇒ their son William, born in about 1760, Granville County, NC/died 6 April 1814 + wife Mary Owen

⇒ their son Thomas born on 7 December 1795, Granville Co., NC/d. 1 February 1860, Wayne County + wife Mary Owen Webb

⇒ their son John Webb Montague, born on ( 9 November 1823, Wayne County, Tennessee)

 

John Webb grew up on the family farm. The boy did not get much education, everything that was needed to be done on the farm, he learned at home. At the age of 23, on 27 January 1846, John married Miss Matilda Jane Grimes who was born on 3 June 1825 in Maury County, Tennessee. Matilda was the daughter of Wilson Grimes and Rachel Carr.

♦ 15 November 1846 - the first son was born to John and Matilda. They called him James Webb.

♦ Two years later, on 8 September, the first girl came to the family. Her name was Mary Ann.

 

In 1850, the Census found John, Matilda, and their 2 children in Wayne County, Tennessee. John was a farmer, a 16-year-old Jess Carr (possibly Matilda's relation from her mother's side) lived with the family (1).

In 1853, John Webb Montague became a member of Philadelphia Baptist Church. Soon he found his life call - he worked as a preacher of the missionary Baptist Church.

♦ Thomas Wilson was born on 14 July 1857.

Three years passed, and another Census took place. John Webb Montague, his wife Matilda, and their kids lived in the 4th District of Wayne County. Matilda's father's house was next to the Montagues' place (2).

♦ John Henry Young came to this world on 25 January 1861.

According to the source given below*, during the Civil War, Rev. John W Montague joined the Confederate Army as a replacement for his brother. The latter needed to attend to his sick wife. John Webb was assigned to Company F of the Gantt's 9th Cavalry Battalion of Tennessee (3).

 

In 1862, Private John W Montague was with his unit at Fort Donelson. After its fall, John Webb was taken prisoner on 16 February, and with 2,500 other Confederate soldiers (4), the man was sent to Camp Butler near Springfield, Illinois. The living conditions in the overcrowded camp were quite horrible. A few months later, on ♦ 15 May 1862,  John died from exposure to the weather elements (4). He was 38 years old.

 

 Private John Webb Montague was buried (5, 6) at the Camp area (Plot 515. R. No. 1)

Two years after his father's passing, in August, 18-year-old James Webb joined Company F of the 9th Regiment of Tennessee Cavalry. He was with the CA army at Gainesville, Alabama. After the battle, James Webb Montague was left behind as he was believed to be dying. The man was sick. Despite that, he managed to walk back home/begged during that time to survive.

Matilda Jane Montague, John's wife, married again (twice). At the end of her life, she suffered from a stroke and paralysis. Matilda passed on ♦ 6 August 1886.

From John Webb Montague to our cousin

 

John Webb

⇒ his son James Webb Montague

⇒ his wife Sarah Emma "Sallie" (Gant) Montague, born on 20 July 1846, Martin Mills, Wayne, Tennessee/died 8 June 1880, Gainesville, TX - our second cousin five times removed

⇒ her father Absolom Bobo Gant - our first cousin six times removed.

Resources:

 

Photos:

* Boveney St. Mary's Church, Irid Escent, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons

** Eton College, Alwye, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons 

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• "History and genealogy of Peter Montague of Nansemond and Lancaster Counties and his Descendants 1621-1894", George William Montague, Amherst, Mass., USA: Press of Carpenter and Morehouse, 1894.
• Wilson Grimes Genealogy

1. "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC6S-L8S: 23 December 2020), John Montague, Wayne, Tennessee, United States; citing family, NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

2. "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8TY-N38: 18 February 2021), John Montague, 1860.

3. National Park - sailors and soldiers database 

4. Camp Misery - article in Illinois Times

5.United States Records of Prisoners of War, 1861-1863

Camp Butler, Military Prison, Prisoner captured, confined & exchanged registers, 1862-1863, v. 48-52

6. Camp Butler National Cemetery

7. People's Legacy

 

 

Conrad Meckel and Henriette Luckenbach

I do not know who Conrad's parents were or when he came to Texas. I do not know what the original spelling of his surname was either. Was It Moeckel/Möckel?

