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Joshua Cantrell 1779–1840 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 APR 1779

Birth Location: Botetourt, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 11 AUG 1840

Death Location: Kentucky, USA

Father: Joshua Cantrall

Mother: Ann Graham

Spouse(s): Rachel McCollum

Children(s): Joshua Cantrell, Rachel Cantrell, Seth Cantrell, Elizabeth Cantrell, Zebulon Cantrell, Mahala Cantrell, Nancy Cantrell, Thirza Cantrell, Jane Cantrell, Polly Cantrell, William Cantrell, Eli Cantrell, Levi Cantrell

In 1779, Joshua Cantrell entered the world in Botetourt, Virginia, USA, born to Joshua Cantrall And Ann Graham. Joshua Cantrell married Rachel Mccollum, and had children including Eli Cantrell, Elizabeth Cantrell, Jane Cantrell, Joshua Christopher Cantrell, Levi Cantrell, Mahala Cantrell, Nancy Cantrell, Polly Cantrell, Rachel Cantrell, Seth Cantrell, Thirza Cantrell, William Cantrell, Zebulon Cantrell. Joshua Cantrell passed away in 1840 in Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1779, Joshua Cantrell entered the world in Botetourt, Virginia, USA, born to Joshua Cantrall And Ann Graham.
  • Joshua Cantrell married Rachel Mccollum, and had children including Eli Cantrell, Elizabeth Cantrell, Jane Cantrell, Joshua Christopher Cantrell, Levi Cantrell, Mahala Cantrell, Nancy Cantrell, Polly Cantrell, Rachel Cantrell, Seth Cantrell, Thirza Cantrell, William Cantrell, Zebulon Cantrell.
  • Joshua Cantrell passed away in 1840 in Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joshua Cantrall
1748–1800
Birth Location: New Castle, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, USA
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Ann Graham
1751–1819
Birth Location: Botetourt, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Rachel McCollum
1781–1849
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Joshua Cantrell
1818–1897
Birth Location: Clark, Ohio, USA
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Rachel Cantrell
1826–1829
Birth Location: –
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Seth Cantrell
1821–1876
Birth Location: Bath, Kentucky, USA
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Elizabeth Cantrell
1800–
Birth Location: –
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Zebulon Cantrell
1805–1861
Birth Location: Bourbon, Kentucky, USA
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Mahala Cantrell
1815–1858
Birth Location: Bath, Kentucky, USA
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Nancy Cantrell
1816–1894
Birth Location: Ohio, USA
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Thirza Cantrell
1802–1886
Birth Location: Bath, Kentucky, USA
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Jane Cantrell
1801–1862
Birth Location: Bath, Kentucky, USA
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Polly Cantrell
1810–1872
Birth Location: –
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William Cantrell
1812–1886
Birth Location: Clark, Ohio, USA
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Eli Cantrell
1824–1876
Birth Location: Clark, Ohio, USA
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Levi Cantrell
1814–
Birth Location: Clark, Ohio, USA
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Joshua Cantrell's Ancestors

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Joshua Cantrell
1779–1840
Birth Place: Botetourt, Virginia, USA
Parents
Joshua Cantrall
1748–1800
New Castle, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, USA
Ann Graham
1751–1819
Botetourt, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Joseph Cantrell
1725–1764
New Castle, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Zebulon Cantrell
1697–1753
Mary Thomas
1708–1788
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Cantrell
1662–1720
Dorothy Jones
1672–1755

