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From: Debbie C. Davis
To: Karen Zach
Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2007 7:56 PM
Subject: Fountain County Bio John M. Wann
Beckwith, H.W. History of Fountain County, Indiana. Chicago: HH Hill 1881 Page 434
John M. Wann, second son of Daniel and Susanna (Givens) Wann, was born January 17, 1837,
in Vermilion county, Indiana. He remained at home till his father died, taking the home
responsibilities till after the sale. He enlisted in Co. E, 115th Ind., six months'
service, then reenlisted in the one year's service in Co. C, 154th Ind. At the close
of the war he returned home, and was married in March 1866, to Jane Jones, daughter of
Solomon and Margaret (Bradburn) Jones. She was born in Vermilion county, Indiana, in 1842.
After marriage they settled south of Lodi, where he bought 120 acres of land. In about
five years he sold, and bought or traded for his present place. He occupies the house
built by his father, and owns 137 acres in his home place, and fifty acres in Parke
county, and has cleared his share of Fountain county. He is a republican. He and wife are
members of the Methodist Episcopal church . They have had one child, Luzety (dead). James
Wann, brother of John, served in the 31st Ind. Vols. During the civil war, and was
veteraned; and Elisha, also a brother, served in the 71st Ind. a short time.
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