John Thomas Gann will long be remembered in the annals of Wharton County history, both as an individual and for the early developments and advancements he made as a farmer and rancher. Mr Gann liked cattle and made this his life's work. He managed to raised and handle one of the strongest and best herds in Wharton County.
He was born near Dandridge, Tennessee, on October 17, 1877, the eldest son of Alford and Minerva (Holbert) Gann. He moved to Ellis County, Texas in 1887 and to Wharton County in 1897, where his parents bought land about five miles southeast of El Campo, where they lived and farmed. El Campo then was little more than a shipping point and a "Box Car" was used for a depot. There were some two or three stores, a few residences and a post office. Mr. Gann was interested and helped in all advancements for the good of the neighborhood and county. He also entered into the neighborhood and town sports. He enjoyed baseball and he played with the El Campo baseball team.
John Thomas Gann married Eva Jane Scott on March 19, 1911. Miss Scott was the daughter of Shadrick and Mary Ann (Emerson) Scott, and was born in Plymouth County, Iowa on July 20, 1885. She moved with her parents from near Newkirk, Oklahoma to Garwood, Texas in January 1908, where her parents engaged in rice farming. They then moved to Tre Palacios district in December where they again farmed rice. There being no school in the district where they first lived, Miss Scott taught her younger brother and several of the neighbor's children. After moving to Tres Palacios district, there again was no school house, so she continued to teach her brother. In 1909 a school house was finally built and a teacher employed. Miss Scott then helped to organize the first grade school and was elected secretary and Junior Sunday School teacher. Sunday school and preaching was held in the school house. Mr. Gann had rented the old K.O. Ranch headquarters containing one and one half sections of land and he and Mrs. Gann moved right in and continued with his farming and ranching.
The Gann's are the parents of four children, John Thomas Gann JR., born December 23,1911, Lee Edward Gann, born May 27, 1913, Marguerite Marie Gann, Born December 2, 1914, and Raymond Leonard Gann, born September 6, 1917 and passed away November 11, 1918. The others grew to youngman and womanhood here. All graduated from El Campo High School and also attended college. Mr. Gann bought the home place in 1913 and moved there in October, 1914, in the Tres Palacios district and moved to El Campo in 1927, on advice of his doctor, due to a bad heart condition, but with help of his sons he managed to carry on with his ranching and so forth. He was of sterling character, kind and considerate and of a very pleasant nature. He met his sickness and his losses and hardships with a smile and a determination to carry on and lived to see his children married and enjoyed six young grandchildren. Miss Marguerite taught Tres Palacios district school two years. She married Urus D. Pumphrey and moved to Baytown. John Jr., married and continued on at the ranch. Lee Edward married and was manager for Magnolia Station, then was employed with an oil drilling company. He bacame a driller and drilled oil wells until 1946. He then started farming rice with his brother.
Mr. Gann managed to acquire several hundred acres of land before his death on February 13, 1948. He was also a charter member of the Modern Woodman Lodge.
Mrs. Gann has disposed of the livestock and rents out land for rice farming and grazing. She also has one gas and oil well. Mrs. Gann is not well, but she lives in her home here and cares for herself.
Mr. John Thomas Gann left his family one of the most cherished gifts of all, a well known and highly respected family name and one of which they can be justly proud.
This article was given to me by Pat Gann Marek in June 2012.
Not sure who wrote it, but it must have been a book about El Campo
suzanberndt originally shared this to Mauch- Gann July 2012
Thank you, Audrey DeCamp Hoffman for sharing this with us.
He was born near Dandridge, Tennessee, on October 17, 1877, the eldest son of Alford and Minerva (Holbert) Gann. He moved to Ellis County, Texas in 1887 and to Wharton County in 1897, where his parents bought land about five miles southeast of El Campo, where they lived and farmed. El Campo then was little more than a shipping point and a "Box Car" was used for a depot. There were some two or three stores, a few residences and a post office. Mr. Gann was interested and helped in all advancements for the good of the neighborhood and county. He also entered into the neighborhood and town sports. He enjoyed baseball and he played with the El Campo baseball team.
