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John Houston Gunn 1918–1980 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Nov 1918

Birth Location: Fort Scott, Kansas

Death Date: 27 Aug 1980

Death Location: Malta Bend, Saline County, Missouri, United States of America

Father: William Gunn

Mother: Jessie Houston

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Higgins

Children(s):

The story of John Houston Gunn began in 1918 in Fort Scott, Kansas. In 1935, John Houston Gunn resided in Joplin, Jasper, Missouri. In 1939, John Houston Gunn resided in Columbia, Missouri, USA. John Houston Gunn married Elizabeth Scott Higgins, and had children including John Houston Gunn Jr, Laurie Scott Gunn. John Houston Gunn passed away in 1980 in Malta Bend, Saline County, Missouri, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of John Houston Gunn began in 1918 in Fort Scott, Kansas.
  • In 1935, John Houston Gunn resided in Joplin, Jasper, Missouri.
  • In 1939, John Houston Gunn resided in Columbia, Missouri, USA.
  • John Houston Gunn married Elizabeth Scott Higgins, and had children including John Houston Gunn Jr, Laurie Scott Gunn.
  • John Houston Gunn passed away in 1980 in Malta Bend, Saline County, Missouri, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Gunn's Ancestors

Self
John Gunn
1918–1980
Birth Place: Fort Scott, Kansas
Parents
William Rice Gunn
1884–1961
Fort Scott, Kansas
Jessie (Irene) Houston
1888–1955
Missouri
Grandparents
William ("Willie" Crowell) Gunn
1857–1921
Keokuk, Lee County, Iowa, USA
Julia (Loula I "Lula") Rice
1861–1936
Atlanta, De Kalb, Georgia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Elihu Reverend
1818–1895
Amy Barrett
1820–1899
Gen. Rice
1825–1904
Nancy Russell
1827–1911
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elihu Gunn
1792–1865
Abigail Hubbard
1794–1827
Jonathan Barrett
1786–1874
Anna Barker
1794–1876

John Gunn's Timeline

6 Records

1918
24 Nov 1918
Birth of John Houston Gunn in Fort Scott, Kansas
Fort Scott, Kansas
1935
1935
Age 17
John Houston Gunn resided here in Joplin, Jasper, Missouri
Joplin, Jasper, Missouri
1939
1939
Age 21
John Houston Gunn resided here in Columbia, Missouri, USA
Columbia, Missouri, USA
1940
1940
Age 22
John Houston Gunn resided here in Galena Township, Joplin, Jasper, Missouri, USA
Galena Township, Joplin, Jasper, Missouri, USA
1953
Abt 1953
Age 35
John Houston Gunn resided here in Coconut Grove
Coconut Grove
1980
27 Aug 1980
Age 62
Death of John Houston Gunn in Coral Gables, Miami-Dade, Florida, USA
Coral Gables, Miami-Dade, Florida, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Nov 1918
    Event Place: Fort Scott, Kansas
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [2] Florida Death Index
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Miami News; Publication Date: 28 Aug 1980; Publication Place: Miami, Florida, USA; ,0.605878,0.8681636,0.91119254&xid=3355
    [5] U.S., Newspapers.com Birth Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Joplin, Jasper, Missouri
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1939
    Event Place: Columbia, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: University of Missouri; Year: 1939

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Galena Township, Joplin, Jasper, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1953
    Event Place: Coconut Grove
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The Miami News; Publication Date: 28 May 1953; Publication Place: Miami, Florida, USA; ,0.34857026,0.37964407,0.54560894&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Bay Point
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The Miami News; Publication Date: 28 May 1953; Publication Place: Miami, Florida, USA; ,0.34857026,0.37964407,0.54560894&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Coral Gables, Miami-dade, Florida, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Miami News; Publication Date: 28 Aug 1980; Publication Place: Miami, Florida, USA; ,0.605878,0.8681636,0.91119254&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Aug 1980
    Event Place: Coral Gables, Miami-Dade, Florida, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Florida Death Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Miami News; Publication Date: 28 Aug 1980; Publication Place: Miami, Florida, USA; ,0.605878,0.8681636,0.91119254&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Malta Bend, Saline County, Missouri, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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