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#52Ancestors: Headstone for Walter Scott Gann (1875-1947) Prompts Me to Learn More

November 29, 2014 by Colleen Greene Leave a Comment

#52Ancestors: Headstone for Walter Scott Gann (1875-1947) Prompts Me to Learn More

When visiting the gravesite of my husband’s 2nd great grandparents this July in Maricopa, California, we came across some nearby headstones that we thought might be for people related to us. One of those was for Walter S. Gann, brother of my husband’s 2nd great grandmother Pauline Adeline Gann.

People Referenced: Gann, Pauline Adeline (1860-1938), Gann, Walter Scott (1875-1947)
Applicable Surnames: Broyles, Gann, Tucker
Filed Under: Jeff's Ancestors Topics: #52Ancestors (2014), California, cemeteries, headstones, mining, WWI

Finding the Gravesite of 2nd Great Grandparents Leonard Harless Jackson and Pauline Adeline Gann

November 26, 2014 by Colleen Greene 1 Comment

Finding the Gravesite of 2nd Great Grandparents Leonard Harless Jackson and Pauline Adeline Gann

By 1880, Jeff’s Harless ancestors moved from Stanislaus County, California to Mariposa County. This July, we traveled to old town Mariposa to visit more family history spots and find the headstone of Jeff’s 2nd great grandparents.

People Referenced: Gann, Pauline Adeline (1860-1938), Harless, Leonard Jackson (1858-1946)
Applicable Surnames: Adkins, Duncan, Gann, Harless, Hoffman, Lingel, Preiss
Filed Under: Jeff's Ancestors Topics: California, cemeteries, headstones

Found: Sarah Kennedy Ward Flanagan’s Burial Place

October 22, 2013 by Colleen Greene Leave a Comment

Found: Sarah Kennedy Ward Flanagan’s Burial Place

Today I somehow stumbled upon a burial entry memorial and headstone photo for my great-grandmother Sarah Kennedy Flanagan, on Find A Grave. Thank you so much to Find A Grave volunteer Phyllis Meyer for taking the time to record a virtual memorial for Sarah!

People Referenced: Kennedy, Sarah (d. 1930)
Applicable Surnames: Bodman, Darnley, Kennedy
Filed Under: Colleen's Ancestors Topics: cemeteries, deaths, headstones, New York

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