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Elmer Ellsworth Cantrell 1861–1937 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 AUG 1861

Birth Location: Waynesville, De Witt, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 19 APR 1937

Death Location: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA

Father: Zebulon Cantrell

Mother: Susan Foreman

Spouse(s): Jennie Brittin

Children(s): Elmer Cantrell, James Cantrell, Jennie Cantrell, Raper Cantrell, Alma Cantrell, Mary Cantrell, Floyd Cantrell

Elmer Ellsworth Cantrell was born in 1861 in Waynesville, De Witt, Illinois, USA, the child of Zebulon Daniel Cantrell And Susan Foreman. Elmer Ellsworth Cantrell married Jennie Eunice Brittin, and had children including Alma F Cantrell, Elmer Young Cantrell, Floyd Sterling Cantrell, James Ralph Cantrell, Jennie Lelah Cantrell, Mary Abbaline Cantrell, Raper Z Cantrell. Elmer Ellsworth Cantrell passed away in 1937 in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA.

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Biography

  • Elmer Ellsworth Cantrell was born in 1861 in Waynesville, De Witt, Illinois, USA, the child of Zebulon Daniel Cantrell And Susan Foreman.
  • Elmer Ellsworth Cantrell married Jennie Eunice Brittin, and had children including Alma F Cantrell, Elmer Young Cantrell, Floyd Sterling Cantrell, James Ralph Cantrell, Jennie Lelah Cantrell, Mary Abbaline Cantrell, Raper Z Cantrell.
  • Elmer Ellsworth Cantrell passed away in 1937 in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Zebulon Cantrell
1833–1897
Birth Location: Cantrall, Sangamon, Illinois, USA
ZC
Susan Foreman
1835–1915
Birth Location: Pharisburg, Union, Ohio, USA
SF

Spouses(s)

Jennie Brittin
1861–1951
Birth Location: De Witt, Illinois, USA
JB

Children(s)

Elmer Cantrell
1901–1991
Birth Location: Iowa, USA
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James Cantrell
1905–1963
Birth Location: Illinois, USA
JC
Jennie Cantrell
1896–1973
Birth Location: Illinois, USA
JC
Raper Cantrell
1885–1902
Birth Location: Illinois, USA
RC
Alma Cantrell
1890–1979
Birth Location: Illinois, USA
AC
Mary Cantrell
1892–
Birth Location: Illinois, USA
MC
Floyd Cantrell
1887–1970
Birth Location: Barnett, De Witt, Illinois, USA
FC

Elmer Cantrell's Ancestors

Self
Elmer Cantrell
1861–1937
Birth Place: Waynesville, De Witt, Illinois, USA
Parents
Zebulon Daniel Cantrell
1833–1897
Cantrall, Sangamon, Illinois, USA
Susan Foreman
1835–1915
Pharisburg, Union, Ohio, USA
Grandparents
John (McCollam) Cantrell
1808–1862
Bath, Kentucky, USA
Joanna (Minturn) Jones
1812–1870
Champaign, Illinois, USA
Great-Grandparents
Zebulon Cantrell
1773–1845
Sarah McCollam
1779–1843
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joshua Cantrall
1748–1800
Ann Graham
1751–1819

Elmer Cantrell's Descendants

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Elmer (Ellsworth) Cantrell (21 AUG 1861–19 APR 1937) m. Jennie (Eunice) Brittin (27 APR 1861–1951)
  1. 1. Elmer (Young) Cantrell 1901–1991
  2. 2. James (Ralph) Cantrell 1905–1963
  3. 3. Jennie (Lelah) Cantrell 1896–1973
  4. 4. Raper (Z.) Cantrell 1885–1902
  5. 5. Alma (F.) Cantrell 1890–1979 m. Harold (Frederick) Fleming 1881–1951
    1. 1. Delores Fleming 1915–
  6. 6. Mary (Abbaline) Cantrell 1892–
  7. 7. Floyd (Sterling) Cantrell 1887–1970 m. Ella (Welch) Calhoun 1882–1941
    1. 1. Frederick (Sterling) Cantrell 1915–2008
    2. 2. Richard (Ellsworth) Cantrell 1914–2004 m. June Bruno 1915–1999

Elmer Cantrell's Timeline

2 Records

1861
21 AUG 1861
Birth of Elmer Ellsworth Cantrell in Waynesville, De Witt, Illinois, USA
Waynesville, De Witt, Illinois, USA
1937
19 APR 1937
Age 76
Death of Elmer Ellsworth Cantrell in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA
Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 AUG 1861
    Event Place: Waynesville, De Witt, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 APR 1937
    Event Place: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA
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