In the 1860 Census records (1), there is another man of the same name, born in Nassau in 1827 who lived in Gallon Polk Township, Crawford, Ohio with Catherine Meckel who was 62 and was born in Nassau as well. That Ohio Conrad was a stone cutter. I guess Catherine was probably his mother.

The Crawford man was naturalized in 1859 (2).

Were he (the stone cutter) and his mother related to our Texas Conrad's family? Very likely considering that Conrad Meckel who lived in Fredericksburg was also born in Nassau (11 Nov. 1826) according to the 1860 Census data.

German Birth and Baptism records inform that Conrad Franz Peter Möckel was born on 24 Nov. 1827. The baby was christened on 9 Dec. 1827 in the Evangelic Church in Stuttgart, Neckar, Wuerttemberg. Conrad Franz Peter's parents were Conrad Möckel and Charlotte Katharine Wild (3). The baby could be the man who later lived with his mother Catherine and was recorded in Polk Township, Crawford, Ohio.

It all seems quite possible - I checked on the map of Germany that Nassau is situated not far from Stuttgart. However, the place of birth given in the census records could be not the city of Nassau itself but the Duchy of Nassau - an independent state then. It means the people mentioned above were born in a town or village in the Nassau area. I have checked (on the map) the distance between the two cities Nassau and Stuttagrd - it is only about 270km (3 hours drive by car).

Source: Google maps

Anyway, I assume the original spelling of the surname Möckel was changed in America into Meckel.
Conrad Meckel who lived in Fredericksburg was a wheelwright. Possibly his first name was Heinrich and Conrad was the man's middle name. He ran a store in the town, he was also a cattle trader.

On 6 June 1853, Conrad married a three year younger Miss Henriette Luckenbach.

Record source: "Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VXGC-2D6 : 22 December 2016), Conrad Meckel and Henrietta Luckenbach, 12 Jun 1853; citing Gillespie, Texas, United States, county courthouses, Texas; FHL microfilm 982,801.

Seven years later, the couple lived with their children August and Emilie in Precinct 2, Gillespie County, TX. Conrad's brother Henry was recorded at their dwelling during the 1860 Census (4).

On an October day in 1866, Conrad and his two brothers Bernhard and Heinrich (Henry) left Fredericksburg with their cattle. They headed towards Mr. Meckel's ranch which was situated at Willow Creek. After about twelve miles the brothers parted. Bernhard took some cattle and went to Squaw Creek. Conrad and Heinrich reached the Meckel's ranch and returned to Fredericksburg. On their to the town, on the third day of their trip between Loyal Valley and Cherry Spring, the two men stopped for a rest. At that spot, they were attacked by Indians and killed. Conrad was shot in the head and knee. The bodies of the brothers were later found by Ludolph Meier. Their clothes, guns, and horses had been stolen. Conrad and Heinrich were buried at the Fredericksburg Cemetery.
Sometime after the fatal incident, the Indians were seen with the horse which had been owned by Conrad Meckel (5).

Henriette Luckenbach Meckel lived seven years longer. She passed on 17 Sept. 1917.

We are related to Mr. Conrad Meckel via Louis Carl Luckenbach. He was Louis' uncle by marriage.

Conrad Meckel
⇒ his wife Henriette (Luckenbach) Meckel
⇒ her brother Friedrich Wilhelm Luckenbach
⇒ his son Louis Carl Luckenbach
⇒ his wife Jeannie Katherine Hart
⇒ her sister Elizabeth (Hart) Angel
⇒ her husband Rufus Monroe Angel - our 3rd cousin once removed
⇒ his father James Monroe Angel
⇒ his mother Elizabeth Sarah (Gant) Angel
⇒ her father Benjamin Thomas Gant
⇒ his brother Jacob Rippy Gant - our great-great-grandfather

Passengers lists (6)

recorded the immigrants who came on various vessels from Germany to Texas. Among them, there were quite a few persons by the name Meckel from the village of Bicken in Nassau Germany. Some of them settled in Comal County, TX. Maybe relatives of Conrad Meckel of Fredericksburg?

