John Delaney came to Texas in 1845. John, his father and brothers amassed some 2500 acres of land throughout Angelina County.
John Delaney Gann was the first District Clerk of the new county of Angelina, the minutes of this court in his handwriting are in the county courthouse. He then moved to the west end of the county, where he owned a huge tract of land. The 1860 census showed him to be the third largest landowner in the county.
The log house he built was still being used in 1972. As it was built in the 1850's, it is classed as one of the first homes in Angelina County, and has earned a Texas State Historical Marker. The house has been restored and preserved by Louis Bonner. It is located west of Lufkin, off Texas Highway 94. It is actually believed to be the oldest house in the county.
In 1846, a marriage license was issued to John Delaney Gann and Malinda Arnold. Their marriage was in 1847.
John Delaney Gann raised cotton, cattle and hogs. He owned slaves. Shortly after he completed his cabin, the Civil War began. He voted with the majority of Angelina County and said "no" to seceding from the Union. He joined the Confederate Army, however, when Texas did secede.
He was home on furlough with phlebitis or "white swelling" in his leg when he was dragged from his home and hanged as a deserter. Two days after his abduction by the nightriders, his body as found hanging from a dogwood tree near Jack Creek. He had been blindfolded and shot in the head by a shotgun. He was buried on his own land, but no one knows exactly where.
John D. Windham confessed to the crime nearly ten years later as he was being executed for the hanging of another man
John Delaney Gann was the first District Clerk of the new county of Angelina, the minutes of this court in his handwriting are in the county courthouse. He then moved to the west end of the county, where he owned a huge tract of land. The 1860 census showed him to be the third largest landowner in the county.
The log house he built was still being used in 1972. As it was built in the 1850's, it is classed as one of the first homes in Angelina County, and has earned a Texas State Historical Marker. The house has been restored and preserved by Louis Bonner. It is located west of Lufkin, off Texas Highway 94. It is actually believed to be the oldest house in the county.
In 1846, a marriage license was issued to John Delaney Gann and Malinda Arnold. Their marriage was in 1847.
John Delaney Gann raised cotton, cattle and hogs. He owned slaves. Shortly after he completed his cabin, the Civil War began. He voted with the majority of Angelina County and said "no" to seceding from the Union. He joined the Confederate Army, however, when Texas did secede.
He was home on furlough with phlebitis or "white swelling" in his leg when he was dragged from his home and hanged as a deserter. Two days after his abduction by the nightriders, his body as found hanging from a dogwood tree near Jack Creek. He had been blindfolded and shot in the head by a shotgun. He was buried on his own land, but no one knows exactly where.
John D. Windham confessed to the crime nearly ten years later as he was being executed for the hanging of another man
John Delaney came to Texas in 1845. John, his father and brothers amassed some 2500 acres of land throughout Angelina County.
John Delaney Gann was the first District Clerk of the new county of Angelina, the minutes of this court in his handwriting are in the county courthouse. He then moved to the west end of the county, where he owned a huge tract of land. The 1860 census showed him to be the third largest landowner in the county.
The log house he built was still being used in 1972. As it was built in the 1850's, it is classed as one of the first homes in Angelina County, and has earned a Texas State Historical Marker. The house has been restored and preserved by Louis Bonner. It is located west of Lufkin, off Texas Highway 94. It is actually believed to be the oldest house in the county.
In 1846, a marriage license was issued to John Delaney Gann and Malinda Arnold. Their marriage was in 1847.
John Delaney Gann raised cotton, cattle and hogs. He owned slaves. Shortly after he completed his cabin, the Civil War began. He voted with the majority of Angelina County and said "no" to seceding from the Union. He joined the Confederate Army, however, when Texas did secede.
He was home on furlough with phlebitis or "white swelling" in his leg when he was dragged from his home and hanged as a deserter. Two days after his abduction by the nightriders, his body as found hanging from a dogwood tree near Jack Creek. He had been blindfolded and shot in the head by a shotgun. He was buried on his own land, but no one knows exactly where.
John D. Windham confessed to the crime nearly ten years later as he was being executed for the hanging of another man
John Delaney Gann was the first District Clerk of the new county of Angelina, the minutes of this court in his handwriting are in the county courthouse. He then moved to the west end of the county, where he owned a huge tract of land. The 1860 census showed him to be the third largest landowner in the county.
The log house he built was still being used in 1972. As it was built in the 1850's, it is classed as one of the first homes in Angelina County, and has earned a Texas State Historical Marker. The house has been restored and preserved by Louis Bonner. It is located west of Lufkin, off Texas Highway 94. It is actually believed to be the oldest house in the county.
In 1846, a marriage license was issued to John Delaney Gann and Malinda Arnold. Their marriage was in 1847.
John Delaney Gann raised cotton, cattle and hogs. He owned slaves. Shortly after he completed his cabin, the Civil War began. He voted with the majority of Angelina County and said "no" to seceding from the Union. He joined the Confederate Army, however, when Texas did secede.
He was home on furlough with phlebitis or "white swelling" in his leg when he was dragged from his home and hanged as a deserter. Two days after his abduction by the nightriders, his body as found hanging from a dogwood tree near Jack Creek. He had been blindfolded and shot in the head by a shotgun. He was buried on his own land, but no one knows exactly where.
John D. Windham confessed to the crime nearly ten years later as he was being executed for the hanging of another man
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