The birth and death dates are taken from the tombstone.
There is debate as to what the accurate data should be.
Mike Pippin (FAG# 47470534) reported that "a death notice in the Success area of the Clay County Courier dated April 1934 which gave the date of death as 28 March 1934. I know there is a possibility that it was wrong since it didn't give a first name and it was for "Mrs. Fann" which left a reasonable doubt that any of it was correct."
January 1858, as a birth date comes from the 1900 census. However, the 1880, 1910, and 1930 census has the birth year 1854; and the 1920 has 1855.
Then there is: (it is tough to know who got it wrong...the stone has April 7 as birth date, but this record has it as death date)
Arkansas Death Index, 1914-1950
Name: William P Fann
Death Day: 7
Death Month: Apr
Death Year: 1934
County: Clay
Roll number: 19341940
Page number: 1067
The death certificate (found by Michael Pippin) reports death date as April 7, 1934, which calculated birthdate would be April 29, 1854, Saturday is the date 79 years, 11 months, 8 days before April 7, 1934. Cause of death was influenza. Informant was Wm. B. Fann. Parents reported to be: Preston and Mary (Bodle) Fann both born in Missouri. He was a farmer.
pbc ( FAG# 46872360) requested an edit for birth being April 30, 1854, and death April 7, 1934, with note added "Arkansas Death Certificate # 154 shows that Wm. P Fann died in Success, Carpenter Twp, Clay County, Arkansas on 7 Apr 1934. It does not give the birth date, but gives his age as 79 yrs, 11 mos, 8 days, which calculates to a birth date of 30 Apr 1854. He died of influenza. It also names his father as Preston Fann and his mother as Mary Bodle." [My date calculator has Apr 29, 1854, Saturday, is the date 79 years, 11 months, 8 days before Apr 7, 1934]
Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957
Name: Wm P Fann
Gender: Male
Age: 23
Birth Year: abt 1854
Spouse's name: Tempy Pippin
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 17
Marriage Date: 11 Jun 1877
Marriage License Date: 11 Jun 1877
Marriage County: Benton
Event Type: Marriage
FHL Film Number: 1034660
Occupation: Farmer
Known Children:
James Samuel Fann (1879–1957)
Alonzo Edward Fann (1881–1965)
Jefferson Davis Fann (1886–1963)
William Benjamin Fann (1889–1940)
Lula M. Fann Counts (1891–1965)
Charles R Fann (1896–1910)
Essie Fann (1900–?)
There is debate as to what the accurate data should be.
Mike Pippin (FAG# 47470534) reported that "a death notice in the Success area of the Clay County Courier dated April 1934 which gave the date of death as 28 March 1934. I know there is a possibility that it was wrong since it didn't give a first name and it was for "Mrs. Fann" which left a reasonable doubt that any of it was correct."
January 1858, as a birth date comes from the 1900 census. However, the 1880, 1910, and 1930 census has the birth year 1854; and the 1920 has 1855.
Then there is: (it is tough to know who got it wrong...the stone has April 7 as birth date, but this record has it as death date)
Arkansas Death Index, 1914-1950
Name: William P Fann
Death Day: 7
Death Month: Apr
Death Year: 1934
County: Clay
Roll number: 19341940
Page number: 1067
The death certificate (found by Michael Pippin) reports death date as April 7, 1934, which calculated birthdate would be April 29, 1854, Saturday is the date 79 years, 11 months, 8 days before April 7, 1934. Cause of death was influenza. Informant was Wm. B. Fann. Parents reported to be: Preston and Mary (Bodle) Fann both born in Missouri. He was a farmer.
pbc ( FAG# 46872360) requested an edit for birth being April 30, 1854, and death April 7, 1934, with note added "Arkansas Death Certificate # 154 shows that Wm. P Fann died in Success, Carpenter Twp, Clay County, Arkansas on 7 Apr 1934. It does not give the birth date, but gives his age as 79 yrs, 11 mos, 8 days, which calculates to a birth date of 30 Apr 1854. He died of influenza. It also names his father as Preston Fann and his mother as Mary Bodle." [My date calculator has Apr 29, 1854, Saturday, is the date 79 years, 11 months, 8 days before Apr 7, 1934]
Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957
Name: Wm P Fann
Gender: Male
Age: 23
Birth Year: abt 1854
Spouse's name: Tempy Pippin
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 17
Marriage Date: 11 Jun 1877
Marriage License Date: 11 Jun 1877
Marriage County: Benton
Event Type: Marriage
FHL Film Number: 1034660
Occupation: Farmer
Known Children:
James Samuel Fann (1879–1957)
Alonzo Edward Fann (1881–1965)
Jefferson Davis Fann (1886–1963)
William Benjamin Fann (1889–1940)
Lula M. Fann Counts (1891–1965)
Charles R Fann (1896–1910)
Essie Fann (1900–?)
