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Alexander Elijah Cantrell 1842–1933 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 FEB 1842

Birth Location: Greenville, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 14 FEB 1933

Death Location: Leoma, Lawrence, Tennessee, USA

Father: Thomas Cantrell

Mother: Mary Fisher

Spouse(s): Ary Hendricks, Amanda McMahan, Mary Kelley, Rhoda Rollins

Children(s): Mattie Cantrell, Mary Cantrell, William Cantrell, Ida Cantrell, Jeptha Cantrell, Sarah Cantrell

The story of Alexander Elijah Cantrell began in 1842 in Greenville, South Carolina, USA. Alexander Elijah Cantrell married Amanda Mcmahan, Ary Margaret Hendricks, Mary Elizabeth Kelley, Rhoda Rosencrance Rollins, and had children including Ida Francis Cantrell, Jeptha Elijah Cantrell, Mary Martha Cantrell, Mattie Lou Cantrell, Sarah Lee Cantrell, William Webster Cantrell. Alexander Elijah Cantrell passed away in 1933 in Leoma, Lawrence, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Alexander Elijah Cantrell began in 1842 in Greenville, South Carolina, USA.
  • Alexander Elijah Cantrell married Amanda Mcmahan, Ary Margaret Hendricks, Mary Elizabeth Kelley, Rhoda Rosencrance Rollins, and had children including Ida Francis Cantrell, Jeptha Elijah Cantrell, Mary Martha Cantrell, Mattie Lou Cantrell, Sarah Lee Cantrell, William Webster Cantrell.
  • Alexander Elijah Cantrell passed away in 1933 in Leoma, Lawrence, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Cantrell
1811–1897
Birth Location: Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
TC
Mary Fisher
1825–1859
Birth Location: Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
MF

Spouses(s)

Ary Hendricks
1847–1919
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
AH
Amanda McMahan
1875–1921
Birth Location: –
AM
Mary Kelley
1849–1877
Birth Location: Pickens, South Carolina, USA
MK
Rhoda Rollins
1865–1950
Birth Location: Cocke, Tennessee, USA
RR

Children(s)

Mattie Cantrell
1876–1936
Birth Location: Pickens, South Carolina, USA
MC
Mary Cantrell
1872–1911
Birth Location: Pickens, South Carolina, USA
MC
William Cantrell
1878–1961
Birth Location: Haywood, North Carolina, USA
WC
Ida Cantrell
1873–
Birth Location: Pickens, South Carolina, USA
IC
Jeptha Cantrell
1876–1960
Birth Location: Haywood, North Carolina, USA
JC
Sarah Cantrell
1875–1952
Birth Location: Pickens, South Carolina, USA
SC

Alexander Cantrell's Ancestors

Self
Alexander Cantrell
1842–1933
Birth Place: Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Thomas James Cantrell
1811–1897
Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
Mary Fisher
1825–1859
Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Samuel Cantrell
1785–1873
Guilford, North Carolina, USA
Mary (Lou) Giles
1793–1861
Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Reuben Cantrell
1756–1789
Martha Savage
1761–1830
John Giles
1770–1850
Anna Trent
1773–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Isaac Cantrell
1729–1805
Elizabeth Cantrell
1729–1800
William Savage
1729–1790
Elizabeth Bell
1728–1800
Daniel Giles
1750–
Rebecca Hill
1750–1796

