Lydia Alice Widner^{[1, 2]}

1892 - 1972  (80 years)

• Name	Lydia Alice Widner
  Born	19 Feb 1892	Knox County, Tennessee
  Gender	Female
  Census	1900	District 15, Knox County, Tennessee   [3]
  Census	1910	District 3, Knox County, Tennessee   [4]
  Census	1940	District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee   [5]
  Died	22 May 1972  [6]
  Buried	Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee   [7]
  Person ID	I124422	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	18 Mar 2017

  
  

  Father	John Andrew Widener,   b. 14 Jun 1861, Knox County, Tennessee ,   d. 17 Sep 1907  (Age 46 years)
  Mother	Mary Elizabeth Johnson,   b. Jul 1866, Sevier County, Tennessee
  Married	23 Aug 1883	Sevier County, Tennessee   [8]
  Family ID	F43877	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Derry Caloway "Keet" Gann,   b. 16 May 1867, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 30 May 1947, Rutherford County, Tennessee  (Age 80 years)
  Married	31 Aug 1907	Sevier County, Tennessee   [9]
  Children	+ 1. Edith Caldonia Gann,   b. 25 Dec 1908, Knox County, Tennessee ,   d. 27 May 1993  (Age 84 years) + 2. Rosa Belle Gann,   b. 12 Jan 1913, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 4 Feb 1940, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 27 years) + 3. Gertrude Leona Gann,   b. 25 Nov 1919, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 13 May 2005  (Age 85 years) + 4. Grace Gann,   b. 28 Apr 1922, Tennessee ,   d. 20 Jan 2018  (Age 95 years) + 5. Bonnie Kate Gann,   b. 14 Jul 1924, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 7 Mar 2017  (Age 92 years) + 6. Cora Gann,   b. 22 Sep 1928, Tennessee ,   d. 31 Aug 2012  (Age 83 years) + 7. Billie Ruth Lee Gann,   b. 22 Feb 1931, Tennessee ,   d. 2 Aug 2014  (Age 83 years)   8. Emily Gann,   d. Bef 13 May 2005   9. Roosevelt Gann,   d. Bef 20 Jan 2018
  Family ID	F45707	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 19 Feb 1892 - Knox County, Tennessee Married - 31 Aug 1907 - Sevier County, Tennessee Census - 1940 - District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - - Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S78] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume I, 1930-1954, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 5 Dec 1945. Rosa Connatser obituary [S74] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume IV, 1987-1999, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 27 May 1993. Edith Caldonia Gann Connatser obituary [S112] Census, 1900. Name: Lida E Widner Titles and Terms: Event Type: Census Event Date: 1900 Event Place: ED 87 Civil District 15, Knox, Tennessee, United States Birth Date: Feb 1892 Birthplace: Tennessee Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Race: White Gender: Female Marital Status: Single Years Married: Marriage Year (Estimated): Mother of how many children: Number of Living Children: Immigration Year: Page: 11 Sheet Letter: A Family Number: 188 Reference ID: 14 GS Film number: 1241583 Digital Folder Number: 004118970 Image Number: 00257 Household Gender Age Birthplace Head John A Widner M 38 Tennessee Wife Eliza B Widner F 34 Tennessee Son Columbus W Widner M 16 Tennessee Son James R Widner M 14 Tennessee Daughter Mary A Widner F 12 Tennessee Daughter Emma J Widner F 10 Tennessee Daughter Lida E Widner F 8 Tennessee Daughter Ethel Widner F 5 Tennessee Daughter Rosie Widner F 3 Tennessee [S112] Census, 1910. Name Lida A Gann Event Type Census Event Date 1910 Event Place Civil District 3, Knox, Tennessee, United States Gender Female Age 18 Marital Status Married Race White Race (Original) White Relationship to Head of Household Wife Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Wife Birth Year (Estimated) 1892 Birthplace Tennessee Father's Birthplace Tennessee Mother's Birthplace Tennessee Sheet Letter A Sheet Number 1 Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Dairy C Gann Head M 41 Tennessee Lida A Gann Wife F 18 Tennessee William P Gann Son M 18 Tennessee Maggie J Gann Daughter F 6 Tennessee Edith C Gann Daughter F 1 Tennessee Pearlie Gann Niece F 9 Tennessee Margaret Gann Mother F 70 Tennessee [S112] Census, 1940. Name: Lida Gann Event Type: Census Event Date: 1940 Event Place: Civil District 5, Sevier, Tennessee, United States Gender: Female Age: 48 Marital Status: Married Race (Original): White Race: White Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Wife Relationship to Head of Household: Wife Birthplace: Tennessee Birth Year (Estimated): 1892 Last Place of Residence: Same House Household Role Gender Age Birthplace Keet Gann Head M 73 Tennessee Lida Gann Wife F 48 Tennessee Cora Burnice Gann Daughter F 11 Tennessee Billy Ruth Gann Daughter F 9 Tennessee [S75] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume II, 1955-1973, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 22 May 1972. Gann, Lydia Alice Widner 80 widow of D C (Keet) Gann b. 2-19-92 TN d. 5-22-72 SCH res R3 Sev Stokelys Canning f. John Widner m. Elizabeth Johnson Middle Creek Cem Survivors: 6 dau Mrs Edith Connatser Mrs Gertrude Ward Mrs Grace Ward Mrs Bonnie Tarwater Mrs Cora Matthews Mrs Billie Ruth Jenkins 26 gc 24 ggc 1 bro Roscoe Widner 2 sis Mrs Ann Burnett Mrs Emma Loveday foster-dau Mrs Pearl Holmes. [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 302. [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name: John A. Widner Birth Date: Birthplace: Age: Spouse's Name: Martha E. Johnson Spouse's Birth Date: Spouse's Birthplace: Spouse's Age: Event Date: 23 Aug 1883 Event Place: , Sevier, Tennessee Father's Name: Mother's Name: Spouse's Father's Name: Spouse's Mother's Name: Race: Marital Status: Previous Wife's Name: Spouse's Race: Spouse's Marital Status: Spouse's Previous Husband's Name: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M51968-1 System Origin: Tennessee-VR GS Film number: 969965 Reference ID: 2:DQFG52 [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name D C Gann Event Type Marriage Event Date 31 Aug 1907 Event Place Sevier, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Spouse's Name Lida Widener Spouse's Gender Female "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-893F-C19P?cc=1619127&wc=Q63S-1HN%3A1589264711%2C1589374337 : 22 December 2016), Sevier > image 314 of 811; citing Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties.