Family/Spouse: Mary Howell. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. John Woodul Gann, III
2. Mary Howell Gann

Other Events and Attributes:

• _AMTID: 162485316998:1030:191555462
• _FSFTID: L5ZM-XC5
• _UID: 1EF580FF67F24F8C83AD19CE76AB242C4E26
• Census: 11 Apr 1930, Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States; Address:
  1400 Rock St.
• Residence: 1 Apr 1935, Park Hill, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States; Address:
  200 North Arkansas Missouri Highway
• Census: 4 Apr 1940, Park Hill, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States; Address:
  200 North Arkansas Missouri Highway
• Military: 1943; served as a nose gunner on a B-17, 490th Bomb Group, 8th Air Force
• Military: 30 Mar 1945, England, United Kingdom; stunned in a mid-air collision between B-17 bombers
• Residence: 1949, Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States
• Census: 5 Apr 1950, Prescott, Nevada, Arkansas, United States; Address:
  310 E. Pine St.

Notes:

https://www.arkansasonline.com/obituaries/2021/apr/01/john-gann-2021-04-01/
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/225167685/john-woodul-gann

Military:
Upon graduation from high school, Mr. Gann enlisted in the Army Air Corp in 1943 and served in the Eighth Air Force during World War II as a nose gunner/toggler on a B-17 aircraft of the 490th Bomb Group. He was stationed in eastern Great Britain and flew 29 combat missions followed by four mercy missions. He was awarded several commendations for his service including the Air Medal with four oak leaf clusters, the European Theater Ribbon, three Battle Stars, and the Purple Heart

Died:
John Woodul Gann, Sr., passed away Sunday, March 28, 2021, in Little Rock, Arkansas. He formerly resided in England, Arkansas and was 95 years old. Born October 12, 1925, in Prescott, Arkansas, he was the son of late James Cleveland Gann and Julia Woodul Gann. He was preceded in death by his wife of 53 years, Eleanor Morris Gann.

Mr. Gann graduated from Catholic High in 1943; and following active military service in World War II, he graduated from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in 1949. He was a member of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity and the Blue Key.

Upon graduation from high school, Mr. Gann enlisted in the Army Air Corp in 1943 and served in the Eighth Air Force during World War II as a nose gunner/toggler on a B-17 aircraft of the 490th Bomb Group. He was stationed in eastern Great Britain and flew 29 combat missions followed by four mercy missions. He was awarded several commendations for his service including the Air Medal with four oak leaf clusters, the European Theater Ribbon, three Battle Stars, and the Purple Heart.

After graduating from the University of Arkansas, Mr. Gann returned to Prescott and engaged in farming. He also continued his military service and was commissioned as a Captain and served as Company Commander of Company C of the 153rd Infantry Regiment of the Arkansas National Guard until 1958.

He married Eleanor Morris on December 27, 1953 and they moved to England, Arkansas in 1955, where he ran a successful insurance business and pursued his farming interests. He served as a President of the England School Board, Plum Bayou Levee District Board, England Little League Program and the England Hospital Association. He also served on the Board of Directors of the Citizen's Bank and Citizen's Realty Corporation. For a number of years, he managed the Federal Gin Company. Mr. Gann was an active member of the timber community and was awarded the Arkansas Tree Farmer of the Year in 1986. Mr. Gann was a member and served on the Board of Trustees of the First United Methodist Church in England, Arkansas and most recently attended the First United Methodist Church in Little Rock, Arkansas.

He is survived by three sons: James (Jim) Benton Gann of McNeil, Arkansas (Kathy); John (Jay) Woodul Gann, Jr. of Houston, Texas (Mary Howell); and George Houston Gann of Little Rock, Arkansas (Nancy); and six grandchildren including Jim's children, Benton James Gann and Carrie Lynn Gann: Jay's children, John Woodul Gann III, and Mary Howell Gann: and George's children, John Carmichael Gann and Lauren Elizabeth Gann.

