Johnny Britton Fann (1919 - 2004)

Born 29 Oct 1919 in Black River Township, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Died 29 Aug 2004 at age 84 in Wade, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

Johnny Fann was born in North Carolina.

Johnny, son of Samuel Adolphus Fann & Sallie Elizabeth Boyette, was born on 29 October 1919 in Black River Township, Cumberland, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States.^[1][2] In the 1920 census Britton (age 0) was the son of Sam A and Sallie Fann in Cumberland, North Carolina, United States.^[3] In the 1930 census Britton (age 10) was the son of Samuel and Sallie Fann in Black River, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States.^[4]

Johnny was in a military record on 6 November 1940 in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, single, without dependents, having completed 2 years of high school, an occupation of tinsmiths, coppersmiths, and sheet metal worker; registering for the Army Signal Corps as a Private.^[5]

By 27 Sep 1944, he and Louise W (Daniel) Fann were the parents of a child, born in Roanoke Rapids, Halifax, North Carolina. In 1950, he and his wife were separated, and Britton was living with his parents and his child (allegedly deceased).^[6]

His second wife was Lucille Pollock (1929-2017),^[7] the daughter of Preston Harvey Pollock of Cedar Creek, Cumberland, North Carolina. In 1963, Britton had another (living) child, in Cross Creek, Cumberland, North Carolina.

Seargent Major Johnny Britton Fann of World War II is named on a memorial in Cumberland Memorial Gardens, Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States with a Cumberland County death date of 29 August 2004.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: "North Carolina, Center for Health Statistics, Vital Records Unit, County Birth Records, 1913-1922"
   citing Digital film/folder number: 008408151_005_M9MC-KJ4; Image number: 100
   FamilySearch Record: CXTS-JS6Z (accessed 14 November 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS1Q-HQM1-B
   Johnny Britton Fann born on 29 Oct 1919, son of Samuel Adolphus Fann & Sallie Elizabeth Boyette, in Cumberland, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States.
2. ↑ Birth: "North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000"
   citing vol. 6, p. 432, Cumberland, North Carolina, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh
   FamilySearch Record: VHN5-HBY (accessed 14 November 2023)
   Johnny Britton Fann born on 29 Oct 1919, child of Sam A Fann, in Cumberland, North Carolina.
3. ↑ 1920 Census: "United States Census, 1920"
   citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T625; Line: 52; Digital film/folder number: 004966789; FHL microfilm: 1821293; Image number: 687; Sheet number: 18; Sheet letter: B; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N02072-4
   FamilySearch Record: MZKP-JYG (accessed 14 November 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GRXY-8D9
   Britton Fann (0), single son, in household of Sam A Fann (31) in Cumberland, North Carolina, United States. Born in North Carolina.
4. ↑ 1930 Census: "United States Census, 1930"
   citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T626; Line: 91; Digital film/folder number: 004952286; FHL microfilm: 2341418; Image number: 86; Sheet number: 18; Sheet letter: B; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N03837-7
   FamilySearch Record: X3SX-9F8 (accessed 14 November 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9RZY-9VS
   Britton Fann (10), single son, in household of Samuel Fann (41) in Black River, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States. Born in North Carolina.
5. ↑ Military: "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946"
   citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 1263923, National Archives at College Park, Maryland
   FamilySearch Record: K8L7-V3R (accessed 14 November 2023)
   Name: Johnny B Fann; Marital Status: Single, without dependents; Race: White; Military Service Date: 06 Nov 1940; Military Service Place: Charlotte, North Carolina, United States; Birth Date: 1919; Birth Place: NORTH CAROLINA; Arc Identifier: 1263923; Branch Alpha Orig: SC; Branch Code: Signal Corps; Branch Code Orig: 90; Civil Occupation: Tinsmiths, coppersmiths, and sheet metal workers; Civil Occupation Orig: 480; Component: Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men); Component Orig: 1; Education: 2 years of high school; Education Orig: 2; Enlistment Day: 06; Enlistment Month: Nov; Enlistment Month Orig: 11; Enlistment Place: CHARLOTTE NORTH CAROLINA; Enlistment Place Orig: 4613; Enlistment Term Orig: 0; Enlistment Year: 1940; Enlistment Year Orig: 40; Event Type: Military Service; Grade Alpha Orig: PVT; Grade Code: Private; Grade Code Orig: 8; Major Force Of Assign: 5; Military Occupation: 6714; Reel Box Card: 01482.5; Serial Number: 14030510; Source: Civil Life; Source Orig: 0.
6. ↑ 1950 Census: "United States 1950 Census"
   citing Page: 75; Line: 10; Digital film/folder number: 108931508; Image number: 41
   FamilySearch Record: 6FMM-LZCN (accessed 14 November 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QHK-SQHW-NSY1-W
   Britton J Fann (30), separated son, Makestoy Animals, in household of Samuel A Fann (51) in South Fayetteville, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States. Born in North Carolina.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #38385908 (accessed 14 November 2023)
   Memorial page for Johnny Britton Fann Sr. (29 Oct 1919-29 Aug 2004), citing Cumberland Memorial Gardens, Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by Vonna (contributor 46495112).