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Forrest Edgar Cannon 1903–1988 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Feb 1903

Birth Location: South Carolina

Death Date: 15 Feb 1988

Death Location: Chapin, Lexington County, South Carolina, USA

Father: Charlie Cannon

Mother: Minnie Wessinger

Spouse(s): Bertha Frick

Children(s): Zeita Cannon, Elizabeth Cannon, Edgar Cannon

Forrest Edgar Cannon was born in 1903 in South Carolina, the child of Charlie Pickens Cannon And Minnie Ophelia Wessinger. In 1910, Forrest Edgar Cannon resided in Saluda, Lexington, South Carolina, USA. In 1920, Forrest Edgar Cannon resided in Saluda, Lexington, South Carolina, USA. Forrest Edgar Cannon married Bertha Marie Frick, and had children including Edgar Ray Cannon, Elizabeth Ophelia Cannon, Zeita Marie Cannon. Forrest Edgar Cannon passed away in 1988 in Chapin, Lexington County, South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Forrest Edgar Cannon was born in 1903 in South Carolina, the child of Charlie Pickens Cannon And Minnie Ophelia Wessinger.
  • In 1910, Forrest Edgar Cannon resided in Saluda, Lexington, South Carolina, USA.
  • In 1920, Forrest Edgar Cannon resided in Saluda, Lexington, South Carolina, USA.
  • Forrest Edgar Cannon married Bertha Marie Frick, and had children including Edgar Ray Cannon, Elizabeth Ophelia Cannon, Zeita Marie Cannon.
  • Forrest Edgar Cannon passed away in 1988 in Chapin, Lexington County, South Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Charlie Cannon
1873–1965
Birth Location: Lexington County, South Carolina, USA
CC
Minnie Wessinger
1881–1976
Birth Location: South Carolina
MW

Spouses(s)

Bertha Frick
1909–1981
Birth Location: South Carolina, USA
BF

Children(s)

Zeita Cannon
1938–2006
Birth Location: Little Mountain, South Carolina
ZC
Elizabeth Cannon
1933–2013
Birth Location: South Carolina
EC
Edgar Cannon
1929–1998
Birth Location: Little Mountain, South Carolina
EC

Forrest Cannon's Ancestors

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Forrest Cannon
1903–1988
Birth Place: South Carolina
Parents
Charlie Pickens Cannon
1873–1965
Lexington County, South Carolina, USA
Minnie (Ophelia) Wessinger
1881–1976
South Carolina
Grandparents
Jacob (James) Cannon
1840–1908
South Carolina
Rosanna (Mahala) Lindler
1851–1933
Chapin, Lexington County, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
David Cannon
1796–1863
Eve Hartman
1812–1882
William Lindler
1821–1885
Mary Lindler
1823–1879
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Cannon
1760–1836
Sarah Johnston
1770–1831
John Hortman
1790–1850
Eve Minnick
1790–1860
John Sr.
1800–1840
Mary Aull
1806–1889

Forrest Cannon's Descendants

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Forrest (Edgar) Cannon (15 Feb 1903–15 Feb 1988) m. Bertha (Marie) Frick (11 February 1909–9 June 1981)
  1. 1. Zeita (Marie) Cannon 1938–2006
  2. 2. Elizabeth (Ophelia) Cannon 1933–2013
  3. 3. Edgar (Ray) Cannon 1929–1998 m. Mavis (Delene) Moates 1930–2007

Forrest Cannon's Timeline

7 Records

1903
15 Feb 1903
Birth of Forrest Edgar Cannon in South Carolina
South Carolina
1910
1910
Age 7
Forrest Edgar Cannon resided here in Saluda, Lexington, South Carolina, USA
Saluda, Lexington, South Carolina, USA
1920
1920
Age 17
Forrest Edgar Cannon resided here in Saluda, Lexington, South Carolina, USA
Saluda, Lexington, South Carolina, USA
1930
1930
Age 27
Forrest Edgar Cannon resided here in Saluda, Lexington, South Carolina, USA
Saluda, Lexington, South Carolina, USA
1935
1935
Age 32
Forrest Edgar Cannon resided here in Saluda, Lexington, South Carolina
Saluda, Lexington, South Carolina
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 37
Forrest Edgar Cannon resided here in Saluda, Lexington, South Carolina, USA
Saluda, Lexington, South Carolina, USA
1988
15 Feb 1988
Age 85
Death of Forrest Edgar Cannon in Little Mountain, Newberry, South Carolina, USA
Little Mountain, Newberry, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Feb 1903
    Event Place: South Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Saluda, Lexington, South Carolina; Roll: T627_3823; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 32-32
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 247-60-4089; Issue State: South Carolina; Issue Date: 1955
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Saluda, Lexington, South Carolina; Roll: T625_1702; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 41; Image: 739
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Saluda, Lexington, South Carolina; Roll: 2205; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0032; Image: 173.0; FHL microfilm: 2341939
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Saluda, Lexington, South Carolina; Roll: T624_1466; Page: 22B; Enumeration District: 0042; FHL microfilm: 1375479
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] Web: South Carolina, Find A Grave Index, 1729-2011

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Saluda, Lexington, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Saluda, Lexington, South Carolina; Roll: T624_1466; Page: 22B; Enumeration District: 0042; FHL microfilm: 1375479

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Saluda, Lexington, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Saluda, Lexington, South Carolina; Roll: T625_1702; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 41; Image: 739

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Saluda, Lexington, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Saluda, Lexington, South Carolina; Roll: 2205; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0032; Image: 173.0; FHL microfilm: 2341939

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Saluda, Lexington, South Carolina
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Saluda, Lexington, South Carolina; Roll: T627_3823; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 32-32

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Saluda, Lexington, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Saluda, Lexington, South Carolina; Roll: T627_3823; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 32-32

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Feb 1988
    Event Place: Little Mountain, Newberry, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 247-60-4089; Issue State: South Carolina; Issue Date: 1955
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Web: South Carolina, Find A Grave Index, 1729-2011

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Chapin, Lexington County, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: South Carolina, Find A Grave Index, 1729-2011
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