Hi All, I have been searching for my McCann's for what seems like an eternity and recently enjoyed a 'breakthrough' after a very empty 6 years.... The parents in Generation 1 are from an in-law's obituary and are all I have to go on for now... The breakthrough concerned Charles A. McCann and his wife Jessie Hutchcroft. They had died young and orphaned my grandfather at age seven. His two younger siblings were adopted out. What was once thought to be an accident turned out to be that Jessie McCann died in 1916 of an illness and in April of 1917 Charles was shot and killed. Any connection or info will help!! Nora Descendants of Samuel McCann Generation No. 1 1. SAMUEL1 MCCANN. He married L ANGNEY. Resided: Roseve, ILL Child of SAMUEL MCCANN and L ANGNEY is: 2. i. CHARLES A2 MCCANN, b. 1878, West Fairfield, Cumberland Co., IA; d. April 05, 1917, Decatur Co., IA. Generation No. 2 2. CHARLES A2 MCCANN (SAMUEL1) was born 1878, and died April 05, 1917 in Decatur Co., IA. He married JESSIE HUTCHCROFT September 13, 1902 in Mediapolis, Des Moines Co., IA, daughter of GEORGE HUTCHCROFT and JANE DRINKALL. Notes for CHARLES A MCCANN: Buried in same plot with wife and George McCann infant son. Death Bk D 1906-1913 . 151 . Decatur Co. Courthouse Decatur County Journal-Iowa Thursday, April l2, l9l7 CHARLES MCCANN, formerly engaged in business at Decatur, was shot and killed Thursday evening of last week by ARTHUR CAVE at the CAVE farm near Decatur. CAVE was placed under arrest by Sheriff John A. Fulton and brought to Leon and placed in jail. ANDREW SELL and ED CAVE, father of ARTHUR CAVE, had gone to ARTHUR CAVE's home to look at some pigs. MR. SELL had gone for the purpoe of buying the pigs but was unable to make a deal and went back to Decatur. A little later JOHN WOODARD, his son, CLIFF WOODARD, ARTHUR CAVE and CHARLES MCCANN got MR. WOODARD's car and drove out to CAVE's farm to look at the pigs, JOHN WOODARD bought all the pigs that had been offered for sale. The party then went out in front of ARTHUR CAVE's house where their car had been left and MR. WOODARD started to pay for the pigs. He had no blank check, MR. MCCANN had one so at MR. WOODARD's request he started to fill it for the amount due for the hogs. He was sitting at the time on the fender writing the check when someone said that MRS. ED CAVE, ARTHUR's mother, was coming over from the ED CAVE home a quarter of a mile east. She had seen the men over there and came over to see what they were doing suspecting that some of them had been drinking! . She was afraid that her son was going to sell the pigs at too low a price. She began talking to ARTHUR about being drunk. She told him that he had promised her that he would stop drinking and that he had failed to keep his promise. Those present say that as a result of the argument between mother and son, ARTHUR finally ordered his mother to leave and stated that if she did not go he would see that she did. He went to the house and soon returned with a revolver. ED CAVE told his wife that she had better go as ART was drunk and in a bad humor and she started away. When young CAVE came out with the gun his father tried to pacify him. JOHN WOODARD also made an effort to quiet CAVE but he lined them up alongside a fence and told them to stay there. Then he turned to MR. MCCANN and ordered him to get over with the rest. MR. MCCANN did not refuse to do so but tried to talk young CAVE into giving up the gun. He was standing close to CAVE and each time CAVE drew the gun on him he knocked it out of the way with his left hand. The third time young CAVE fired twice, one