109. John J Kann
Our sixth generation lived during an intense growing period in our country. Tensions between the North and the South had reached the limits and a Civil War resulted. Brother fought brother, family fought family. Presidents Jackson, Van Buren, Harrison, Polk, Taylor, Pierce, Buchanan, Lincoln, Grant, Hayes, Garfield, Cleveland, Harrison, Mckinley, Roosevelt, Taft and Wilson served during this generation. Several men emerged who played roles in York County history and the evolution of our family. The typical roles -- a tenant farmer, the Civil War Soldier, and a "dandy."
John Kann, son of Jacob, was born in 1830 at the farm by Lauers Orchard. John married Rebecca Mummert (1836-1902) and their family numbered five:
Sam
Frank
John
Levi
AlbertAs a tenant farmer, John moved around the county farming in an attempt to provide for his family. Around 1863, the family lived at the stone house on the corner of Marysville. It was here that our Fifth Generation ancestor Levi Kann was born. While living by Marysville several interesting events relative to the Civil War occurred. "Granny" Rebecca Mummert Kann who her Grandson John H. Kann remembers as a very nice sweet lady, related many of these stories during his childhood. Others were told by Henry Schaffner who lived on the Heilman farm just north of the Bethany Church in Eastmont. Henry was a frequent visitor and young John, then only 9 years old, was an eager listener.
These Civil War stories involve the movements of troops through the area as the Battle of Gettysburg approached in 1863. Rebel soldiers were unchallenged in the Dover area asmost of the Union Soldiers marched to Gettysburg via a route much north of this area. Confederates watered their horses at the stream by the Lamparter Plant on the Marysville road. The soldiers looted local farms for food and horses. Aware of the situation, locals hid horses wherever possible. The Coxen family hid their horses far back in the mountain in a wild and brushy area later and still called Coxens Hole. Like other citizens, John Kann was very concerned about losing his horses and hid them in a straw barn lined with bales of hay near the house. The sounds of the horses were muffled and the horses safely hidden for several days. Unfortunately just back the Marysville road, the Confederates had convinced Mrs. Runkle that if she would provide the hiding places of her neighbors horses, hers would be spared. Mrs. Runkle approached the neighbors and tricked them into revealing the hiding places. Not only were the Kann horses taken but also the Runkle horses -- an ironic bit of Confederate justice. Later after the Confederates had left the area, the neighbors pitched in to help all who had lost their horses, except of course for the Runkles -- they harvested their crops by hand and alone for they were now outcasts as a result of their travesty.
Several local citizens served in the Civil War in the Union Army. Henry Schaffner achieved much fame at Gettysburg and later during inprisonment at the Libby Prison as a prisoner of war. Henry enlisted in 1862 and was discharged in July 28, 1863. He Re-enlisted in 1864. David Wallace, Henry's brother-in-law, was killed in the war. Henry related to Grandpa how the Confederates were first at Gettysburg and mounted a formidable offensive by the time word spread through the North. It took about three days for the local soldiers to march to Gettysburg at which time the tide began to turn. Grandpa commented that the lock to the Libby Prison is now in the Hershey Museum. Mary Bentzel has a document honoring Henry Wallace for valor displayed during the war.
Others who served in the war were Levi Rauhauser, who was shot in the mouth and wore a full beard after the war, and John Warner, Grandpa Kann's father-in-law. John Warner died on March 3, 1882 and was buried in the old cemetery on the left as Winterstown is entered from Red Lion.
In June of 1863 during the Civil War, the Wrightsville bridge was burned by the Confederates. This bridge was completely wooden and covered and had a towpath deck mounted just over the water for pulling canal boats accross from Columbia. Since the Union supplies commonly traveled east to west and Rebel supplies south to north, this provided a tremendous strategic advantage to the Confederates. After the war, the bridge was rebuilt in a race between two crews starting at the opposite shores. This bridge, which was reinforced with steel beams, lasted until destroyed by a flood during the great storm of 1896. The John Kann family lived just north of Marietta within sight of the bridge construction during these years and stayed there until about 1870. They then moved below Longstown by Millers Mill. Here times were hard and John could not support the farm. A sheriff sale resulted and John was allowed to keep only a few personal belongings and his stud horse. The family moved to a house in Manchester to start anew. Later another move took them to a home in North York and still later to a brick house near the Miller farm near the Certain-Teed Plant in York.
