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James Crittenton Cannon 1851 – 1923 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 MAY 1851

Birth Location: Dallas, Missouri, USA.

Death Date: 2 MAR 1923

Death Location: Whitesboro, Grayson, Texas, USA

Father: James Cannon

Mother: Mary Cooksey

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Lanier

Children(s): Marion Cannon, Curtis Cannon

In 1851, James Crittenton Cannon entered the world in Dallas, Missouri, USA., born to James Wilson Cannon and Mary Ellen Cooksey. In 1850, James Crittenton Cannon resided in District 46, Lafayette, Missouri, USA. In 1860, James Crittenton Cannon resided in Jackson, Dallas, Arkansas, USA. James Crittenton Cannon married Elizabeth Jane Lanier, and had children including Marion Crittington Cannon, Curtis Perry Cannon. James Crittenton Cannon passed away in 1923 in Whitesboro, Grayson, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1851, James Crittenton Cannon entered the world in Dallas, Missouri, USA., born to James Wilson Cannon and Mary Ellen Cooksey.
  • In 1850, James Crittenton Cannon resided in District 46, Lafayette, Missouri, USA.
  • In 1860, James Crittenton Cannon resided in Jackson, Dallas, Arkansas, USA.
  • James Crittenton Cannon married Elizabeth Jane Lanier, and had children including Marion Crittington Cannon, Curtis Perry Cannon.
  • James Crittenton Cannon passed away in 1923 in Whitesboro, Grayson, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Cannon
1811 – 1887
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, USA
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Mary Cooksey
1824 –
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Lanier
1864 – 1940
Birth Location: Whitesboro Grayson County Texas
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Children(s)

Marion Cannon
1902 – 1980
Birth Location: Texas, USA
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Curtis Cannon
1904 – 1966
Birth Location: Whitesboro Grayson County Texas
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James Cannon's Ancestors

Self
James Cannon
1851 – 1923
Birth Place: Dallas, Missouri, USA.
Parents
James Wilson Cannon
1811 – 1887
Pennsylvania, USA
Mary (Ellen) Cooksey
1824 –
Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Cannon's Descendants

1.
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James (Crittenton) Cannon (22 MAY 1851 – 2 MAR 1923) m. Elizabeth (Jane) Lanier (15 NOV 1864 – 7 AUG 1940)
  1. 1. Marion (Crittington) Cannon (18 JAN 1902 – 7 AUG 1980) m. Sinnie (Elsie) Watson (27 DEC 1906 – 16 JUN 1994)
    1. 1. Dorothy (Fern) Cannon (14 JUL 1928 – 2021) m. Merle (D) Wood (1925 – )
      1. 1. Libby Wood
      2. 2. Lisa Wood
  2. 2. Curtis (Perry) Cannon (21 SEP 1904 – 25 MAY 1966) m. Yolanda (Elizabeth) Lamb (29 APR 1914 – 4 MAR 1978)
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Lee) Cannon (28 APR 1946 – )

James Cannon's Timeline

11 Records

1850
1850
James Crittenton Cannon resided here in District 46, Lafayette, Missouri, USA
District 46, Lafayette, Missouri, USA
1851
22 MAY 1851
Birth of James Crittenton Cannon in Dallas, Missouri, USA.
Dallas, Missouri, USA.
1860
1860
Age 9
James Crittenton Cannon resided here in Jackson, Dallas, Arkansas, USA
Jackson, Dallas, Arkansas, USA
1860
1860
Age 9
James Crittenton Cannon resided here in Jackson, Dallas, Missouri, USA
Jackson, Dallas, Missouri, USA
1870
1870
Age 19
James Crittenton Cannon resided here in Washington, Dallas, Missouri, USA
Washington, Dallas, Missouri, USA
1880
1880
Age 29
James Crittenton Cannon resided here in Cooke, Texas, USA
Cooke, Texas, USA
1900
1900
Age 49
James Crittenton Cannon resided here in Justice Precinct 2, Montague, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 2, Montague, Texas, USA
1910
1910
Age 59
James Crittenton Cannon resided here in Justice Precinct 6, Grayson, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 6, Grayson, Texas, USA
1910
1910
Age 59
James Crittenton Cannon resided here in Justice, Brazoria, Texas, USA
Justice, Brazoria, Texas, USA
1920
1920
Age 69
James Crittenton Cannon resided here in Whitesboro, Grayson, Texas, USA
Whitesboro, Grayson, Texas, USA
1923
2 MAR 1923
Age 72
Death of James Crittenton Cannon in Whitesboro, Grayson, Texas, USA
Whitesboro, Grayson, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 MAY 1851
    Event Place: Dallas, Missouri, USA.
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees
    [3] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Akers Cemetary
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees
    [3] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 46, Lafayette, Missouri, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 MAR 1923
    Event Place: Whitesboro, Grayson, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees
    [3] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Jackson, Dallas, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Jackson, Dallas, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Washington, Dallas, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Cooke, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 2, Montague, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 6, Grayson, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Justice, Brazoria, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Whitesboro, Grayson, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees
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