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Raymond “Ray” Edward or Eddie GANN

Male 1919 - 1976  (57 years)


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  • Name Raymond “Ray” Edward or Eddie GANN 
    Born 3 Apr 1919  Bernice, Delaware, Oklahoma, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Christened 11 Jun 1947  Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 15 Sep 1976  Selma, Josephine, Oregon, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 18 Sep 1976  Deer Creek Cemetery, Selma, Josephine, Oregon, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Was baptized at the St. James Lutheran Church in Gettysburg, PA.

      From the Argus Leader, Sioux Falls, SD, 06 June 1928, Wed.:
      “Mildred Nelson, 703 N. Sherman ave., is a surgical patient in Moe Hospital.”

      1920 Census: Oklahoma, Delaware, Township 4
      Arthur Gann, head, rents, 29, born in Missouri, father born in Missouri, mother born in Kentucky, general farmer;
      Cora M. Gann, wife, 29, born in Missouri, father and mother born in Missouri;
      Raymond Gann, son, 10/12, born in Oklahoma, father and mother born in Missouri.

      1930 Census: Oklahoma, Ottawa, Miami:
      Arthur E. Gann, head, 39, born in Missouri, father and mother born in Missouri, no occupation;
      Corel B. Gann, wife, 39, born in Missouri, father and mother born in Missouri;
      Raymond E. Gann, 11, born in Oklahoma, father and mother born in Missouri;
      Jewel G. Englert, niece, 28, born in Arkansas, father born in U.S., mother born in Missouri.

      1940 U.S. Federal Census: Oklahoma: Ottawa: Narcissa:
      Gann, Arthur, head, 48, married, completed 7 yrs education, born in Missouri, lived in same house as 5 years earlier, no occupation;
      Cora, wife, 48, married, completed 5 yrs. of education, born in Missouri, lived in same house 5 years earlier;
      Raymond E., son, 20, married, completed 1 yr. of high school, born in Oklahoma, worked in an orchestra;
      Juanita, daughter-in-law, 17, completed 3 yrs. of high school, born in Kansas, no occupation;
      Raymond L., grandson, 1/12 yrs. old, single, born in Kansas.

      Appears to have worked for the Northeast Oklahoma Railroad Company, Miami, Oklahoma, as a Track Laborer when he was 23 yrs.old. He was employed 6/30/42:
      Social Security-Carrier Employee Registration, Application for Account Number:
      Raymond Eddie Gann
      212 S. River
      Commerce, Oklahoma
      Northeast Oklahoma Railroad Company
      Miami Oklahoma
      Track Laborer
      Age at last birthday: 23
      Date of Birth: April 3, 1919
      Place of Birth: Bernice, Delaware, Oklahoma
      Father: Arthur Edward Gann
      Mother: Cora Barbara Robinson
      Male
      White
      Date Signed: 6-30-42
      Signed: Raymond E. Gann

      1950 U.S. Federal Census: South Dakota, Sioux Falls, Air Base, Apt. 422A:
      Gann, Raymond E., head, male, 31, born in Oklahoma, occupation: traveling news agent in a news agency;
      Mildred J., wife, female, 27, born in South Dakota;
      Eddie R., son, male, 4, born in South Dakota;
      Peggy Lee, daughter, female, 2, born in Pennsylvania.

      A marriage record for Raymond Gann living in Columbus, Cherokee County, Kansas to Wanita Walker, also of Columbus, Cherokee County, Kansas was recorded on 30 Jun 1938. Another Ancestry.com public record has cited this marriage as the first marriage for Raymond Eddie Gann.

      U.S. World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
      Name: Raymond Edward Gann
      Age: 21
      Date of Birth: April 3, 1919
      Place of Birth: Bernice, Oklahoma, USA
      Name of Person who will always know your address: Mr. Earl Brown, Friend
      Address: 6627 Cassandra Dr. LA California
      Employers Name: Edward W. Borcherding, 3200 Bandimi Blvd., Vernon, California

      From the Miami News-Record (Miami, Oklahoma) 16 Jan 1944, Sun:
      “Raymond E. Gann, an aviation student with the 814th college training detachment (Aircrew) was graduated at Ellensburg, Wash., and has reported to the Santa Ana Army airbase for further training as an aircrew member. He is the son of the late Mrs. Cora Gann, 20 H. Street northwest.”