John George Meckel, age 41, arrived on Herschel in 1845, with wife Catherine nee Graaf, age 29, Catherine age 23, Anna Elisabeth age 21, Phillip D age 11, and Catherine age 9. They settled in Comal County.

John Phillip Meckel (32) arrived on Herschel in 1845 with wife Catherine (30) and children Wilhelm Friedrich (7), Pauline (5) and Friedrich (3). John passed on 4 August 1848, his wife on 4 March 1846.

Catherina Elisa Meckel came to Texas on Herschel in 1845. Her place of origin and destination was not recorded.

Phillip Heinrich Meckel settled in Comal County as well. He came to Texas on Hersce4l 1845 as well. Phillip was 25 then.

Wilhelm Meckel of Braunschweig sailed on Brig Semiramus. He left Bremen on 18 August 1845 and arrived in Galveston on 22 Oct. 1845.

UPDATE

I have been contacted by Mr. H. Meckel (a relation of Konrad Meckel ) of Germany who provided me with detailed information regarding Konrad, his siblings and ancestors. I am delighted to share the news with you.

1. The surname is and was Meckel - no changes of spelling occured during/after Konrad's immigration to Texas.

2. Konrad was born in Geisenheim - province of Nassau. He was born on 11 Nov. 1826 as the grave marker says (you can see it in one of the photos included in the text). I did not mention it in the above text though as I thought the marker would speak for itself. I did, however, deliberate on a possible Konrad's relation's (and his date of birth) who emigrated to different part of America. It all could cause a confusion regarding Konrad's passing day.

3. Konrad's parents were Conrad Meckel (b. 1773) and Gertrude Mebreuerinn
 
His siblings:
Elisabeth (b. 1811), Adam Meckel (b. 1818), Konrad Meckel (1818 - 1819), Georg Meckel (b.1820). Elisabeth Meckel (b.1822/d. 1905), Susanne Meckel (b. 1825), Bernhard Meckel (b.1829/d. 1903)

Thank you Mr. H. Meckel!

Sources:
1. "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCLJ-3SH: 13 December 2017), Conrad Meckel, 1860.

2. "Ohio, County Naturalization Records, 1800-1977", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGDZ-TG2Q : 3 June 2019), Conrad or Konrad Mackel or Meckel, 1859.

3. "Deutschland Geburten und Taufen, 1558-1898," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NH1S-94L : 10 February 2018), Conrad Franz Peter Möckel, 09 Dec 1827; citing ; FHL microfilm 1,055,682.

4. "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXFX-GB4: 12 December 2017), Conrad Meckel, 1860. 

5. "Fredericksburg, Texas ... The First Fifty Years. A Translation of Penniger's 50th Anniversary Festival Edition", Fredericksburg Publishing Co., Inc., 1971, page 75. 

6. A New Land Beckoned: German Immigration to Texas, 1844-1847
By Chester Geue, Chester William Geue, Ethel Hander Geue, 1966

Mary Lillian Duke

Mary Lillian Duke, our third cousin twice removed*, was born to Benjamin Newton Duke and Sarah Pearson Angier on 16 Nov 1887 in Durham County, North Carolina. The Duke family line originates in Kent, England.

In 1900, the Census recorded the family of Benjamin and Sarah Duke as the residents of Durham Township, Durham City, Durham, North Carolina (1).

