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Alvin Wesley Cantrell 1873–1927 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 DEC 1873

Birth Location: Fancy Creek, Sangamon, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 20 JAN 1927

Death Location: Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, USA

Father: Henry Cantrall

Mother: Emma Graham

Spouse(s): Sarah Lankford

Children(s): Fay Cantrell

The story of Alvin Wesley Cantrell began in 1873 in Fancy Creek, Sangamon, Illinois, USA. Alvin Wesley Cantrell married Sarah Allissia Lankford, and had children including Fay Lankford Cantrell. Alvin Wesley Cantrell passed away in 1927 in Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Alvin Wesley Cantrell began in 1873 in Fancy Creek, Sangamon, Illinois, USA.
  • Alvin Wesley Cantrell married Sarah Allissia Lankford, and had children including Fay Lankford Cantrell.
  • Alvin Wesley Cantrell passed away in 1927 in Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, USA.

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Alvin Cantrell's Ancestors

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Alvin Cantrell
1873–1927
Birth Place: Fancy Creek, Sangamon, Illinois, USA
Parents
Henry Cantrall
1849–1905
Athens, Menard, Illinois, USA
Emma (Elizabeth) Graham
1853–1939
Athens, Menard, Illinois, USA
Grandparents
Samuel (Denny) Cantrell
1816–1884
Clark, Ohio, USA
Sarah (S.) Alexander
1820–1905
Sangamon, Illinois, USA
Great-Grandparents
Wyatt Cantrall
1790–1877
Sarah England
1794–1840
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joshua Cantrall
1748–1800
Ann Graham
1751–1819

Alvin Cantrell's Descendants

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Alvin (Wesley) Cantrell (1 DEC 1873–20 JAN 1927) m. Sarah (Allissia) Lankford (14 MAR 1874–3 NOV 1956)
  1. 1. Fay (Lankford) Cantrell 1894–1987 m. Major (Doger) Bray 1891–1980

Alvin Cantrell's Timeline

2 Records

1873
1 DEC 1873
Birth of Alvin Wesley Cantrell in Fancy Creek, Sangamon, Illinois, USA
Fancy Creek, Sangamon, Illinois, USA
1927
20 JAN 1927
Age 54
Death of Alvin Wesley Cantrell in Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, USA
Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 DEC 1873
    Event Place: Fancy Creek, Sangamon, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 JAN 1927
    Event Place: Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, USA

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