ball striking MR. MCCANN in the temple and the other shot going wild. The others then started to run and young CAVE shot three times presumably in their direction. JOHN WOODARD and son, CLIFF, ran to ORVILLE FLETCHER's home and telephoned to Sheriff Fulton. Sheriff Fulton, accompanied by his Deputy, John Osborne, and Frank Farquhar, started immediately in a car for the scene of the shooting. Drs. Layton and Bowman, of Leon, were also summoned and Dr. Eiker, who happened to be near, also rushed to the CAVE farm. Earl Riley joined Sheriff Fulton and party in Decatur and accompanied them to the scene of the crime. As they neared the CAVE home they met Dr. Eiker, who, accompanied by Earl Riley, hastened to the body of MCCANN lying not far away. They found that he was still living. Sheriff Fulton found young CAVE in the car that had been left standing near the house and quickly placed him under arrest. The body of MCCANN was carried to the house. Doctors Layton and Bowman who had arrived by this time, and Dr. Eiker, did what they could for the wounded man but death occurred in a short time after the arrival of the physicians and officers. Young CAVE made no resistance when disarmed by the Sheriff. The gun with which he had done the shooting was a 32 calibre and had been fired five times, leaving one cartridge in the gun when it was taken away from him. CAVE was brought to Leon and placed in jail. A coroner's inquest was held in the Court Room in Leon last Saturday morning by Dr. H.R. Layton, Coroner of Decatur County. Testimony of a number of witnesses was heard after which a Coroner's Jury composed of G.R. Farquhar, F.C. Gardner and Charles E. Hurst, returned the following verdict: We do find the said deceased came to his death by a gunshot wound in the head inflicted by a gun in the hands of ARTIE CAVE, with felonious intent, on the twelfth day of April, l9l7, in Decatur Township, Decatur County, Iowa, and we further find that he did come to his death feloniously; and that a crime has been committed upon the deceased and that ARTIE CAVE is the name of the person whom the Jury believes has committed it. The date for the preliminary hearing has not been decided upon by County Attorney Wm. J. Springer, but it will probably be in a few days. The funeral of CHARLES MCCANN was held at Decatur, Sunday and the body taken from there to Lamoni and placed beside his wife, who died last November. MR. MCCANN leaves a family of seven children, the oldest being fourteen years of age. Just what will be done with the orphaned children has not been decided at this time. The family has many good friends in their home community and they will undoubtedly see that they are placed in proper hands for the future. Nearly one hundred cars accompanied the funeral party on Sunday to Lamoni. There were over eighty cars when leaving Leon and many additional cars joined the procession at Davis City. More About CHARLES A MCCANN: Burial: RoseHill Cem., Fayette Twp., Decatur Co., IA Cause of Death: gunshot Occupation: At one time - Mail Carrier Notes for JESSIE HUTCHCROFT: Death Bk D 1906-1913 . 