Bio:  John E. Gandy, Claiborne Parish, LA
Source: Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Northwest Louisiana
The Southern Publishing Company, Chicago & Nashville, 1890
Submitted for the LAGenWeb Archives by: Gwen Moran-Hernandez, Jan. 2000


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John E. Gandy is a son of the gentleman whose sketch appears above, and was
born in this parish in 1852, In his early youth he attended the different
schools of the parish, and being an intelligent, wide-awake youth, possessing
a good memory, he made excellent progress in his studies, and at the age of
twenty-one years was perfectly capable of successfully fighting the battle of
life alone.  He was married, December 15, 1880, to Miss Mary A. McConnell, and
by her has become the father of three bright and interesting little children
named Joseph H. D., Dovie and Conway.  Mrs. Gandy is a daughter of Joshua
McConnell, a native of Georgia, who, at the time of her marriage, was residing
in Cleburne, Tex.  Mr. Gandy, like the majority of boys followed in his
father's footsteps, and has always given his attention to agriculture, being
now the owner of 520 acres of land, nearly half of which is under cultivation. 
This property is the result, mainly, of honest and persistent toil, and shows
what can be accomplished when a man of energy is at the helm.  He has always
supported the doctrines of Democracy, and in 1884 was appointed a member of
the police jury, a position he held with ability until 1888.  He and his wife
are members of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, and are highly respected
throughout this section, as worthy citizens and friends.

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