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Robert Boyd Cannon 1819 – 1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1819

Birth Location: Monroe, Overton, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 1 Mar 1880

Death Location: Sulphur Springs, Hopkins County, Texas, United States

Father: Jonathan Cannon

Mother: Sarah Boyd

Spouse(s): Nancy Lane

Children(s): Jesse Cannon, Thomas Cannon

In 1819, Robert Boyd Cannon entered the world in Monroe, Overton, Tennessee, USA, born to Jonathan Cannon and Sarah Boyd. In 1840, Robert Boyd Cannon resided in Alabama, United States. Robert Boyd Cannon married Nancy Lane, and had children including Jesse Lane Cannon, Thomas Alexander Cannon. Robert Boyd Cannon passed away in 1880 in Sulphur Springs, Hopkins County, Texas, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1819, Robert Boyd Cannon entered the world in Monroe, Overton, Tennessee, USA, born to Jonathan Cannon and Sarah Boyd.
  • In 1840, Robert Boyd Cannon resided in Alabama, United States.
  • Robert Boyd Cannon married Nancy Lane, and had children including Jesse Lane Cannon, Thomas Alexander Cannon.
  • Robert Boyd Cannon passed away in 1880 in Sulphur Springs, Hopkins County, Texas, United States.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Robert Cannon's Ancestors

Self
Robert Cannon
1819 – 1880
Birth Place: Monroe, Overton, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Jonathan Cannon
1787 – 1850
, , South Carolina, USA,
Sarah Boyd
1790 – 1843
South Carolina, United States
Grandparents
William Cannon
1754 – 1824
South Carolina, USA
Jeaney
1752 –
South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Simcock Cannon
1720 – 1800
Jane Rudd
1722 – 1800
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Cannon
1673 – 1747
Judith Woodson
1673 – 1733

Robert Cannon's Descendants

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Robert (Boyd) Cannon (abt 1819 – 1 Mar 1880) m. Nancy Lane (abt 1820 – abt 1885)
  1. 1. Jesse (Lane) Cannon (17 Mar 1857 – 15 Nov 1950) m. Lucinda (Ellen) Cannon (26 Dec 1859 – 16 Apr 1917)
    1. 1. Pearl Cannon (abt 1894 – 16 Apr 1977)
    2. 2. Luther (Hampton) Cannon (28 Oct 1894 – 6 May 1974) m. Mildred (Mary) Johnston (29 Aug 1895 – 12 Jul 1995)
      1. 1. Lena (E) Cannon (abt 1917 – )
      2. 2. Beulah (Faye) Cannon (25 Jan 1921 – 5 Apr 2003) m. Avery (Wayne) Smith (23 Dec 1918 – 13 Jul 1989)
        1. 1. Avery (Wayne) Smith
      3. 3. Joyce (Elaine) Cannon (30 Jul 1924 – 14 Sep 2005)
  2. 2. Thomas (Alexander) Cannon (2 May 1859 – 6 Mar 1947) m. Mary (Jane) Collins (10 Jan 1862 – 6 Nov 1939)
    1. 1. Wilburn (Alexander) Cannon (9 Aug 1895 – 5 Mar 1955) m. Gladys (Leon) McMurry (7 Sep 1895 – 9 Aug 1945)
      1. 1. Thomas (King) Cannon (18 Apr 1922 – 6 Jan 2015)
      2. 2. Wilburn (Alexander) Cannon (15 Apr 1924 – 29 Aug 1990)
      3. 3. Charles (Don) Cannon (5 Oct 1926 – 23 Aug 1991) m. Geraldine Cheek (14 Jan 1928 – 4 Feb 1996)
    2. 2. Vanita Cannon (23 Nov 1905 – 8 Apr 1939)

Robert Cannon's Timeline

3 Records

1819
abt 1819
Birth of Robert Boyd Cannon in Monroe, Overton, Tennessee, USA
Monroe, Overton, Tennessee, USA
1840
1840
Age 21
Robert Boyd Cannon resided here in Alabama, United States
Alabama, United States
1880
1 Mar 1880
Age 61
Death of Robert Boyd Cannon in Sulphur Springs, Hopkins County, Texas, United States
Sulphur Springs, Hopkins County, Texas, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1819
    Event Place: Monroe, Overton, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Carded Records Showing Military Service of Soldiers Who Fought in Confederate Organizations, compiled 1903 - 1927, documenting the period 1861 - 1865; Catalog ID: 586957; Record Group #: 109; Roll #: 190

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Alabama, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Indexed Early Land Ownership and Township Plats, 1785-1898, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Township Plats of Selected States; Series #: T1234; Roll: 1

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Mar 1880
    Event Place: Sulphur Springs, Hopkins County, Texas, United States

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