Meanwhile, Jacob's other son Ruben had inherited the farm by Lauer's Orchard. Ruben had married Maria (1833-1897) and had two sons, Jacob and Jesse (1860-1884). Ruben lived on a farm just back the Marysville Road from the Cherry Orchard Farm. When it became apparent that he could live from his property rentals he moved to Dover. Since he did not work, he was considered somewhat of a "dandy." Around 1894, Ruben attempted to sell the Lauer Orchard Farm to a Messerly family. The Messerlys defaulted and the farm returned to Ruben Kann. At this time Ruben rented the farm to brother John, who according to the Census of 1880, was living at Upper Rapho, Lancaster County. John managed the farm with only four mules, the stud horse, a shovel plow, a rake, and a wagon. When Ruben died in 1897, his son Jacob inherited the farm. John stayed and his son Levi and grandson John H. Kann moved in and helped farm in about 1898. Jacob sold the farms in 1904 and moved to Illinois. These were the last Kanns to live on the Cherry Orchard Farm. A Stauffer bought the farm to cut the heavy timber for his lumer business, then sold the two farms to Edward Switzer and Ed Stough. Years later, a decendent of Jacob's visited Grandpa Kann. Ruben's other son, Jesse, was known as an accomplished writer and worked for the York Courts. When he died in 1884, a newspaper article in the York paper honored him as one of best Court Writers York ever had. Ruben and Maria died in 1897 and 1889 respectively. Their graves may be found at Strayers Church, near the front and in the third or fourth row.
John Kann moved from the Cherry Orchard Farm to Preacher McCorries house down by the intersection of the two Conewago Creeks. Then after another move to a house by Sammy Small’s woods, "Granny" Rebecca Kann died in 1902. John lived with first Frank, then according to the Census of 1910, with Levi until he died in 1914. Rebecca's father was on the building committee at Quickels where John and Rebecca are buried.
According to Thelma Tassinari, all of John and Rebecca's children were give the middle initial of M for the mothers last name (Mummert)
110. George Kann
Listed in the 1900 Census.
From Cemetery: Salem Union Cemetery Location: Dover Township, York County, Pennsylvania Copyright (c) 2001 by FamilyHart, FamilyHart@aol.com
KANN SUSANNA 11/1/1901 WIFE OF GEORGE 79 YEARS 10 MOS 12 DAYS KANN GEORGE 2/16/1908
117. Jacob S Kann
The 1830 US Census lists the neighbors of Jacob Kann at the time since the Census taker traveled along Nursery Road and lists Jacob Hoffeins, Daniel Meisenhelder, Peter Rauhauser, Daniel Hoffeins, John Gross Sr., Jacob Kann, William Drawbaugh …
By the 1850 Census, Jacobs son Jacob had married and lived with wife Lydia at the farm. The Census lists Jacob Sr. (55), Elizabeth (53), Jacob (27). Lydia (21), and Jacob Sr.’s Children Catherine (24), Elizabeth (22), John (21), Ruben (18), and Louissa (11). Complied and Submitted by Joyce Law 2004
This information was obtained from York County Heritage TrustSTRAYER'S CEMETERY
And is this the tombstone for Jacob:
KANN JACOB 10/2/1866 43/4/9
182. William S Kann
From Familysearch, son of Jacob and Catharine.
From file "Cemetery Records Salems Catherine and Jacob 1896.doc
From Stones in Salem Union Church in 1957
SECTION A
THIS SECTION IS KNOW AS THE LENHART GERBER CEMETERY OF
SALEM UNION CHURCH IN 1957 NOW KNOW AS SALEM UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST, DOVER, PA 2002
SOME OF THE STONES ARE MISSING AS I COULD NOT READ THE NAMES
or they did not have anything but a last name on them.Stone inscription " Wife of Jacob"
Capt. John Henry Hartzell b.1806. d. 1888 Henry was one of the founders of Biglerville, Adams Co. Pa. Biglerville was founded in 1839. After Catherine died Henry married Annie Becker (known by her stepchildren as Apple Butter Annie)
Contributed by Susan Haas, 20-Dec-09
187. Daniel Kann Hartzell
In 1867 lived in Ill. moved to Cass, Iowa
in 1896, in Lee Co. Ill. survived when struck by train.
120. George Kann
Both George and Susannah were from Franklin twp. Adams Co. Pa. 6 children;
Place of residence; 1850 census Cumberland twp. Adams Co. Pa.
1860 census Saint Thomas twp. Franklin Co. Pa.
1870 census Peters twp. Franklin Co. Pa.
1880 census Southampton twp. Franklin Co. Pa.