Household
Benjamin W Duke, Head, Male, age 44, born North Carolina
Sarah Duke, Wife, Female, age 39, born North Carolina
Angier Duke, Son, Male, age 16, born North Carolina
Mary Duke, Daughter, Female, age 13, born North Carolina
Mary Shartman, Servant, Female, age 51, born North Carolina
Mary Lunsford, Servant, Female, age 20, born North Carolina

In 1907 Mary graduated from Durham's Trinity College (with a degree in English). She was keen on arts and music. Eight years later on 16 June 1915, Mary Lillian married Mr. Anthony Joseph Drexel Briddle, Jr. (b. 17 Dec. 1897, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania), son of a millionaire Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle, Sr.

Mary's husband was a businessman and a politician. Among others, Anthony Joseph Drexel Briddle, Jr. was 5th US Ambassador to Poland (from 2 June 1937 to 1 Dec. 1943).

The couple had two children Mary Duke (born 21 Feb. 1920, New York, New York, New York) and Nicholas Benjamin Duke (b. 1 Sept. 1921). The daughter became an art lover and supporter like her mom, and a social and civil rights activist as well. She was also involved in politics and philanthropy.

Benjamin Duke House, Fifth Ave., New York

Mary Lillian Durham Biddle started a charity foundation in 1956, she supported various non-profit organizations.

In 1935, Mary bought an estate in Durham where she lived until the day of her death (14 June 1960).

Mary Duke Biddle Durham estate in Durham, the house  was built in 1927

Mary's body found an eternal resting place at the Duke Mausoleum, Maplewood Cemetery in Durham, NC (2).


Family line:

Mary Lillian Duke

⇒ her father Benjamin Newton Duke (b. 25 April 1855, Orange County, NC/d. 8 Jan. 1929, New York City) an industrialist, politician and philanthropist married Sarah Pearson Angier on 21 Feb. 1877 in Durham, Orange County, North Carolina (3). Sally was born on 19 Feb. 1856, her parents were Maulborne Addison Angier, an industrialist, businessman, politician, co-founder of Durham, and Mary Jane Pearson

⇒ his mother Artelia (Roney) Duke (b. 28 June 1829, Haw River, Alamance, North Carolina/d. 20 August 1858, Haw River, Alamance, North Carolina), daughter of John Roney, a farmer, and Mary Trollinger

In 1850, Artelia lived with her parents and siblings in the North District of Alamance County, NC (4).

Household

John Roney, Male, age 58
Mary Roney, Female, age 50
Polly Roney, Female, age 29
Elizabeth Roney, Female, age 23
Artelia Roney, Female, age 21
Calvin Roney, Male, age 18
Armecia Roney, Female, age 16
Joseph Roney, Male, age 14
Barbara Roney, Female, age 11
Amos Roney, Male, age 8

Artelia married Mr. Washington Duke on 9 Dec. 1852.

Her parents John Roney and Mary Trollinger married on 12 Dec. 1815 in Orange, NC (5,6).

⇒ her mother Mary (Trollinger) Roney - (b. 25 March 1800, Orange, NC/d. 11 August 1879, Haw River, Alamance, NC), a daughter of Jacob Henry Trollinger and Mary Thomas

⇒ her sister Mary Elizabeth (Trollinger) Gant - our great-great-great-grandmother (born Dec 1791, Orange, North Carolina)

In some family trees there is confusion - the two Marys, Trollinger sisters, are taken as one person Mary Elizabeth Trollinger Roney Gant and two husbands are assigned to her - both John Roney (the younger sister's man) and Jonathan Kerr Gant. However, when you look at the years of their children birth, one can notice that it is a mix up - Mary Elizabeth would have had two husbands at the same time. At least I find it as a research error.

Mary Elizabeth Trollinger married our direct ancestor Jonathan Kerr Gant in 1808.

⇒ her son Jacob Rippy Gant - our great-great-grandfather

⇒ his son Henry A Gant (b. about 1838, Orange, NC/d. about 1880, Sumner, Tennessee) married Miss Hellen Jane Shanklin on 11 Dec. 1859 in Sumner, TN. Hellen (Ellen) was a daughter of James John and Jane Shanklin. In 1880, Henry, his wife and their eight children lived in 7th District of Sumner County, Tennessee. Henry was a farmer (7).

