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John Sharpe Cannon 1811–1885 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Jun 1811

Birth Location: Rutherford, Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 2 Jul 1885

Death Location: Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, United States of America

Father: Theophilus Canon

Mother: Jemima Sharp

Spouse(s): Lunica Stuart

Children(s): Carter Cannon, Isadora Sholars, Josephine Battle, Mary Stark

John Sharpe Cannon was born in 1811 in Rutherford, Tennessee, United States, the child of Theophilus Alexander Canon And Jemima A Sharp. John Sharpe Cannon married Lunica Stuart, and had children including Carter Cannon, Isadora Nevarre Sholars, Josephine Battle, Mary J Stark. John Sharpe Cannon passed away in 1885 in Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • John Sharpe Cannon was born in 1811 in Rutherford, Tennessee, United States, the child of Theophilus Alexander Canon And Jemima A Sharp.
  • John Sharpe Cannon married Lunica Stuart, and had children including Carter Cannon, Isadora Nevarre Sholars, Josephine Battle, Mary J Stark.
  • John Sharpe Cannon passed away in 1885 in Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Cannon's Ancestors

Self
John Cannon
1811–1885
Birth Place: Rutherford, Tennessee, United States
Parents
Theophilus Alexander Canon
1771–1836
Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
Jemima (A.) Sharp
1781–1849
, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
James (Cannon) Sr.
1725–1784
Hartford, Maryland, USA
Margaret (C.) Alexander
1743–1802
New Munster, Cecil County, Maryland, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Cannon
1695–1770
Mary Boren
1695–1798
Theophilus Alexander
1714–1768
CATHERINE WALLACE*
1715–1775
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Cannon
1670–1708
William Boren
1672–1699
Mary Boren
1673–1743
James Alexander
1690–1779
Margaret McKnitt
1693–1736
Sarah Alexander
1690–1760

John Cannon's Descendants

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John (Sharpe) Cannon (5 Jun 1811–2 Jul 1885) m. Lunica Stuart (22 January 1821–14 February 1910)
  1. 1. Carter Cannon 1829– m. Martha Cannon 1849–1934
    1. 1. Frank Cannon 1874–1952 m. Henrietta Cannon 1882–1953
      1. 1. Scott Porter 1891–1983 m. Scott Porter 1890– m. Ethel Porter 1897–
      2. 2. Christine (Gertrude) Collins 1900–2001 m. Sevier Beard 1896– m. Joseph (George) Collins 1882–1955
      3. 3. Laura (L (cannon)) Glenn 1919–2001 m. Basil Glenn 1904–1956
        1. 1. James (Douglas "Jackie") Glenn –1992
        2. 2. Erma (Jean) Ezell 1932–2019 m. Felix Ezell 1932–1994
      4. 4. Williard Cannon 1911–1968 m. Estelle (M) Coreland 1911–
      5. 5. Willard Cannon 1911– m. Kstelle (M) Coreland 1911–
      6. 6. Ethel Cannon 1897–
    2. 2. Reece Cannon 1937–1947 m. Timmie Swift 1874– m. Inez Cannon 1906–
      1. 1. Lurlean Cannon 1925–
    3. 3. Price Cannon 1861–1924
    4. 4. Becca Walker 1907–1973 m. George Walker 1874–1941
      1. 1. Sanner Walker 1900–1935
      2. 2. H Walker 1905–1979
      3. 3. Willie Walker 1905–1991
      4. 4. C. (D.) Walker 1906–1973
      5. 5. Arvada Walker 1909–1951
      6. 6. Odessa Walker 1911–1998 m. Ira Doby 1911–
      7. 7. Lewis (AKA Louie) Walker 1913–1978
      8. 8. Florena Walker 1922–
      9. 9. Louie Walker 1914– m. Christaine Walker 1915–
      10. 10. Sou* Walker 1901–
    5. 5. Ellen Cannon 1886– m. Mose Walker 1868–1928
      1. 1. Rhoda Walker 1911–
      2. 2. Victoria Walker 1912–
      3. 3. Nepoleon Walker 1914–
      4. 4. Geraldine Walker 1915–
    6. 6. Jim Muldrow 1886–
    7. 7. Brenon Muldrow 1892– m. Mallie Unknown 1892–1933
  2. 2. Isadora (Nevarre) Sholars 1841–1921
  3. 3. Josephine Battle 1840–1899
  4. 4. Mary (J.) Stark 1850–1926

John Cannon's Timeline

2 Records

1811
5 Jun 1811
Birth of John Sharpe Cannon in Rutherford, Tennessee, United States
Rutherford, Tennessee, United States
1885
2 Jul 1885
Age 74
Death of John Sharpe Cannon in Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States
Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Jun 1811
    Event Place: Rutherford, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Jul 1885
    Event Place: Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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