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James Joshua Cantrell 1858–1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 September 1858

Birth Location: Houston, Harris County, Texas, United States of America

Death Date: 3 March 1939

Death Location: Ada, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, United States of America

Father: John Cantrell

Mother: Catherine Cantrell

Spouse(s): Lydia Morgan

Children(s): Benton Cantrell, Charley Cantrell, James Cantrell, Jon Cantrell

In 1858, James Joshua Cantrell entered the world in Houston, Harris County, Texas, United States of America, born to John Nelson Cantrell And Catherine Isyphene Cantrell. James Joshua Cantrell married Lydia Morgan, and had children including Benton E Cantrell, Charley J Cantrell, James Graydon Cantrell, Jon Cantrell. James Joshua Cantrell passed away in 1939 in Ada, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1858, James Joshua Cantrell entered the world in Houston, Harris County, Texas, United States of America, born to John Nelson Cantrell And Catherine Isyphene Cantrell.
  • James Joshua Cantrell married Lydia Morgan, and had children including Benton E Cantrell, Charley J Cantrell, James Graydon Cantrell, Jon Cantrell.
  • James Joshua Cantrell passed away in 1939 in Ada, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

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James Cantrell's Ancestors

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James Cantrell
1858–1939
Birth Place: Houston, Harris County, Texas, United States of America
Parents
John Nelson Cantrell
1824–1880
Alabama, Alabama, USA
Catherine (Isyphene) Cantrell
1838–1911
Tennessee, United States of America
Grandparents
James (Wesley) Cantrell
1800–1858
South Carolina, South Carolina, USA
Thirza Cantrell
1805–1846
Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Josiah Thornton
1758–1845
Sarah Fowler
1763–1849
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Fowler
1733–1830
Molly Metcalfe
1736–1800

James Cantrell's Descendants

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James (Joshua) Cantrell (23 September 1858–3 March 1939) m. Lydia Morgan (1866–3 June 1955)
  1. 1. Benton (E) Cantrell 1885–
  2. 2. Charley (J) Cantrell 1892–1969 m. Beulah (Ann) Cantrell 1895–1951
    1. 1. Reatha (Jo) Seago 1925–2000
  3. 3. James (Graydon) Cantrell 1899–1991 m. Ethel (Ida) Cantrell 1909–1995
    1. 1. Gladys (Catherine) Pendergrass 1918–2015
    2. 2. Bill (Grayson) Cantrell 1929–2018
    3. 3. Elwanda Hoyler 1921–2018
  4. 4. Jon Cantrell 1872–

James Cantrell's Timeline

2 Records

1858
23 September 1858
Birth of James Joshua Cantrell in Houston, Harris County, Texas, United States of America
Houston, Harris County, Texas, United States of America
1939
3 March 1939
Age 81
Death of James Joshua Cantrell in Ada, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, United States of America
Ada, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 September 1858
    Event Place: Houston, Harris County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 March 1939
    Event Place: Ada, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ada, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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