Household

Henry Gant, Self, Male, age 42, born North Carolina, United States
Ellen Gant, Wife, Female, age 35, born Tennessee, United States
James Gant, Son, Male, age 20, Tennessee, United States
Jane Gant, Daughter, Female, age 17, born Tennessee, United States
John Gant, Son, Male, age 15, born Tennessee, United States
Lee Gant, Son, Male, age 13, born Tennessee, United States
Georgia Gant, Daughter, Female, age 9, born Tennessee, United States
Luella Gant, Daughter, Female, age 7, born Tennessee, United States
Brody Gant, Son, Male, age 5, born Tennessee, United States
Charles Gant, Son, Male, age 3, born Tennessee, United States

⇒ his son John Lee Gant - our grandfather

Resources:
*based on my MyHeritage research

1. "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSYZ-LKM : accessed 24 June 2019), Mary Duke in household of Benjamin W Duke, Durham Township Durham city, Durham, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 30, sheet 14A, family 264, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,193.
2. "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FGTK-2XV : 17 July 2017), Benjamin Newton Duke in entry for Mary Duke Biddle, 14 Jun 1960; citing Durham, Durham, North Carolina, v 17A cn 17487, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,953,032.
3."North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F87N-SLS : 22 December 2016), Benjamin N. Duke and Sallie P. Angier, 21 Feb 1877; citing Durham, Orange, North Carolina, United States, p. vol 3 page 51, North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm 306,037.
4. "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4B3-VKW : 12 April 2016), Artelia Roney in household of John Roney, Alamance county, Alamance, North Carolina, United States; citing family 109, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
5. "North Carolina Marriages, 1759-1979," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8YT-XT5 : 10 February 2018), John Roney and Mary Trolinger, 12 Dec 1815; citing Orange,North Carolina, reference ; FHL microfilm 6,330,318.
6. "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP9K-DG13 : 28 November 2018), John Roney and Mary Trolinger, 12 Dec 1815; citing Orange, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm.
7. "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDWX-178 : 15 July 2017), Henry Gant, 1880; citing enumeration district ED 220, sheet 224B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d), roll 1282; FHL microfilm 1,255,282.


Photos: By Gryffindor; cropped by Beyond My Ken (talk) 20:28, 31 March 2015 (UTC) - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=39324132
Mary Lillian Briddle Estate By Jerrye & Roy Klotz, MD - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=28249972

Roger Mowry

According to my research results, Roger Mowry (Morey) born on 16 May 1610 in Drimpton, Dorset, England is our direct ancestor (11 generations back).

St. Mary's Church, Drimpton, England

Roger emigrated to America in 1628 on the ship Abigail. He lived in Boston, Plymouth, Salem, Massachusetts and later moved to Providence, Rhode Island where he built a house and a tavern (in about 1653). Roger Mowry was an inn-keeper. The inn was the meeting place of the town council, the building served as a church and local prison as well. Mowry was made freeman in 1655.

When he lived in Salem, in 1634, Roger Mowry married Miss Mary Johnson (b. about 1614 in London City, England). She was a daughter of  Capt. John Johnson and Mary Heath. Roger worked as a cattle carer then.

Roger Mowry

⇒ his daughter Elizabeth (Mowry) Malavery (b. 27 March 1643, Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony/d. 24 March 1714, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island) married Mr. John Malavery about 1672 in Providence

Providence County in the state of Rhode Island

⇒ her daughter Elizabeth (Malavery) Phillips (b. 17 Oct. 1662, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island/d. 3 Sept. 1719, Smithfield, Providence, Rhode Island) - married Joseph Phillips (b. about 1663, Newport, Newport, Rhode Island), the son of Michael Phillips and Barbara Pierce