John Thomas Gann married Eva Jane Scott on March 19, 1911. Miss Scott was the daughter of Shadrick and Mary Ann (Emerson) Scott, and was born in Plymouth County, Iowa on July 20, 1885. She moved with her parents from near Newkirk, Oklahoma to Garwood, Texas in January 1908, where her parents engaged in rice farming. They then moved to Tre Palacios district in December where they again farmed rice. There being no school in the district where they first lived, Miss Scott taught her younger brother and several of the neighbor's children. After moving to Tres Palacios district, there again was no school house, so she continued to teach her brother. In 1909 a school house was finally built and a teacher employed. Miss Scott then helped to organize the first grade school and was elected secretary and Junior Sunday School teacher. Sunday school and preaching was held in the school house. Mr. Gann had rented the old K.O. Ranch headquarters containing one and one half sections of land and he and Mrs. Gann moved right in and continued with his farming and ranching.
The Gann's are the parents of four children, John Thomas Gann JR., born December 23,1911, Lee Edward Gann, born May 27, 1913, Marguerite Marie Gann, Born December 2, 1914, and Raymond Leonard Gann, born September 6, 1917 and passed away November 11, 1918. The others grew to youngman and womanhood here. All graduated from El Campo High School and also attended college. Mr. Gann bought the home place in 1913 and moved there in October, 1914, in the Tres Palacios district and moved to El Campo in 1927, on advice of his doctor, due to a bad heart condition, but with help of his sons he managed to carry on with his ranching and so forth. He was of sterling character, kind and considerate and of a very pleasant nature. He met his sickness and his losses and hardships with a smile and a determination to carry on and lived to see his children married and enjoyed six young grandchildren. Miss Marguerite taught Tres Palacios district school two years. She married Urus D. Pumphrey and moved to Baytown. John Jr., married and continued on at the ranch. Lee Edward married and was manager for Magnolia Station, then was employed with an oil drilling company. He bacame a driller and drilled oil wells until 1946. He then started farming rice with his brother.
Mr. Gann managed to acquire several hundred acres of land before his death on February 13, 1948. He was also a charter member of the Modern Woodman Lodge.
Mrs. Gann has disposed of the livestock and rents out land for rice farming and grazing. She also has one gas and oil well. Mrs. Gann is not well, but she lives in her home here and cares for herself.
Mr. John Thomas Gann left his family one of the most cherished gifts of all, a well known and highly respected family name and one of which they can be justly proud.
This article was given to me by Pat Gann Marek in June 2012.
Not sure who wrote it, but it must have been a book about El Campo
suzanberndt originally shared this to Mauch- Gann July 2012
Thank you, Audrey DeCamp Hoffman for sharing this with us.
John Thomas Gann will long be remembered in the annals of Wharton County history, both as an individual and for the early developments and advancements he made as a farmer and rancher. Mr Gann liked cattle and made this his life's work. He managed to raised and handle one of the strongest and best herds in Wharton County.
He was born near Dandridge, Tennessee, on October 17, 1877, the eldest son of Alford and Minerva (Holbert) Gann. He moved to Ellis County, Texas in 1887 and to Wharton County in 1897, where his parents bought land about five miles southeast of El Campo, where they lived and farmed. El Campo then was little more than a shipping point and a "Box Car" was used for a depot. There were some two or three stores, a few residences and a post office. Mr. Gann was interested and helped in all advancements for the good of the neighborhood and county. He also entered into the neighborhood and town sports. He enjoyed baseball and he played with the El Campo baseball team.
John Thomas Gann married Eva Jane Scott on March 19, 1911. Miss Scott was the daughter of Shadrick and Mary Ann (Emerson) Scott, and was born in Plymouth County, Iowa on July 20, 1885. She moved with her parents from near Newkirk, Oklahoma to Garwood, Texas in January 1908, where her parents engaged in rice farming. They then moved to Tre Palacios district in December where they again farmed rice. There being no school in the district where they first lived, Miss Scott taught her younger brother and several of the neighbor's children. After moving to Tres Palacios district, there again was no school house, so she continued to teach her brother. In 1909 a school house was finally built and a teacher employed. Miss Scott then helped to organize the first grade school and was elected secretary and Junior Sunday School teacher. Sunday school and preaching was held in the school house. Mr. Gann had rented the old K.O. Ranch headquarters containing one and one half sections of land and he and Mrs. Gann moved right in and continued with his farming and ranching.
