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Hello,
I'm trying to trace my g-g-grandfather William Gannon (b. 1808 Boston d. Abt Jun 1862-Nov 1863 of measles as Pvt, CSA, 1st Battalion, Co. E., Hilliard's Legion, "Lee Guards," Volunteers (documented).
Birth records for Boston seem fairly nonexistent around that time.
I have found the following:
1810 census, MA, Suffolk, South Boston (only Gammon located in census; no Gannon located in census)
Stephen Gammon age 26-44, son under 10, wife 26-44.
living in same household as
Elijah Harris age 26-44, son under 10, wife 26-44.
1820 census, MA, Suffolk, Boston, Ward 12:
Stephen Gamon age 26-45, son under 10, son 10-15, wife 45+, daughter under 10.
1830 census, MA, Suffolk, Boston, Ward 12:
line 6, Gammon, Stephen age 40-50, daughter age 10-15, wife age 40-50.
also see:
lines 3 & 7 [appears to be a duplicate count!] Gammom, William age 20-30, son under 5, wife age 20-30. (If this is indeed "my" William, he either lost or left this family prior to migrating to Alabama, likely after 1830 and before 1840. Does anyone know if there were any diseases/epidemics @ Boston during this timeframe?)
1840 census, AL, Barbour, #35:
William Cannon age 30-40, no occupation
1850 census, AL, Barbour, Division #23:
William Gannon age 42, millwright, b. Mass., son William Gaston age 4 b. AL, daughter Sarah E. age 10 b. AL, daughter Martha D. age 9 b. AL, daughter Ivanna age 7 b. AL, wife Sarah [E. "Doodah" Joiner] age 32 b. SC.
1860 census, AL, Barbour, PO Clayton:
William Gannon age 52, millwright, b. Mass., son Gaston age 14 b. AL, son James [Burest] age 1/12 b. AL, daughter Ivy Ann age 26 b. AL, daughter Frances V. age 7 b. AL. James Burest Gannon is is great-grandfather.
Does anything here strike a chord with any of you Gammon/Gannon folk?
Any info why folk might have been migrating to Barbour Co., AL circa 1840? I know from http://www.rootsweb.com/!albarbou/Barbourtidbits.htm "There were 10 grist and sawmills in 1850 in Barbour county."
Also, if anyone has been tracing migration routes from Boston, MA to AL, I'd love to know if you've discovered anything!
Thanks so much, Gloria Gannon Mason.
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