Date: Sun, 25 Jul 1993 23:51:45 GMT Reply-To: Michael Kalen Smith Sender: ROOTS-L Genealogy List Comments: Warning -- original Sender: tag was NETNEWS@AUVM.AMERICAN.EDU From: Michael Kalen Smith Subject: Family of Gen. Richard M. GANO of KY & TX (my C.G. project...) Brig. Gen. Richard Montgomery GANO was b. 7 Jul 1775 in NYC, the son of Rev. John Allen GANO (chaplain in the Continental Army, participant in the siege of Quebec, and founder-member of the Society of the Cincinnati). Richard moved with his parents to Frankfort, KY in 1788 and m. Jan 1797 Elizabeth EWING at Frankfort; he d. there 22 Oct 1815, having been Col. of Scott's Regiment at the Battle of the Thames, War of 1812 (promoted for gallantry at the close of the war). Of his 7 children, 6 lived to maturity (and produced a passel of grandchildren); most of his kids & grandkids became military officers, ministers, or physicians (or married persons of that station). Most of his immediate descendants lived in Scott & Bourbon Cos., and several lines moved to Texas -- including his grandson, also named Richard Montgomery GANO, who became a Maj. Gen. in the Civ War, was a Baptist preacher of considerable prominence after the War, and is buried here in Dallas. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This family is of no blood relation to me (that I know of) but the descendants of Richard GANO & Elizabeth EWING are the 3/4-generation project for my C.G. I'm including a summary descendancy chart following this section. If anyone has info on the GANO family -- not the obvious secondary sources, please, which I've gone through long ago -- then I'd like to get in touch with you. There are 2 family Bibles dating from the early 19th century, for instance, which passed into the family of Capt. Thomas SCURRY of Texas, by marriage; they were still around in the 1930s and I'd sure like to locate *them*...! Surnames involved: GANO, EWING, BUCKNER, HENRY, BALL, BELL, COCKE, SYPERT, TANDY, BURBRIDGE, MAJOR, CONN, SCURRY, GRISSIM, HELM, SPEARS, CLINT, INNES. General locales involved: NYC (before 1788), Christian Co KY (c1825), Scott Co KY (c1827), Bourbon Co KY (c1832), Kenton Co KY (c1849), Garrard Co KY (c1853), Dallas Co TX (c1855), Tarrant Co TX (c1865), Fayette Co KY (c1870). ========================================================================== DESCENDANTS OF RICHARD MONTGOMERY GANO (as of 04 Jul 1993) Brig. Gen. Richard Montgomery Gano: Born 07 Jul 1775 at New York City, NY; Married 25-26 Jan 1797 Elizabeth Ewing at KY?; Died 22 Oct 1815 at Franklin, KY + Elizabeth Ewing (dau of Capt. Baker Ewing) Mary Gano: Born Oct-Dec 1797 at KY?; Married 1813? Capt. John C. Buckner at Georgetown, KY; Died 11 Jul 1850 near Covington, Kenton, KY + Capt. John C. Buckner: Born at Fredericksburg, VA; Died Jul 1825 at Lexington, Fayette, KY Elizabeth G. Buckner: Married M.K. Dudley (of Covington, KY); Died after 1882 at KY? R.M. Buckner: Died before 1882 at KY? William H. Buckner: Died before 1882 at KY? Margaret Gano: Born c1798 at KY?; Married 1816 Dr. Robert M. Ewing at KY? + Dr. Robert M. Ewing Cornelia Vavasour Gano: Born 20 Apr 1801 at KY?; Married 18 May 1819 Col. Richard Henry Jr. at KY; Died 02 Mar 1887 at KY? + Col. Richard Henry Jr. Richard Gano Henry: Married Harriet McGouhey; Married Anna K. Davis + (1) Harriet McGouhey + (2) Anna K. Davis Maj. Robert William Henry: Born 04 Jun 1825 at Hopkinsville, Christian, KY; Married 16 Nov/Dec 1847 Martha Douglas Cocke at KY?; Married after Mar 1850 Fannie S. Ball at