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Mary Elva Canaday Gantz

Birth	:	14 Feb 1837 Ohio, USA
Death	:	6 Aug 1916 Fairfield, Jefferson County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Evergreen Cemetery, Fairfield, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.0138600, -91.9562100
Plot	:	2nd.267 1/2 (originally interred in Fairfield Mausoleum; removed in 1968 when FM was closed)
Description	:	Middle name can be found listed as Elva or Elizabeth or Ellen in different sources; will use Elva for this memorial with that caution. Married to Andrew Gantz. Had several children; son Charles Gantz and daughter Myrtle Gantz (married and buried under Millane surname) are buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Fairfield, Iowa as well. Update a/o August 2008: The parents of Mary E Canaday Gantz have been identified as being Christopher and Elizabeth Canaday; they are buried in Moorman Cemetery here in Jefferson County (see Find A Grave entries for their headstone photos by another contributor). That contributor later made... Read More	Middle name can be found listed as Elva or Elizabeth or Ellen in different sources; will use Elva for this memorial with that caution. Married to Andrew Gantz. Had several children; son Charles Gantz and daughter Myrtle Gantz (married and buried under Millane surname) are buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Fairfield, Iowa as well. Update a/o August 2008: The parents of Mary E Canaday Gantz have been identified as being Christopher and Elizabeth Canaday; they are buried in Moorman Cemetery here in Jefferson County (see Find A Grave entries for their headstone photos by another contributor). That contributor later made duplicate entries for these same individuals in the Packwood Cemetery listing. Moorman cemetery is the correct cemetery, however. Below is a obituary notice found for the mother of Mary E Canaday (Mrs. Andrew Gantz): "The Fairfield Ledger March 6, 1901 Page 3 column 7 OBITUARY-MRS. ELIZABETH CANADAY, who died in this county the 26th ult., was born in Highland County, Ohio, December 6th, 1808. She came with her husband, the late CHRISTOPHER CANADAY, to Henry County in 1842, and a year later removed to Jefferson County, where the remainder of her life was spent. She leaves five children to mourn the loss of a dear and affectionate mother--MRS. G. L. RIDER of Des Moines, HUGH H. CANADAY of Ottumwa, MRS. ANDREW GANTZ, J. W. AND J. L. CANADAY of this county...Methodist Church....Funeral services were conducted by REV. I. O. KIMBLE the 27th ult., and the remains were interred in the Moorman cemetery."

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Mary Elva Canaday Gantz's memorial is located at: Evergreen Cemetery, Fairfield, Jefferson County, USA.
When did Mary Elva Canaday Gantz death?
Mary Elva Canaday Gantz death on 6 Aug 1916 in Fairfield, Jefferson County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 41.0138600
Longitude: -91.9562100

Family Members:

Parent

Christopher Canaday

(1811 - 1874)

Elizabeth McClelland Canaday

(1807 - 1901)

Spouse

Andrew Gantz

(1833 - 1918)

Siblings

John W. Canaday

(1840 - 1907)

James Louis Canaday

(1843 - 1926)

Children

Florence Gantz Ashmead

(1859 - 1890)

(1865 - 1932)

(1867 - 1868)

(1869 - 1956)

(1871 - 1894)

Myrtle Maude “Mertie” Gantz Millane

(1881 - 1946)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Evergreen Cemetery
Fairfield, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0138600, -91.9562100

2. Old Fairfield Cemetery
Fairfield, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0148000, -91.9598000

3. Memorial Lawn Cemetery
Fairfield, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0068000, -91.9805000

4. Switzer Cemetery
Fairfield, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0368996, -91.9096985

5. Bradshaw Cemetery
Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9766998, -91.9032974

6. Roth Cemetery
Fairfield, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9589005, -91.9574966

7. Bethesda Cemetery
Fairfield, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0019000, -91.8796000

8. Smith Family Cemetery
Libertyville, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9972416, -92.0362857

9. Wheeler Cemetery
Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0797000, -91.9185500

10. Galliher Cemetery
Glasgow, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9666892, -91.8835038

11. Upper Richwoods Cemetery
Salina, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0602989, -91.8807983

12. Jefferson County Poor Farm Cemetery
Libertyville, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9416900, -91.9996200

13. Perlee Cemetery
Perlee, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0805750, -91.8993380

14. Pattison Cemetery
Fairfield, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9444008, -91.9049988

15. Moorman Cemetery
Fairfield, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0452995, -92.0622025

16. Wright Cemetery
Fairfield, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9524000, -91.8728000

17. Antioch Cemetery
Fairfield, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.1002998, -91.9147034

18. Moyer Cemetery
Fairfield, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.1046982, -91.9330978

19. Cumberland Cemetery
Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9248000, -91.9903000

20. Gregg Cemetery
Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0078011, -92.0811005

21. Salina Cemetery
Salina, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0419006, -91.8330994

22. McCleary Cemetery
Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9892006, -92.0805969

23. Brooks Cemetery
Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0635986, -92.0693970

24. Thompson Cemetery
Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9155998, -91.9772034