A graveside service will be held for family at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, April 5, 2021, at Tomberlin Cemetery in Coy, Arkansas with Reverend Grace Ellen Rice officiating.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to First United Methodist Church, England, Arkansas; First Methodist Church, Little Rock, Arkansas; or the Arkansas Forestry Commission

John married Marguerite Eleanor Morris on 28 Dec 1953. Marguerite (daughter of Benton Burns Morris and Marguerite Leath) was born on 12 Jun 1928 in England, Lonoke, Arkansas, United States; died on 6 May 2007 in England, Lonoke, Arkansas, United States; was buried in England, Lonoke, Arkansas, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• _AMTID: 162485318688:1030:191555462
• _FSFTID: L5ZM-J9P
• _UID: 81F2CC2F19EC4C57B3E00C754FC5618E2D44
• Census: 4 Apr 1930, England, Lonoke, Arkansas, United States
• Residence: 1935, England, Lonoke, Arkansas, United States
• Census: 6 Apr 1940, England, Lonoke, Arkansas, United States

Notes:

Census:
The 1930 Census records her as Marguerite E. Morris. This is the only time I have ever heard that Eleanor might have been her middle name.

Died:
Eleanor Morris Gann June 12, 1928 - May 6, 2007

Eleanor Morris Gann, age 78, of England, Arkansas died May 6, 2007. Mrs. Gann was a member of Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society, Phi Alpha Theta Historical Society and Pi Beta Phi Sorority. She graduated Ward-Belmont Academy in Nashville, Tennessee in 1946 and attended Randolph Macon Womens College in Lynchburg, Virginia; graduated the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, Arkansas with a Bachelor of Arts in History and Political Science and graduated the University of Arkansas of Little Rock with a Bachelor of Arts in Fine Arts. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church in England where she served on numerous committees. She was a gifted artist and a patron of the Arkansas Arts Center.

Mrs. Gann was preceded in death by her parents, Benton Burns and Marguerite Leeth Morris.

Survivors are her husband of 53 years, John Gann of England, Arkansas; three sons, James B. Gann (Kathy), McNeil, Arkansas, John W. Gann, Jr. (Mary Howell), Houston, Texas, George H. Gann (Nancy), Little Rock, Arkansas; sister, Barbara Melton (Joe), Lonoke, Arkansas; and 5 grandchildren.

A memorial service will be Tuesday, May 8, at the First United Methodist Church of England, Arkansas at 11:00 A.M.

The family requests in lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the Building Fund of the First United Methodist Church of England, Arkansas.
Arrangements by Roller-England Funeral Home.

http://www.rollerfuneralhomes.com/mobile2/obituary.asp?locid=22&id=9741

Other Events and Attributes:

• _AMTID: 162485316995:1030:191555462
• _FSFTID: MQ11-QRK
• _UID: BBB66C5310A842E29C0F3A53A46F32ED7669
• Census: 14 Jun 1900, Albany Township, Nevada, Arkansas, United States
• Military: 7 Sep 1918, Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States; Address:
  1017 W. 4th
• Census: 11 Apr 1930, Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States; Address:
  1400 Rock St.
• Residence: 1 Apr 1935, Park Hill, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States; Address:
  200 North Arkansas Missouri Highway
• Residence: 1939, Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States; Address:
  201 Ark Mo Highway
• Census: 4 Apr 1940, Park Hill, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States; Address:
  200 North Arkansas Missouri Highway
• Military: 27 Apr 1942, North Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States; registered for WWII draft; Address:
  201 Missouri-Ark Highway

Notes:

Buried:
FINDAGRAVE: https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=11425691

James married Julia Woodul on 13 Jul 1924 in Miller, Arkansas, United States. Julia (daughter of James Calvin Woodul and Carrie Camilla Wren) was born on 1 Mar 1901 in Sutton, Nevada, Arkansas, United States; died on 27 Nov 1992 in Prescott, Nevada, Arkansas, United States; was buried in Prescott, Nevada, Arkansas, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• _AMTID: 162485320634:1030:191555462
• _FSFTID: MRF8-9ZB
• _UID: A39595FBAD744C999617A0B23E715011DDC8
• Census: 21 Apr 1910, Albany Township, Nevada, Arkansas, United States
• Census: 2 Jan 1920, Missouri Township, Nevada, Arkansas, United States; Address:
  Rosston Road
• Census: 10 Apr 1930, Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States; Address:
  1400 Rock St.
• Residence: 1935, Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States; Address:
  201 Sylvan Hill Highway
• Residence: 1 Apr 1935, Park Hill, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States; Address:
  200 North Arkansas Missouri Highway
• Residence: 1939, Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States; Address:
  201 Ark Mo Highway
• Census: 4 Apr 1940, Park Hill, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States; Address:
  200 North Arkansas Missouri Highway
• Residence: 1949, Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States
• Census: 5 Apr 1950, Prescott, Nevada, Arkansas, United States; Address:
  310 E. Pine St.