Joshua Cantrell's Descendants

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Joshua Cantrell (3 APR 1779–11 AUG 1840) m. Rachel McCollum (2 APR 1781–1 JAN 1849)
  1. 1. Joshua (Christopher) Cantrell 1818–1897 m. Margaret (M.) Leeper 1822–1893 m. Mary (Jane) Robb 1823–
    1. 1. James Cantrell 1845–1929 m. Mary (Jane) Lanham 1843–1889
      1. 1. Ernest Cantrell 1874–1874
      2. 2. Mabel (C.) Cantrell 1879–1920
      3. 3. Farrel Cantrell 1872–1872
      4. 4. Nellie (M.) Cantrell 1875–1942 m. John (William) Summitt 1875–1904
        1. 1. Bertha (M.) Summitt 1903–
        2. 2. Ernest (R.) Summitt 1908–
  2. 2. Rachel Cantrell 1826–1829
  3. 3. Seth Cantrell 1821–1876
  4. 4. Elizabeth Cantrell 1800–
  5. 5. Zebulon Cantrell 1805–1861 m. Mary McLain 1809–1882
    1. 1. Charles (Rogers) Cantrell 1853–1922 m. Alice McCrary 1853–1928
      1. 1. Nettie (Fern) Cantrall 1889–1971
      2. 2. Walter (C.) Cantrell 1883–
      3. 3. Carrie (Fern) Cantrell 1875– m. Cress Polson 1878–
      4. 4. Frank (Dean) Cantrell 1880–1952 m. Ethel (May) Mellen 1880–1964
        1. 1. Ellen (Mellen) Cantrell 1905–
        2. 2. Ruth (Margaret) Cantrall 1903–1989
        3. 3. Earl (Lee) Cantrell 1906–1974 m. Helen (H.) Brooks 1900–1975
    2. 2. Thomas (Dunham) Cantrell 1841–1906 m. Hannah (Alma) Fox 1841–1880
      1. 1. Charles (Mckee) Cantrall 1869–1940 m. Anne (Hawley) Wood 1870–1943
        1. 1. Archibald (Martin) Cantrell 1896–1967 m. Grace (Boggess) Maxwell 1900–1987
        2. 2. Thomas (Harvey) Cantrell 1894–1894
        3. 3. Charlotte (Wood) Cantrell 1905–1979
      2. 2. Robert (Fox) Cantrell 1874– m. M. (Etta) Stroud 1876–
        1. 1. Thomas (Ernest) Cantrell 1897–1969
        2. 2. Lois (Etta) Cantrell 1902–
        3. 3. Raymond (Floyd) Cantrell 1899–
      3. 3. Frank (Ross) Cantrell 1865–1897
      4. 4. Jessie (McLain) Cantrell 1877–1932 m. Oliver (Creighton) Wilson 1873–1945
        1. 1. Ralph (Dunham) Wilson 1903–1971
        2. 2. Glenn (C.) Wilson 1909–1983
        3. 3. Horace (Cantrell) Wilson 1897–1946 m. Georgia (Vea) Wiggans 1898–1978
        4. 4. Thomas (Milford) Wilson 1906–1966
    3. 3. Mary (Elizabeth) Cantrell 1845–1848
    4. 4. James (McLain) Cantrell 1830–1868 m. Amanda (Melvina) Lanterman 1834–1922
      1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Cantrell 1856–1873
      2. 2. Smith (Larue) Cantrell 1860–1894
      3. 3. Franklin Cantrell 1864–1864
    5. 5. Rachael (M.) Cantrell 1834–1860
    6. 6. Robert (Andrew) Cantrell 1836–1845
    7. 7. Smith (Minturn) Cantrell 1839–1902 m. Hannah (Olivia) Williams 1841–1914
      1. 1. Nellie Cantrell 1874–1875
      2. 2. Frances (Mabel) Cantrell 1870–1902 m. Frank (Martin) Thrane 1870–1953
        1. 1. Olivia (Marian) Thrane 1900–1943
      3. 3. Charles (Otis) Cantrell 1864–1866
      4. 4. Minnie (Osee) Cantrell 1866–1902 m. Jacob (George) Schaefer 1864–1955 m. Amos (Alfred) Countryman 1860–1889
        1. 1. Edith (Sophia) Countryman 1884–1970
        2. 2. Bertha (Olevia) Schaefer 1896–1994
        3. 3. Esther (Mable) Countryman 1887–1973
      5. 5. John (W.) Cantrell 1879–1880
      6. 6. Clyde (T.) Cantrell 1877–
        1. 1. Mabel Cantrell 1903–
