He was married to Miss Sallie Farmer in 1873 and to them were born ten children. Sallie died in 1903 and is buried in the Raleigh Cemetery.
He married Miss Gener Cottengame in 1908 and to them were born one child.
He is survived by a wife Gener, four children, seventeen grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.
"Uncle Bill" was loved by all who knew him. All was done that loving hands and king hearts could do, but God knows best. He was laid beneath the sod in the Raleigh cemetery, December 25, at 2 p.m.
Oh how we miss his smiling face
And his tender loving care
His home is now a lonely place
No one to use his vacant chair
He is gone, but not forgotten
All his troubles and cares are o'er
We hope to meet him some sweet day
Over on that happy shore
The one we loved is far away
The hands we clasp are cold
But we hope he is safe in heaven
Walking the streets of gold
Our hearts are sad and lonely
Since dear "Uncle Bill" went away
But we hope he is happy
Where it is one eternal day
Written by one who loved him Gertie Sykes, JJ Sykes daughter and William Carroll Gan's niece.
The Corsicana Sun
He was married to Miss Sallie Farmer in 1873 and to them were born ten children. Sallie died in 1903 and is buried in the Raleigh Cemetery.
He married Miss Gener Cottengame in 1908 and to them were born one child.
He is survived by a wife Gener, four children, seventeen grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.
"Uncle Bill" was loved by all who knew him. All was done that loving hands and king hearts could do, but God knows best. He was laid beneath the sod in the Raleigh cemetery, December 25, at 2 p.m.
Oh how we miss his smiling face
And his tender loving care
His home is now a lonely place
No one to use his vacant chair
He is gone, but not forgotten
All his troubles and cares are o'er
We hope to meet him some sweet day
Over on that happy shore
The one we loved is far away
The hands we clasp are cold
But we hope he is safe in heaven
Walking the streets of gold
Our hearts are sad and lonely
Since dear "Uncle Bill" went away
But we hope he is happy
Where it is one eternal day
Written by one who loved him Gertie Sykes, JJ Sykes daughter and William Carroll Gan's niece.
The Corsicana Sun
Gravesite Details
October 2012, 84 years after W C Gan was laid to rest in the Raleigh Cemetery, his two Great Granddaughters Mary Fay Gan Brady and Joe Ann Gan Hancock put the stone on his grave.
Family Members
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John Thomas "Johnie" Gan
1874–1920
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Nancy Jane "Nannie" Gan Prater
1877–1956
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William H. Gan
1879–1881
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Henry J. Gan
1882–1896
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Florence S. Gan
1885–1885
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George Washington Gan Sr
1886–1934
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Osey Lee Gan
1889–1965
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Lewis F. Gan
1892–1894
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Jim Brit Gan
1895–1896
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Eva Gan Wood
1896–1921
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Annie Lou Gan McCurrin
1913–2003
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