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Melissa Didema Cantrell 1876–1950 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 JAN 1876

Birth Location: Duncan, Sullivan, Missouri, USA

Death Date: 17 APR 1950

Death Location: Maskatenau, Canada

Father: Joseph Cantrell

Mother: Sarah Cantrell

Spouse(s): John Vance

Children(s): Marie Vance, Freddie Vance, Edgar Vance, Everett Vance

The story of Melissa Didema Cantrell began in 1876 in Duncan, Sullivan, Missouri, USA. Melissa Didema Cantrell married John Edgar Vance, and had children including Edgar Festus Vance, Everett Delacy Vance, Freddie Elberta Vance, Marie Theresa Vance. Melissa Didema Cantrell passed away in 1950 in Maskatenau, Canada.

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Biography

  • The story of Melissa Didema Cantrell began in 1876 in Duncan, Sullivan, Missouri, USA.
  • Melissa Didema Cantrell married John Edgar Vance, and had children including Edgar Festus Vance, Everett Delacy Vance, Freddie Elberta Vance, Marie Theresa Vance.
  • Melissa Didema Cantrell passed away in 1950 in Maskatenau, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Cantrell
1846–1917
Birth Location: McMinn, Tennessee, USA
JC
Sarah Cantrell
1854–1931
Birth Location: Miller, Missouri, USA
SC

Spouses(s)

John Vance
1867–1942
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
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Children(s)

Marie Vance
1901–1993
Birth Location: Grovespring, Wright, Missouri, USA
MV
Freddie Vance
1910–
Birth Location: Pine Creek, Alberta, Canada
FV
Edgar Vance
1897–1975
Birth Location: Duncan, Sullivan, Missouri, USA
EV
Everett Vance
1903–1984
Birth Location: Grovespring, Wright, Missouri, USA
EV

Melissa Cantrell's Ancestors

Self
Melissa Cantrell
1876–1950
Birth Place: Duncan, Sullivan, Missouri, USA
Parents
Joseph Pealin Cantrell
1846–1917
McMinn, Tennessee, USA
Sarah (Caroline) Cantrell
1854–1931
Miller, Missouri, USA
Grandparents
Gabriel Cantrell
1796–1849
Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Nancy (Ann) Smith
1803–1881
Tennessee, USA
John (James) Cantrell
1827–1915
Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
Didema Vanhooser
1831–1871
Warren, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Cantrell
1761–1830
Elizabeth Norris
1765–1831
Abraham Cantrell
1794–1858
Jane Robb
1794–1839
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Cantrell
1724–1803
Brittian
–1778
John Cantrell
1772–1836
Mary Adkins
1771–1847

Melissa Cantrell's Descendants

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Melissa (Didema) Cantrell (17 JAN 1876–17 APR 1950) m. John (Edgar) Vance (JUN 1867–2 MAR 1942)
  1. 1. Marie (Theresa) Vance 1901–1993
  2. 2. Freddie (Elberta) Vance 1910–
  3. 3. Edgar (Festus) Vance 1897–1975
  4. 4. Everett (Delacy) Vance 1903–1984

Melissa Cantrell's Timeline

2 Records

1876
17 JAN 1876
Birth of Melissa Didema Cantrell in Duncan, Sullivan, Missouri, USA
Duncan, Sullivan, Missouri, USA
1950
17 APR 1950
Age 74
Death of Melissa Didema Cantrell in Maskatenau, Canada
Maskatenau, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 JAN 1876
    Event Place: Duncan, Sullivan, Missouri, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 APR 1950
    Event Place: Maskatenau, Canada
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