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Elijah Cannon 1797–1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Oct 1797

Birth Location: Spartanburg District, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1880

Death Location: Spartenburg Area, South Carolina, USA

Father: Lewis Cannon

Mother: Nancy Wyatt

Spouse(s): Celia Rainwater

Children(s): Ellis Cannon

The story of Elijah Cannon began in 1797 in Spartanburg District, South Carolina, USA. Elijah Cannon married Celia Rainwater, and had children including Ellis Henry Cannon. Elijah Cannon passed away in 1880 in Spartenburg Area, South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Elijah Cannon began in 1797 in Spartanburg District, South Carolina, USA.
  • Elijah Cannon married Celia Rainwater, and had children including Ellis Henry Cannon.
  • Elijah Cannon passed away in 1880 in Spartenburg Area, South Carolina, USA.

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Elijah Cannon's Ancestors

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Elijah Cannon
1797–1880
Birth Place: Spartanburg District, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Lewis C * Cannon
1775–1852
Culpeper County, Virginia, USA
Nancy (*) Wyatt
1777–1807
Cherokee County, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Vincent (J) Wyatt
1751–1838
Virginia/North Carolina, United States
UNKNOWN (- RESEARCH ONLY 1st Wife of Vincent) Wyatt*
1751–1850
Virginia ?
Great-Grandparents
James Sr.
1720–1785
Nancy Marshall
1720–1757
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elijah Cannon's Descendants

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Elijah Cannon (25 Oct 1797–1880) m. Celia Rainwater (1800–between 1870-1879)
  1. 1. Ellis (Henry) Cannon 1830–1908 m. Martha Webster 1830–1921
    1. 1. Mary (Lou) Cannon 1870–1957 m. Joseph (Edward J.) Blanton 1869–1927
      1. 1. Lawrence (Elbert Blanton) Sr 1891–1959 m. Marion (Frazier) Dickinson 1895–1974

Elijah Cannon's Timeline

2 Records

1797
25 Oct 1797
Birth of Elijah Cannon in Spartanburg District, South Carolina, USA
Spartanburg District, South Carolina, USA
1880
1880
Age 83
Death of Elijah Cannon in Spartenburg Area, South Carolina, USA
Spartenburg Area, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Oct 1797
    Event Place: Spartanburg District, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Spartenburg Area, South Carolina, USA

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