      From the Miami News-Record (Miami, Oklahoma) 28 May 1944, Sun.:
      "Pvt. Raymond E. Gann, nephew of Gene Cantrell, 20 H street northwest, has been assigned to the AAFTC radio school at Sioux Falls Army airfield in South Dakota for training as a radio operator-mechanic. Gann was inducted July 17, 1943."

      From The Honolulu Advertiser (Honolulu, Hawaii) 02 Dec 1957, Mon.
      "NOTICE TO RAYMOND EDWARD GANN, FATHER OF RAYMOND EDWARD GANN, JR.:
      YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that, pursuant to the provisions of Section 327-5 of the Revised Laws of Hawaii, 1955, WANITA M. THIL, who is the mother of RAYMOND EDWARD GANN, JR., a minor, and who has custody of him, will, on December 16, 1957, at the hour of 10 o'clock a.m., present a petition to the Secretary of Hawaii for leave to change the name of said minor from RAYMOND EDWARD GANN, JR. to RAYMOND BUDDY EMBRY.
      You are hereby further notified to file your objections, if any, in writing in the Office of the Secretary of Hawaii, Iolani Palace, Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii, prior to 10 o'clock a.m. on December 16, 1957, and to be in attendance at said place and time if you desire to be heard orally with respect thereto.
      LEVINSON & COBB
      Attorneys for WANITA M. THIL"

      From The Gettysburg Times (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania) 27 Aug 1946, Tue.
      "Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Demor and Mr. and Mrs. Arthur J. Demor, all of Pittsburgh, were week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond E. Gann, East Middle street, and Mr. and Mrs. Frederick J. Hughes, York street. Mr. and Mrs. Hughes and children, Freddie and Mary Beth, returned recently after spending several weeks at a cottage at Marsh Creek Heights."

      SSDI: #442-18-3791, b. 3 Apr 1919, d. Sept. 1976. Issued by OK (before 1951); res. 94025, Menlo Park, San Mateo County, CA.

      U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
      Name: Raymond E. Gann
      Gender: Male
      Birth Date: 3 Apr 1919
      Death Date: 15 Sep 1976
      SSN: 442183791
      Enlistment Date 1: 31 Jul 1943
      Release Date 1: 15 Feb 1946

      "Raymond Eddie Gann" listed in article in The Gettysburg Times, Friday, May 28, 1948, as one of more than 1,200 Adams County Men and Women, Veterans of 2 Wars, Members of Lentz Post.

      Advertisement from the Gettysburg Times (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania), May 28, 1947:
      "May 30th Opening, Lincoln Logs, four miles east of Gettysburg on LIncoln Highway. Dancing to the Music of "Buzz" Barnes and his Wood Choppers. Featuring Freddie Hughes, Talented Vocalist; George Ollinger, Trumpeter, and Ray Gann, Guitarist"...
    Person ID I120  Lowell&Block
    Last Modified 1 Feb 2024 

