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James Franklin Cannon 1856–1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Apr 1856

Birth Location: Franklin Twp., Portage Co., Ohio, USA

Death Date: 01 Sep 1917

Death Location: Kent, Portage County, Ohio, United States of America

Father: James Cannon

Mother: Sarah Nye

Spouse(s): Phila Barnes

Children(s): Clell Cannon, Harry Cannon, Carl Cannon, Gertrude Meloy, Addis Cannon, Dale Cannon, Almon Cannon, Lowell Cannon, Leon Cannon

In 1856, James Franklin Cannon entered the world in Franklin Twp., Portage Co., Ohio, USA, born to James Sylvester Cannon And Sarah Elizabeth Nye. In 1860, James Franklin Cannon resided in Franklin, Franklin Mills, Portage, Ohio, USA. In 1880, James Franklin Cannon resided in Franklin, Portage, Ohio, USA. James Franklin Cannon married Phila Jane Barnes, and had children including Addis Orson Cannon, Almon Brown Cannon, Carl Perry Cannon, Clell Clayton Cannon, Dale Raliegh Cannon, Gertrude Estelle Meloy, Harry James Sluman Cannon, Leon E Cannon, Lowell O Cannon. James Franklin Cannon passed away in 1917 in Kent, Portage County, Ohio, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1856, James Franklin Cannon entered the world in Franklin Twp., Portage Co., Ohio, USA, born to James Sylvester Cannon And Sarah Elizabeth Nye.
  • In 1860, James Franklin Cannon resided in Franklin, Franklin Mills, Portage, Ohio, USA.
  • In 1880, James Franklin Cannon resided in Franklin, Portage, Ohio, USA.
  • James Franklin Cannon married Phila Jane Barnes, and had children including Addis Orson Cannon, Almon Brown Cannon, Carl Perry Cannon, Clell Clayton Cannon, Dale Raliegh Cannon, Gertrude Estelle Meloy, Harry James Sluman Cannon, Leon E Cannon, Lowell O Cannon.
  • James Franklin Cannon passed away in 1917 in Kent, Portage County, Ohio, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Cannon's Ancestors

Self
James Cannon
1856–1917
Birth Place: Franklin Twp., Portage Co., Ohio, USA
Parents
James Sylvester Cannon
1816–1902
Blandford, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA
Sarah (Elizabeth) Nye
1821–1903
Blandford, Hampden County, Massachusetts
Grandparents
Sylvester Cannon
1790–1869
Blandford, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Rebecca Clark
1791–1875
Blandford, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Nathan Cannon
1759–1845
Elizabeth Gilmore
1760–1826
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Rebeckah Gibbs
1732–1812
John Carnahan
1732–1780
John (Cannon)
1732–1780
Mary Crow
1731–1815

James Cannon's Descendants

1.
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James (Franklin) Cannon (11 Apr 1856–01 Sep 1917) m. Phila (Jane) Barnes (11 Aug 1857–9 Oct 1951)
  1. 1. Clell (Clayton) Cannon 1899–1995 m. Martha (Elizabeth) Myers 1903–1992
    1. 1. Eva (Esther) Cannon 1925–2013 m. Charles (Edgar) Wilson 1924–2016
      1. 1. Constance (Eva) Wilson 1947–2025
    2. 2. Eileen (Marcia) Cannon 1923–1981
  2. 2. Harry (James Sluman) Cannon 1879–1958
  3. 3. Carl (Perry) Cannon 1890–1942
  4. 4. Gertrude (Estelle) Meloy 1877–1964
  5. 5. Addis (Orson) Cannon 1893–1971
  6. 6. Dale (Raliegh) Cannon 1897–1990
  7. 7. Almon (Brown) Cannon 1884–1980
  8. 8. Lowell (O.) Cannon 1880–
  9. 9. Leon (E.) Cannon 1905–1959

James Cannon's Timeline

7 Records

1856
11 Apr 1856
Birth of James Franklin Cannon in Franklin Twp., Portage Co., Ohio, USA
Franklin Twp., Portage Co., Ohio, USA
1860
1860
Age 4
James Franklin Cannon resided here in Franklin, Franklin Mills, Portage, Ohio, USA
Franklin, Franklin Mills, Portage, Ohio, USA
1880
1880
Age 24
James Franklin Cannon resided here in Franklin, Portage, Ohio, USA
Franklin, Portage, Ohio, USA
1900
1900
Age 44
James Franklin Cannon resided here in Franklin, Portage, Ohio, USA
Franklin, Portage, Ohio, USA
1910
1910
Age 54
James Franklin Cannon resided here in Franklin, Portage, Ohio, USA
Franklin, Portage, Ohio, USA
1917
Abt 1917
Age 61
James Franklin Cannon resided here in Dancy, Wisconsin, USA
Dancy, Wisconsin, USA
1917
01 Sep 1917
Age 61
Death of James Franklin Cannon in Brady Lake, Portage Co., Ohio, USA
Brady Lake, Portage Co., Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Apr 1856
    Event Place: Franklin Twp., Portage Co., Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Franklin, Franklin Mills, Portage, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Franklin, Portage, Ohio; Roll: M653_1025; Page: 174; Family History Library Film: 805025

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Franklin, Portage, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Franklin, Portage, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Franklin, Portage, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1917
    Event Place: Dancy, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: American Soldiers of World War i

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 01 Sep 1917
    Event Place: Brady Lake, Portage Co., Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Kent, Portage County, Ohio, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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