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Ben C Cantrell 1851–1915 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 May 1851

Birth Location: Warren, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: Aft. 1915

Death Location: Muskogee, Muskogee County, Oklahoma, United States of America

Father: John CANTRELL

Mother: Matilda CANTRELL

Spouse(s): Martha FARRIS, Georgia Scott

Children(s): Ella Teel, Sallie Cantrell, John Cantrell, Minnie Cantrell

Ben C Cantrell was born in 1851 in Warren, Tennessee, USA, the child of John Cantrell And Matilda Tabitha Cantrell. In 1870, Ben C Cantrell resided in Marion, Humansville, Polk, Missouri, USA. Ben C Cantrell married Georgia Scott, Martha J Farris, and had children including Ella M Teel, John Cantrell, Katie Cantrell, Minnie Cantrell, Sallie B Cantrell. Ben C Cantrell passed away in 1915 in Muskogee, Muskogee County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Ben C Cantrell was born in 1851 in Warren, Tennessee, USA, the child of John Cantrell And Matilda Tabitha Cantrell.
  • In 1870, Ben C Cantrell resided in Marion, Humansville, Polk, Missouri, USA.
  • Ben C Cantrell married Georgia Scott, Martha J Farris, and had children including Ella M Teel, John Cantrell, Katie Cantrell, Minnie Cantrell, Sallie B Cantrell.
  • Ben C Cantrell passed away in 1915 in Muskogee, Muskogee County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John CANTRELL
1804–1849
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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Matilda CANTRELL
1807–1888
Birth Location: Smithville, De Kalb, Tennessee, USA
MC

Spouses(s)

Martha FARRIS
1849–1916
Birth Location: Polk, Missouri, USA
MF
Georgia Scott
1856–
Birth Location: –
GS

Children(s)

Ella Teel
1870–1944
Birth Location: Missouri
ET
Sallie Cantrell
1876–
Birth Location: Cherokee Nation
SC
John Cantrell
1868–
Birth Location: Arkansas
JC
Minnie Cantrell
1878–1938
Birth Location: Cherokee Nation
MC

Ben Cantrell's Ancestors

Self
Ben Cantrell
1851–1915
Birth Place: Warren, Tennessee, USA
Parents
John CANTRELL
1804–1849
Tennessee, USA
Matilda (Tabitha) CANTRELL
1807–1888
Smithville, De Kalb, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
BENJAMIN (FRANKLIN) CANTRELL
1768–1846
Wolf Island Creek, Rockingham, North Carolina, USA
Charity (A) Leggette
1770–1835
Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ben Cantrell's Descendants

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Ben (C) Cantrell (22 May 1851–Aft. 1915) m. Martha (J) FARRIS (8 Jul 1849–30 September 1916) m. Georgia Scott (abt 1856–)
  1. 1. Ella (M) Teel 1870–1944 m. Charley (H) Teel 1865–1926
    1. 1. Bennie Teel 1905–1966 m. Juanita Choate 1904–1992
      1. 1. Patricia Evans 1926–1982 m. Jack (Henry) Evans 1923–2003
        1. 1. Pamela (Jean) Russell 1943–2011 m. Len (Yarborough) Jr 1939–2018
      2. 2. John (Bruce) Teal 1930–2007
      3. 3. Irene (Sue) Teal 1936–1976 m. Leland (J) Fox 1933–2018
      4. 4. Dorothea (M) White 1922–
    2. 2. Barns Teel 1895–1930 m. Bessie Douglas 1898–
      1. 1. Geneva (Orban) Teel 1918–2006 m. Travis (Frederick) Poindexter 1916–1991
    3. 3. Audrey (\ Auda ( Andie) Teel () Edwards) 1890–1968 m. William (J) Edwards 1888– m. William (J) Edwards 1889–
      1. 1. Irwin (I) Edwards 1913–1999 m. Jean Edwards 1915–2003
    4. 4. Hally Harness 1896–1957 m. Floyd (R) Harness 1895–
      1. 1. Jesse (D) Harness 1922–1966 m. Donnis (Lee) King 1922–2008
        1. 1. Gregory Harness 1944–1999
      2. 2. Richard (Wayne) Harness 1923–1954
      3. 3. Joe (B.) Harness 1926–1992
    5. 5. Charles ('Carl' Reed) Teal 1900–1960 m. Edna (Ellen Bean () Zorn) 1902– m. Martha Davis 1930–1997
      1. 1. Carlyss Brigance 1928–2020 m. Edwin (Graham) Brigance 1926–2019 m. Robert (Denmon) Wilcox 1921–
  2. 2. Sallie (B.) Cantrell 1876–
  3. 3. John Cantrell 1868–
  4. 4. Minnie Cantrell 1878–1938

Ben Cantrell's Timeline

6 Records

1844
23 Feb 1844
Birth of Ben C Cantrell in Warren, Tennessee, USA
Warren, Tennessee, USA
1851
22 May 1851
Birth of Ben C Cantrell in Warren, Tennessee, USA
Warren, Tennessee, USA
1870
1870
Age 19
Ben C Cantrell resided here in Marion, Humansville, Polk, Missouri, USA
Marion, Humansville, Polk, Missouri, USA
1880
1880
Age 29
Ben C Cantrell resided here in Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA
Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA
1913
1913
Age 62
Ben C Cantrell resided here in Muskogee, Oklahoma, USA
Muskogee, Oklahoma, USA
1915
Aft. 1915
Age 64
Death of Ben C Cantrell
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Feb 1844
    Event Place: Warren, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Oklahoma, U.S., County Marriage Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 May 1851
    Event Place: Warren, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Marion, Humansville, Polk, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1913
    Event Place: Muskogee, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aft. 1915

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Muskogee, Muskogee County, Oklahoma, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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