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John Calvin, Whitfield Cannon 1853 – 1907 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1853

Birth Location: Holly Springs, Ms

Death Date: 1907

Death Location: Shelby County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Alfred Canon

Mother: Esther Stinson

Spouse(s): Frances Taylor

Children(s): Boyce Cannon, Thomas Cannon, Lelia Cannon, Violet Canon, John Cannon, Frances Cannon, Octavia Cannon, Lucy Cannon

It was in 1853 that John Calvin Whitfield Cannon Sr was born in Holly Springs, Ms, a child of Alfred Orville Canon and Esther M Hodge Stinson. John Calvin Whitfield Cannon Sr went on to marry Frances May Henderson Taylor and had children such as Boyce Houston Cannon, Thomas Hope Cannon, Lelia M Cannon, Violet Taylor Canon, John Whitfield Cannon, Frances May Cannon, Octavia Stinson Cannon and Lucy White Cannon. John Calvin Whitfield Cannon Sr was deceased by 1907 in Shelby County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Parents

Alfred Canon
1812 – 1879
Birth Location: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA
AC
Esther Stinson
1822 – 1889
Birth Location: South Carolina, USA
ES

Spouses(s)

Frances Taylor
1862 – 1934
Birth Location: Coffee County, Tenneesse
FT

Children(s)

Boyce Cannon
1882 – 1944
Birth Location: Holly Springs, Marshall, Mississippi, USA
BC
Thomas Cannon
1884 –
Birth Location: Holly Springs, Marshall, Mississippi, USA
TC
Lelia Cannon
1887 – 1918
Birth Location: Tennessee
LC
Violet Canon
1888 – 1979
Birth Location: Victoria, Marshall, Mississippi, USA
VC
John Cannon
1890 –
Birth Location: Holly Springs, Marshall, Mississippi, USA
JC
Frances Cannon
1895 –
Birth Location: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
FC
Octavia Cannon
1898 – 1956
Birth Location: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
OC
Lucy Cannon
1901 – 1978
Birth Location: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
LC

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: MAR 1853
    Event Place: Holly Springs, Ms

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1853
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 4 December 1907
    Event Place: Shelby County, Tennessee, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1907
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000
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