    Father Arthur E. GANN,   b. 25 Nov 1890, McDonald Co., Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Mar 1941, Temple, Los Angeles, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 50 years) 
    Mother Cora Barbara ROBINSON,   b. Jan 1891, Rolla, Phelps, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Nov 1943, Miami, Ottawa, Oklahoma, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 52 years) 
    Family ID F40  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Mildred Johanna NELSON,   b. 26 May 1923, Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Apr 2001, Grants Pass, Josephine, Oregon, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Married 18 Nov 1944  Air Base Chapel, Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Eddie Ray GANN,   b. 10 Aug 1945, Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Oct 2003, Gallatin Gateway, Gallatin, Montana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years)
     2. Peggy Lee GANN
     3. Craig Harold GANN
    Photos
    Wyman, Mildred Nelson Gann and first husband, Ray Gann.  Wedding.
    Wyman, Mildred Nelson Gann and first husband, Ray Gann. Wedding.
    Married 18 Nov 1944 at the Air Base Chapel, Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
    Gann, Ray and wife Mildred Nelson Gann.  Family.
    Gann, Ray and wife Mildred Nelson Gann. Family.
    Christmas with the Gann Family
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    At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
    At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
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    Wyman, Mildred Nelson Gann and first husband, Ray Gann.
    Wyman, Mildred Nelson Gann and first husband, Ray Gann.
    Christmas 1956. Taken at Nathharst Ave., Portola Valley, California. House no longer exists.
    Wyman, Mildred Nelson Gann and first husband, Ray Gann, with their first child, Eddie Ray, celebrating his first birthday.
    Wyman, Mildred Nelson Gann and first husband, Ray Gann, with their first child, Eddie Ray, celebrating his first birthday.
    Taken August 1946.
    Wyman, Mildred Nelson Gann and her three children, celebrating Christmas 1956.
    Wyman, Mildred Nelson Gann and her three children, celebrating Christmas 1956.
    From L to R: Mildred Nelson Gann Wyman, Craig Gann, Peggy Gann Hoe, and Eddie Ray Gann. Verso of photograph reads: 1956-Xmas. Nathhardt Ave. house no longer there. Eddie (11), Peggy (9) Millie and Craig (4).
    Gann, Raymond Eddie and Wesley Hofstad with their first children.
    Gann, Raymond Eddie and Wesley Hofstad with their first children.
    L. to R. Ray Gann holding his first child, Eddie Ray, born 10 Aug 1945, and Wes Hofstad holding his first child, Barbara Ann, born 10 Sep 1945. Taken in Sioux Falls, South Dakota in 1946. Photo found by Elin Volden Andersen in her mother’s (Esther Reinholdtsen Volden) possessions after her death in March 2018. Elin’s father and Esther’s husband was Aksel Volden (1922-1997), the only child of Hansine Olsen (1896-1970), who was Elin’s grandmother and Harold D. Nelson’s sister.
    Wyman, Mildred Nelson Gann and Lillian Nelson Hofstad, with their first children: Eddie Ray Gann, b. 10 Aug 1945, and Barbara Ann Hofstad, 10 Sep 1945.  Photo found by Elin Volden Andersen in her mother’s (Esther Reinholdtsen Volden) possessions after her death in March 2018.  Elin’s father and Esther’s husband was Aksel Volden (1922-1997), the only child of Hansine Olsen (1896-1970), who was Elin’s grandmother and Harold D. Nelson’s sister.
    Wyman, Mildred Nelson Gann and Lillian Nelson Hofstad, with their first children: Eddie Ray Gann, b. 10 Aug 1945, and Barbara Ann Hofstad, 10 Sep 1945. Photo found by Elin Volden Andersen in her mother’s (Esther Reinholdtsen Volden) possessions after her death in March 2018. Elin’s father and Esther’s husband was Aksel Volden (1922-1997), the only child of Hansine Olsen (1896-1970), who was Elin’s grandmother and Harold D. Nelson’s sister.
    Family ID F39  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Wanita or Juanita Mae WALKER,   b. 18 Jun 1922, Columbus, Cherokee, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Nov 1988, Riverside, Riverside, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years) 
    Married 30 Jun 1938  Joplin, Jasper, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Raymond Buddy EMBRY
    Last Modified 11 Oct 2020 
    Family ID F16915  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 3 Apr 1919 - Bernice, Delaware, Oklahoma, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 18 Nov 1944 - Air Base Chapel, Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChristened - 11 Jun 1947 - Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 15 Sep 1976 - Selma, Josephine, Oregon, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 18 Sep 1976 - Deer Creek Cemetery, Selma, Josephine, Oregon, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Lowell, Alice Nelson holding brother-in-law, Raymond Eddie Gann.
    Lowell, Alice Nelson holding brother-in-law, Raymond Eddie Gann.
    Picture taken at 810 N. French Ave. in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Taken sometime during the mid 1940s.