John Wesley Fanning (abt. 1830 - abt. 1901)

Born about 3 Aug 1830 in Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA

Ancestors

Died about 1901 at about age 70 in Franklin County, Tennessee, USA

Biography

Son of Benjamin Franklin Fanning and Mahala White.

Married Margaret Elizabeth "Betsy" Snoddy on Feb. 21, 1850. It is unclear whether or not they had children.

Served in Peter Turney's First Tennessee Infantry during the US Civil War. (see notes)

Died around 1901. (see notes)

Research Notes

According to a user-entered pedigree on Family Search, John Wesley Fanning enlisted in the Confederate army on 29 Apr 1861. He was wounded on two occasions: accidentally shot in June 1861, shot in the foot at Second Manassas, Virginia in August 1862. In July 1863, he was captured at Greencastle, Pennsylvania; released in May 1865.

John W. Fanning's exact date of death is unproven, though several sources claim he died in 1901. He last appears in the 1900 US Census. I have not found any cemetery records on Find A Grave. ( Freeth-52 02:30, 14 April 2016 (EDT) )

Sources

• Byler, Carol Snoddy. David Snoddy (ca 1783 - 1858) : accessed 14 April 2016. Pedigree for Margaret Elizabeth "Betsy" Snoddy and her husband, John Wesley Snoddy.

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCDL-VB6 : accessed 14 April 2016), John W Fanning in household of Benjamin Fanning, Lincoln county, Lincoln, Tennessee, United States; citing family 702, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• "Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNDG-KYW : accessed 14 April 2016), Jno W Fanning and Elizabeth Snoddy, 21 Feb 1850; from "Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing p. 192, Lincoln, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee.

• "Tennessee, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZ77-MT5 : accessed 14 April 2016), John W Fanning, 1861; from "Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Tennessee," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing military unit First (Turney's) Infantry, NARA microfilm publication M268 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1960), roll 108.

• "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD8T-R22 : accessed 14 April 2016), Wesley Fannin, Tennessee, United States; citing p. 12, family 76, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 553,026.

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD7Q-GX6 : accessed 14 April 2016), J W Fanning, District 2, Franklin, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district ED 87, sheet 37B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1254; FHL microfilm 1,255,254.

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MS8X-QY3 : accessed 14 April 2016), Wesley Fanning, Civil District 2, Franklin, Tennessee, United States; citing sheet 2A, family 23, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,241,569.