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John Wilson Cannon 1850 – 1901 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 APR 1850

Birth Location: Aurora Mo.

Death Date: 3 APR 1901

Death Location: St. Joe Texas

Father: James Cannon

Mother: Mary Cooksey

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Lanier

Children(s): Riley Cannon, Mary Cannon

In 1850, John Wilson Cannon entered the world in Aurora Mo., born to James Wilson Cannon and Mary Ellen Cooksey. Years later, John Wilson Cannon married Elizabeth Jane Lanier, and the couple became parents to Riley Cannon and Mary Ellen Cannon. John Wilson Cannon died in 1901 in St. Joe Texas.

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Parents

James Cannon
1811 – 1887
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, USA
JC
Mary Cooksey
1824 –
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Lanier
1864 – 1940
Birth Location: Whitesboro Grayson County Texas
EL

Children(s)

Riley Cannon
1878 – 1880
Birth Location: St Jo, Montague, Texas, USA
RC
Mary Cannon
1877 – 1932
Birth Location: St Blazey, Cornwall, England
MC

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 6 APR 1850
    Event Place: Aurora Mo.
    Record Source: England and Wales, Census, 1851, England and Wales, Census, 1861, England and Wales, Census, 1871, England and Wales, Census, 1911, FamilySearch FamilyTree, Find a Grave Index, Public Member Trees, United States, Census, 1850, United States, Census, 1860, United States, Census, 1880, "England and Wales, Census, 1911", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : Thu Feb 13 10:49:25 UTC 2025), Entry for John G L Bowditch and Lizzie Bowditch, 1911., "England and Wales, Census, 1851", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : Fri Jul 26 15:50:32 UTC 2024), Entry for Nicholas Canon and Jane Canon, 1851., "England and Wales, Census, 1861", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : Sun Mar 10 17:42:27 UTC 2024), Entry for Nicholas Cannon and Jane Cannon, 1861., "England and Wales, Census, 1871", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : Tue Oct 08 17:17:45 UTC 2024), Entry for William Cannon and Jane Cannon, 1871., "United States, Census, 1850", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : Fri Jan 17 23:28:30 UTC 2025), Entry for James Cannon and Mary Cannon, 1850., "United States, Census, 1880", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : Tue Jan 14 20:06:28 UTC 2025), Entry for John W. Cannon and Elisabeth Cannon, 1880., "Find a Grave Index", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : Tue Apr 08 17:52:04 UTC 2025), Entry for John W Cannon., "United States, Census, 1860", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : Mon Jul 08 11:32:11 UTC 2024), Entry for J W Cannon and Mary Cannon, 1860.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Saint Jo, Montague County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: Find a Grave Index, Public Member Trees, "Find a Grave Index", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : Tue Apr 08 17:52:04 UTC 2025), Entry for John W Cannon.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 2 (South Part), Montague, Texas
    Record Source: Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 3 APR 1901
    Event Place: St. Joe Texas
    Record Source: Find a Grave Index, Public Member Trees, "Find a Grave Index", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : Tue Apr 08 17:52:04 UTC 2025), Entry for John W Cannon.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1911
    Event Place: Godstone, Eversleigh, Surrey, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1850
    Event Place: Lafayette, Missouri, United States

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1880
    Event Place: Precinct 7, Cooke, Texas, United States

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1850
    Event Place: District 46, Lafayette, Missouri
    Record Source: Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1860
    Event Place: Jackson, Dallas, Missouri
    Record Source: Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1880
    Event Place: Cooke, Texas, United States
    Record Source: Public Member Trees

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