Gahan, Amanda

1853 - 1936  (82 years)

• Name	Gahan, Amanda
  Birth	13 Apr 1853	Jeffersonville, Clark County, Indiana
  Gender	Female
  Reference Number	GAHA.A004
  _FGRAVE	48314974
  Death	12 Feb 1936	Decatur, Macon County, Illinois
  Burial	Greenwood Cemetery, Decatur, Macon County, Illinois
  Person ID	I55863	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	11 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Gahan, John William,   b. 24 Dec 1822, West Virginia d. 31 Dec 1917, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 95 years)
  Mother	Varble, Eliza Jane,   b. 8 Dec 1826   d. 28 Jul 1899 (Age 72 years)
  Family ID	F20182	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Death - 12 Feb 1936 - Decatur, Macon County, Illinois Burial - - Greenwood Cemetery, Decatur, Macon County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Amanda Gahan Branson,82, who had lived in Decatur 36 years, died Wednesday morning in the home of her daughter, Mrs. Lida M. Fields, 304 North Oakcrest avenue. Mrs. Branson's death was caused by a heart ailment. She was the mother in law of John Rehfelt, city commissioner. Amanda Gahan was born in Jeffersonville, Ind. April 13, 1853. She was married to Anthony Hantz who died. Her second husband, William Branson, died eight years ago in Mattoon. She was a member of the West Side Church of the Nazarene. She leaves one son, Walter Hantz and four daughters, Mrs. Lida Fields, Mrs. John Rehfelt, and Mrs. Chester Schwab, all of Decatur, and Mrs. Jack Shorb of Hammond, Ind.; three brothers, George Gahan of Long Beach, Calif., Andrew Gahan of Xenia and James Gahan of Flora; a sister, Mrs. Mary Johnson of Xenia.