143 . Decatur Co. Courthouse Decatur County Journal Thursday, November l6, l9l6 JESSIE HUTCHCROFT was born November 3rd, l878, in Yarmouth, Des moines County, Iowa, and died November 8th, l9l6, age 38 years and 4 days. September l3th, l902, she was married to CHAS. MCCANN. To this union were born eight chidren, one dying in infancy, leaving the father and seven children to mourn her loss. MARY, age l3; LULU, age l2; LILLY, age l0; PLINN, age 7; RALPH, age 6; ALEEN, age 4, and LEATHY MAY, age 2; also two brothers, ROBERT HUTCHCROFT, of Lamoni, and ALBERT, of Davenport, Washington, and one sister, MRS. FRED SIEDMAN, and a step-mother, MRS. HANNAH HUTCHCROFT, of Lamoni, besides a host of friends and relatives too numerous to mention. The funeral services were held at the home on Friday, November l0th, conducted by the Pastor of the M.E. Church, of Decatur, interment being in the Rose Hill Cemetery, at Lamoni. More About JESSIE HUTCHCROFT: Burial: November 10, 1917, RoseHill Cem., Decatur Co., IA Children of CHARLES MCCANN and JESSIE HUTCHCROFT are: i. MARY ANN3 MCCANN, b. January 21, 1903; d. June 1976, Winfield, Henry, IA; m. WILLIAM GLEN CUMMINGS, November 01, 1922. More About MARY ANN MCCANN: Died 2: June 1972, per ssdi Resided: June 1976, Winfield, Henry, IA ii. LULA MCCANN, b. 1904; d. Bef. 1982. 3. iii. LILY MCCANN, b. 1906, Decatur Co., IA. iv. GEORGE J MCCANN, b. July 04, 1908, Lamoni, Decatur Co., IA; d. September 24, 1908, Lamoni, Decatur Co., IA. 4. v. PLIN AGUSTUS MCCANN, b. November 20, 1909, Lamoni, Decatur Co., Fayette Twp., IA; d. June 08, 1987, Bakersfield, Kern, CA. 5. vi. RALPH O (MCCANN) MCDOWELL, b. March 19, 1911, Decatur Co., IA; d. April 30, 1982, London, KY. 6. vii. ALEEN MCCANN, b. 1912, Lamoni, Decatur Co, IA; d. Bef. 1982. 7. viii. LEATHY MAY MCDOWELL, b. December 31, 1914, Decatur Co., IA; d. Aft. 1982. Generation No. 3 3. LILY3 MCCANN (CHARLES A2, SAMUEL1) was born 1906 in Decatur Co., IA. She married LESTER SNYDER. 4. PLIN AGUSTUS3 MCCANN (CHARLES A2, SAMUEL1) was born November 20, 1909 in Lamoni, Decatur Co., Fayette Twp., IA, and died June 08, 1987 in Bakersfield, Kern, CA. He married RUTH MUNS December 04, 1933 in Chadron, Dawes, Nebraska, daughter of BURL MUNS and ANNIE CANT. More About PLIN AGUSTUS MCCANN: Military service: Army Master Sergeant (Ret) Residence 1: November 1954, 8519 Winona Ave SW Tacoma, WA Residence 2: December 1933, Crawford, NE 5. RALPH O3 MCCANN (CHARLES A2, SAMUEL1) was born March 19, 1911 in Decatur Co., IA, and died April 30, 1982 in London, KY. He married CORA GARLAND March 18, 1935 in Monmouth, ILL. Notes for RALPH O MCCANN: **Ref: 2 May 1982 -- Winfield, IA -- Ralph O. McDowell, 71, Winfield, died Friday, April 30 in a London, KY, hospital. He was born March 19, 1911 in Decatur County, and was the adopted son of Dan and Cannie McDowell. He married Cora Garland March 18, 1935 in Monmouth, ILL He was Louisa County Sheriff for many years before his retirement. He was a member of the Loyal Moose Lodge of Burlington and the United Methodist Church of Winfield. Surviving: his wife; one son, Dean, Ft. Madison; one brother, Plin McCann, Tacoma, WA; one sister, Letha Marshall, Muscatine; five grandsons. Funeral: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, United Methodist Church, Winfield, the Rev. Brown Garlock; Winfield-Scott Township Cemetery. The body will be at the McKasson-Honts Funeral Home, Winfield, after 9 a.m. Tuesday. Children of RALPH MCCANN and CORA GARLAND are: i. MARY RITA4 MCDOWELL. ii. DEAN MCDOWELL. 6. ALEEN3 MCCANN (CHARLES A2, SAMUEL1) was born 1912 in Lamoni, Decatur Co, IA, and died Bef. 1982. She married ? BISHOP. Child of ALEEN MCCANN and ? BISHOP is: i. CHRISTIE SUE4 BISHOP. 7. LEATHY MAY3 MCDOWELL (CHARLES A2 MCCANN, SAMUEL1) was born December 31, 1914 in Decatur Co., IA, and died Aft. 1982. She married OLEY WILLIAM MARSHALL August 07, 1937. More About OLEY WILLIAM MARSHALL: Resided: Muscatine, Muscatine, IA Children of LEATHY MCDOWELL and OLEY MARSHALL are: i. JOYCE MARIE4 MARSHALL, b. June 02, 1938. ii. OLEY WILLIAM JR MARSHALL, b. April 08, 1940.