  6. 6. Mahala Cantrell 1815–1858 m. Elijah Hull 1812–1881
    1. 1. Josiah (Porter) Hull 1848–1899 m. Sadie (Elizabeth Argo) Hughes 1876–
    2. 2. Sarah (Anne) Hull 1841–1892
      1. 1. Claude (Franz) Longbrake 1868–1949
    3. 3. Joshua (Cantrell) Hull 1838–1913 m. Adeline Harrold 1844–1927
      1. 1. Emmett (Kenneth) Hull 1887–
      2. 2. Edna (Viola) Hull 1869–1932 m. Charles (Campbell) Duzan 1866–1954
        1. 1. Charles (Elwood) Duzan 1899–1981 m. Mary (Jane) Anderson 1901– m. Leota (Gladys) Tener 1901–1987
      3. 3. Anna (Jane) Hull 1876–1903 m. Martin (Luther) Argo 1874–1958
      4. 4. Sherman (Grant) Hull 1867–1937
      5. 5. Minnie (Alpharetta) Hull 1865–1951 m. Charles (Willard) Samuels 1861–1935
    4. 4. Levi (Cantrell) Hull 1836–1881 m. Mary (C.) Adams 1840–1912
      1. 1. Alice (Katherine) Hull 1875–1952
      2. 2. Newell (B.) Hull 1866–1929
      3. 3. Robert (A) Hull 1863–1890
      4. 4. Helen (A.) Hull 1861–1941
      5. 5. John (Wilfred) Hull 1871–1916
    5. 5. Thomas (William) Hull 1846–1916 m. Alice Jones 1868–1919 m. Margaret Adams 1847–1880
      1. 1. Elijah (Alvin) Hull 1872–1873
    6. 6. Martha (Emeline) Hull 1843–1924 m. John (L.) Longbrake 1840–1922
      1. 1. Lloyd Longbrake 1869–1936
      2. 2. George (Runyan) Longbrake 1876–1951
      3. 3. Delbert (L.) Longbrake 1877–1878
  7. 7. Nancy Cantrell 1816–1894 m. James (Ritchie) Robb 1814–1847
    1. 1. Hugh Robb 1846–1914
    2. 2. Francis (Marion) Robb 1842–1886 m. Elvira Bridges 1848–1916
      1. 1. Maud (Adele) Robb 1870–1940 m. Edgar (Humphrey) McFarland 1866–1940
  8. 8. Thirza Cantrell 1802–1886 m. John Humphrey 1797–1882
    1. 1. Zebulon (R.) Humphrey 1829–1895 m. Margaret (R.) Wolf 1835–1900
      1. 1. William (F.) Humphrey 1858–1873
      2. 2. Clara Humphrey 1860–
      3. 3. Joseph (R.) Humphrey 1853–1869
      4. 4. Thomas (C.) Humphrey 1856–1857
    2. 2. Joshua (C.) Humphrey 1826–1877 m. Sarah (Jennette) McClimmans 1833–1914
      1. 1. Andrew (Bartley) Humphrey 1856–1940
        1. 1. Andrew (Garrett) Humphrey 1888–
        2. 2. Melissa (Laverne) Humphrey 1878–
        3. 3. Joshua (William) Humphrey 1875–1951 m. Edith (Nelly) Butt 1882–1951
        4. 4. Lewis (Andrew) Humphrey 1892–
        5. 5. Wilhelmina Humphrey 1896–
    3. 3. William (F.) Humphrey 1824–1882 m. Elizabeth Wolf 1830–1857
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Ellen) Humphrey 1856–1892
      2. 2. John (William) Humphrey 1854–1863
      3. 3. Rebecca (Emma) Humphrey 1862–1863
      4. 4. Samantha (Jane) Humphrey 1852–1856
      5. 5. Thirza (J.) Humphrey 1864–
      6. 6. Lettie (T) Humphrey 1864–
      7. 7. Laura (Ann) Humphrey 1859–1944 m. Samuel (G.) Creviston 1856–1931
        1. 1. Louise Creviston 1891–
        2. 2. William (Humphrey) Creviston 1884–1952
        3. 3. Grace Creviston 1896–
        4. 4. Marjorie Creviston 1898–
        5. 5. Ell (Humphrey) Creviston 1888–
        6. 6. Kate Creviston 1886–1890
        7. 7. Ella Creviston 1888–
    4. 4. Mary (J.) Humphrey 1834–1882 m. William (J.) Litsinberger 1833–1911
      1. 1. William (F.) Litsinberger 1864–1931
      2. 2. James (Albert) Litsinberger 1857–1877
