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Elbert Posey Cantrell 1861–1950 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 JUL 1861

Birth Location: Transylvania, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 14 FEB 1950

Death Location: Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina, USA

Father: Phydila Cantrell

Mother: Jane Kennemur

Spouse(s): Julie Whitmire, Sarah Shultz

Children(s): Robert Cantrell, Craton Cantrell, Harvey Cantrell, Edwin Cantrell, Oliver Cantrell, Susan Cantrell, Daniel Cantrell, William Cantrell, Essie Cantrell

Elbert Posey Cantrell was born in 1861 in Transylvania, North Carolina, USA, the child of Phydila Patton Cantrell And Jane Lucinda Kennemur. Elbert Posey Cantrell married Julie Whitmire, Sarah Delilah Shultz, and had children including Craton Fleming Cantrell, Daniel Webster Cantrell, Edwin Paul Cantrell, Essie M Cantrell, Harvey P Cantrell, Oliver Victor Cantrell, Robert Posey Cantrell, Susan Jane Cantrell, William Arthur Cantrell. Elbert Posey Cantrell passed away in 1950 in Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Elbert Posey Cantrell was born in 1861 in Transylvania, North Carolina, USA, the child of Phydila Patton Cantrell And Jane Lucinda Kennemur.
  • Elbert Posey Cantrell married Julie Whitmire, Sarah Delilah Shultz, and had children including Craton Fleming Cantrell, Daniel Webster Cantrell, Edwin Paul Cantrell, Essie M Cantrell, Harvey P Cantrell, Oliver Victor Cantrell, Robert Posey Cantrell, Susan Jane Cantrell, William Arthur Cantrell.
  • Elbert Posey Cantrell passed away in 1950 in Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina, USA.

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Elbert Cantrell's Ancestors

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Elbert Cantrell
1861–1950
Birth Place: Transylvania, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Phydila Patton Cantrell
1838–1877
Henderson, North Carolina, USA
Jane (Lucinda) Kennemur
1843–1929
Henderson, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Perry (Benjamin) Cantrell
1818–1899
Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
Cynthia (Ann) Huggins
1819–1892
Caswell, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Cantrell
1785–1873
Mary Giles
1793–1861
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Reuben Cantrell
1756–1789
Martha Savage
1761–1830
John Giles
1770–1850
Anna Trent
1773–

Elbert Cantrell's Descendants

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Elbert (Posey) Cantrell (10 JUL 1861–14 FEB 1950) m. Julie Whitmire (14 FEB 1870–1 SEP 1896) m. Sarah (Delilah) Shultz (17 JUN 1873–15 OCT 1932)
  1. 1. Robert (Posey) Cantrell 1896–1896
  2. 2. Craton (Fleming) Cantrell 1893–1970 m. Bertha (Helen) Clifton 1898–1976
  3. 3. Harvey (P.) Cantrell 1914–1979
  4. 4. Edwin (Paul) Cantrell 1916–1991 m. Edith (Lophine) Steele 1922–2001
  5. 5. Oliver (Victor) Cantrell 1909–1968 m. Ellen (Celestia) Grigg 1917–2000
  6. 6. Susan (Jane) Cantrell 1903–1946 m. William (Allen) Messer 1897–1940
    1. 1. James (Posey) Messer 1933–2004
  7. 7. Daniel (Webster) Cantrell 1911–1989 m. Sallie Enloe –1981
  8. 8. William (Arthur) Cantrell 1890–
  9. 9. Essie (M.) Cantrell 1889–1969

Elbert Cantrell's Timeline

2 Records

1861
10 JUL 1861
Birth of Elbert Posey Cantrell in Transylvania, North Carolina, USA
Transylvania, North Carolina, USA
1950
14 FEB 1950
Age 89
Death of Elbert Posey Cantrell in Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina, USA
Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 JUL 1861
    Event Place: Transylvania, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 FEB 1950
    Event Place: Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina, USA

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