KY?; Died 28 Feb 1862 at KY? + Martha Douglas Cocke: Born 17 Dec 1822; Married 16 Nov/Dec 1847 Maj. Robert William Henry at KY?; Died 28 Mar 1850 at KY? Martha Douglas Henry: Born 24 Feb 1850 at KY?; Married Jul 1868 Col. Leonidas Armistead Sypert at KY?; Died 28 Jan 1924 at TX? + Col. Leonidas A. Sypert Annie Sypert Margaret Sypert: Born 09 Apr 1873 at KY?; Married after 1890 William Tandy Mason; Married after 1891 William Fletcher Davis (109); Died 03 Sep 1958 + (1) William Tandy Mason + (2) William Fletcher Davis Sarah Moore Sypert Lee Sypert + Fannie S. Ball: Married after Mar 1850 Maj. Robert William Henry at KY? John Cornelius Henry Stephen William Henry: Married Sarah Buckner + Sarah Buckner Mary Margaret Henry: Married Charles M. Tandy + Charles M. Tandy Susan Jane Elizabeth Julia Henry: Married Thomas Burbridge + Thomas Burbridge Mathew Winston Henry: Married Mary A. Bell; Married Millie Garnett Major + (1) Mary A. Bell + (2) Millie Garnett Major Thomas Daniel Henry Elizabeth Viriles Gano: Born c1804 at KY?; Married 1819 Daniel Henry at KY?; Died 1821 (in childbirth) KY? + Daniel Henry Elisa V. Henry Rev. John Allen Gano: Born 04 Jul 1805 at Georgetown, Scott, KY; Married 02 Oct 1827 Mary Catherine Conn, at Paris, Bourbon, KY; Died 14 Oct 1887 at Centerville, Bourbon, KY + Mary Catherine Conn William Conn Gano: Born 23 Sep 1828 at Bourbon, KY; Died 25 Jul 1863 + (unknown spouse) William Conn Gano: Born before 1864 at KY?; Died 20 Aug 1871 at Zaloma, Bourbon, KY Maj. Gen. Richard Montgomery Gano: Born 18 Jun 1830 at Bourbon, KY; Married 15 Mar 1853 Martha Jones Welch at Garrard, KY; Died 27 Mar 1913 at Dallas, TX + Martha Jones Welch: [NOTE: sister of Emma G. Welch]; Born 08 Oct 1832 at Lincoln, KY; Died 22 Sep 1895 at Dallas, TX William Beriah Gano: [NOTE: Occupation - Judge in Dallas, TX; Educated - Harvard Law School]; Born 20 Feb 1854 at Bourbon, KY; Married 31 Aug 1882 Jeannette DeLafayette Grissim at TX?; Died 25 Jul 1913 at TX? + Jeannette D. Grissim: Born 27 Jul 1857 at Georgetown, Scott, KY; Died 28 Feb 1905? Emma Welch Gano: Born 19 Jul 1869 at Bourbon, KY; Married 21 Jan 1896 Capt. Thomas Scurry at Dallas?, TX; Died 29 Nov 1936 at KY? + Capt. Thomas Scurry: [NOTE: Surviving descendants in Dallas area; 2 family Bibles in this line!] Frank Allen Gano: Born 31 Mar 1871 at Bourbon, KY; Died 09 Apr 1874 at Bourbon, KY Martha Clara Gano: Born 26 Mar 1873-29 Mar 1873 at Bourbon, KY; Died 26 Nov 1903 at TX? John Thomas Gano: [NOTE: Occupation - Civil engineer in Dallas, TX; practiced with his brother Clarence (R.M. Gano & Sons); Born 16 May 1856 at Bourbon, KY; Married 10 Jan 1884 Clara Bell Helm at Stanford, Bourbon, KY; Died 02 Nov 1891 at Laramie, Albany, WY + Clara Bell Helm: Born 29 Apr 1862 at KY?; Died 30 Nov 1899 Clarence Welch Gano: [NOTE: Occupation - Civil engineer in Dallas, TX; practiced with his brother John (R.M. Gano & Sons); Born 18 Apr 1858 at Tarrant, TX; Married 10 Nov 1886 Eugenia R. Lowe at Gatesville, TX; Died 29 Mar 1906 + Eugenia R. Lowe: Born 25 Aug 1868 at TX?; Died 23 May 1935 at TX? Samuel E. Gano: Born 24 Nov 1859-1860 at KY?; Died 25 Nov 1860? at Garrard, KY Katherine M. Gano: Born 20 Jan 1862 at Tarrant, TX; Married 23 Apr 1890 Dr. Hugh Love McLaurin at Dallas, TX; Died 12 Jan 1944 at TX? + Dr. Hugh Love McLaurin: [NOTE: Surviving descendants in Dallas area]; Born 13 Aug 1861; Died 11 Aug 1916 at TX? Frances Conn Gano: Born 20 Feb 1864 at Dallas, TX; Died Nov 1864 at Dallas, TX Maurice J Dudley Gano: [NOTE: Unmarried]; Born 