The birth and death dates are taken from the tombstone.
There is debate as to what the accurate data should be.
Mike Pippin (FAG# 47470534) reported that "a death notice in the Success area of the Clay County Courier dated April 1934 which gave the date of death as 28 March 1934. I know there is a possibility that it was wrong since it didn't give a first name and it was for "Mrs. Fann" which left a reasonable doubt that any of it was correct."
January 1858, as a birth date comes from the 1900 census. However, the 1880, 1910, and 1930 census has the birth year 1854; and the 1920 has 1855.
Then there is: (it is tough to know who got it wrong...the stone has April 7 as birth date, but this record has it as death date)
Arkansas Death Index, 1914-1950
Name: William P Fann
Death Day: 7
Death Month: Apr
Death Year: 1934
County: Clay
Roll number: 19341940
Page number: 1067
The death certificate (found by Michael Pippin) reports death date as April 7, 1934, which calculated birthdate would be April 29, 1854, Saturday is the date 79 years, 11 months, 8 days before April 7, 1934. Cause of death was influenza. Informant was Wm. B. Fann. Parents reported to be: Preston and Mary (Bodle) Fann both born in Missouri. He was a farmer.
pbc ( FAG# 46872360) requested an edit for birth being April 30, 1854, and death April 7, 1934, with note added "Arkansas Death Certificate # 154 shows that Wm. P Fann died in Success, Carpenter Twp, Clay County, Arkansas on 7 Apr 1934. It does not give the birth date, but gives his age as 79 yrs, 11 mos, 8 days, which calculates to a birth date of 30 Apr 1854. He died of influenza. It also names his father as Preston Fann and his mother as Mary Bodle." [My date calculator has Apr 29, 1854, Saturday, is the date 79 years, 11 months, 8 days before Apr 7, 1934]
Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957
Name: Wm P Fann
Gender: Male
Age: 23
Birth Year: abt 1854
Spouse's name: Tempy Pippin
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 17
Marriage Date: 11 Jun 1877
Marriage License Date: 11 Jun 1877
Marriage County: Benton
Event Type: Marriage
FHL Film Number: 1034660
Occupation: Farmer
Known Children:
James Samuel Fann (1879–1957)
Alonzo Edward Fann (1881–1965)
Jefferson Davis Fann (1886–1963)
William Benjamin Fann (1889–1940)
Lula M. Fann Counts (1891–1965)
Charles R Fann (1896–1910)
Essie Fann (1900–?)
There is debate as to what the accurate data should be.
Mike Pippin (FAG# 47470534) reported that "a death notice in the Success area of the Clay County Courier dated April 1934 which gave the date of death as 28 March 1934. I know there is a possibility that it was wrong since it didn't give a first name and it was for "Mrs. Fann" which left a reasonable doubt that any of it was correct."
January 1858, as a birth date comes from the 1900 census. However, the 1880, 1910, and 1930 census has the birth year 1854; and the 1920 has 1855.
Then there is: (it is tough to know who got it wrong...the stone has April 7 as birth date, but this record has it as death date)
Arkansas Death Index, 1914-1950
Name: William P Fann
Death Day: 7
Death Month: Apr
Death Year: 1934
County: Clay
Roll number: 19341940
Page number: 1067
The death certificate (found by Michael Pippin) reports death date as April 7, 1934, which calculated birthdate would be April 29, 1854, Saturday is the date 79 years, 11 months, 8 days before April 7, 1934. Cause of death was influenza. Informant was Wm. B. Fann. Parents reported to be: Preston and Mary (Bodle) Fann both born in Missouri. He was a farmer.
pbc ( FAG# 46872360) requested an edit for birth being April 30, 1854, and death April 7, 1934, with note added "Arkansas Death Certificate # 154 shows that Wm. P Fann died in Success, Carpenter Twp, Clay County, Arkansas on 7 Apr 1934. It does not give the birth date, but gives his age as 79 yrs, 11 mos, 8 days, which calculates to a birth date of 30 Apr 1854. He died of influenza. It also names his father as Preston Fann and his mother as Mary Bodle." [My date calculator has Apr 29, 1854, Saturday, is the date 79 years, 11 months, 8 days before Apr 7, 1934]
Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957
Name: Wm P Fann
Gender: Male
Age: 23
Birth Year: abt 1854
Spouse's name: Tempy Pippin
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 17
Marriage Date: 11 Jun 1877
Marriage License Date: 11 Jun 1877
Marriage County: Benton
Event Type: Marriage
FHL Film Number: 1034660
Occupation: Farmer
Known Children:
James Samuel Fann (1879–1957)
Alonzo Edward Fann (1881–1965)
Jefferson Davis Fann (1886–1963)
William Benjamin Fann (1889–1940)
Lula M. Fann Counts (1891–1965)
Charles R Fann (1896–1910)
Essie Fann (1900–?)
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