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William Edward Fann (1845 - 1912)

William Edward (W E) Fann
Born in Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, United Statesmap
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Died at age 67 in Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, United Statesmap
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Biography

William Fann was the son of Edward and Caroline (Cook) Fann,[1] and was living with them in Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina in 1850,[2] and 1860.[3]

In 1868, he married Elenor Ellen E Simons in Wake County.[4] Elenor E Simons was the daughter of John and Dilly Simons.[5]

Among their children were:

  1. Lena Evelyn Fann (1871-1953)[6] who was a widow of Finnell[7]
  2. William Fann (2 Apr 1873-1 Sep 1928)[6] who married Nettie Hill, daughter of Wiley and Anna Hill, 29 Mar 1908[8][9]
  3. James Walter Fann[6] who married Laura Holderfield, daughter of Isaac and Margaret Holderfield 9 Jul 1899[10] and 20 Oct 1907, married Edmund Florance Smith, daughter of Edmund and Florence Smith[11]

W E Fann is recorded as a brick mason (also shown as his occupation in some of the census records), and as having been born in Raleigh on his death record.[1] He was buried in the Raleigh City Cemetery.[12] An index of City Cemetery burials shows other Fanns buried in Section E1 Plot 31.

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "North Carolina Deaths, 1906-1930," database with images, FamilySearch: 20 Feb 2021, W. E. Fanse, 05 May 1912; citing Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, reference 77, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,877,585.
  2. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch: 24 Dec 2020, William Fann in household of Edward Fann, Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, United States; citing family household 406, NARA microfilm 647 publication M432 (Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Administration).
  3. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch: 18 Feb 2021, William Fan in entry for Eward Fan, 1860, North Carolina > Wake > City of Raleigh > image 12 of 81; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (www.fold3.com); citing NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Administration).
  4. ↑ "North Carolina Marriages, 1759-1979", database, FamilySearch: 14 Feb 2020, William E. Fann, 1868.
  5. ↑ "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch: 9 Mar 2021, William E Fann and Elenor E Simons, 09 Nov 1868; citing Wake, North Carolina, United States, North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm 296,867.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch: 14 Jan 2022, Edward Fan, Swift Creek Township, Wake, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district 276, sheet 436A, NARA microfilm 985, Line 4, publication T9 (Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Administration).
  7. ↑ "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994", database, FamilySearch: 30 Sep 2022, William E. Fann in entry for Evelyn Fann Finnell, 1953.
  8. ↑ "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch: 9 Mar 2021, W E Fann in entry for Wm Edward Fann and Nettie Hill, 29 Mar 1908; citing Wake, North Carolina, United States, North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm 2,312,624.
  9. ↑ "North Carolina Deaths, 1906-1930," database with images, FamilySearch: 20 Feb 2021, W. E. Fann in entry for W. E. Fann, 01 Sep 1928; citing Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, reference cn 53, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,907,460.
  10. ↑ "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch: 9 Mar 2021, W E Fann in entry for Walter Fann and Laura Holderfield, 09 Jul 1899; citing Wake, North Carolina, United States, North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm 2,312,624.
  11. ↑ "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch: 9 Mar 2021, W E Fann in entry for James Walter Fann and Edmund Florence Smith, 20 Oct 1907; citing Wake, North Carolina, United States, North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History.
  12. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images www.findagrave.com/memorial/102915898/william-edward-fann accessed 29 Dec 2022, memorial page for William Edward Fann Sr. (Feb 1845–5 May 1912), Find A Grave: Memorial #102915898, citing City Cemetery, Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by imatarheel (contributor 47120798).




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Susan Shinbara
Not much. My grandmother (Nettie) told many stories about what a “character” Caroline was. She said her father in law was from Northern Ireland - which Ancestry seems to support.
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Susan Shinbara
This is my great grandfather. My grandfather was William Edward (Ed) Fann - married to Nettie Hill (my maternal grandmother)
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Fann-206 Porter Fann
That's great. Do you know anything about the origins of his parents, Edward and Caroline (Cook) Fann?
posted by Porter Fann

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