Emma 10 BIGELOW
Gardner Cemetery; Gardner,
Johnson County, Kansas
15923.23715 Emma 10 BIGELOW,
dau of Russel 9
(William Irwin 8
, Russel 7
, Russell 6
, Isaac 5 ,
Isaac 4, Isaac 3, Samuel 2, John 1
) and Florence (Rankin) BIGELOW, was
born 18 October 1894 Gardner, Kansas. She married 16 September
1917 Michael Martin McCann at South Park, Johnson co, KS by Rev
Davis. Michael, was born 17 May 1891 Gardner, KS; He died 31 March
1969 De Soto, KS? (buried
there) . Emma died 09 October1987 Olathe, Johnson
County, Kansas. Children??; Find a Grave list below.
Children of Michael Martin and Emma (Bigelow) McCann:
15923.237151 Florence Lavina McCann,
b 20 Jul 1918 Kansas; d 16 Oct 2004 (aged 86); m 1942 Edwin Wayne
Gillihan (1921-2001); (see
stone) no children found
15923.237152 Martin Laurence McCann,
b 19 Dec 1919 Gardner, KS; d 24 Mar 1990 (aged 70); m 1951
Josephine Helen “Jo” Powell (1923-1997)(see below)
15923.237153 Beatrice "Betty" McCann,
b 24 Sep 1921 Johnson County, Kansas; d 19 Mar 2008 (aged 86)
Panama City, Bay County, Florida; m Vernon L. Messer (1920-2003)
Vernon's other marriage (plural?) recorded to Arkie Lee Stapleton,
b 23 Oct 1917 Ashland, Clark County, Kansas; d 08 Jun 2007 (aged
89) Eudora, Douglas County, Kansas,7(see below)
Sources:
The Bigelow Family Genealogy Vol. II Page 402-403;
child
Howe, Bigelow Family of America;
family records;
marriages of Union, Richl and and Madison counties, OH;
cemetery records OH; correspondence between descendants and
Bigelow Society historian/genealogist;
The Descendants of Robert Armstrong, Indian Captive, by
Ralph Armstrong, Jr.
Forge: The Bigelow Society Quarterly; vol 15 no 1; Jan
1986.
Forge: The Bigelow Society Quarterly; Oct 1981
Betty Messer Book "Kansas Saplings" p. 16 ; published 1997.
Not positive that this is Russel
9 Family, but pretty sure.
son Roy Henry in back with mother Florence, and dau Bessie on
right;
son, Ernest Rankin on left; dau Emma; and dau Mildred on
lap;
Find
a Grave notes:
EMMA MCCANN
Birth Date: 18 October 1894
Death Date: 09 October 1987
Issuing State: Kansas
Residence at Death: Gardner, Johnson, Kansas
SSDI
She appears on the 1900 Census with her parents, Russel and
Florence.
She appears here with her widowed mother:
1910/ Kansas/ Johnson
h/ Florence R Bigelow, 50y b.MO, Wd, mother of 6/5 living, no occ
d/ Bessie, 24y b.KS, occ: Servant
s/ Earnest, 23y b.KS, occ: Farmer/? Farm
d/ Emma, 15y b.KS
d/ Mildred, 14y b.KS
Record of Marriage
groom: Martin McCann
bride: Emma Bigelow
license number: 17MR00319
application date: 1917
http://www.jococourts.org
She appears on these two Censuses with her husband:
1920/ Kansas/ Johnson
h/ Martin McCann, 28y b.KS, occ: Farmer
w/ Emma, 25y b.KS
d/ Florence, 1y 6mos b.KS
s/ Martin Jr, 1mo b.KS
1930/ Kansas/ Johnson
h/ Martin M McCann, 38y b.KS, occ: Farmer
w/ Emma, 34y b.KS
d/ Florence L, 11y b.KS
s/ Martin L, 10y b.KS
d/ Beatrice M, 8y b.KS
cousin/ Velma Wilson, 17y b.KS
She appears here with her mother-in-law:
1940/ Kansas/ Johnson
h/ Vina W McCann, 82y b.MO, Wd, G8
dil/ Emma B McCann, 45y b.KS, Married, H-4
residence in 1935: same house
She appears here with her husband:
1950/ Kansas/ Johnson (ED 46-3, pg 6)
h/ Martin McCann, 58y b.KS, occ: Farming
w/ Emma, 55y b.KS
mother/ Vina W, 92y b.MO, Wd
residence: rural Gardner
Link
to daughter, Florence Lavina (McCann) Gillihan. Edit to link
parents pending 01 June 2023.