Contributed by Susan Haas, 20-Dec-09
Susannah Deardorff Kann's obituary was in the Adams Sentinel on Oct 15th 1889
198. Barbara Ann Kann
Died from measles, age 4.
Contributed by Susan Haas, 20-Dec-09
200. George William Kann
Died at age 11 years 12 days
121. Benjamin Kann
Home in 1870-Saint Thomas twp. Franklin Co.
Contributed by Susan Haas, 20-Dec-09
123. Sarah Kann
Dates from tombstone in Greenmount Cemetery in Arendtsville Pa.
214. David Knouss
Pvt. in the Civil War with Co. B 21st Pa. Cavalry
124. Daniel Kann
Daniel died in Middletown, Butler Twp, Pa (later named Biglerville after Gov William Bigler)
222. Adam Michael Kann
Adam Michael Kann .(son by 2nd wife) b. Feb 23rd 1856 d. Mar 7th 1859 at the age of 3 years.
Adam is buried at Benders Lutheran Cemetery, Biglerville, Adams Co. Pa.
141. Dr. George Conn Kann
From:Gibson,John.History of York County Pennsylvania, Chicago:
F.A. Battey Publishing Co,1886, pp 187-188
DR. GEORGE CONN, seventh of eleven children, of Henry and Mary (Shrum) Conn, was born
August 25, 1819, in Manchester Township. He was reared on a farm and educated in Spring Garden
Township. November 8, 1849, Dr. Conn married Maria Shepp, daughter of John and Elizabeth (Slagle)
Shepp, of Manchester Township. Three children blessed this union : Annie Mary, wife of John
Sipe; Susanna, wife of Albert J. Bower, and Alexander (deceased). When our subject was twentyeight
years of age he began the successful treatment of cancer; his success in the treatment of this
loathsome disease was so marked and exceptional tliat lie made it Ws life work. Many persons in
York and adjoining counties in the enjoyment of health to-day can testify to Dr. Conn's success in
their cases after having failed to get relief from eminent physicians in the large cities. Dr. Conn resides
in the village of Pleasureville, about three miles from York, in Spring Garden Township. His
postofflce address is Box 509, York, Penn.
142. Jesse Conn
The Annals of the Families of Caspar, Henry, Baltzer and George Spengler, by Edward W. Spangler in 1896, has Jesse listed on page 82, 8th child of Henry . It says "Jesse Kann, Obine county, Tennessee, in Confederate army."
According to Obion County, Tennessee History, Vol. I, page 66, Jesse was an archtitect, came from York, PA to Middle Tennessee where he married Lizza Jane. They moved to their farms south of Rives near Stovall Cemetery in April, 1871. In 1871 Jesse bought 68 1/2 acres from B.L. Stovall for $452.50, great granddaughter, Linda Sue Bell Gartin has the deed for the farm, in District #7.
Jesse served In Company H, he enlisted Dec. 1, 1863 at Camp Bell, TN, by Col. Bell, for 3 years. He had a bay horse valued at $800. Was present for roll in March/April 1864, and May/June 1864. On report of absentees and deserters, Verona, MO, 1865. Residence Obion County, TN, probable whereabouts Mt. Pelia. Have copy of Jesse's application for a Soldier's Pension, he was denied the request.[Insert from Kim Denny's website on cemeteries Nashville and Franklin Tennessee;
http://www.geocities.com/billkimdenny/cemetery.html
The following is a list of those buried in the Conn/Reynolds Family Cemetery near Franklin, Williamson County, Tennessee. I obtained the list from Cemetery Records of Williamson Co, TN from the Williamson County Historical Society, that I copied at the Williamson County Library Genealogical Room.
Conn/Reynolds Cemetary
Location: 9th District(Franklin); on the farm of Mr. George Green, Hwy 96(as of 1969).
Original Information: Mrs. Brent Cook
Transcribed by: Kim Denny,200114 NAMES
CONN, Aliza E.; Wife of Jesse Conn; B. May 25, 1830; D. June 19, 1851
CONN, John H.; Son of Jesse and Aliza E. Conn; B. Dec 2, 1850; D. Oct 9, 1851
CONN, Mary E.; Daughter of Jesse and Aliza E. Conn; B. Aug 7, 1848; D. Nov 9, 1851
CONN, Aaron W.; Son of Jesse and Aliza E. Conn; B. July 14, 1852; D. July 3, 1853
CONN, Eliza S.; Daughter of Jesse and Aliza E. Conn; B. May 14, 1854; D. Oct 15, 1854
GUTHRIE, Eliza Eudora; B. Aug 7, 1841; D. April 8, 1849
GUTHRIE, Ellen Tennessee; B. Aug 13, 1845; D. April 29, 1847
GUTHRIE, Henry C.; B. Aug 4, 1821; D. June 21, 1849
PARKER, James William Coal; B. May 21, 1810; D. May 1839
PARKER, Mary; D. Feb 6, 1856, age about 87 years
PARKER, Mary A. Conn; Wife of James W. Parker; Daughter of Thomas L. Reynolds; B. Dec 22, 1817; D. April 15, 1848
REYNOLDS, Thomas; B. Dec 9, 1787; D. May 21, 1839
REYNOLDS, Thomas L.; B. April 16, 1828; D. July 23, 1848
STONE, Leonidus Gustavus; Son of John H. and Unity S. Stone; B. Sept 1, 1841; D. April 22, 1843End of Insert]
Weakley County Newspaper Listing, transcribed as of July 20, 1998, sent to me by a researcher, says "Jessee Conn was one of the first settlers in that part of the country.... died of old age." (The Dresden Enterprise.)
1860 Census, Maury County, Tennessee, MU 107-503 Jessee 36 Carpenter RE 400 Pers. 400 EJ wife 24 Houswife
WG (m) 2 John (m) 1/12
M. Waddell (f) 12 A. Waddell (f) 10 Wm. Waddell (m) 19
1870 Census Obion County, Tennessee, Page 152 Jesse 46 House Carpenter RE 400 Pers. 1000 Louisa J. 34 Keeping House William G. 13 Harvey 11 Robert 9 Jesse 7 Emmett 3 A. Waddell (f) 19 unamed male 1/12 (Eugene Rex)
1880 Census Obion County, Tennessee Dist #7 V 25 ED 107 S23 L36 (Page 23, Dist.5, dwelling 198, family 211; printed page 59), taken June 9, 1880 Jessie 56 PA fb PA mb PA Eliza (wife) 44 TN fbTN mb TN Harvy 20 TN fb PA mb TN Jessee 16 TN fb PA mb TN Charlie 14 TN fb PA mb TN Emet 12? TN fb PA mb TN Ugene 10 TN fb PA mb TN Albert 8 TN fb PA mb TN Edna 6 TN fb PA mb TN Kate 4 TN fb PA mb TN
1900 Census, Obion County, ED 7; 63/66 Jesse 76 md 42 yrs b PA fb PA mb PA Luizer 64 " b TN Charley 34 Emett 32 Eugene 30, widowed Albert 27 Edna 24 Kate 23
Jesse spent the latter part of his life in Union City, Obion County, TN, and a lot of his family stayed and settled around there. His grave doesn't have a stone, nor does his wife, Louisa Jane. Suzy Gartin is working through the Confederate Soldiers to get a stone for Jesse. She and I are going to split the cost.
Notes for LOUISA JANE WADDELL: Found in census of 1850 as Louisa J. with her family, then in 1860 with Jesse she is Eliza J., one census has her as E.J., and she is found again in 1910 as Louisa, living with son, Emmett.
A copy of Louisa Jane's death record held by researcher. She died of Malignant tumor of the liver and Chronic PaMarriage Notes for JESSE CONN and LOUISA WADDELL: I have a copy of both the license and the bond, both dated Sept. 3, 1857. The marriage was solemnized Sept. 3, 1857, by the Reverend J. L. Barber
Contributed by Linda Jean Conn - 15 Sep 2005
Jesse Conn's death death notice in "The Dresden Enterprise" said that he died last week near Mt. Pelia. According to the researcher who found that for Linda, it was the issue of 26 October 1906. I am just saying that he died in October 1906. I have established him as an ancestor for membership in The United Daughters of the Confederacy and plan to order a government marker for his grave in Stovall Cemetery in Obion County, Tennessee near Rives.
Contributed by Linda Jean Conn - 12 Feb 2018
Somewhere, early on, someone insisted that Jesse Conn had a middle initial and it was “W”. It was a woman who was trying to connect the English Conns with our German Conns.
Jesse Conn had no middle initial, Linda Sue (Suzy) Bell Gartin will confirm that. Eugene Rex Conn, Jesse’s son, made up his middle name, according to my mother-in-law, Dorothy Brent Conn. He didn’t like the fact that he didn’t have a middle name!
Notes for LOUISA JANE WADDELL:
Found in census of 1850 as Louisa J. with her family, then in 1860 with Jesse she is Eliza J., one census has her as E.J., and she is found again in 1910 as Louisa, living with son, Emmett.