  9. 9. Jane Cantrell 1801–1862 m. Joseph (Warner) Center 1795–1868
    1. 1. Joshua (Cantrell) Center 1825–1912
    2. 2. Elizabeth Center 1821–1872 m. William (N.) Bumgarner –1864
    3. 3. Almeda Center 1828–
    4. 4. Martha (Washington) Center 1830–
    5. 5. James (Lockwood) Center 1817–1867 m. Sarah (Ann) Burbridge 1829–1915
    6. 6. Levi Center 1824–
    7. 7. Thirza Center 1818–1860 m. Jeremiah Argo 1820–1896
    8. 8. Rachel (M.) Center 1833–1863
  10. 10. Polly Cantrell 1810–1872 m. William (H.) Jones 1812–1872
    1. 1. Rachel (E.) Jones 1845–1920 m. John (A.) Smith 1843–1917
      1. 1. Maurice Smith 1871–1946
      2. 2. Claude (Alexander Smith) Sr 1873–1923
      3. 3. Edgar Smith 1869–1962
      4. 4. Elsie (Maude) Smith 1879–1964
      5. 5. Welby Smith 1867–1870
      6. 6. Ina (May) Smith 1886–1978
      7. 7. Estella Smith 1876–1962
    2. 2. Nancy (J.) Jones 1846–
    3. 3. William (H.) Jones 1848–
    4. 4. Mary (E.) Jones 1853–
    5. 5. Lucinda (Moore) Jones 1842–1913 m. William (Francis) Herman 1834–1903
    6. 6. Hester (Ann) Jones 1840–1915 m. James (Alexander) Ball 1836–1915
      1. 1. Hester (Ellen) Ball 1875–1960
      2. 2. Olive (J) Ball 1861–1886
      3. 3. Lucy Ball 1886–1900
      4. 4. Walter (Imlah) Ball 1864–1944
      5. 5. Dessie (Polly) Ball 1871–1936
      6. 6. James (Garfield) Ball 1882–1927
      7. 7. Talida (Raymond) Ball 1868–1902
      8. 8. Marion Ball 1862–1863
      9. 9. Perry (Jarvis) Ball 1879–1956
      10. 10. Robert (Alexander) Ball 1866–1936
      11. 11. Charles (Edward) Ball 1873–1955
    7. 7. James (T.) Jones 1843–1910 m. Mary Harrold 1848–
      1. 1. Clarence Jones 1871–
      2. 2. Lillian Jones 1867–
      3. 3. Edith Jones 1869–1953
  11. 11. William Cantrell 1812–1886 m. Nancy (Ami) McClure 1810–1874
    1. 1. William (Hull) Cantrall 1843–1917 m. Deborah Earsom 1841–1909
      1. 1. Harry (M.) Cantrall 1871–1955
      2. 2. John Cantrell 1865–
      3. 3. George (McFadden) Cantrell 1866–1901 m. Lizzie Klaas 1856–1901
        1. 1. Lawrence (William Henry) Cantrell 1896–1898
    2. 2. Rachel (P.) Cantrell 1838–
  12. 12. Eli Cantrell 1824–1876
    1. 1. Sophia Cantrell 1857–
    2. 2. Annie (Laurie) Cantrell 1855–
  13. 13. Levi Cantrell 1814– m. Elizabeth (Griffith) Robb 1815–1898
    1. 1. John (Robb) Cantrell 1842–1937 m. Martha (Jennie) Love 1845–1906
      1. 1. Alva (Love) Cantrell 1871–1931 m. Bertha (B.) Garrett 1880–1967
        1. 1. Ruth (Bernice) Cantrell 1905–1984
        2. 2. Joseph (Garrett) Cantrell 1903–1957
        3. 3. Jean (Ralph) Cantrell 1902–1973
      2. 2. Myrta (Maud) Cantrell 1879–1900
      3. 3. Edna (Elizabeth) Cantrell 1873–1931 m. Harry (Clyde) Smith 1867–1918
        1. 1. Russell (Cantrell) Smith 1905–

Joshua Cantrell's Timeline

2 Records

1779
3 APR 1779
Birth of Joshua Cantrell in Botetourt, Virginia, USA
Botetourt, Virginia, USA
1840
11 AUG 1840
Age 61
Death of Joshua Cantrell in Kentucky, USA
Kentucky, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 APR 1779
    Event Place: Botetourt, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 AUG 1840
    Event Place: Kentucky, USA
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