General Notes

Nickname:<NICK> Susan
REFN: 7720903-87
ESTATE PROBATED APR 1843 CANNON COUNTY, TENNESSEE, WITH ELDEST SON WILLIAM APPOINTED EXECUTOR AND GUARDIAN OF MINOR CHILDREN JAMES, JOANNA AND SARAH.
HER HUSBAND DYING OF TYPHOID FEVER BEFORE THE BIRTH OF THEIR YOUNGEST CHILD (SARAH ELIZABETH), SUSANNA WAS LEFT TO REAR A LARGE FAMILY. SEVERAL OF HER SONS FOUGHT IN THE CIVIL WAR, AND SHE FACED HARDSHIPS AT HOME. SHE KEPT HER MEAT HANGING IN THE ATTIC, AND DURING THE WAR SOLDIERS WOULD TAKE IT, SO SHE BEGAN TO HANG JUST A PIECE OR TWO UP THERE AND PUT THE REST UNDER THE HOUSE WITH A COVER OVER IT; THE SOLDIERS WOULD SEE THE ONE OR TWO PIECES AND LET THE FAMILY KEEP IT. ON ONE OCCASION DURING THE WAR THE YOUNGEST GANNON BOY (JAMES PERRY) HAD SADDLED A HORSE AND RIDDEN UP THE ROAD TO THE MILL TO HAVE CORN (OR WHEAT) GROUND; ON THE WAY BACK SOLDIERS TOOK HIS MEAL (OR FLOUR) AND HORSE AND HE HAD TO WALK HOME. ACCORDING TO Harper's Weekly OF 22 AUG 1863, MIDDLE TENNESSEE WAS IN A STATE OF "ABSOLUTE STARVATION."COMPILED BY N. CANSLER. W.H. GANNON ADMINISTRATOR OF
SUSANNA GANNON DECEASED
INVENTORY
INVENTORY OF THE PERSONAL ESTATE OF SUSANNA GANNON DECEASED, THE PERSONAL PROPERTY OF THE DECEASED WAS SOLD TO THE FOLLOWING NAMED PERSONS FOR WHICH THEY EXECUTED THEIR NOTES AS FALLOWS TO WIT ONE NOTE ON SARAH E. GANNON & S(AMUEL) M(URF) GANNON         $   7.97
"   "   "  JOANNA GANNON & S.M. GANNON                         11.00
"   "   "  S.M. GANNON & JAMES P. GANNON                        8.75
"   "   "  JAMES P. GANNON & S.M. GANNON                       40.39
"   "   "  HARVEY GANNON & JAMES P. GANNON                     17.25 AMOUNT BOUGHT BY ADMINISTRATOR W(ILLIAM) H(ENRY) GANNON         55.37 ONE ACCOUNT ON PHILLIP DAVIS FOR                                 2.50
_________ TOTAL AMOUNT OF ACCOUNTS IS                                   $143.23 THE ABOVE ARE ALL THE ASSETTS WHICH HAS COME INTO MY HANDS AS ADMINISTRATOR. ALL OF WHICH IS MOST RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED TO THE CONSIDERATION OF THE WORSHIPFUL COURT. GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND SEAL THIS 26 DAY OF APRIL 1873.  W.H. GANNON ADMINISTRATOR
SUSANNA GANNON DECEASED A SETTLEMENT WITH W.H. GANNON ADMIN. OF SUSANNA GANNON DECEASED MADE BY ME D.B. VANCE CLERK OF CANNON COUNTY COURT ON THIS 2nd DAY OF APRIL 1875, AND I FIND SAID ADMINISTRATOR CHARGEABLE AS FALLOWS VIZ.
1873 APRIL 26 INVENTORY REPORTED                               $143.23 1873 APRIL  8 RECIEVED FROM W.H. GANNON                          20.50 1874 FEBUARY 16 "        "  " "    "                             24.35
"   OCT 10     "        "  PETER SIMPSON                        20.00
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TOTAL                                     208.08 I ALSO FIND SAID ADMIN ENTITLED TO THE FALLOWING CREDITS "VIZ"
NO 1 1875 MAR 2nd NOTE PAID DR. J.N. BRIDGES                    73.36
" 2   "   "  1   RECEIPT FROM W.T. WOOD BY J.N. BRIDGES         6.87
" 3 1873 JUNE 23   "      "    JETTON GOODSON                  11.05
" 4 1874 MAR 2     "      "    W.M. GOTCHIS BY J.N. BRIDGES     2.17
" 5 1873 JUNE 2    "      "    D.B. VANCE CLERK & J.N. BRIDGES  1.00
" 6 1875 MAR 1     "      "    A.B. WITHERSPISMLY              20.00
" 7   "   "  1     "      "    J.N. BRIDGES                    42.50
" 8   "  APRIL 1   "      "    K.M. WILLIAMS                    3.30
" 9 1873  "  7     "      "    D.B. VANCE CLERK                 3.25
" 10  "  APRIL PAID HENRY McBROOM ADMIN OF GEORGE GANNON DEAD  40.10
CLERKS FOR THIS SETTLEMENT CONFIRMING AND RECORDING        2.00
ALLOWANCE TO ADMINISTRATOR                                15.00
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TOTAL CREDITS         $ 220.50
AMOUNT OVERPAID BY ADMINISTRATOR RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED    11.42
APRIL 2nd 1875
D.B. VANCE CLERK

Susan was a single parent (widow) and when she died 8 Mar 1872 she leftan estate of 94 acres and three minor children; James, Joanna and Sarah.The estate was not settled until 1875. The oldest son William Henry GANNON became the guardian of the minors.

Susan had four son