The Gann's are the parents of four children, John Thomas Gann JR., born December 23,1911, Lee Edward Gann, born May 27, 1913, Marguerite Marie Gann, Born December 2, 1914, and Raymond Leonard Gann, born September 6, 1917 and passed away November 11, 1918. The others grew to youngman and womanhood here. All graduated from El Campo High School and also attended college. Mr. Gann bought the home place in 1913 and moved there in October, 1914, in the Tres Palacios district and moved to El Campo in 1927, on advice of his doctor, due to a bad heart condition, but with help of his sons he managed to carry on with his ranching and so forth. He was of sterling character, kind and considerate and of a very pleasant nature. He met his sickness and his losses and hardships with a smile and a determination to carry on and lived to see his children married and enjoyed six young grandchildren. Miss Marguerite taught Tres Palacios district school two years. She married Urus D. Pumphrey and moved to Baytown. John Jr., married and continued on at the ranch. Lee Edward married and was manager for Magnolia Station, then was employed with an oil drilling company. He bacame a driller and drilled oil wells until 1946. He then started farming rice with his brother.
Mr. Gann managed to acquire several hundred acres of land before his death on February 13, 1948. He was also a charter member of the Modern Woodman Lodge.
Mrs. Gann has disposed of the livestock and rents out land for rice farming and grazing. She also has one gas and oil well. Mrs. Gann is not well, but she lives in her home here and cares for herself.
Mr. John Thomas Gann left his family one of the most cherished gifts of all, a well known and highly respected family name and one of which they can be justly proud.
This article was given to me by Pat Gann Marek in June 2012.
Not sure who wrote it, but it must have been a book about El Campo
suzanberndt originally shared this to Mauch- Gann July 2012
Thank you, Audrey DeCamp Hoffman for sharing this with us.
He was born near Dandridge, Tennessee, on October 17, 1877, the eldest son of Alford and Minerva (Holbert) Gann. He moved to Ellis County, Texas in 1887 and to Wharton County in 1897, where his parents bought land about five miles southeast of El Campo, where they lived and farmed. El Campo then was little more than a shipping point and a "Box Car" was used for a depot. There were some two or three stores, a few residences and a post office. Mr. Gann was interested and helped in all advancements for the good of the neighborhood and county. He also entered into the neighborhood and town sports. He enjoyed baseball and he played with the El Campo baseball team.
John Thomas Gann married Eva Jane Scott on March 19, 1911. Miss Scott was the daughter of Shadrick and Mary Ann (Emerson) Scott, and was born in Plymouth County, Iowa on July 20, 1885. She moved with her parents from near Newkirk, Oklahoma to Garwood, Texas in January 1908, where her parents engaged in rice farming. They then moved to Tre Palacios district in December where they again farmed rice. There being no school in the district where they first lived, Miss Scott taught her younger brother and several of the neighbor's children. After moving to Tres Palacios district, there again was no school house, so she continued to teach her brother. In 1909 a school house was finally built and a teacher employed. Miss Scott then helped to organize the first grade school and was elected secretary and Junior Sunday School teacher. Sunday school and preaching was held in the school house. Mr. Gann had rented the old K.O. Ranch headquarters containing one and one half sections of land and he and Mrs. Gann moved right in and continued with his farming and ranching.
The Gann's are the parents of four children, John Thomas Gann JR., born December 23,1911, Lee Edward Gann, born May 27, 1913, Marguerite Marie Gann, Born December 2, 1914, and Raymond Leonard Gann, born September 6, 1917 and passed away November 11, 1918. The others grew to youngman and womanhood here. All graduated from El Campo High School and also attended college. Mr. Gann bought the home place in 1913 and moved there in October, 1914, in the Tres Palacios district and moved to El Campo in 1927, on advice of his doctor, due to a bad heart condition, but with help of his sons he managed to carry on with his ranching and so forth. He was of sterling character, kind and considerate and of a very pleasant nature. He met his sickness and his losses and hardships with a smile and a determination to carry on and lived to see his children married and enjoyed six young grandchildren. Miss Marguerite taught Tres Palacios district school two years. She married Urus D. Pumphrey and moved to Baytown. John Jr., married and continued on at the ranch. Lee Edward married and was manager for Magnolia Station, then was employed with an oil drilling company. He bacame a driller and drilled oil wells until 1946. He then started farming rice with his brother.
Mr. Gann managed to acquire several hundred acres of land before his death on February 13, 1948. He was also a charter member of the Modern Woodman Lodge.
Mrs. Gann has disposed of the livestock and rents out land for rice farming and grazing. She also has one gas and oil well. Mrs. Gann is not well, but she lives in her home here and cares for herself.
Mr. John Thomas Gann left his family one of the most cherished gifts of all, a well known and highly respected family name and one of which they can be justly proud.
This article was given to me by Pat Gann Marek in June 2012.
Not sure who wrote it, but it must have been a book about El Campo
suzanberndt originally shared this to Mauch- Gann July 2012
Thank you, Audrey DeCamp Hoffman for sharing this with us.
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