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Syver Hansen
(1815-Between 1867/1870)
Sigri Larsdatter
(1823-1911)
James H. Gannon
(1848-1919)
Lena Syversdatter Hanson
(1853-1947)
Thomas Sylvester Gannon
(1879-1969)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Essie May Brink

Thomas Sylvester Gannon 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

  • Born: 15 November 1879, Trempealeau, WI 2 3 5 6 8 9 10 11
  • Marriage (1): Essie May Brink on 12 September 1920 in Winona, MN 1 2
  • Died: 13 May 1969, , Hennepin County, MN at age 89 10 11
  • Buried: After 13 May 1969, Trempealeau Cemetery, Trempealeau, WI 11
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bullet  Death Notes:


Typed or Handwritten: T
Name: Thomas S. Gannon
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 13 May 1969
Event Place: Hennepin, Minnesota
Birth Date: 15 Nov 1879
Mother's Maiden Name: Hanson
Born in Minnesota: N
Record Number: 1741572
Certificate Number: 013165
Certificate Year: 1969
File Name: 013165
Affiliate Batch Identifier: NN153DN

Citing this Record
"Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2002," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V47S-PN5 : 4 December 2014), Thomas S. Gannon, 13 May 1969; from "Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2002," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2001); citing Hennepin, Minnesota, record 1741572, certificate number 013165, Minnesota Department of Health, Minneapolis.
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bullet  Noted events in his life were:

• He has alternate birth date of 1878 and a birth location of Wisconsin.

This birth year was referenced by his age of 41 on the 1920 US Census.
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• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Trempealeau, WI on 1 June 1880. 3

1880 US Census
Page 29A, District 72, Family 295, Roll 1448
Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
Thomas Gannon..Grandson..7m..WI

(Living with mother at home of widowed maternal grandmother.)
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• He has alternate birth date of November 1880 and a birth location of Wisconsin.

This birth month and year was given on his 1900 US Census. It cannot be true because his name appeared on the 1880 US Census dated 1 Jun 1880.
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• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Trempealeau, WI on 6 June 1900. 4

1900 US Census
Sheet 3B, Family 75
Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
Home rented
Thomas Gannson..Grandson..Nov 1880..20..WI..Single..Day Laborer

(Living with maternal grandmother and aunt, Sarah Hanson.)
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• He appeared on the 1905 Wisconsin State Census in Trempealeau, WI in 1 June 1905. 5

1905 Wisconsin State Census
Page 469, Family 138, Line 23
Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
Home owned
Thomas Gannon..Grandson..25..WI..Day Laborer

(Living at the house of his widowed maternal grandmother.)
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• He appeared on the 1910 US Census in Trempealeau, WI on 18 April 1910. 6

1910 US Census
Sheet 5A, District 173, Family 127, Roll 1739
Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
Home owned, no mortgage
Thomas S. Gannon..30..WI..Laborer, RR Section

(Living with widowed maternal grandmother and aunt, Sarah Hanson.)
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• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in Trempealeau, WI on 10 January 1920. 7

1920 US Census
Sheet 6A, District 219, Family 149, Roll 2018
Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
Home rented
Thomas Gannon..Head..41..WI..Single..Laborer, General work
Sarah Hanson..Aunt..58..NOR..Immig. 1867..Single

(Thomas was still single and living with aunt, Sarah Hanson. He would be married later that year in September.)

NOTE - If his birth date was in 1879, then his age should have been 40 instead of 41.
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• He appeared on the 1930 US Census in Trempealeau, WI on 3 May 1930. 2

1930 US Census
Sheet 5A, District 24, Family 123, Roll 2614
Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
Home rented, $8
Thomas Gannon..Head..50..WI..Laborer, Building chimneys

(Living with wife.)
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• He resided at Hospital Barracks about 1942 in Fort Snelling, MN.
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• Thomas Sylvester Gannon registered for WW II Draft: Abt 1942, Fort Snelling, , Minnesota, United State.

9 Name:Thomas S Gannon
Event Place: Fort Snelling, , Minnesota, United States
Employer: Post Hospital
Birth Date: 15 Nov 1879
Eye Color: Hazel
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5 11
Weight: 130
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• He was buried after 13 May 1969 in the Trempealeau Cemetery in Trempealeau, WI.

Find A Grave Memorial #143963808
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Thomas married Essie May Brink, daughter of James U. Brink and Eva May Lovell, on 12 September 1920 in Winona, MN.1 2 (Essie May Brink was born on 5 February 1886 in Browns Valley, MN,1 2 died on 24 May 1932 in Trempealeau, WI 1 and was buried on 26 May 1932 in Holy Cross Cemetery, Trempealeau, WI 1.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1930 US Census in Trempealeau, WI on 3 May 1930. 2

1930 US Census
Sheet 5A, District 24, Family 123, Roll 2614
Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
Home rented, $8
Thomas Gannon..Head..50..WI..Laborer, Building chimneys
Essie Gannon..Wife..44..MN
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Sources


1 Robert Carl Westphal, Jr., Westphal Family History.

2 1930 U.S. census, population schedule, Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, enumeration district (ED) 24, sheet 5A, dwelling 120, family 123, Thomas S. Gannon and Essie May Brink; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 14 Oct 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626, roll 2614.

3 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, enumeration district (ED) 72, p. 29A, dwelling 287, family 295, Sigri "Sarah" Larsdatter; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 9 Oct 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 1448.

4 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, p. 3B, dwelling 74, family 75, Sarah Hanson (Sigri Larsdatter Almenninga); index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 15 Sep 2012); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

5 1905 State Census, Wisconsin, population schedule, Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, p. 469, family 138, line 23, Sigri (Sarah) Larsdatter Hanson (Almenninga); digital images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1443899 : accessed 5 Feb 2013); citing FamilySearch.org.

6 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, enumeration district (ED) 173, sheet 5A, family 127, Sigri (Sarah) Larsdatter; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 19 Dec 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 1739.

7 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, enumeration district (ED) 219, sheet 6A, family 149, Thomas S. Gannon; index and images (accessed 9 Feb 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 2018.

8 "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch.org ;
Name: Thomas S Gannon
Event Type: Draft Registration
Event Place: Fort Snelling, , Minnesota, United States
Age: 62
Complexion: Light
Employer: Post Hospital
Birth Date: 15 Nov 1879
Birthplace: Trempealeau, Wisconsin
Affiliate Publication Title: World War II Draft Cards (Fourth Registration) for the State of Minnesota
Affiliate ARC Identifier: 598912
Eye Color: Hazel
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5 11
Weight: 130
Digital Folder Number: 101430328
Image Number: 00610

Citing this Record:
"United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKCC-9YFX : 14 April 2016), Thomas S Gannon, ; citing NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

9 "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 11 November 2020); (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKCC-9YFX : 8 May 2020), Thomas S Gannon; citing NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

10 "Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2002," database, FamilySearch.org (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1937234 : accessed 11 November 2020), (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V47S-PN5 : 4 December 2014), Thomas S. Gannon, 13 May 1969; from "Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2002," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2001); citing Hennepin, Minnesota, record 1741572, certificate number 013165, Minnesota Department of Health, Minneapolis.

11 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 9 Feb 2016), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=143963808.


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