23-26 Mar 1865 at Tarrant, TX; Died 09 Jul 1927 at TX? Robert Edward Lee Gano: Born 22 Feb 1867 at Bourbon, KY Dr. Sidney Johnson ("Albert") Gano: Born 22 Feb 1867 at Bourbon, KY; Died 07 Jul 1919 at KY? Frances Conn Gano: Born 24 Mar 1832 at Bourbon, KY; Married Noah Spears; Died 04 Feb 1849 + Noah Spears John Gano Spears Robert E. Gano: Born 01 Jun 1834 at Bourbon, KY; Died 01 Jun 1834 at Bourbon, KY Stephen F. Gano: Born 25 Apr 1836 at Bourbon, KY; Died c28 Apr 1836 at Bourbon, KY Franklin Marius Gano: Born 11 Dec 1839 at Bourbon, KY; [NOTE: With his brother Richard in Civ War; wounded in action]; Married 25 Mar 1875 Eliza Helen Clint at KY? + Eliza Helen Clint Lillian Gano: Born 20 Mar 1876 at Dallas, TX; Married after 1895 Dr. E. Wilson at TX? + Dr. E. Wilson William Conn Gano: Born 29 Sep 1877 at Williamson, TX Edith Gano: Born 25 May 1879 at Williamson, TX Elizabeth Gano: Born 19 Oct 1841 at Bourbon, KY; Died 19 Oct 1841 at Bourbon, KY Capt. John Allen Gano: Born 21 Jul 1845 at Bourbon, KY; Married c01 May 1867 Mary Conn Innes at KY; Married 10 Sep 1903 Virginia Campbell (32) at TX? + (1) Mary Conn Innes: Died before 1903 at KY? Innes Gano: Born 29 Aug 1868 at KY; Married 25 Mar 1896 Sarah Julia Eason at TX?; Died Sep 1930 at TX? + Sarah Julia Eason Sophia Cassandra Gano: [NOTE: Unmarried]; Born 24 Aug 1888 at KY?; Died 07 Dec 1943 at TX? Wallace Harold Gano: [NOTE: Unmarried]; Born 03 Nov 1891 at KY?; Died 17 May 1936 at TX? William Conn Gano: Born 04 Dec 1870 at Fayette, KY; Died 20 Aug 1871 at Bourbon?, KY Richard Montgomery Gano: [NOTE: Unmarried]; Born 21 Jun 1872 at Bourbon, KY; Died 03 Mar 1924 at TX? John Allen Gano: Born 14 Feb 1875 at Bourbon, KY; Died 24 Dec 1947 at TX? Robert Henry Gano: Born 26 Jul 1876 at Bourbon, KY; Died 07 Apr 1890 at TX? Edward Burgess Gano: Born 04 Dec 1878 at KY; Married 19 Mar 1919 Freda Maria (?) Gaiser at TX?; Died 21 Aug 1956 at TX? + Freda Maria (?) Gaiser Matthew Flournoy Gano: [NOTE: Unmarried]; Born 27 Jun 1881 at KY?; Died 01 Jul 1908 at TX? Charles Webb Gano: [NOTE: Unmarried]; Born 11 Sep 1883 at KY?; Died 21 Apr 1931 at TX? Mary Allene Gano: [NOTE: Unmarried]; Born 16 Jan 1886 at KY?; Died 24 Mar 1909 at TX? + (2) Virginia Campbell Homer Gordon Gano: Born 29 Nov 1905 at TX? Chilton Jerome Gano: Born 15 Feb 1908 at TX? Mary Eliza Gano: Born 10 Jun 1848 at Bourbon, KY; Married 17 Oct 1865 John M. Buckner at KY?; Died 04 Aug 1877 at Bourbon, KY + John M. Buckner Catherine Gano Buckner: Born 15 Mar 1867 at KY? Fanny Spears Buckner: Born 01 Oct 1868 at KY? John Gano Buckner: Born 15 Dec 1869 at KY?; Died 15 Dec 1869 at KY? Montgomery Gano Buckner: Born 07 Feb 1871 at Owensboro?, KY? Mary Eliza Buckner: Born 17 Aug 1877 at KY?; Died 03 Feb 1881 at Bellevue, Bourbon, KY Richard M. Gano: Born circa 1806 at KY?; Died 16 Jun 1814 at KY? Dr. Stephen Franklin Gano: Born 02 Apr 1807 at KY?; Married 1831? Mary Jane Herndon (14) at KY?; Died 11 Mar 1901 at KY? + Mary Jane Herndon G R. Gano: Born 1834? at KY Cornelia Gano: Born 1836 at KY; Married after 1855? Spencer E. Long at KY? + Spencer E. Long Nellie Long: Married after 1875? Henry Churchill Black + Henry Churchill Black Robert E. Gano: Born 1838 at KY F. Gano: Born 1839 at KY Betty Gano: Born before 1850? at KY ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Michael Kalen Smith / Dallas, TX Internet: mksmith@taproot.win.net / CompuServe: 73177,366 *** It doesn't TAKE all kinds; we just HAVE all kinds *** ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~