James U. Brink
(1862-)
Eva May Lovell
(1863-)
Essie May Brink
(1886-1932)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Thomas Sylvester Gannon

Essie May Brink 1 2

  • Born: 5 February 1886, Browns Valley, MN 1 2
  • Marriage (1): Thomas Sylvester Gannon on 12 September 1920 in Winona, MN 1 2
  • Died: 24 May 1932, Trempealeau, WI at age 46 1
  • Buried: 26 May 1932, Holy Cross Cemetery, Trempealeau, WI 1
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bullet  Noted events in her life were:

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

1930 US Census
Sheet 5A, District 24, Dwelling 120, Family 123, Roll 2614
Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
Home rented, $8
Essie Gannon..Wife..44..MN
(Living with husband.)
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• She was buried on 26 May 1932 in the Holy Cross Cemetery in Trempealeau, WI.

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• Her obituary was published in the La Crosse Tribune on 28 May 1932 in La Crosse, WI.

Trempealeau County, Wisconsin. - (SPECIAL)
Mrs. Thomas Gannon died Tuesday at the state hospital in Madison. Funeral services were held Thursday, Rev. A.M. Ivey officiating.

Mrs. Gannon's maiden name was Essie May Brink. She was born at Brown's Valley, Minnesota February 5, 1886. When ten years of age her parents moved to Galesville, where the family resided until 1902 when they removed to Trempealeau.

Essie May Brink married Thomas Gannon in Winona September 12, 1920. A year later they came to Trempealeau. One child, Lawrence, was born to them. He died in infancy.

Besides the husband, she is survived by her father, James Brink of Plainview, Minnesota, and a brother Chauncey of Waseca, Minnesota.

(Source: La Crosse Tribune, La Crosse, Wisconsin, Saturday, May 28, 1932, page 4)
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Essie married Thomas Sylvester Gannon, son of James H. Gannon and Lena Syversdatter Hanson, on 12 September 1920 in Winona, MN.1 2 (Thomas Sylvester Gannon was born on 15 November 1879 in Trempealeau, WI,2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 died on 13 May 1969 in , Hennepin County, MN 8 9 and was buried after 13 May 1969 in Trempealeau Cemetery, Trempealeau, WI 9.)

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 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.

5 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.

6 "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.).

7 "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.).

8 "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.

9 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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