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Ganas Family Tree

Posted: 13 Nov 1999 6:31AM GMT
Edited: 18 Jan 2003 7:12PM GMT
Looking for your link to the Ganas line. I may have the information that you need. Also trying to complete the family lines of Captain Benjamin Connie Ganas who was raised in Lowndes County, Georgia and where he raised his faily.

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Gary Ganas (View posts)
Posted: 7 Sep 2000 12:15PM GMT
Hello, I found your request on the family history website.
My name is Gary Ganas and am the only child of June and George Ganas. My grandfather (George's Father (unknown name), lived in East Liverpool OH. and had Themis,Greg,Jim,Marie,and George. I know Marie died and so did Themis but not sure of Greg and Jim.Nor do I know where they live now.My fathers 1st wife was Madeline and they had a girl (Connie), my 1/2 sister.
I've been told by dad that his father came from Greece, Sparta to be exact, and his mother from Dublin ,Ireland.So if this helps at all let me know and also let me know if you can tell me of the Ganas' original Greek name.
Thanks
Gary

The Name Connie....

Posted: 30 Nov 2000 4:54PM GMT
Edited: 17 Mar 2002 10:54PM GMT
I am looking for relatives of my father, Richard Ganas.I have a sister who's name is connie.My mother said she was named after a aunt.If any one can make a link please cointact me at Tlganas@cs.com

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Joyce M. Bell (View posts)
Posted: 2 Jan 2001 6:23AM GMT
My grandfather, Edward Lee Ganas, was a railroad man in his younger years and settled in south Georgia.(circa l880) He later lived in Vienna, Georgia where he farmed and owned a blacksmith shop, grist mill for many years.His wife was susie Moore Ganas. Their children were Charlie, Avy Ann, Hazel, Robert and Lewis Ganas all lving in Georgia. Please reply so we can attempt to tie this together. Joyce

Ganas Line

Posted: 2 Jan 2001 7:01AM GMT
Edited: 18 Jan 2003 7:12PM GMT
Hi Joyce, please email at jdganas@surfsouth.com where we can trade information. i believe that I have traced our family name back to around 1550 where we came over from England in 1608 to Jamestown, Va. You will have trouble finding our name the way it is currently spelled before 1830. Please email me.

joe ganas

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Amber Ganas (View posts)
Posted: 4 Feb 2004 1:37AM GMT
Classification: Military
I am Amber Ganas and i want to know about the Ganas line,i am 13yrs.old and i want to know thing such as ganas's in the civil war and WW1 or 2.any information at all would be very apprecated.

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Joe Ganas (View posts)
Posted: 7 Feb 2004 10:59PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Ganas
Hi Amber,

It is good to see someone so young digging into their family roots. I have been tracing the family name (Ganas) for several years now and have found some Ganas lines that are not connected in any way. So to see if I can answer your questions I need to know what Ganas Lines you are looking for. You can email me at ganas5@alltel.com for more information.

Joe Ganas

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Amber (View posts)
Posted: 8 Feb 2004 12:51AM GMT
Classification: Query
Hi
okay i cant you much more information than going as far back as about
my grandfather.Who is Johnny Charles Ganas Sin. who married my grand
mother Betty who is now Betty Ganas who had 3 kid Debbie "my aunt" Johnny
Jr."my dad" and William "my uncle" but my grandfather had a sister named Sibel Ganas.that all i can give you beside they originally lived in Lakeland Ga.if you can tell me anything more i would like it very
much.Thank You
Sincerely
Amber Ganas

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Amber (View posts)
Posted: 8 Feb 2004 12:51AM GMT
Classification: Query
Hi
okay i cant you much more information than going as far back as about
my grandfather.Who is Johnny Charles Ganas Sin. who married my grand
mother Betty who is now Betty Ganas who had 3 kid Debbie "my aunt" Johnny Jr."my dad" and William "my uncle" but my grandfather had a sister named Sibel Ganas.that all i can give you beside they originally lived in Lakeland Ga.if you can tell me anything more i would like it very much.Thank You
Sincerely
Amber Ganas

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Joe Ganas (View posts)
Posted: 8 Feb 2004 7:23PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: ganas
Hi Amber,

WE came from the same line of Ganas's out of Lakeland, Ga. The first Ganas to arrive in South Georgia was Benjamin Connie Ganas. He arrived in this area in 1827 with his mother Elizabeth Davis Ganas Carter and his step dad Issac Carter. B.C. Ganas is found registered in the mustard rolls of some of the early militia of this district in Lowndes County, Ga. B.C. Ganas also served in the 2 Seminole Indian War of Florida. B.C. Ganas married and had a number of sons who fought in the Civil War. Jonathan Benjamin and William Cooper who fought with 50th regiment of Valdosta, Ga. Jonathan was taken POW about three days before Lee surrender to Grant. William was killed around Knoxville, Tn.

John Jasper and Newton Mack enlisted in Clinch's Light Artillery Battery. It is thought that John was killed during this time. I have no record to state if and when this happened. Newton Mack was taken POW at FT McAllister outside of Savannah, Ga during the burning of the South and the fall of Savannah.

I think that your direct line is Jonathan Benjamin and he is buried at Good Hope Cemetery outside of Naylor, Ga. B.C. Ganas is buried at Burnt Church near Lakeland along with Newton MAck and Issac Ganas another son of B.C. Ganas

IF you want to travel back futher in time while studing our surname you will discovery that our name was GurGanus(and there were many differnt ways that this was spelled).

Amber if you have any more questions please email me at ganas5@alltel.net, but let your Mom and Dad know first. I have more info if you have other questions.
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