Published obituary
Emma McCann, 92, of Gardner in Johnson County, died October 9, 1987,
at the Olathe Medical Center.
She was a lifelong Gardner resident. Mrs McCann worked for the Reece
Hospital, Gardner, for seventeen years. She was a member of the
Gardner Presbyterian Church. She was a member of the Rebekah Lodge
and the American Legion Auxiliary.
Survivors include a son, Martine L McCann, two daughters, Florence
L. Gillihan, and Betty Messer, and a sister, Mildred Bigelow, all of
Gardner; thirteen grandchildren; and forteen great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 pm Monday at the church; burial in the Gardner
Cemetery. Friends may call rom 7 to 8:30 pm today at the Bruce
Chapel, Gardner. The family suggests contributions to the church.
The Kansas City STAR
11 October 1987
Also found records of two other obituaries published in the Olathe
Daily News, 11 October 1987, page 8A and the Gardner News, 14
October 1987, page 3A.
De Soto Cemetery; De Soto, Johnson
County, Kansas
Olathe Memorial Cemetery;
Olathe, Johnson County, Kansas
Martin Laurence Mc Cann and
Josephine
Gardner Cemetery; Gardner, Johnson County, Kansas
Notes on MARTIN L McCANN Find a Grave:
Birth Date: 19 December 1919
Death Date: 24 March 1990
Est. Age at Death: 70Y 3M 5D
Issuing State: Kansas
Residence at Death: Gardner, Johnson, Kansas
He appears on these two Censuses with his parents:
1920/ Kansas/ Johnson
h/ Martin McCann, 28y b.KS, occ: Farmer
w/ Emma, 25y b.KS
d/ Florence, 1y 6mos b.KS
s/ Martin Jr, 1mo b.KS
1930/ Kansas/ Johnson
h/ Martin M McCann, 38y b.KS, occ: Farmer
w/ Emma, 34y b.KS
d/ Florence L, 11y b.KS
s/ Martin L, 10y b.KS
d/ Beatrice M, 8y b.KS
cousin/ Velma Wilson, 17y b.KS
He appears here with his father:
1940/ Kansas/ Johnson...(would not load)
h/ Martin M McFANN, 49y b.KS, H-2, Married, occ: Farmer
d/ Florence L, 21y b.KS, C-2
s/ Martin L, 20y b.KS, C-1, occ: Farmer
d/ Betty M, 17y b.KS, H-4
residence in 1935: same house
1950/ Kansas/ Johnson (ED 46-3, pg 6)
h/ Martin L McCann, 30y b.KS, Married, C-1, occ: Farming
residence: rural Gardner
Record of Marriage
groom: Martin L McCann
bride: Josephine H Powell
license number: 51MR00274
application date: 04/10/1951
http://www.jococourts.org
Link to daughter, Patricia Ann (McCann) Unruh. Sent edit to link
parents 24 June 2023.
Published obituary
Martin Laurence McCann, 70, Gardner in Johnson County, died March
24, 1990, in the Life Care Center of Overland Park, 7541 Switzer
Street.
He was a lifelong Gardner residence. Mr McCann was a farmer and
worked as a postal clerk at the Main Post Office in Kansas City,
[Missouri], retiring from there in 1985. He was a member of the
Gardner Presbyterian Church and the Gardner Grange. He was an Army
Veteran of World War II and a member of the American Legion,
Gardner.