A copy of Louisa Jane's death record held by researcher. She died of Malignant tumor of the liver and Chronic Pa........
Marriage Notes for JESSE CONN and LOUISA WADDELL:
I have a copy of both the license and the bond, both dated Sept. 3, 1857. The marriage was solemnized Sept. 3, 1857, by the Reverend J. L. Barber
228. Robert Conn
Contributed by Linda Jean Conn - 15 Sep 2005
Stovall Cemetery transcription has the info as: Born Nov. 23, 1861, Died Oct. 7, 1873. I believe the discrepancy is because the gravestone was difficult to read.
230. Charles C. Conn
Contributed by Linda Jean Conn - 15 Sep 2005
Charley was married and had a son, but the wife ran off to California with a preacher, as family lore has it. Charley was very well off, but spent everything he had going to CA, trying to get his wife and son back. The son might has settled in Colorado. Charley's birthdate is from the 1900 census.
231. Emmett Conn
Contributed by Linda Jean Conn - 15 Sep 2005
1910 Census ED 120 SH 9 indicates that Emmett, his sister, Edna, and his mother, Louisa, lived in one household in Tennessee. Emmett, 42; Louisa 75; Edna, 34. Census has father born in TN and mother in PA, but this is just backwards from the actual facts. The census also lists Emmett as a carpenter. Emmett and Edna never married.
Birthdate is from 1900 census, unmarried in the 1920 census. The 1920 census lists Louisa J. as the head of the household, at 84 years old, born in TN, Emmett, 51, born in TN, and Edna, 45, born in TN.
Lurleen Chapel, in 1999, said that Aunt Edna and Uncle Em attended the Crittenden Grove Presbyterian Church.
1920 Census, Obion County, Tennessee Dist. 7
Louisa 84
Emmett 51
Edna 45
All in same household.
1930 Census, Obion County, Union City, Tennessee
Emmett E. 62
Edna 55
234. Edna E Conn
Contributed by Linda Jean Conn - 15 Sep 2005
Notes for Edna E. Conn:
Edna is listed as 34 and living with brother, Emmett, and mother, Louisa, in the same houshold in the 1910 Census. ED 120 SH 9. Her tombstone in Stovall Cemetery, District # 7 says 1874-1937. The 1900 census gives the birthyear as 1875. She was unmarried in the 1920 census.
Lurleen Chapel, daughter of Jessie Willis Conn Chapel, said, in 1999, that Aunt Edna and Uncle Em attended the Crittenden Grove Presbyterian Church.
Notes for Aneliza Reynolds:
Information on the Conn/Reynolds Cemetery, near Franklin, Williamson County, TN records held at the Williamson County Historical Society and at the Williamson County Library Genealogical Room. This is the first record found of the children of Aneliza (Aliza E.) and Jesse Conn. Marriage records say Aneliza, cemetery records say Aliza E.
In this cemetery there are two Thomas Reynolds' buried, this could be brother and father of Aneliza (Aliza) Reynolds Conn. (Thomas born Dec. 9, 1787; died May 21, 1839. Thomas L. born April 16, 1828; died July 23, 1848.)
The cemetery record death date of Aneliza can't be right if the birth and death dates of the children are correct, so Suzy Gartin and I have decided that the stone must have been worn and a four looked like a one, meaning that Aneliza died in 1854, not 1851. The following is how the information is recorded in the above mentioned Cemetery Records of Wiliamson Co, TN:
Conn, Aaron W., Son of Jesse and Aliza E. Conn, B. July 14, 1852; D. July 3, 1853
Conn, Aliza E., Wife of Jesse Conn, B. May 25, 1830; D. June 19, 1851 (1854)
Conn, Eliza S., Daughter of Jesse and Aliza E. Conn; B. May 14, 1854; D. Oct. 15, 1854
Conn, John H., Son of Jesse and Aliza E. Conn; B. Dec. 2, 1850; D. Oct. 9, 1851(1854)
Conn, Mary E., Daughter of Jesse and Aliza E. Conn; B. Aug. 7, 1848; D. Nov. 9, 1851 (1854)
More About Aneliza Reynolds:
Burial: Conn/Reynolds Cemetery, 9th District, Franklin County, TN
Marriage Notes for JESSE CONN and Aneliza Reynolds:
This information was found in Early Tennessee Marriages, by LJC. Linda Sue Bell Gartin's Aunt Lillie Conn had told her that Jesse had been married before Louisa and had lost his whole family.
237. John Hugh Conn
From Linda Sue Bell Gartin. He died of teething. Suzy's original information said his name was Hue J.