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Joel Cantrell 1811–1866 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 JAN 1811

Birth Location: Green, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 4 SEP 1866

Death Location: Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, USA

Father: Thomas Cantrell

Mother: Elizabeth Murray

Spouse(s): Zerelda Branch

Children(s): Emily Cantrell, Edward Cantrell, Charles Cantrell, James Cantrell, Henrietta Cantrell, Henry Cantrell, Lewis Cantrell, William Cantrell, Benjamin Cantrell, Laura Cantrell

Joel Cantrell was born in 1811 in Green, Kentucky, USA, the child of Thomas Cantrell And Elizabeth Murray. Joel Cantrell married Zerelda Branch, and had children including Benjamin H Cantrell, Charles Cantrell, Edward T Cantrell, Emily B Cantrell, Henrietta Cantrell, Henry Alvin Cantrell, James N Cantrell, Laura Cantrell, Lewis Cantrell, William D Cantrell. Joel Cantrell passed away in 1866 in Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • Joel Cantrell was born in 1811 in Green, Kentucky, USA, the child of Thomas Cantrell And Elizabeth Murray.
  • Joel Cantrell married Zerelda Branch, and had children including Benjamin H Cantrell, Charles Cantrell, Edward T Cantrell, Emily B Cantrell, Henrietta Cantrell, Henry Alvin Cantrell, James N Cantrell, Laura Cantrell, Lewis Cantrell, William D Cantrell.
  • Joel Cantrell passed away in 1866 in Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Cantrell
1775–1836
Birth Location: Efland, Orange, North Carolina, USA
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Elizabeth Murray
1774–1836
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Zerelda Branch
1821–1902
Birth Location: Green, Kentucky, USA
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Children(s)

Emily Cantrell
1855–1903
Birth Location: Sangamon, Illinois, USA
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Edward Cantrell
1842–1863
Birth Location: –
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Charles Cantrell
1857–1858
Birth Location: Sangamon, Illinois, USA
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James Cantrell
1848–
Birth Location: Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, USA
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Henrietta Cantrell
1853–1940
Birth Location: Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, USA
HC
Henry Cantrell
1853–1937
Birth Location: Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, USA
HC
Lewis Cantrell
1840–1902
Birth Location: Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, USA
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William Cantrell
1845–1904
Birth Location: Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, USA
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Benjamin Cantrell
1859–1860
Birth Location: Sangamon, Illinois, USA
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Laura Cantrell
1843–1858
Birth Location: Sangamon, Illinois, USA
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Joel Cantrell's Ancestors

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Joel Cantrell
1811–1866
Birth Place: Green, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Thomas Cantrell
1775–1836
Efland, Orange, North Carolina, USA
Elizabeth Murray
1774–1836
Grandparents
Jacob Cantrell
1748–1790
New Castle, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, USA
Mary Cantrell
1747–
Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Cantrell
1724–1803
Brittian
–1778
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Cantrell
1695–1738
Catherine
1697–1755

Joel Cantrell's Descendants

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Joel Cantrell (8 JAN 1811–4 SEP 1866) m. Zerelda Branch (19 NOV 1821–1902)
  1. 1. Emily (B.) Cantrell 1855–1903 m. Thomas (B.) Hart 1858–
  2. 2. Edward (T.) Cantrell 1842–1863
  3. 3. Charles Cantrell 1857–1858
  4. 4. James (N.) Cantrell 1848– m. Anna (S.) Waters 1850–
    1. 1. Charles (Edward) Cantrell 1874–
    2. 2. Nellie Cantrell 1877– m. Thomas (B.) Hart 1858–
    3. 3. Lizzie (Maude) Cantrell 1888–
    4. 4. Frank (S.) Cantrell 1882–
    5. 5. Louemma Cantrell 1879–
  5. 5. Henrietta Cantrell 1853–1940 m. William (H.) Colby 1849–1904
    1. 1. Charles (Percy) Colby 1875– m. Grace Bullard 1873–
    2. 2. Catherine (Luella) Colby 1888–
    3. 3. Laura (Mabel) Colby 1884–
    4. 4. Honoretta (Bertha) Colby 1878–
    5. 5. George (Bergen) Colby 1882–
  6. 6. Henry (Alvin) Cantrell 1853–1937 m. Eva (Viola) Harris 1857–1943
    1. 1. Ellen (Bradford) Cantrell 1888–
    2. 2. Edward (Thomas) Cantrell 1884–1970
    3. 3. Parkson (Harris) Cantrell 1886–
  7. 7. Lewis Cantrell 1840–1902
  8. 8. William (D.) Cantrell 1845–1904 m. Elizabeth (S.) Derry 1852–
  9. 9. Benjamin (H.) Cantrell 1859–1860
  10. 10. Laura Cantrell 1843–1858

Joel Cantrell's Timeline

4 Records

1811
8 JAN 1811
Birth of Joel Cantrell in Green, Kentucky, USA
Green, Kentucky, USA
1811
8 JAN 1811
Birth of Joel Cantrell in Green, Kentucky, USA
Green, Kentucky, USA
1866
4 SEP 1866
Age 55
Death of Joel Cantrell in Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, USA
Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, USA
1866
4 SEP 1866
Age 55
Death of Joel Cantrell in Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, USA
Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 JAN 1811
    Event Place: Green, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 SEP 1866
    Event Place: Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 JAN 1811
    Event Place: Green, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 SEP 1866
    Event Place: Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, USA
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