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John Wilson Cannon 1893 – 1954 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 JUL 1893

Birth Location: Cooke, Texas, United States

Death Date: 27 FEB 1954

Death Location: Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA

Father: Francis Cannon

Mother: Sarah Lanier

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John Wilson Cannon was born in 1893 in Cooke, Texas, United States, the child of Francis Marion Cannon and Sarah Virginia Lanier. John Wilson Cannon passed away in 1954 in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA.

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Biography

  • John Wilson Cannon was born in 1893 in Cooke, Texas, United States, the child of Francis Marion Cannon and Sarah Virginia Lanier.
  • John Wilson Cannon passed away in 1954 in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA.

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John Cannon's Ancestors

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John Cannon
1893 – 1954
Birth Place: Cooke, Texas, United States
Parents
Francis Marion Cannon
1854 – 1931
Aurora Mo.
Sarah (Virginia) Lanier
1865 – 1940
Whitesboro Grayson County Texas
Grandparents
James (Wilson) Cannon
1811 – 1887
Pennsylvania, USA
Mary (Ellen) Cooksey
1824 –
Kentucky, USA
Harrison (John) Lanier
1821 – 1877
Rowan County North Carolina
Mary (Jane) Walker
1846 – 1907
Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
Francis Walker
1802 – 1888
Mary Coundry
1811 – 1867
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Walter Walker
1765 – 1850
Elizabeth McGill
1780 – 1856
William Condra
1789 – 1859
Mary Gass
1786 – 1861

John Cannon's Timeline

2 Records

1893
24 JUL 1893
Birth of John Wilson Cannon in Cooke, Texas, United States
Cooke, Texas, United States
1954
27 FEB 1954
Age 61
Death of John Wilson Cannon in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA
Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source:
    [1] Oregon, U.S., State Deaths, 1864-1971, Oregon State Archives; Salem, Oregon; Oregon, Death Records, 1864-1967
    [2] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 JUL 1893
    Event Place: Cooke, Texas, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Oregon, U.S., State Deaths, 1864-1971, Oregon State Archives; Salem, Oregon; Oregon, Death Records, 1864-1967
    [2] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [3] United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : Sat Apr 26 07:07:34 UTC 2025), Entry for John Cannon and Marion F Cannon.
    [4] Texas, Births and Christenings, 1840-1981, "Texas, Births and Christenings, 1840-1981", database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : 14 February 2020), John Wilson Cannon, .
    [5] Texas, Births and Christenings, 1840-1981, "Texas, Births and Christenings, 1840-1981", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : 14 February 2020), John Wilson Cannon, 1893.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: NOV 1940

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Place: Cooke, Texas, United States
    Record Source: Texas, Births and Christenings, 1840-1981, "Texas, Births and Christenings, 1840-1981", database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : 14 February 2020), John Wilson Cannon, .

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 FEB 1954
    Event Place: Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA
    Record Source: Oregon, U.S., State Deaths, 1864-1971, Oregon State Archives; Salem, Oregon; Oregon, Death Records, 1864-1967

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