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Abel Cantrell 1820–1894 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 APR 1820

Birth Location: Smithville, De Kalb, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 9 FEB 1894

Death Location: De Kalb, Tennessee, USA

Father: James Cantrell

Mother: Keziah Cantrell

Spouse(s): Mary Smith, Sarah Potter

Children(s): Tilman Cantrell, Daniel Cantrell, Hannah Cantrell, James Cantrell, Perry Cantrell, Kizziah Cantrell, Thomas Cantrell, Mary Cantrell, William Cantrell

The story of Abel Cantrell began in 1820 in Smithville, De Kalb, Tennessee, USA. In 1860, Abel Cantrell resided in District 5, Dekalb, TN. Abel Cantrell married Mary Hannah Smith, Sarah Potter, and had children including Daniel Melville Cantrell, Hannah Cantrell, James Cantrell, Kizziah Annie Cantrell, Mary Elizabeth Cantrell, Perry Green Cantrell, Thomas Porter Cantrell, Tilman Dodson Cantrell, William Watson Cantrell. Abel Cantrell passed away in 1894 in De Kalb, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Abel Cantrell began in 1820 in Smithville, De Kalb, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1860, Abel Cantrell resided in District 5, Dekalb, TN.
  • Abel Cantrell married Mary Hannah Smith, Sarah Potter, and had children including Daniel Melville Cantrell, Hannah Cantrell, James Cantrell, Kizziah Annie Cantrell, Mary Elizabeth Cantrell, Perry Green Cantrell, Thomas Porter Cantrell, Tilman Dodson Cantrell, William Watson Cantrell.
  • Abel Cantrell passed away in 1894 in De Kalb, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Cantrell
1789–1859
Birth Location: Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
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Keziah Cantrell
1794–1860
Birth Location: Smithville, De Kalb, Tennessee, USA
KC

Spouses(s)

Mary Smith
1821–1864
Birth Location: Georgia, USA
MS
Sarah Potter
1822–1890
Birth Location: Warren, Tennessee, USA
SP

Children(s)

Tilman Cantrell
1842–1909
Birth Location: Warren, Tennessee, USA
TC
Daniel Cantrell
1841–1873
Birth Location: De Kalb, Tennessee, USA
DC
Hannah Cantrell
1852–
Birth Location: Warren, Tennessee, USA
HC
James Cantrell
1872–
Birth Location: –
JC
Perry Cantrell
1858–1918
Birth Location: Warren, Tennessee, USA
PC
Kizziah Cantrell
1850–1926
Birth Location: De Kalb, Tennessee, USA
KC
Thomas Cantrell
1859–1941
Birth Location: Warren, Tennessee, USA
TC
Mary Cantrell
1864–
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
MC
William Cantrell
1846–
Birth Location: Warren, Tennessee, USA
WC

Abel Cantrell's Ancestors

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Abel Cantrell
1820–1894
Birth Place: Smithville, De Kalb, Tennessee, USA
Parents
James Cantrell
1789–1859
Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
Keziah Cantrell
1794–1860
Smithville, De Kalb, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Benjamin (Franklin) Cantrell
1768–1846
Rockingham, North Carolina, USA
Charity Legate
1770–1835
Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
John (Sidney) Cantrell
1765–1857
North Carolina, USA
Sarah Shed
1770–1870
South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Isaac Cantrell
1729–1805
Elizabeth Cantrell
1729–1800
Isaac Cantrell
1745–1804
Nancy Watson
1748–1810
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Cantrell
1695–1738
Catherine
1697–1755
John Cantrell
1724–1803
Brittian
–1778

Abel Cantrell's Descendants

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Abel Cantrell (4 APR 1820–9 FEB 1894) m. Mary (Hannah) Smith (13 AUG 1821–29 DEC 1864) m. Sarah Potter (1822–1890)
  1. 1. Tilman (Dodson) Cantrell 1842–1909
  2. 2. Daniel (Melville) Cantrell 1841–1873
  3. 3. Hannah Cantrell 1852– m. David Delong 1850–
  4. 4. James Cantrell 1872–
  5. 5. Perry (Green) Cantrell 1858–1918
  6. 6. Kizziah (Annie) Cantrell 1850–1926 m. Leonard (Charles) Martin 1847–1924
    1. 1. Mary (Ellis) Martin 1891–1976 m. Virgil (Hudson) Siddle 1891–1949
      1. 1. W. (B.) Siddle 1931–2018 m. Reva (Charlene) Morgan 1932–2020
  7. 7. Thomas (Porter) Cantrell 1859–1941
    1. 1. George (Ferdinand) Cantrell 1887–1947 m. Jessie (Lee) Cantrell 1890–1959
  8. 8. Mary (Elizabeth) Cantrell 1864–
  9. 9. William (Watson) Cantrell 1846– m. Martha Green 1846–

Abel Cantrell's Timeline

3 Records

1820
4 APR 1820
Birth of Abel Cantrell in Smithville, De Kalb, Tennessee, USA
Smithville, De Kalb, Tennessee, USA
1860
1860
Age 40
Abel Cantrell resided here in District 5, Dekalb, TN
District 5, Dekalb, TN
1894
9 FEB 1894
Age 74
Death of Abel Cantrell in De Kalb, Tennessee, USA
De Kalb, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 APR 1820
    Event Place: Smithville, De Kalb, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: District 5, Dekalb, TN

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 FEB 1894
    Event Place: De Kalb, Tennessee, USA
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