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From: Steve Heasley
To: Will i am
Sent: Sunday, August 25, 2002 6:48 PM
Subject: Re: gannon
William Gannon (Dec 22,1833- Sep 9,1913) married Mary Ann Levy Carroll ( Dec 21,1841- Feb 20,1837) on Aug 19,1875
William was born in Dublin,Ireland. He was the son of Michael Gannon & Catherine McMinnes. He came to the United States in 1861 according to the 1900 census. He met Mary Ann while working on the railroad. He was staying at a boarding house run by Mary Ann's sister Elizabeth Lowers.
Mary Ann was the daughter of Christian Levy & Esther Harriet Hoover. She was born in Rockland Twp,Venango County,PA.
Christian Levy ( b. about 1815) was the son of Christian Levy Sr. & Elizabeth. Christian Sr. was born about 1789 in Philadelphia. His parents were Jewish merchants. He left Philadelphia after marrying out of the Jewish Faith. He went to Lancaster County then Venango County.
Christian & Hettie Levy had 13 children - Elizabeth, Mary Ann, John , Annie, Samuel, Andrew, Sarah, Nancy, Athia, Christian, Jeremiah, Amanda & John Fee Levy who was adopted.
According to my great aunt Dorothy Small ( Amanda Gannon Heasley's daughter) when William Gannon came to America he came to New York City with 2 brothers. They split up shortly after that. Gannon University in Erie was supposed to have been started by a cousin of the Gannon's
- Bishop John Mark Gannon.
William & Mary Ann Gannon are buried in Lucinda,PA at St. Joseph's Church. Hettie Hoover Levy is also buried in Lucinda at the Walter's Cemetery. I don't know where Christian Levy is buried but they lived in Rockland Station,Venango County so he is probably buried near there.
Children of Mary Ann Levy & Thomas Carroll
1. James Irving Carroll Neil ( Apr 7,1871- 1955) married Nellie Gallup ( 1873-1929). buried in Cuba,NY
Two children Clarence & Evelyn
2. Edward Carroll ( Nov 27,1873- June 29,1938) married Anna Mottmiller ( 1864-1943). buried Lucinda
Six children - Augustine, Bernard, Charles, James, Martina, Philomena
3. Also 3 daughters who died shortly after birth
Children of Mary Ann Levy & William Gannon
1. Rose Ann Gannon ( May 14,1876- June 24,1966) married Andrew Grolemund ( 1862-1957) buried Lucinda
Seven children - Francis, Mary, Esther, William, Aloysius, Claude & Sylvester
2. Mary Ellen ( Nellie) Gannon ( Feb 28, 1878- June 9,1946) married Michael Schwabenbauer ( 1877-1949)
They lived in Oil City and are buried in Calvary Cemetery in Oil City
Seven children - Dorothy, Clarence, Howard, Ralph, Eileen, Wilbur & Raymond. Raymond was killed in WW2
3. Frank Heron Gannon ( Jan 21,1880- Mar 5,1962) married Francis Matilda Nuhfer ( 1886- 1960)
They moved to Bakersfield,Ca about 1909.
Three daughters - Hilda, Melphy & Mildred.
4. Amanda Agnes Gannon ( May 19,1882- Nov 6,1951) married George Isaac Heasley ( Jan 21,1881- Aug 6,1946)
They lived in Leeper and are buried at St. Marys Church,Crown, PA
They had 9 children - Henry Edward, Clarence George, William Francis, Catherine Regina, James Augustine, Bernard Christopher, Mary Agnes, Rose Ellen & Dorothy Amanda Heasley. Only Bernard & Dorothy are still living.
5. Catherine Gannon ( March 7,1885- May 1967) married William Winter ( 1873- ?)
They lived in Perry,NY. No children.
6. William Henry Gannon ( July 9,1887- July 21,1944) married Pauline Hargenrader ( 1893-1958).
They lived in Rouseville,PA near Oil City. He is buried in Rynd Farm Cemetery in Rouseville.
They had 14 children - Alvin, Harold, Cornelia, Germaine, Louise, John Mark, Ermine, William, Regis, Monica, Edith, Lawrence , Dorothy & Paul.
7. Cecelia Catherine Staab ( May 18,1889 - ?) married Joseph Cicero ( 1886-1971)
Katy was adopted by the Gannons. They lived in Leicester,NY. Joseph was an Italian immigrant.
They had 5 children - James, Gordon, Francis, Stanley & Stella.
I have more info on Levy & Gannon families. Let me know what you might be interested in. I have a picture of Wiliam & Mary Ann's tombstone if you would like to see that.
Below is picture of George Isaac & Amanda Heasley taken about 1910 with children - Clarence, Catherine, William & Henry Edward Heasley.
Henry Heasley was my grandfather.
Hope I have helped
Steve Heasley
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