Alexander Cantrell's Descendants

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Alexander (Elijah) Cantrell (10 FEB 1842–14 FEB 1933) m. Ary (Margaret) Hendricks (11 APR 1847–10 NOV 1919) m. Amanda McMahan (ABT 1875–BEF 1921) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Kelley (ABT 1849–BEF 1877) m. Rhoda (Rosencrance) Rollins (27 AUG 1865–20 FEB 1950)
  1. 1. Mattie (Lou) Cantrell 1876–1936 m. Manson (Estes) Smith 1862–1953
    1. 1. Ada Smith 1906–1954 m. Robert (Louie) Tow 1899–1982
      1. 1. Margaret (Frances) Tow 1920–2002 m. Furman Bramlett 1923–1980
        1. 1. Jerry Bramlett 1943–1975
      2. 2. Albert (Eugene) Tow 1924–1960
      3. 3. Dewey (Manson) Tow 1930–1971
      4. 4. Norma (Jean) Tow 1938–2001
    2. 2. Samuel (Thomas) Smith 1910–1992 m. Ruth Jones 1920–1999
      1. 1. Samuel (Thomas) Smith 1940–1986
      2. 2. James (Cagney) Smith 1942–1973
      3. 3. Louise (Ann) Smith 1946–1978
    3. 3. William (Frank) Smith 1897–1984
    4. 4. Maude Smith 1908–
    5. 5. Eva Smith 1896–1963 m. Ira (Paul) Krites 1902–1970
    6. 6. Mattie (Love) Smith 1916–1993 m. Ralph (Norton) Hande 1906–1993
    7. 7. Lucy Smith 1894–
    8. 8. Mary (Jane) Smith 1900–1984 m. Robert (Clarence) Allen 1896–1966
      1. 1. Roy (Clarence) Allen 1921–2010 m. Mattie (Sue) Tooley 1923–2011
        1. 1. Roy (Clarence) Allen 1944–2012
      2. 2. Lois (F.) Allen 1924–1997
    9. 9. Etta Smith 1904– m. Clyde Sanders 1904–
    10. 10. Iola (Hassie) Smith 1897–1935
    11. 11. Guy (William) Smith 1895–1921 m. Pearl Bennett 1890–
      1. 1. James (Hubert Bean) Smith 1912–
      2. 2. Frances (Modena) Smith 1917–1978
        1. 1. Shirley (A.) Middlebrook 1935–1999
      3. 3. Stella (Leona) Smith 1919–2000 m. John (Hampton) Wyatt 1917–1992 m. Mckinley Kirkpatrick 1912–
        1. 1. John (Luther) Wyatt 1944–2014
        2. 2. William (Thomas) Wyatt 1946–1972
    12. 12. Frances (Bessie) Smith 1911–1987
    13. 13. Bessie (Victoria) Smith 1909–1971
    14. 14. Laura (M.) Smith 1894–1967
    15. 15. Margaret Smith 1890–1974 m. Jake (Walker) Sanders 1876–1953
  2. 2. Mary (Martha) Cantrell 1872–1911 m. John (Woodson) Dodson 1866–1928
    1. 1. George (Washington) Dodson 1892–1974 m. Arsula (Vicia) Galloway 1891–1967
      1. 1. Ester Dodson 1913–1917
      2. 2. Lola (Elizabeth) Dodson 1932–2008
      3. 3. Geneva Dodson 1917–1996 m. Arthur (Buren) Morgan 1919–1999
        1. 1. Travis (Eugene) Morgan 1940–1997
        2. 2. Fred (Allen) Morgan 1942–1985
        3. 3. Janice Morgan –2007
      4. 4. Elzie Dodson 1922–1984
      5. 5. George (Washington) Dodson 1924–1926
      6. 6. John (Craig) Dodson 1928–2010
      7. 7. Alma Dodson 1919–1985 m. Jessie (Lloyd) Patterson 1915–1989
        1. 1. Alma (Elizabeth) Patterson 1951–1951
        2. 2. Lloyd Patterson 1948–1998
        3. 3. Emmitt (Donald) Patterson 1937–2008
      8. 8. Lottie (Mae) Dodson 1926–1978 m. Cyrus (Edward) Chapman 1923–1983
        1. 1. Lonnie Chapman 1949–2007
      9. 9. Richard Dodson 1921–1985 m. Josephine Browning 1921–2008
      10. 10. Lois Dodson 1930–1959 m. Albert (Hoover) Aiken 1930–1991
      11. 11. Eva (Mae) Dodson 1914–1930
    2. 2. William (McKinley) Dodson 1902–1969 m. Dallas (Roxie) Chappell 1904–1990
      1. 1. Ralph Dodson 1928–1976
      2. 2. Clarence (Alvin) Dodson 1926–2000
        1. 1. James (Alfred) Dodson 1944–1990
      3. 3. Flora (Inez) Dodson 1923–1995 m. Floyd (Earl) Holden –1988 m. Loonie (Monroe) Powell 1921–1975
        1. 1. Flora (Jean) Powell 1943–2011
      4. 4. William (Earl) Dodson 1924–1996
    3. 3. John (R.) Dodson 1904–1969
    4. 4. Thomas (Jefferson) Dodson 1900–1962 m. Nell Henry 1924–2008
    5. 5. Nancy (Louise) Dodson 1890–1962 m. Augustus (Fuller) Patterson 1886–1945
