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Jesse Wells Cannon 1835–1911 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 OCT 1835

Birth Location: Spartanburg County, South Carolina

Death Date: 12 Dec 1911

Death Location: Greer, South Carolina

Father: Jesse Cannon

Mother: Lyprissa Unk

Spouse(s): Elvira Southern, Martha Burnett

Children(s): Benjamin Cannon, Minnie Cannon, James Cannon, Jesse Cannon, Thomas Cannon, A. Cannon, George Cannon, Johnny Cannon

Jesse Wells Cannon was born in 1835 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, the child of Jesse Cannon And Lyprissa Unk. Jesse Wells Cannon married Elvira Southern, Emma Vaughn, Martha Jane Burnett, and had children including A B Cannon, Benjamin Morris Cannon, George Oliver Cannon, James Alvin Cannon, Jason Edward Cannon, Jesse Lee Cannon, Johnny B Cannon, Minnie Lee Cannon, Thomas Lewis Cannon. Jesse Wells Cannon passed away in 1911 in Greer, South Carolina.

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Biography

  • Jesse Wells Cannon was born in 1835 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, the child of Jesse Cannon And Lyprissa Unk.
  • Jesse Wells Cannon married Elvira Southern, Emma Vaughn, Martha Jane Burnett, and had children including A B Cannon, Benjamin Morris Cannon, George Oliver Cannon, James Alvin Cannon, Jason Edward Cannon, Jesse Lee Cannon, Johnny B Cannon, Minnie Lee Cannon, Thomas Lewis Cannon.
  • Jesse Wells Cannon passed away in 1911 in Greer, South Carolina.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jesse Cannon
1787–1874
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Lyprissa Unk
1800–
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Spouses(s)

Elvira Southern
1840–1870
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Martha Burnett
1857–
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Children(s)

Benjamin Cannon
1863–1937
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Minnie Cannon
1876–1910
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James Cannon
1885–
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Jesse Cannon
1879–
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Thomas Cannon
1879–
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A. Cannon
1881–
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George Cannon
1883–
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Johnny Cannon
1890–
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Jesse Cannon's Ancestors

Self
Jesse Cannon
1835–1911
Birth Place: Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Parents
Jesse Cannon
1787–1874
Lyprissa Unk
1800–
Grandparents
Henry Cannon
1752–1846
Overwharton Parish, Stafford, Va
Elizabeth Underwood
1758–1840
Great-Grandparents
John Cannon
1720–1788
Sarah Hammett
1727–1788
Thomas Underwood
1734–1799
Margaret Hammett
1740–1836
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William II
1706–1777
Thomas Underwood
1715–
William II
1706–1777
Mary
–1742

Jesse Cannon's Descendants

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Jesse (Wells) Cannon (28 OCT 1835–12 Dec 1911) m. Elvira Southern (ABT 1840–ABT 1870) m. Martha (Jane) Burnett (16 MAY 1857–)
  1. 1. Benjamin (Morris) Cannon 1863–1937 m. Lula Watson 1890–1927
  2. 2. Minnie (Lee) Cannon 1876–1910 m. Edward (Buist) Smith 1871–1936
    1. 1. Lillie (Cora) Smith 1898–1984 m. Walter (Barringer) Shannon 1892–1953
      1. 1. Minnie (Earline) Shannon 1917–1981 m. William (Maynard Pittendreigh) Sr. 1914–1999
        1. 1. Sylvia (Shannon) Pittendreigh 1939–1994
      2. 2. Mary (Ellen) Shannon 1920– m. Paul (McLaughlin) Campbell 1917–
      3. 3. Walter (Barringer Shannon) Jr. 1924– m. Jewel Lee –2000
      4. 4. Lewis (Edward) Shannon 1926–
  3. 3. James (Alvin) Cannon 1885–
  4. 4. Jesse (Lee) Cannon 1879–
  5. 5. Thomas (Lewis) Cannon 1879–
  6. 6. A. (B.) Cannon 1881–
  7. 7. George (Oliver) Cannon 1883–
  8. 8. Johnny (B.) Cannon 1890–

Jesse Cannon's Timeline

2 Records

1835
28 OCT 1835
Birth of Jesse Wells Cannon in Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Spartanburg County, South Carolina
1911
12 Dec 1911
Age 76
Death of Jesse Wells Cannon in Greer, South Carolina
Greer, South Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 OCT 1835
    Event Place: Spartanburg County, South Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Dec 1911
    Event Place: Greer, South Carolina
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