Survivors include his wife, Josephine McCann, and a son, James
McCann, both of the home; four daughters, Patricia Unruh,
Scottsdale, Arizona; Nancy Dameron, Paola, Kansas; Rowena Brown,
Lawrence, [Kansas]; and Peggy McCann, Lawrenceville, New Jersey; two
sisters, Florence Gillihan and Betty Messer of Gardner, and five
grandchildren.
Services till be at 2 pm Monday at the Bruce Chapel, Gardner; burial
in the Gardner Cemetery. Friends may call from 7 to 8 pm today at
the chapel. The family suggests contributions to the Kansas City
Hospice or the church.
The Kansas City STAR
25 March 1990
Also found a record of an obituary published in the Olathe Daily
News, 25 March 1990, page 2A.
Notes on Josephine: Find a Grave
Josephine Helen Powell (July 1942)
Josephine Hel[en] McCann (September 1972)
d.23 August 1997
b.03 August 1923, Olathe, Johnson, Kansas
father: James O Powell
mother: Maude A Alfrey
previous residence: Gardner, Johnson, Kansas
"US Soc Sec ID Files, 1936-2007"
She appears on these three Censuses with her parents:
1930/ Kansas/ Johnson
h/ James Powell, 48y b.MO, occ: Farmer, * Veteran-No *
w/ Maude A, 40y b.KS
d/ Dorothy M, 19y b.CO
s/ Kenneth, 15y b.KS
s/ Gilbert A, 12y b.KS
s/ Milton O, 10y b.KS
s/ Russell E, 8y b.KS
d/ Josephine H, 6y b.KS
d/ Virginia L, 3y b.KS
1940/ Kansas/ Johnson….(would not load)
h/ James O Powell, 58y b.MO
w/ Maude A, 50y b.KS
s/ Melton, 20y b.KS
s/ Russell, 18y b.KS
d/ Josephine, 16y b.KS
d/ Virginia, 13y b.KS
residence in 1935: same place
1950/ Kansas/ Johnson (ED 46-62, pg 8)
h/ James O Powell, 68y b.MO, occ: Farmer
w/ Maude A Powell, 60y b.KS
d/ Josephine H Powell, 26y b.KS, Never married, H-4, occ: Clerk/Rec
Cross
gd/ Patricia A [s/b McCann], 2y b.KS
Record of Marriage
groom: Martin L McCann
bride: Josephine H Powell
license number: 51MR00274
application date: 04/10/1951
http://www.jococourts.org
Beatrice (McCann) and Vernon L. Messer
Gardner Cemetery; Gardner, Johnson County, Kansas and Oak
Hill Cemetery; Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas
Beatrice Obituary:
MESSER Beatrice "Betty" McCann Messer, 86, of Panama City, Fla.,
formerly of Gardner, Kan., passed away Wednesday, March 19, 2008,
at the Community Health and Rehab Center, Panama City. Visitation
will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 5, at Bruce Funeral Home,
Gardner (913) 856-7111, with a Graveside service at 11 a.m. at
Gardner Cemetery, Gardner. Memorial contributions may be made to
Gardner Historical Museum. Betty was born in rural Gardner on
Sept. 24, 1921, to Michael and Emma (Bigelow) McCann. She
graduated from Gardner High School in 1939. Betty was a homemaker
and genealogist. She authored, "Kansas Saplings,"
which was a book of family ancestral research. Betty was a
lifelong area resident who moved to Florida in 1998 to be near her
family. Betty was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, the
Gardner Historical Museum Society and the DAR. Preceding her in
death were her parents and siblings, Florence Gillihan and Martin
McCann. Betty is survived by her children, William V. "Bill"
Messer, Robertsdale, Ala., Martha C. Girard, Wauconda, Ill.,
Charles "Chuck" L. Messer, Port St. Joe, Fla., L. Neal Messer,
Gardner, and Connie S. Vinson, Thousand Oaks, Calif.; six
grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Modified - 07/16/2023
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