⇒ her son David Phillips (b. about 1702, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island/d. about 1797, Gloucester, Providence, Rhode Island) + wife Ruth Benson (b. 7 Oct. 1704, Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts [1]), daughter of Isaac Benson and Marcy/Mary Bumpas. David and Ruth married on 17 March 1799, in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts

Sandwich, Massachusetts

⇒ his daughter Susanna Ann (Phillips) Gant (b. 21 Jan. 1740, Bristol, Bristol, Rhode Island/d. April 1792, Shocco Township, Warren, North Carolina) - she got married on 11 August 1760 in Shocco District, NC, her husband was John Spencer Gant (b. about 1734, Isle of Wight, Virginia), son of John Gant and Anna Brantley

⇒ her son William Gant (b. 14 August 1763, Granville County, NC/d. 26 Dec. 1824, Orange County, NC) + wife Frances "Fanny" Rippy (b. 18 Oct. 1760, Orange County, NC), daughter of Matthew Rippy and Nancy/Anne Holliday - William and Frances married about 1757 in Orange County, NC)

⇒ his son Jonathan Kerr Gant (b. 4 April 1787, Orange, NC) - more about his wife Mary Elizabeth Trollinger + his death date in this post

⇒ his son Jacob Rippy Gant - our great-great-grandfather


You can find more info about Roger Mowry and the village he came from on the Drimpton village website.

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1. "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ6Q-NR6 : 10 February 2018), Ruth Benson, 07 Oct 1704; citing ROCHESTER,PLYMOUTH,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0873753 IT 1-2.

Photos:
Drimpton, St. Mary's Church: By Basher Eyre, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=51130619
Sandwich, Massachusetts: Phillip Capper from Wellington, New Zealand [CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)]

John Wilfred Gant And Gants of Iowa And Ohio

Not long ago, while working on the Memorial Day post, I came across the information regarding John Wilfred Gant born on 25 November 1921, in Iowa. During WWII, John served on the submarine USS Albacore as Motor Machinist's Mate, Third Class. His service number was 859191. Sadly, the man perished together with the entire crew on 7 November 1944, when Albacore hit a mine north-east of Hokkaido, Japan.

John Wilfred Gant was awarded the Purple Heart Medal. In the honorary death certificate, John's death day is given as 13 Dec. 1945, I guess, it was when he was officially recognized as Missing in Action/perished. John Wilfred's name is immortalized on the Honolulu Memorial.

I did not write about John and his WWII service in the Memorial Day Memento, because at that time, I had no clue what the relation between him and our family could be. I reckon there is a possibly of some connection (?) as I have already found an Iowa Gant line in our family tree. Cousin Darwin D Gant of Paton, Green, Iowa was killed in WW2 as well. How the two men John Wilfred and Darwin are connected - I am trying to find out.

John's parents were Everett Jay Gant and India (Indiana) Ford of Iowa. They married on 6 May 1912 in Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska. India was the second wife of Everett's. There is a record of his first marriage (30 August 1909, Marengo, Iowa, Iowa) to Miss Grace Rumple (1), daughter of Daniel Rumple and Mary Hutchinson.

India was the daughter of  Isaac Andrew Ford and Katherine Jane Miller (2).

Everett was born on 22 August 1886 in Victor, Iowa, Iowa. His parents were John Wendell Gant and Iva Hinder (3).

WW1 came, Everett was registered during the draft. He lived with his wife and children in Ohio, Des Moines, Iowa. He was a tall, stout man, his eyes were blue and hair was brown. The man had a 3-year training as an army musician (4).

In 1920 the family of Everett and India's lived in Des Moines, Ward 1, Polk County, Iowa. The couple had three children Alve L, Belva I. Everett worked as a brakesman with Steam Rail Road (5).

Alva Leo Gant, John's older brother was born on 7 Feb. 1913 in Redfield, Iowa (6).
Belva Imogene, the only daughter of Everett and India's was born on 12 Sept. 1914 in Redfield, Dallas County, Iowa (7).

