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Merrill Cantrell 1807–1901 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 APR 1807

Birth Location: Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 9 JAN 1901

Death Location: Douglas, Georgia, USA

Father: John Cantrell

Mother: Sarah Shed

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Thurmond, Sarah Talbot

Children(s): Elizabeth Cantrell, Mary Cantrell, Marthy Cantrell, Nancy Cantrell, Robert Cantrell, Thomas Cantrell, John Cantrell, Sara Cantrell, Ella Cantrell

The story of Merrill Cantrell began in 1807 in Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA. Merrill Cantrell married Elizabeth Thurmond, Sarah Ann Talbot, and had children including Elizabeth Octavy Cantrell, Ella Jophence Cantrell, John Merrill Cantrell, Marthy Ann Cantrell, Mary Antoninette Cantrell, Nancy Ann Cantrell, Robert Lee Cantrell, Sara Emaline Cantrell, Thomas S Jackson Cantrell. Merrill Cantrell passed away in 1901 in Douglas, Georgia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Merrill Cantrell began in 1807 in Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA.
  • Merrill Cantrell married Elizabeth Thurmond, Sarah Ann Talbot, and had children including Elizabeth Octavy Cantrell, Ella Jophence Cantrell, John Merrill Cantrell, Marthy Ann Cantrell, Mary Antoninette Cantrell, Nancy Ann Cantrell, Robert Lee Cantrell, Sara Emaline Cantrell, Thomas S Jackson Cantrell.
  • Merrill Cantrell passed away in 1901 in Douglas, Georgia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Cantrell
1765–1857
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
JC
Sarah Shed
1770–1870
Birth Location: South Carolina, USA
SS

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Thurmond
1814–1860
Birth Location: Georgia, USA
ET
Sarah Talbot
1835–1922
Birth Location: Georgia, USA
ST

Children(s)

Elizabeth Cantrell
1840–
Birth Location: –
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Mary Cantrell
1842–
Birth Location: –
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Marthy Cantrell
1835–
Birth Location: –
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Nancy Cantrell
1872–1900
Birth Location: –
NC
Robert Cantrell
1877–
Birth Location: –
RC
Thomas Cantrell
1867–
Birth Location: –
TC
John Cantrell
1865–
Birth Location: –
JC
Sara Cantrell
1833–
Birth Location: –
SC
Ella Cantrell
1870–
Birth Location: –
EC

Merrill Cantrell's Ancestors

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Merrill Cantrell
1807–1901
Birth Place: Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
Parents
John Sidney Cantrell
1765–1857
North Carolina, USA
Sarah Shed
1770–1870
South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Isaac (Forsyth) Cantrell
1745–1804
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Nancy Watson
1748–1810
North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Cantrell
1724–1803
Brittian
–1778
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Cantrell
1695–1738
Catherine
1697–1755

Merrill Cantrell's Descendants

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Merrill Cantrell (5 APR 1807–9 JAN 1901) m. Elizabeth Thurmond (1814–1860) m. Sarah (Ann) Talbot (14 OCT 1835–14 SEP 1922)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Octavy) Cantrell 1840–
  2. 2. Mary (Antoninette) Cantrell 1842–
  3. 3. Marthy (Ann) Cantrell 1835–
  4. 4. Nancy (Ann) Cantrell 1872–1900 m. Melvin (F.) Windom 1870–1938
    1. 1. Daniel (Cleveland) Windom 1890–1962
    2. 2. Helen (Elizabeth) Windom 1896–1982 m. Peter (Paul) Stone 1896–1967
    3. 3. Abbie (Ethel) Windom 1894–1971
    4. 4. William (Arthur) Windom 1892–1966
  5. 5. Robert (Lee) Cantrell 1877–
  6. 6. Thomas (S. Jackson) Cantrell 1867–
  7. 7. John (Merrill) Cantrell 1865–
  8. 8. Sara (Emaline) Cantrell 1833–
  9. 9. Ella (Jophence) Cantrell 1870–

Merrill Cantrell's Timeline

2 Records

1807
5 APR 1807
Birth of Merrill Cantrell in Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
1901
9 JAN 1901
Age 94
Death of Merrill Cantrell in Douglas, Georgia, USA
Douglas, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 APR 1807
    Event Place: Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 JAN 1901
    Event Place: Douglas, Georgia, USA
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