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Amos Benjamin Cantrell 1880–1956 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 March 1880

Birth Location: Transylvania County, North Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 20 December 1956

Death Location: Pickens, Pickens County, South Carolina, United States of America

Father: Duke Cantrell

Mother: Mary *

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Amos Benjamin Cantrell was born in 1880 in Transylvania County, North Carolina, United States of America, the child of Duke William Cantrell And Mary Smith Porter. Amos Benjamin Cantrell passed away in 1956 in Pickens, Pickens County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Amos Benjamin Cantrell was born in 1880 in Transylvania County, North Carolina, United States of America, the child of Duke William Cantrell And Mary Smith Porter.
  • Amos Benjamin Cantrell passed away in 1956 in Pickens, Pickens County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Amos Cantrell's Ancestors

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Amos Cantrell
1880–1956
Birth Place: Transylvania County, North Carolina, United States of America
Parents
Duke William Cantrell
1841–1919
Pickens County, South Carolina, United States of America
Mary (Smith Porter) *
1841–1933
Pickens County, South Carolina, United States of America
Grandparents
Samuel (Gibson Porter) *
1807–1889
, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
Martha ('Patsy') Prince
1812–1889
Pickens, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Philip Porter
1763–1841
Mary Smith
1769–1849
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Rev. Sr.
1716–1795
Violet SC)
1717–1791
Joseph Smith
1752–1814
Elizabeth Hallum
1750–1814

Amos Cantrell's Timeline

2 Records

1880
16 March 1880
Birth of Amos Benjamin Cantrell in Transylvania County, North Carolina, United States of America
Transylvania County, North Carolina, United States of America
1956
20 December 1956
Age 76
Death of Amos Benjamin Cantrell in Pickens County, South Carolina, United States of America
Pickens County, South Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 March 1880
    Event Place: Transylvania County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 December 1956
    Event Place: Pickens County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pickens, Pickens County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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