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James Carl Gant 1907–1989 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Apr 1907

Birth Location: Tate, Braxton County, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 25 Dec 1989

Death Location: Marietta, Washington County, Ohio, USA

Father: Theadore Gant

Mother: Luella Strickland

Spouse(s): Mildred Giffen

Children(s): Joan Gant, James Gant

In 1907, James Carl Gant entered the world in Tate, Braxton County, West Virginia, USA, born to Theadore Finley Gant And Luella Ella Strickland. In 1910, James Carl Gant resided in Birch, Braxton, West Virginia, USA. In 1920, James Carl Gant resided in Williams, Wood, West Virginia, USA. James Carl Gant married Mildred Malissa Giffen, and had children including James David Gant, Joan Hope Gant. James Carl Gant passed away in 1989 in Marietta, Washington County, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1907, James Carl Gant entered the world in Tate, Braxton County, West Virginia, USA, born to Theadore Finley Gant And Luella Ella Strickland.
  • In 1910, James Carl Gant resided in Birch, Braxton, West Virginia, USA.
  • In 1920, James Carl Gant resided in Williams, Wood, West Virginia, USA.
  • James Carl Gant married Mildred Malissa Giffen, and had children including James David Gant, Joan Hope Gant.
  • James Carl Gant passed away in 1989 in Marietta, Washington County, Ohio, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Gant's Ancestors

Self
James Gant
1907–1989
Birth Place: Tate, Braxton County, West Virginia, USA
Parents
Theadore Finley Gant
1871–1970
Mason, Mason, West Virginia, USA
Luella ("Ella") Strickland
1889–1992
Braxton County, West Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Samuel (Clinton) Gant
1833–1915
Warren, Belmont, Ohio, USA
Margaret (Ann) Moore
1837–1907
Ohio, USA
Great-Grandparents
Ferdinand Moore
1797–1850
Isabel Miller
1808–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Moore
1729–1801
Robert Miller
1785–1860
Eleanor McConnel
1787–1842

James Gant's Descendants

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James (Carl) Gant (26 Apr 1907–25 Dec 1989) m. Mildred (Malissa) Giffen (1 Aug 1903–29 Aug 1984)
  1. 1. Joan (Hope) Gant 1938–2006 m. Allen (Bruno) Breaux 1933–2015
  2. 2. James (David) Gant 1931–2009

James Gant's Timeline

8 Records

1907
26 Apr 1907
Birth of James Carl Gant in Tate, Braxton County, West Virginia, USA
Tate, Braxton County, West Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 3
James Carl Gant resided here in Birch, Braxton, West Virginia, USA
Birch, Braxton, West Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 13
James Carl Gant resided here in Williams, Wood, West Virginia, USA
Williams, Wood, West Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 23
James Carl Gant resided here in Canton, Canton, Stark, Ohio, USA
Canton, Canton, Stark, Ohio, USA
1935
1935
Age 28
James Carl Gant resided here in Rural, Braxton, Ohio, USA
Rural, Braxton, Ohio, USA
1940
1940
Age 33
James Carl Gant resided here in Adams Twp, Adams, Washington, Ohio, USA
Adams Twp, Adams, Washington, Ohio, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 44
James Carl Gant resided here in Ohio, USA
Ohio, USA
1989
25 Dec 1989
Age 82
Death of James Carl Gant in Marietta, Washington County, Ohio, USA
Marietta, Washington County, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Apr 1907
    Event Place: Tate, Braxton County, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Washington County, Ohio, U.S., Newspaper Obituaries

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Birch, Braxton, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Williams, Wood, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Canton, Canton, Stark, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Canton, Stark, Ohio; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 0025; FHL microfilm: 2341603

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Braxton, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Adams, Washington, Ohio; Roll: m-t0627-03165; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 84-2

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Adams Twp, Adams, Washington, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Adams, Washington, Ohio; Roll: m-t0627-03165; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 84-2

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 25 Dec 1989
    Event Place: Unknown
    Record Source: Findagrave, James Carl Gant 25 Dec 1989

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Lowell, Washington, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for Ohio, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 488

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Washington, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: Ohio, U.S., Death Records, Ohio Department of Health; Columbus, Ohio; Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Dec 1989
    Event Place: Marietta, Washington County, Ohio, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Washington County, Ohio, U.S., Newspaper Obituaries

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