Elias Joseph Eck was born on 27 Jul 1848 in Limestone Twp., Pennsylvania.4,5,6
Elias married Amelia Gann, daughter of John Gann Jr. and Rachel Kauffman, on 24 Oct 1871 in St. John's Reformed Church, Williamsport, Lycoming Co., Pennsylvania.7,8
Elias died on 17 Jul 1911 in Crawford Twp., Clinton Co., Pennsylvania, at age 62.9,10
He was buried on 19 Jul 1911 in St. Peters Lutheran Church Cemetery, Collomsville, Lycoming Co., Pennsylvania.11,12
Elias also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about him.
Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 42450947, John Gann, includes photos of older tombstone showing same and apparently newer miliary stone showing name as John Gann Sr.
John Gunn household, 1830 U.S. Census, Susquehanna Co., Pennsylvania.
John Ganns Senr. household, 1840 U.S. Census, Lycoming Co., Pennsylvania.
Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 42450947, John Gann, shows date, and includes photos of older tombstone showing date and apparently newer military stone showing year.
Gjerde, Len, "John Gann & Catherine Crist/Christ," e-mail to author, 10 Jun 1999, shows date, county, and state.
Extract of Records about Follmer and Christ Families, Typescript, The Northumberland Co. Historical Society, citing Microfilm for Pa. Hist. Soc. Page 1, second entry, Herber Gerheart collection, shows year.
Collins, Emerson; Jordan, John W., Genealogical and Personal History of Lycoming County, vol II pg 329, shows town.
Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 42450940, Catharine Gann, includes tombstone photo showing name as Catherine, wife of John Gann.
Orphans Court Dockets, Lycoming Co., Pennsylvania, D:486, petition of John Gann for partition of real estate of John Gann Senr., Dec 1844 term, shows John Sr.'s widow as Catherine Gann.
Orphans Court Dockets, Lycoming Co., Pennsylvania, D:486, petition of John Gann for partition of real estate of John Gann Senr., Dec 1844 term, shows date.
Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 42450947, John Gann, shows date, and includes photos of older tombstone showing date and apparently newer miliary stone showing year.
Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 42450947, John Gann, includes photos of older tombstone and apparently newer military stone.
Gjerde, Len, "John Gann & Catherine Crist/Christ," e-mail to author, 10 Jun 1999, shows cemetery, place as Nippenose Valley, county, and state.
Collins, Emerson; Jordan, John W., Genealogical and Personal History of Lycoming County, vol II pg 251, shows name as Catherine (Crist) Gann; pg 329 shows name as Catherine (Christ) Gann.
Israel Gann household, 1860 U.S. Census, Lycoming Co., Pennsylvania.
Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 42450940, Catharine Gann, shows date, and age 84 yrs 13 days at death 19 Oct 1864 and includes tombstone photo showing age and death date.
Israel Gann household, 1860 U.S. Census, Lycoming Co., Pennsylvania, shows age 79 and state.
International Genealogical Index, record of birth of Catherine Christ, shows date, township, and county.
Collins, Emerson; Jordan, John W., Genealogical and Personal History of Lycoming County, vol II pg 329, shows town.
Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 42450940, Catharine Gann, includes tombstone photo showing name as Catherine, wife of John Gann.
Orphans Court Dockets, Lycoming Co., Pennsylvania, D:486, petition of John Gann for partition of real estate of John Gann Senr., Dec 1844 term, shows John Sr.'s widow as Catherine Gann.
Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 42450940, Catharine Gann, shows date includes tombstone photo showing same.
Extract of Records about Follmer and Christ Families, Typescript, The Northumberland Co. Historical Society, citing Microfilm for Pa. Hist. Soc. Page 1, second entry, Herber Gerheart collection, shows year.
Collins, Emerson; Jordan, John W., Genealogical and Personal History of Lycoming County, vol II pg 329, shows she passed her 85th year.
Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 42450940, Catharine Gann, includes tombstone photo.
Gjerde, Len, "John Gann & Catherine Crist/Christ," e-mail to author, 10 Jun 1999, shows cemetery, Nippenose Valley, county, and state.
Isreal Ganns household, 1840 U.S. Census, Lycoming Co., Pennsylvania.
Israel Gann household, 1850 U.S. Census, Lycoming Co., Pennsylvania.
Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 42450944, Israel Gann, includes tombstone photo showing same.
Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 42450944, Israel Gann, shows date, inscription 58y 2m 27d and death date as 7 Aug 1872, and includes tombstone photo showing age and death date.
Israel Gann household, 1850 U.S. Census, Lycoming Co., Pennsylvania, shows age 36 and state.
Collins, Emerson; Jordan, John W., Genealogical and Personal History of Lycoming County, vol II pg 251, shows he was a native of Nippenose Valley; pg 352 shows he was born in Limestone Twp., and year, as 1816.
Gjerde, Len, "John Gann & Catherine Crist/Christ," e-mail to author, 10 Jun 1999, shows date and county.
"DAR Lineage Books," Ancestry.com, Vol. 161, lineage of Mrs. Alice Gann Siner, DAR #160765, shows year.
Israel Gann household, 1850 U.S. Census, Lycoming Co., Pennsylvania, shows Israel and Leah Gann as apparent heads of household.
Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 42450944, Israel Gann, shows date includes tombstone photo showing same.
Gjerde, Len, "John Gann & Catherine Crist/Christ," e-mail to author, 10 Jun 1999, shows date, county, as Lycoming, and state.
Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 42450944, Israel Gann, includes tombstone photo.
Gjerde, Len, "John Gann & Catherine Crist/Christ," e-mail to author, 10 Jun 1999, shows cemetery, Nippenose Valley, county, and state.
Bell, Herbert C., History of Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, pg 989, shows name as Leah (Moore) Gann.
Collins, Emerson; Jordan, John W., Genealogical and Personal History of Lycoming County, vol II pp 251, 352, shows name as Leah Moore.
Israel Gann household, 1850 U.S. Census, Lycoming Co., Pennsylvania, shows name as Leah Gann.
Gjerde, Len, "John Gann & Catherine Crist/Christ," e-mail to author, 10 Jun 1999, shows date and "was a native of" town, county, and state.
Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 42450948, Leah Mohr Gann, show date, citing Trinity Lutheran Church, Reading record, and includes tombstone photo showing age 72 years at death 1 May 1887.
Israel Gann household, 1850 U.S. Census, Lycoming Co., Pennsylvania, shows age 35 and state.
Gjerde, Len, "John Gann & Catherine Crist/Christ," e-mail to author, 10 Jun 1999, shows date and county.
"DAR Lineage Books," Ancestry.com, Vol. 161, lineage of Mrs. Alice Gann Siner, DAR #160765, shows year.
Israel Gann household, 1850 U.S. Census, Lycoming Co., Pennsylvania, shows Israel and Leah Gann as apparent heads of household.
Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 42450948, Leah Mohr Gann, shows date, and includes tombstone photo showing same.
Gjerde, Len, "John Gann & Catherine Crist/Christ," e-mail to author, 10 Jun 1999, shows date, county, as Lycoming, and state.
Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 42450948, Leah Mohr Gann, includes tombstone photo showing.
Gjerde, Len, "John Gann & Catherine Crist/Christ," e-mail to author, 10 Jun 1999, shows cemetery, Nippenose Valley, county, and state.