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Elizabeth Martha Brashear 1829–1903 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Sep 1829

Birth Location: Claiborne City, Claiborne County, Mississippi

Death Date: 7 Aug 1903

Death Location: Masonic Cemetery No. 1 New Orleans Orleans Parish Louisiana

Father: Tobias Brashear

Mother: Martha Sharp

Spouse(s): Charles Cannon

Children(s): Edward Cannon

Elizabeth Martha Brashear was born in 1829 in Claiborne City, Claiborne County, Mississippi, the child of Tobias Eden Brashear And Martha Ann Sharp. Elizabeth Martha Brashear married Charles James Cannon, and had children including Edward Joseph Cannon. Elizabeth Martha Brashear passed away in 1903 in Masonic Cemetery No. 1 New Orleans Orleans Parish Louisiana.

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Biography

  • Elizabeth Martha Brashear was born in 1829 in Claiborne City, Claiborne County, Mississippi, the child of Tobias Eden Brashear And Martha Ann Sharp.
  • Elizabeth Martha Brashear married Charles James Cannon, and had children including Edward Joseph Cannon.
  • Elizabeth Martha Brashear passed away in 1903 in Masonic Cemetery No. 1 New Orleans Orleans Parish Louisiana.

Immediate Family

Parents

Tobias Brashear
1796–1841
Birth Location: Natchez, Adams, Mississippi, USA
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Martha Sharp
1808–1837
Birth Location: Gainsville Co, Mississippi
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Spouses(s)

Charles Cannon
1819–1889
Birth Location: Monroe, Alabama, United States
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Children(s)

Edward Cannon
1865–1947
Birth Location: Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
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Elizabeth Brashear's Ancestors

Self
Elizabeth Brashear
1829–1903
Birth Place: Claiborne City, Claiborne County, Mississippi
Parents
Tobias Eden Brashear
1796–1841
Natchez, Adams, Mississippi, USA
Martha (Ann) Sharp
1808–1837
Gainsville Co, Mississippi
Grandparents
Hon (Tobias Brashear) (S)
1756–1807
Prince George's County, Maryland, USA
Martha Brocus
1760–1814
Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Brashears
1727–1809
Catherine Belt
1729–1778
John Brocus
1740–1824
Sophia Dimmett
1745–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Herbert Jr
1696–1773
Elizabeth Brashears
1701–1775

Elizabeth Brashear's Descendants

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Elizabeth (Martha) Brashear (Sep 1829–7 Aug 1903) m. Charles (James) Cannon (15 Jul 1819–26 Feb 1889)
  1. 1. Edward (Joseph) Cannon 1865–1947 m. Elizabeth Wright 1865–1925
    1. 1. Edna Cannon-Fortune 1892–1968 m. Frank (Charles) Fortuna 1889–1948
      1. 1. Edna (Maria) Fortune 1916–1997 m. Manuel Bailey 1911–2003
        1. 1. Albert (Norman) Bailey 1931–1984 m. Songua (Faye) Norwood 1949–2011 m. Marilyn (W.) Thompson 1945–1997
      2. 2. Walter (A) Fortune 1912–
      3. 3. Olympia Fortune 1914–
      4. 4. Frank (F) Fortune 1919–
    2. 2. Edward (J) Cannon 1899–
    3. 3. Charles (J) Cannon 1901–
    4. 4. Mildred (E) Cannon 1907–
    5. 5. Albert (E) Cannon 1904–
    6. 6. Jesse Cannon 1890–
    7. 7. Harris Cannon 1894–
    8. 8. Eden Cannon 1891–

Elizabeth Brashear's Timeline

2 Records

1829
Sep 1829
Birth of Elizabeth Martha Brashear in Claiborne City, Claiborne County, Mississippi
Claiborne City, Claiborne County, Mississippi
1903
7 Aug 1903
Age 74
Death of Elizabeth Martha Brashear in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana
Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Sep 1829
    Event Place: Claiborne City, Claiborne County, Mississippi

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Aug 1903
    Event Place: Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Masonic Cemetery No. 1 New Orleans Orleans Parish Louisiana
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