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Preston Franklin Cantrell 1846–1933 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 APR 1846

Birth Location: De Kalb, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 9 MAR 1933

Death Location: De Kalb, Tennessee, USA

Father: Benjamin Cantrell

Mother: Mary Adcock

Spouse(s): Sarah Reeder, Mary Rigsby, Martha Redmon

Children(s): Reasonable Cantrell, William Cantrell, Josie Cantrell, Ruah Cantrell, Ellen Cantrell, Mary Cantrell, Edward Cantrell, James Cantrell, Nancy Cantrell, Preston Cantrell

Preston Franklin Cantrell was born in 1846 in De Kalb, Tennessee, USA, the child of Benjamin Franklin Cantrell And Mary Adcock. Preston Franklin Cantrell married Martha Jane Redmon, Mary Jane Rigsby, Sarah Melvina Reeder, and had children including Edward Porter Cantrell, Ellen Arabella Cantrell, James Denton Cantrell, Josie Cleopatra Cantrell, Mary Roseanna Cantrell, Nancy King Cantrell, Preston Franklin Cantrell, Reasonable Reece Cantrell, Ruah Delmer Cantrell, William Henry Cantrell. Preston Franklin Cantrell passed away in 1933 in De Kalb, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • Preston Franklin Cantrell was born in 1846 in De Kalb, Tennessee, USA, the child of Benjamin Franklin Cantrell And Mary Adcock.
  • Preston Franklin Cantrell married Martha Jane Redmon, Mary Jane Rigsby, Sarah Melvina Reeder, and had children including Edward Porter Cantrell, Ellen Arabella Cantrell, James Denton Cantrell, Josie Cleopatra Cantrell, Mary Roseanna Cantrell, Nancy King Cantrell, Preston Franklin Cantrell, Reasonable Reece Cantrell, Ruah Delmer Cantrell, William Henry Cantrell.
  • Preston Franklin Cantrell passed away in 1933 in De Kalb, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Cantrell
1815–1906
Birth Location: Warren, Tennessee, USA
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Mary Adcock
1813–1875
Birth Location: Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
MA

Spouses(s)

Sarah Reeder
1844–1882
Birth Location: Smithville, De Kalb, Tennessee, USA
SR
Mary Rigsby
1855–1942
Birth Location: Warren, Tennessee, USA
MR
Martha Redmon
1852–1893
Birth Location: Smithville, De Kalb, Tennessee, USA
MR

Children(s)

Reasonable Cantrell
1876–1946
Birth Location: Smithville, De Kalb, Tennessee, USA
RC
William Cantrell
1867–1962
Birth Location: Smithville, De Kalb, Tennessee, USA
WC
Josie Cantrell
1871–1941
Birth Location: Smithville, De Kalb, Tennessee, USA
JC
Ruah Cantrell
1889–1912
Birth Location: De Kalb, Tennessee, USA
RC
Ellen Cantrell
1878–1958
Birth Location: Smithville, De Kalb, Tennessee, USA
EC
Mary Cantrell
1869–1943
Birth Location: Smithville, De Kalb, Tennessee, USA
MC
Edward Cantrell
1874–1908
Birth Location: Smithville, De Kalb, Tennessee, USA
EC
James Cantrell
1864–1893
Birth Location: Smithville, De Kalb, Tennessee, USA
JC
Nancy Cantrell
1882–
Birth Location: Smithville, De Kalb, Tennessee, USA
NC
Preston Cantrell
1886–
Birth Location: De Kalb, Tennessee, USA
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Preston Cantrell's Ancestors

Self
Preston Cantrell
1846–1933
Birth Place: De Kalb, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Benjamin Franklin Cantrell
1815–1906
Warren, Tennessee, USA
Mary Adcock
1813–1875
Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
James Cantrell
1789–1859
Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
Keziah Cantrell
1794–1860
Smithville, De Kalb, Tennessee, USA
Preston (Lott) Adcock
1791–1871
Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
Mary (Ann) Green
1795–1880
Dibrell, Warren, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Cantrell
1768–1846
Charity Legate
1770–1835
John Cantrell
1765–1857
Sarah Shed
1770–1870
Leonard Adcock
1745–1831
Jane Cantrell
1757–1827
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Isaac Cantrell
1729–1805
Elizabeth Cantrell
1729–1800
Isaac Cantrell
1745–1804
Nancy Watson
1748–1810
Isaac Cantrell
1745–1804
Nancy Watson
1748–1810

Preston Cantrell's Descendants

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Preston (Franklin) Cantrell (22 APR 1846–9 MAR 1933) m. Sarah (Melvina) Reeder (17 APR 1844–10 SEP 1882) m. Mary (Jane) Rigsby (4 AUG 1855–31 MAR 1942) m. Martha (Jane) Redmon (1852–6 OCT 1893)
  1. 1. Reasonable (Reece) Cantrell 1876–1946
  2. 2. William (Henry) Cantrell 1867–1962
  3. 3. Josie (Cleopatra) Cantrell 1871–1941 m. Harvey (Anderson) Pinegar 1867–1947
  4. 4. Ruah (Delmer) Cantrell 1889–1912
  5. 5. Ellen (Arabella) Cantrell 1878–1958
  6. 6. Mary (Roseanna) Cantrell 1869–1943
  7. 7. Edward (Porter) Cantrell 1874–1908
  8. 8. James (Denton) Cantrell 1864–1893
  9. 9. Nancy (King) Cantrell 1882–
  10. 10. Preston (Franklin) Cantrell 1886–

Preston Cantrell's Timeline

2 Records

1846
22 APR 1846
Birth of Preston Franklin Cantrell in De Kalb, Tennessee, USA
De Kalb, Tennessee, USA
1933
9 MAR 1933
Age 87
Death of Preston Franklin Cantrell in De Kalb, Tennessee, USA
De Kalb, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 APR 1846
    Event Place: De Kalb, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Smithville, De Kalb, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 MAR 1933
    Event Place: De Kalb, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Tennessee, USA
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