      1. 1. Augustus (Fuller) Patterson 1924–
      2. 2. Delia Patterson 1913–
      3. 3. John (Conelly) Patterson 1921–2004 m. Dola (Juanita) Cantrell 1926–1990
        1. 1. Jimmie (Charles) Patterson 1947–2003
        2. 2. Brenda (Cheryl) Patterson –2003
      4. 4. Stella Patterson 1909–1932 m. Willie (Lee) Walker 1907–1969
        1. 1. Stella (Lee) Walker 1932–2006
      5. 5. Pleasant (Alexander) Patterson 1914–
      6. 6. Eligah Patterson 1919–
    6. 6. Ruth Dodson 1898–1916
    7. 7. Emma (B.) Dodson 1895–1929 m. Thomas (Calhoun) Kinsey 1889–1955
      1. 1. Annie (Mae) Kinsey 1922–2000 m. Robert (Ledford) Morgan 1923–1978
        1. 1. Robert (Ledford) Morgan 1951–2012
        2. 2. Lawrence (Edward) Morgan 1947–2008
      2. 2. Maebell Kinsey 1921– m. Currell Galloway 1911–1955
      3. 3. Floyd Kinsey 1924–1992
      4. 4. Lloyd Kinsey 1918–1963 m. Bessie (Arlene) Morgan 1924–2010
      5. 5. Mary (Elizabeth) Kinsey 1916–2007 m. Elmer (Ennis) Galloway 1909–1984
        1. 1. Robert (Leroy) Galloway –2010
        2. 2. Ruby Galloway 1934–2000 m. Ferlin Chappell 1922–2000
        3. 3. Paul (Lee) Galloway 1944–2002
      6. 6. Ella (Mae) Kinsey 1926– m. Arthur (Elliott) Anders 1923–1995
        1. 1. David (Ray) Anders 1943–2002
  3. 3. William (Webster) Cantrell 1878–1961 m. Elizabeth Lindsey 1880– m. Elizabeth (Marie) Zimmerman 1900–1978
    1. 1. Louis Cantrell 1914–
    2. 2. Clara (Lee) Cantrell 1911–
  4. 4. Ida (Francis) Cantrell 1873–
  5. 5. Jeptha (Elijah) Cantrell 1876–1960 m. Rebecca 1874– m. Mary (Ellen) Reagan 1883–1935
    1. 1. Rosie (Lee) Cantrell 1905–1905
    2. 2. Olene (Keith) Cantrell 1922–2012
    3. 3. Bernice (Bea) Cantrell 1918–2009 m. David (Marion) Cantrell 1913–1990
    4. 4. Orville (Quillian) Cantrell 1919–2007 m. Grady (Ervin) Boroughs 1910–1980
      1. 1. Francis (Elizabeth) Boroughs 1947–1998 m. Richard (Bowen) McConnell 1934–2001
    5. 5. Ola (Mae) Cantrell 1908–1936
    6. 6. Homer (Vince) Cantrell 1916–1966
    7. 7. Robert (Lee) Cantrell 1910–1933
    8. 8. James (Edward) Cantrell 1914–
    9. 9. Opal (Geraldine) Cantrell 1924–2003 m. Luther (Marlin) Cornelius 1920–1992
    10. 10. William (Woodrow) Cantrell 1912–2007 m. Bracie (Clestal) Baker 1915–2006
    11. 11. Alymer (Jennings) Cantrell 1906–1985 m. Laura (Lena) Messer 1910–1976
      1. 1. Jimmie (Mae) Cantrell 1930–2003 m. Geoffrey (Gale) Lee 1921–1965 m. Geoffrey (Clifford) Nankervis 1929–2011
      2. 2. Alex Cantrell 1934–2009
      3. 3. Roberta Cantrell 1932–1991
  6. 6. Sarah (Lee) Cantrell 1875–1952 m. Ferdinand (N.) Nicholson 1865–1967
    1. 1. Dora (Pauline) Nicholson 1890–1958
    2. 2. Ulysses (Guy) Nicholson 1892–1938 m. Lessie (M.) Neely 1900–
      1. 1. Sarah (Mae) Nicholson 1919–1935
      2. 2. Guy Nicholson 1921–1932
    3. 3. Ava (Athelinda) Nicholson 1897–
    4. 4. Milon (Lenoria) Nicholson 1900–1961 m. Ida Jackson 1904–1981
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Carter) Nicholson 1919–2003
      2. 2. Milon (Lenoria) Nicholson 1927–2004 m. Dorothy (M.) Biler 1920– m. Louise Shenkle 1922– m. Verdie (Jean) Bailey 1928–1972
    5. 5. Alice (Lee) Nicholson 1910–

Alexander Cantrell's Timeline

2 Records

1842
10 FEB 1842
Birth of Alexander Elijah Cantrell in Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Greenville, South Carolina, USA
1933
14 FEB 1933
Age 91
Death of Alexander Elijah Cantrell in Leoma, Lawrence, Tennessee, USA
Leoma, Lawrence, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 FEB 1842
    Event Place: Greenville, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 FEB 1933
    Event Place: Leoma, Lawrence, Tennessee, USA
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