James Willie "Bill" Gann^{[1, 2]}

1904 - 1984  (80 years)

• Name	James Willie "Bill" Gann
  Born	31 May 1904	Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1940	District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee   [3]
  Died	5 Jul 1984  [4]
  Buried	Mt. Zion Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee   [5]
  Person ID	I36788	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	8 Feb 2015

  
  

  Father	Charlie Trotter Gann,   b. 7 Mar 1872, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 30 Aug 1941, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Rebecca Connatser,   b. 10 Mar 1875, Tennessee ,   d. 10 May 1937, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 62 years)
  Married	27 Sep 1892	Sevier County, Tennessee   [6]
  Family ID	F45476	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Hettie McMahan,   b. 29 Jun 1904, Tennessee ,   d. 28 Mar 1997  (Age 92 years)
  Married	13 Oct 1923	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Notes	Marriage performed by J. A. Watson, Justice of the Peace.
  Children	1. Benny Gann + 2. Ethel Louise Gann,   b. Abt 1925, Tennessee  (Age ~ 99 years) + 3. Jessie Lee Gann,   b. 18 May 1933, Tennessee ,   d. 4 Feb 2015  (Age 81 years) + 4. Shirley Jean Gann,   b. 27 Apr 1940  (Age 84 years)
  Family ID	F13393	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 31 May 1904 - Tennessee Married - 13 Oct 1923 - Sevier County, Tennessee Census - 1940 - District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - - Mt. Zion Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Headstones

  Book of life Father Bill Gann May 31, 1904 July 5, 1984

  
  

• Notes

  ---------- Reference: "The Townsend Heritage", Kathy Townsend, 1984, p 70. Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 27.

  
  

• Sources

  [S78] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume I, 1930-1954, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 8 Feb 1943. W. J. McMahan obituary [S78] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume I, 1930-1954, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 14 Mar 1951. Maude Martha Christopher obituary [S112] Census, 1940. Name: Willie Gann Event Type: Census Event Date: 1940 Event Place: Sevierville, Civil District 5, Sevier, Tennessee, United States Gender: Male Age: 35 Marital Status: Married Race (Original): White Race: White Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head Relationship to Head of Household: Head Birthplace: Tennessee Birth Year (Estimated): 1905 Last Place of Residence: Same Place Household Role Gender Age Birthplace Willie Gann Head M 35 Tennessee Hattie Gann Wife F 35 Tennessee Ethel L Gann Daughter F 15 Tennessee Jesse Lee Gann Daughter F 6 Tennessee [S76] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume III, 1974-1986, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 5 Jul 1984. Gann, James Willie 80 b. 5-31-04 TN d. 7-5-84 SCH lumber labor f. Trotter Gann m. Rebecca Connatser Mt Zion Cem Survivors: wife Hettie McMahan R5 Mt View Dr Box 113 Sev son Benny Gann dau Shirley Christopher Ethel Maples Jessie Parton 17 gc 26 ggc bro Hubert Gann Jack Gann sis Ola Stephens Mary Franklin. [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 7677614). [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name: Trotter Gann Spouse's Name: Rebekah Connatser Event Date: 27 Sep 1892 Event Place: , Sevier, Tennessee