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John Blaine Gant 1884–1966 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Feb 1884

Birth Location: Wood County, West Virginia

Death Date: 15 Sep 1966

Death Location: Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia, USA

Father: Samuel Gant

Mother: Margaret Moore

Spouse(s): Effie McCoy

Children(s): Anna Gant, Josephine Gant, John Jr., Dorcas Gant, Samuel Gant, Margaret Sperry, Paul Gant

In 1884, John Blaine Gant entered the world in Wood County, West Virginia, born to Samuel Clinton Gant And Margaret Ann Moore. In 1900, John Blaine Gant resided in Tucker, Wirt, West Virginia, USA. John Blaine Gant married Effie Roberts Mccoy, and had children including Anna M Gant, Dorcas Belle Gant, Earnest Ovid Gant, John Blaine Gant Jr, Josephine Hope Gant, Margaret Catherine Gant M Sperry, Paul Gant, Samuel Mccoy Gant. John Blaine Gant passed away in 1966 in Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1884, John Blaine Gant entered the world in Wood County, West Virginia, born to Samuel Clinton Gant And Margaret Ann Moore.
  • In 1900, John Blaine Gant resided in Tucker, Wirt, West Virginia, USA.
  • John Blaine Gant married Effie Roberts Mccoy, and had children including Anna M Gant, Dorcas Belle Gant, Earnest Ovid Gant, John Blaine Gant Jr, Josephine Hope Gant, Margaret Catherine Gant M Sperry, Paul Gant, Samuel Mccoy Gant.
  • John Blaine Gant passed away in 1966 in Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Gant
1833–1915
Birth Location: Warren, Belmont, Ohio, USA
SG
Margaret Moore
1837–1907
Birth Location: Ohio, USA
MM

Spouses(s)

Effie McCoy
1890–1951
Birth Location: Braxton County, West Virginia
EM

Children(s)

Anna Gant
1917–
Birth Location: Cabell County, West Virginia, USA
AG
Josephine Gant
1915–1978
Birth Location: Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
JG
John Jr.
1919–1967
Birth Location: Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
JJ
Dorcas Gant
1908–1973
Birth Location: Tate, Braxton County, West Virginia, USA
DG
Samuel Gant
1927–1995
Birth Location: Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
SG
Margaret Sperry
1913–1978
Birth Location: Morgan County, West Virginia, USA
MS
Paul Gant
1910–1910
Birth Location: –
PG

John Gant's Ancestors

Self
John Gant
1884–1966
Birth Place: Wood County, West Virginia
Parents
Samuel Clinton Gant
1833–1915
Warren, Belmont, Ohio, USA
Margaret (Ann) Moore
1837–1907
Ohio, USA
Grandparents
Ferdinand ("Frederick") Moore
1797–1850
Hardy County, West Virginia, USA
Isabel (Maxwell) Miller
1808–1850
Ohio, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Moore
1729–1801
Robert Miller
1785–1860
Eleanor McConnel
1787–1842
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William McConnell
1750–1840
Susannah Cockshoot
1751–1840

John Gant's Descendants

1.
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John (Blaine) Gant (18 Feb 1884–15 Sep 1966) m. Effie (Roberts) McCoy (abt 1890–16 Nov 1951)
  1. 1. Anna (M) Gant 1917–
  2. 2. Josephine (Hope) Gant 1915–1978 m. Roscoe (Ernest) Smith 1916–1992
  3. 3. John (Blaine Gant) Jr. 1919–1967 m. Idell (Mae Eskew Adopted by Mattie and Ralph) Eskew 1921–1995
    1. 1. Michael (McCoy) Gant 1951–2018
    2. 2. Stephen (Kanous) Gant 1949–2000
  4. 4. Dorcas (Belle) Gant 1908–1973 m. Robert (Benjamin) Renner 1909–1964
    1. 1. Dr (Stephen Lee) Renner 1939–2016
  5. 5. Samuel (McCoy) Gant 1927–1995
  6. 6. Margaret (Catherine Gant (m:) Sperry 1913–1978 m. William (Jefferson) Roby 1907–1945
  7. 7. Paul Gant 1910–1910

John Gant's Timeline

17 Records

1884
18 Feb 1884
Birth of John Blaine Gant in Wood County, West Virginia, USA
Wood County, West Virginia, USA
1884
18 Feb 1884
Birth of John Blaine Gant in Wood County, West Virginia
Wood County, West Virginia
1900
1900
Age 16
John Blaine Gant resided here in Tucker, Wirt, West Virginia, USA
Tucker, Wirt, West Virginia, USA
1908
1908
Age 24
John Blaine Gant resided here
None
1910
1910
Age 26
John Blaine Gant resided here in Birch, Braxton, West Virginia, USA
Birch, Braxton, West Virginia, USA
1917
1917-1918
Age 33
John Blaine Gant resided here in Huntington, Wayne, West Virginia, USA
Huntington, Wayne, West Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 36
John Blaine Gant resided here in Huntington Ward 6, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
Huntington Ward 6, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 46
John Blaine Gant resided here in Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 51
John Blaine Gant resided here in Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
1938
1938
Age 54
John Blaine Gant resided here in Huntington; Ceredo; Kenova, West Virginia, USA
Huntington; Ceredo; Kenova, West Virginia, USA
1940
1940
Age 56
John Blaine Gant resided here in Kyle Magisterial District, Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
Kyle Magisterial District, Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
1941
1941
Age 57
John Blaine Gant resided here in Huntington; Ceredo; Kenova, West Virginia, USA
Huntington; Ceredo; Kenova, West Virginia, USA
1950
Abt 1950
Age 66
John Blaine Gant resided here in Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
1962
1962
Age 78
John Blaine Gant resided here in West Virginia, USA
West Virginia, USA
1966
9 Sep 1966
Age 82
Death of John Blaine Gant in Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
1966
15 Sep 1966
Age 82
Death of John Blaine Gant in Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
1966
14 Sep 1966
Age 82
John Blaine Gant - Probate in Cabell County, West Virginia, USA
Cabell County, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Feb 1884
    Event Place: Wood County, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Feb 1884
    Event Place: Wood County, West Virginia

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Tucker, Wirt, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1908
    Record Source: West Virginia, U.S., Births Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Birch, Braxton, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Birch, Braxton, West Virginia; Roll: T624_1677; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 0003; FHL microfilm: 1375690

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Huntington, Wayne, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: West Virginia; Registration County: Wayne

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Huntington Ward 6, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Huntington Ward 6, Cabell, West Virginia; Roll: T625_1951; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 35

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0021; FHL microfilm: 2342263

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04398; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 6-38

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1938
    Event Place: Huntington; Ceredo; Kenova, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Kyle Magisterial District, Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04398; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 6-38

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1941
    Event Place: Huntington; Ceredo; Kenova, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1950
    Event Place: Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, Publication Date: 27 May 1950; Publication Place: Los Angeles, California, USA; ,0.63197005,0.26426753,0.9710554&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1962
    Event Place: West Virginia, 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 15
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 9 Sep 1966
    Event Place: Huntington, Cabell County, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Findagrave, John Blaine Gant 9 Sep 1966

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Cabell County, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Cards (Fourth Registration) for the State of West Virginia; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147; Series Number: M1937

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: West Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Wills; Author: West Virginia. County Court (Cabell County); Probate Place: Cabell, West Virginia

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Sep 1966
    Event Place: Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Sep 1966
    Event Place: Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 20
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 21
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 14 Sep 1966
    Event Place: Cabell County, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: West Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Wills; Author: West Virginia. County Court (Cabell County); Probate Place: Cabell, West Virginia
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