Notes:

Julia died on Wed, 25 Nov 1992, in Prescott. She had been sick for several weeks. Her service was conducted on Friday, 27 Nov 1992. She was a fine lady and will be sorely missed. Anytime you would go to see her in the nursing home, she would be made up and well dressed. She was a joy to all who knew her.

Died:
Some say her death was 25 Nov 1992. Her tombstone says 27 Nov 1992.

Buried:
FINDAGRAVE: http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=11627265

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• _AMTID: 162485318684:1030:191555462
• _UID: 310DA0CC27324A4A801E74C8ECD3115D9E81

Benton married Marguerite Leath. Marguerite and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• _AMTID: 162485322237:1030:191555462
• _UID: 8D5C6ABAC9BD49EB899FB2136C92631F3491

Other Events and Attributes:

• _AMTID: 162485316996:1030:191555462
• _FSFTID: KZVJ-95D
• _UID: A486DDA76E1C4D05A0533505D02EC7AF2BD9
• Census: 14 Nov 1850, Cobb, Georgia, United States; Address:
  Randals District
• Census: 12 Jul 1860, Dallas, Paulding, Georgia, United States; Address:
  District 1080
• Military: 31 May 1861, Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, United States; enlisted in Co. I, 7th Georgia Infantry, CSA
• Military: 10 Apr 1862, Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, United States; discharged from the Confederate Army due to a surgeon's certificate of disability
• Military: 24 Mar 1863, Georgia, United States; enlisted in Co. I, Georgia 64th Infantry, CSA
• Military: 1864–1865; served in Co. I, Georgia Infantry, CSA
• Census: 16 Jun 1870, Dallas, Paulding, Georgia, United States
• Residence: 1872, Camden, Ouachita, Arkansas, United States
• Census: 22 Jun 1880, Albany Township, Nevada, Arkansas, United States
• Possessions: 1892, Nevada, Arkansas, United States; 122 acres worth $350; Address:
  Section 23, Township 12, Range 22
• Census: 14 Jun 1900, Albany Township, Nevada, Arkansas, United States
• Census: 17 May 1910, Albany Township, Nevada, Arkansas, United States
• Military: 1915, Nevada, Arkansas, United States; Address:
  applied for veterans pension for his servicein the CSA
• Census: 7 Jan 1920, Albany Township, Nevada, Arkansas, United States

Notes:

Military:
John William was a flag bearer in the Confederate Army. In 1941, his grandson, John Ward Gann of Memphis had his Confederate flag.

Military:
J.W. Gann applied for and received a Confederate pension in Arkansas. Application date: 19 Aug 1915, Veteran's # 24723. On 19 Aug 1926, his widow applied for a pension as well. According to the pension record, J.W. Gann died 9 Sep 1925 and his widow died 18 Feb 1929.

Residence:
John W. Gann and John W. Hudson arrived in Camden by boat. From there, they immediately moved on to Nevada County where they homesteaded 120 acres of land jointly.

Possessions:
Receipt page 14
J.W. Gann
SW NE S23, T12, R22, 40 acres, value $100
fr SE SE NW, S23, T12, R22, 2 acres, value $50
NE SW, S23, T12, R22, 40 acres, value $100
NE SE, S23, T12, R22, 40 acres, value $100

Census:
The census says that 9 of Jane's 10 children are alive in 1910. There is an unidentified grandson, Leslie Hare, in the family in 1910.

Died:
Arkansas death index records his death as 8 Sep 1925.

FINDAGRAVE: https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=8432641

Buried:
FINDAGRAVE: https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=8432641

John married Charlotte Jane Armour in 1865. Charlotte (daughter of James M. Armour and Millie Allen) was born on 21 Oct 1848 in Alabama, United States; died on 18 Feb 1929 in Nevada, Arkansas, United States; was buried in Laneburg, Nevada, Arkansas, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• _AMTID: 162485314299:1030:191555462
• _FSFTID: K4G6-VLN
• _UID: 11F6BA238C614581B44C9241057640FA1FB8
• Census: 1850, Cherokee, Alabama, United States
• Census: 16 Jun 1870, Dallas, Paulding, Georgia, United States
• Census: 22 Jun 1880, Albany Township, Nevada, Arkansas, United States
• Census: 14 Jun 1900, Albany Township, Nevada, Arkansas, United States
• Census: 17 May 1910, Albany Township, Nevada, Arkansas, United States
• Residence: 7 Sep 1917, Laneburg, Nevada, Arkansas, United States
• Census: 7 Jan 1920, Albany Township, Nevada, Arkansas, United States

Notes:

Jane applied for a Confederate widow's pension after John Gann died. She applied in 1926. He applied in 1915. Application No. 24723

Birth:
The 1900 census records Jane as born in Tennessee. But that same census reports her parents as both from Georgia. Interestingly, that might part actually be correct. Based on other census and based on the migration of the family, it seems much more likely that she was born in Alabama, as reported on the first census she appears in, with both her parents.

