Edmund R. Gantt
(Cal 1837-1890)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Frances Holmes

Edmund R. Gantt 1 2 3 4 5

  • Born: Cal 2 May 1837, , Knox County, OH 2 3 4 5
  • Marriage (1): Frances Holmes on 22 August 1878 in Adair County, IA 1 2 3
  • Died: 21 December 1890, Greenfield, IA about age 53 4 5
  • Buried: After 21 December 1890, Greenfield, IA 5
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bullet  Birth Notes:


Birth date is calculated from age at death of 53 years, 7 months, 19 days as shown on the gravestone.
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bullet  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Grove Township, Adair, IA on 5 July 1880. 2

1880 US Census
Page 93C, District 6, Family 263, Roll 325
Grove Township, Adair County, Iowa, United States
Edmund R. Gantt..Self..43..Ohio..Farmer

(Living with wife and 1 son.)
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• He appeared on the 1885 Iowa State Census in Grove Township, Adair, IA on January 1885. 3

1885 Iowa State Census
Page 3, Family 15
Grove Township, Adair County, Iowa, United States
Edmond R. Gantt..47..Ohio..Farmer

(Living with wife and 3 children.)
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• He was buried after 21 December 1890 in the Greenfield Cemetery in Greenfield, IA.

Find a Grave Memorial 45351795
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Edmund married Frances Holmes, daughter of Parker Howe Holmes and Elizabeth Sarah Dwigans, on 22 August 1878 in Adair County, IA.1 2 3 (Frances Holmes was born on 7 February 1860 in Athens County, OH,2 3 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 died on 10 February 1946 in Greenfield, IA and was buried after 10 February 1946 in Greenfield, IA.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Grove Township, Adair, IA on 5 July 1880. 2

1880 US Census
Page 93C, District 6, Family 263, Roll 325
Grove Township, Adair County, Iowa, United States
Edmund R. Gantt..Self..43..Ohio..Farmer
Frances Gantt..Wife..20..Ohio..Keeping House
William C. Gantt..Son..1..Iowa
Emma Bunnelle..Other..26..Illinois..Servant
Don H. Bunnelle..Other..8..Missouri
Frederick Bunnelle..Other..6..Missouri
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• They appeared on the 1885 Iowa State Census in Grove Township, Adair, IA on January 1885. 3

1885 Iowa State Census
Page 3, Family 15
Grove Township, Adair County, Iowa, United States
Edmond R. Gantt..47..Ohio..Farmer
Frances Gantt..24..Ohio..Keeping House
Wm C. Gantt..5..Adair County, Iowa
Ana .F Gantt..3..Adair County, Iowa
Edmond C. Gantt..2..Adair County, Iowa
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bullet  Marriage Notes:


Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 22 Aug 1878
Event Place: Adair, Iowa, United States
Event Place (Original): Adair, Iowa, United States
Gender: Male
Spouse's Gender: Female

Citing this Record
"Iowa Marriages, 1809-1992", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJW7-56J : 13 January 2020), Frances Holmes in entry for Edwin R. Gantt, 1878.
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Sources


1 "Iowa Marriages, 1809-1992," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674842 : accessed 16 May 2020), Frances Holmes in entry for Edwin R. Gantt, 1878.

2 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Grove Township, Adair County, Iowa, United States, enumeration district (ED) 6, p. 93C, family 263; index and images, FamilySearch.org; citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 325.

3 1885 Iowa State Census, Grove Township, Adair County, Iowa, United States, p. 3, family 15, Edmund R. Gantt and Frances Holmes; database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1803643 : accessed 17 May 2020).

4 "Iowa, Grand Army of the Republic Membership Records, 1861-1949," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2351982 : accessed 17 May 2020), Edmund R Gantt, 1861-1949; citing Iowa, United States, Military Service, State Historical Department, Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,487,379.

5 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 17 May 2020, memorial page for Capt Edmund R Gantt (1836-21 Dec 1890), Find a Grave Memorial no. 45351795, citing Greenfield Cemetery, Greenfield, Adair County, Iowa, USA

6 "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1805551 : accessed 13 May 2020), T. J. Cunningham and Francis Gantt, 02 Dec 1893, Adair, Iowa, United States; citing reference, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,034,815.

7 "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1805551 : accessed 12 May 2020), William W. Dwigans and Frances Cunningham, 17 Feb 1909, Adair, Iowa, United States; citing reference, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,034,815.

8 1860 U.S. census, population schedule, Carthage Township, Athens County, Ohio, United States, p. 183, family 1259, Parker Howe Holmes and Elizabeth Sarah Dwigans; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 13 May 2020); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653, roll 934.

9 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Township 61 Range 14, Adair County, Missouri, United States, p. 5, family 29, Parker Howe Holmes and Albertine Adeline Stout; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 13 May 2020); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593.

10 1895 Iowa State Census, Grove Township, Adair County, Iowa, United States, p. 204, family 86, line 17, T. J. Cunningham and Frances Holmes; database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1803957 : accessed 17 May 2020).

11 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Grove Township, Adair County, Iowa, United States, enumeration district (ED) 6, sheet 1A, family 8, Frances Holmes; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 17 May 2020); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

12 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Grove Township, Adair County, Iowa, United States, enumeration district (ED) 6, sheet 6A, family 114, William Wesley Dwigans and Frances Holmes; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 18 May 2020); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 390.


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