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Benjamin C. Cantrell 1896–1961 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 SEP 1896

Birth Location: Ellis, Texas, USA

Death Date: 27 NOV 1961

Death Location: Balch Springs, Dallas, Texas, USA

Father: Bird Cantrell

Mother: Lucinda O'Briant

Spouse(s): Dessie Chapman

Children(s): Helen Cantrell, Raymond Cantrell, Welmer Cantrell, Sarah Cantrell, Lillian Cantrell

Benjamin C. Cantrell was born in 1896 in Ellis, Texas, USA, the child of Bird Aron Cantrell And Lucinda Lula O Briant. In 1930, Benjamin C. Cantrell resided in Precinct 3, Collin, TX. Benjamin C. Cantrell married Dessie Chapman, and had children including Billy Cantrell, Helen Cantrell, Lillian Cantrell, Raymond Cantrell, Sarah Cantrell, Welmer Cantrell. Benjamin C. Cantrell passed away in 1961 in Balch Springs, Dallas, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • Benjamin C. Cantrell was born in 1896 in Ellis, Texas, USA, the child of Bird Aron Cantrell And Lucinda Lula O Briant.
  • In 1930, Benjamin C. Cantrell resided in Precinct 3, Collin, TX.
  • Benjamin C. Cantrell married Dessie Chapman, and had children including Billy Cantrell, Helen Cantrell, Lillian Cantrell, Raymond Cantrell, Sarah Cantrell, Welmer Cantrell.
  • Benjamin C. Cantrell passed away in 1961 in Balch Springs, Dallas, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Benjamin Cantrell's Ancestors

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Benjamin Cantrell
1896–1961
Birth Place: Ellis, Texas, USA
Parents
Bird Aron Cantrell
1870–1953
Henderson, Texas, USA
Lucinda (Lula) O'Briant
1870–1957
Hill, Texas, USA
Grandparents
John (Calvin) Cantrell
1813–1870
Warren, Tennessee, USA
Mary (Ann) Hawkins
1830–1904
Baxter, Arkansas, USA
Great-Grandparents
Stephen Cantrell
1790–1850
Elizabeth Hurd
1791–
George Hawkins
1810–1860
Bobbie Cantrell
1818–1912
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Cantrell
1769–1836
Elizabeth Paige
1764–
William Cantrell
1791–1868
Cynthia Williams
1798–1868

Benjamin Cantrell's Descendants

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Benjamin (C.) Cantrell (20 SEP 1896–27 NOV 1961) m. Dessie Chapman (1899–22 AUG 1971)
  1. 1. Helen Cantrell 1923–
  2. 2. Raymond Cantrell 1918–
  3. 3. Welmer Cantrell 1927–1995
  4. 4. Sarah Cantrell 1921–
  5. 5. Lillian Cantrell 1915–

Benjamin Cantrell's Timeline

3 Records

1896
20 SEP 1896
Birth of Benjamin C. Cantrell in Ellis, Texas, USA
Ellis, Texas, USA
1930
1930
Age 34
Benjamin C. Cantrell resided here in Precinct 3, Collin, TX
Precinct 3, Collin, TX
1961
27 NOV 1961
Age 65
Death of Benjamin C. Cantrell in Balch Springs, Dallas, Texas, USA
Balch Springs, Dallas, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 SEP 1896
    Event Place: Ellis, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
    [2] Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Precinct 3, Collin, TX
    Record Source: Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source: Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 NOV 1961
    Event Place: Balch Springs, Dallas, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Not Stated, Collin, TX
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918

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