Five years later, John and family lived in Polk City, Polk, Iowa (8).

I did not find John's WW2 draft registration record, but there is his father's paper (9). What is interesting, in that document Everett's eye color is marked as gray (not blue as it was in the previous war record). He was 5 ft 11 and he weighed about 210 pounds.

John Wilfred's grandparents were James Gant and Maria Preedmore (10).

Iowa, County Marriages
Name John W. Gant
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 30 Dec 1880
Event Place: Victor, Iowa, Iowa, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 26
Marital Status: S
Birth Year: (Estimated) 1854
Father's Name James: Gant
Mother's Name: Maria Preedmore
Spouse's Name: Iva Hinder
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 20
Spouse's Birth Year: (Estimated) 1860
Spouse's Father's Name: John G. Hinder
Spouse's Mother's Name: Sarah H. Jenkins

⇒ his great-grandparents Joel Gant (b. about 1811 in Ohio) + Elizabeth Reed (b. about 1812 in Ohio). Joel and Elizabeth married on 14 April in Belmont, Ohio (11).

In 1850 Joel, Elizabeth, children, and Joel's mother lived in Seneca, Monroe, Ohio (12).

⇒ his great-great grandparents Reuben Gant + Chloe Long

As I found out, then the line goes to William Gant born in England about 1741.

Resources:

1."Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJHL-6Y8 : 3 November 2017), Everett J. Gant and Grace Rumple, 30 Aug 1909, Marengo, Iowa, Iowa, United States; citing reference p98 Lic. 67, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 988,206.
2. "Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, 1850-1939," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24X-MNCZ : accessed 14 June 2019), India Ford, 09 Mar 1891, Redfield, Dallas, Iowa, United States; citing reference ID 238249, State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines; FamilySearch digital folder 101716641.
3. "Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, 1850-1939," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q246-N29Z : accessed 14 June 2019), Everett Jay Gant, 22 Aug 1886, Victor, Iowa, Iowa, United States; citing reference ID 216808, State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines; FamilySearch digital folder 101713796.
4. "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZ2H-XJ2 : 13 March 2018), Everett J Gant, 1917-1918; citing Des Moines City no 2, Iowa, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,643,078.
5. "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDM3-6N7 : accessed 14 June 2019), Everett J Gant, Des Moines Ward 1, Polk, Iowa, United States; citing ED 83, sheet 13A, line 45, family 315, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 507; FHL microfilm 1,820,507.
6. "Iowa, County Births, 1880-1935," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V4DF-1N7: 10 March 2018), Everett J Gant in entry for Alva Leo Gant, 07 Feb 1913; citing Redfield, Iowa, United States; county district courts, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,034,111.
7. "Iowa, County Births, 1880-1935," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XVVR-36D : 10 March 2018), Everett Jr. Gant in entry for Belva Imogene Gant, 12 Sep 1914; citing Redfield, Dallas, Iowa, United States; county district courts, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,034,111.
87."Iowa State Census, 1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKQQ-K9PR : 16 March 2018), E J Gant, Polk City, Polk, Iowa, United States; citing Polk City, Polk, Iowa, United States, Iowa State Historical Department, Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,429,498.
9. "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKCH-8M85 : 6 November 2017), Everett Jay Gant, 27 Apr 1942; citing NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
10. "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJHC-QY5 : 3 November 2017), James Gant in entry for John W. Gant and Iva Hinder, 30 Dec 1880, Victor, Iowa, Iowa, United States; citing reference p5, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 988,207.
11. "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XDW3-2YQ : 10 December 2017), Joel Gant and Elizabeth Reed, 14 Apr 1836; citing Marriage, Belmont, Ohio, United States, p 207, Franklin County Genealogical & Historical Society, Columbus; FHL microfilm.
12. "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX3Q-D6T : 12 April 2016), Joel Gant, Seneca, Monroe, Ohio, United States; citing family 109, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).