I am a descendant of Lunsford GANT and Sarah Ratcliff of Linclon County, Georgia, their son James GANT, married Elizabeth ARRANT, daughter of Peter ARRANT, also of Lincoln County,Georgia. James and Elizabeth's son, Allen married Josephine HARRIS, daughter of Bird/Byrd HARRIS and Frances Sumrall.Bird Harris was the son of Cyrus and Nancy HARRIS of Mississippi (Clarke, Greene and Wayne County area).Frances Sumrall Harris was the daughter of Jessie and Christianna Sumrall of Clarke County, Mississippi.
Other surnames in my tree are: MCCOOL, MAYO, HODGES, CHANCELLOR, SUMRALL(SUMMERALL), ARRANT, LANGDON, WAGGONER, COOPER, JAMISON, GRABLE, GRIMMETT, MCCAFFREY, ROBERTSON and many more.
I would like to exchange family information with anyone that has an interest in these families.
My GANT & MCCOOL lines settled in Bolivar County, Mississippi in the early 1920's.
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- Margie and children, 1968 (138 KB)
Margie, Tommy, DeLisa, Tracy & Randy - John and Mollie Hodges McCool (30 KB)
John William McCool and Mollie Melzenia Hodges McCool before 1950. - Louise and Austin, 50th Wedding Anniversary (40 KB)
Mama & Daddy, 50 year anniversary, 1984 - Margie with grandchildren, 1983 (49 KB)
Margie with Amy, Kerry and Michael - Thomas, Allen and Lois Gant (32 KB)
Thomas George Gant, son Allen Eazel Gant and wife, Grady Lois Mayo Gant about 1918, Clarke County, Mississippi. - Austin and Louise Gant (11 KB)
This was taken about 1941. - Margie with great-grandchildren, Dec. 2004 (40 KB)
Margie with Lucas, Brett, Presley & Madison - Thomas George Gant (25 KB)
Thomas George Gant shortly before he died in 1960.Picture taken in front of his home near Litton, Bolivar County, Mississippi. - Margie's great grandson, Lucas, 2006 (235 KB)
My great grandson, Lucas, 2 years old - Wiseman and Sarah (Sally) Gant (177 KB)
Wiseman, son of James Gant and Elizabeth Arrant Gant, and his wife Sarah Edwards Gant.Picture taken in Texas probably in the late 1800's. - Margie's great grandson, Brett, 2005 (206 KB)
My great grandson, Brett, 1 year old - Margie's great granddaughter, Madison, 2005 (250 KB)
My great granddaughter, Madison, 4 years old - Allen Gant, son of James Gant and Elizabeth Arrant (86 KB)
Allen Gant was born about 1835 in Georgia.He died Nov. 29, 1911 in Enterprise, Clarke County, Mississippi. - Gant, Allen, restored picture (1028 KB)
Cousin Della (from Enterprise) restored this old tin type picture of our great grandfather, Allen Gant. - Josephine Harris Gant with Della and Lillian (353 KB)
Josephine Harris Gant born 1853, died 1933.Della born 1881, died 1966.Lillian born 1875, died 1958.All died in Clarke County, Mississippi. - Josephine Harris Gant and children, restored (72 KB)
Cousin Della restored and colored this picture of our great grandmother Josephine Harris Gant, Della's grandmother, Della, and Aunt Lillie about age 5 - Wiseman and Sarah Edwards Gant (461 KB)
Wiseman, son of James Gant and Elizabeth Arrant.Born 1815, died 1902.Sarah Edwards Gant born 1818, died 1902.Both died in Caldwell County, Texas. - Louise, Phillip and Ruby Gant (123 KB)
My mother, brother and sister.All died in 2005 - Isaac Gant, son of James Gant and Elizabeth Arrant (37 KB)
Isaac Gant, born 1811 in Georgia, died 1888 in Tyler County, Texas. - Ruby, Louise and Margie (183 KB)
This was Mama's last Mother's Day.She died the following Aug. and Ruby died in Sept.
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