Findagrave shows that she was born in Paulding Co., Georgia.

Died:
Her death has also been listed as 8 Feb instead of 18 Feb.

Notes:

Married:
The 1910 census says that Jane and John had been married for 45 years.

Other Events and Attributes:

• _AMTID: 162485320632:1030:191555462
• _FSFTID: LCVH-FFB
• _UID: 4F970F5B71D442F8A113F719BEF84840D172
• Census: 11 Jun 1880, Albany Township, Nevada, Arkansas, United States
• Census: 9 Jun 1900, Albany Township, Nevada, Arkansas, United States
• Census: 21 Apr 1910, Albany Township, Nevada, Arkansas, United States
• Military: 17 Aug 1918, Prescott, Nevada, Arkansas, United States; enrolled for WWI draft
• Census: 2 Jan 1920, Missouri Township, Nevada, Arkansas, United States; Address:
  Rosston Road
• Census: 7 Apr 1930, Prescott, Nevada, Arkansas, United States; Address:
  310 E. Pine St.
• Occupation: 7 Apr 1930, Prescott, Nevada, Arkansas, United States; dealer in livestock
• Possessions: 7 Apr 1930, Prescott, Nevada, Arkansas, United States; owned his home worth $6000; Address:
  310 E. Pine St.
• Residence: 1 Apr 1935, Prescott, Nevada, Arkansas, United States; Address:
  310 E. Pine St.
• Census: 12 Apr 1940, Prescott, Nevada, Arkansas, United States; Address:
  310 E. Pine St.
• Occupation: 12 Apr 1940, Prescott, Nevada, Arkansas, United States; judge of Nevada County
• Possessions: 12 Apr 1940, Prescott, Nevada, Arkansas, United States; owned his home worth $5000

Notes:

"Mr. Woodul, a lifelong resident of Nevada County, was born near Prescott, in 1877, the son of the late T.J. and Mary Woodul. Hes erved as County and Probate Judge of Nevada County from 1938 to 1944. A retired merchant and planter, he had been a member of the Board of Stewards of the First Methodist Church here for 25 years and had served as chairman of that group for a number of years." - Obituary,Nevada County Picayune.

Buried:
FINDAGRAVE: http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=11628703

James married Carrie Camilla Wren on 8 May 1897 in Nevada, Arkansas, United States. Carrie (daughter of Alonzo Dossey Wren and Frances Georgia Vickers) was born on 19 Mar 1882 in Emmet, Nevada, Arkansas, United States; died on 7 Feb 1977 in Prescott, Nevada, Arkansas, United States; was buried in Prescott, Nevada, Arkansas, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• _AMTID: 162485320653:1030:191555462
• _FSFTID: KDBR-3KD
• _UID: F4F138B23BF248F4B9B175E2BDE67D94AD02
• Census: 9 Jun 1900, Albany Township, Nevada, Arkansas, United States
• Census: 21 Apr 1910, Albany Township, Nevada, Arkansas, United States
• Census: 2 Jan 1920, Missouri Township, Nevada, Arkansas, United States; Address:
  Rosston Road
• Census: 7 Apr 1930, Prescott, Nevada, Arkansas, United States
• Census: 12 Apr 1940, Prescott, Nevada, Arkansas, United States; Address:
  310 E. Pine St.
• Residence: 12 Apr 1940, Prescott, Nevada, Arkansas, United States; Address:
  310 E. Pine St.
• Residence: 12 Feb 1945, Prescott, Nevada, Arkansas, United States
• Census: 5 Apr 1950, Prescott, Nevada, Arkansas, United States; Address:
  310 E. Pine St.

Notes:

Some sources mistakenly say Aunt Carrie died as an infant. Clearly

not.

Birth:
SSDI records her birth as 19 Mar 1881.

Census:
The 1900 census notes that Carrie has had 1 child who is now dead.

Census:
The 1910 census records that Carrie has had two children, one of whom is alive.

Buried:
FINDAGRAVE: http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=11629170

Notes:

Married:
Recorded 12 May 1897