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Watson Cantrell 1785–1870 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1785

Birth Location: Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 15 JAN 1870

Death Location: Warren, Tennessee, USA

Father: Abraham Cantrell

Mother: Melisa Watson

Spouse(s): Mary Martin

Children(s): Elizabeth Cantrell, Jane Cantrell, Amanda Cantrell, John Cantrell, George Cantrell, Tilman Cantrell, Martin Cantrell, Andrew Cantrell, Nancy Cantrell, Asa Cantrell, Lucy Cantrell, Sarah Cantrell

Watson Cantrell was born in 1785 in Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA, the child of Abraham Cantrell And Melisa L Watson. Watson Cantrell married Mary Elizabeth Martin, and had children including Amanda America Cantrell, Andrew Watson Jackson Cantrell, Asa Monroe Cantrell, Elizabeth Cantrell, George Payne Cantrell, Jane Cantrell, John G Cantrell, Lucy Cantrell, Martin Cantrell, Nancy P Cantrell, Sarah Cantrell, Tilman Bethel Cantrell. Watson Cantrell passed away in 1870 in Warren, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • Watson Cantrell was born in 1785 in Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA, the child of Abraham Cantrell And Melisa L Watson.
  • Watson Cantrell married Mary Elizabeth Martin, and had children including Amanda America Cantrell, Andrew Watson Jackson Cantrell, Asa Monroe Cantrell, Elizabeth Cantrell, George Payne Cantrell, Jane Cantrell, John G Cantrell, Lucy Cantrell, Martin Cantrell, Nancy P Cantrell, Sarah Cantrell, Tilman Bethel Cantrell.
  • Watson Cantrell passed away in 1870 in Warren, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Abraham Cantrell
1744–1826
Birth Location: New Castle, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, USA
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Melisa Watson
1747–1798
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
MW

Spouses(s)

Mary Martin
1790–1860
Birth Location: Stokes, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
MM

Children(s)

Elizabeth Cantrell
1824–
Birth Location: Warren, Tennessee, USA
EC
Jane Cantrell
1821–
Birth Location: Warren, Tennessee, USA
JC
Amanda Cantrell
1837–1910
Birth Location: De Kalb, Tennessee, USA
AC
John Cantrell
1829–
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
JC
George Cantrell
1831–1906
Birth Location: Warren, Tennessee, USA
GC
Tilman Cantrell
1833–
Birth Location: De Kalb, Tennessee, USA
TC
Martin Cantrell
1837–
Birth Location: De Kalb, Tennessee, USA
MC
Andrew Cantrell
1816–1891
Birth Location: McMinnville, Warren, Tennessee, USA
AC
Nancy Cantrell
1823–
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
NC
Asa Cantrell
1818–1895
Birth Location: De Kalb, Tennessee, USA
AC
Lucy Cantrell
1817–1902
Birth Location: De Kalb, Tennessee, USA
LC
Sarah Cantrell
1826–1880
Birth Location: Warren, Tennessee, USA
SC

Watson Cantrell's Ancestors

Self
Watson Cantrell
1785–1870
Birth Place: Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Abraham Cantrell
1744–1826
New Castle, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, USA
Melisa (L.) Watson
1747–1798
North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
John Cantrell
1724–1803
New Castle, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, USA
Brittian
–1778
New Castle, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Cantrell
1695–1738
Catherine
1697–1755
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Cantrell
1662–1720
Dorothy Jones
1672–1755

Watson Cantrell's Descendants

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Watson Cantrell (1785–15 JAN 1870) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Martin (1790–25 OCT 1860)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Cantrell 1824–
  2. 2. Jane Cantrell 1821– m. William (Walter) Goodson 1824–1899
    1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Goodson 1849–1935
  3. 3. Amanda (America) Cantrell 1837–1910 m. Frederick Tittsworth 1834– m. Edward (Varner) Pollard 1799–1878 m. John (Samuel) Womack 1843–1903
    1. 1. Frederick Tittsworth 1864–
    2. 2. Richard (M.) Tittsworth 1858–
    3. 3. Lycetta Tittsworth 1861–
    4. 4. Nancy (J.) Pollard 1870–
    5. 5. Elizabeth Tittsworth 1854–1885
    6. 6. James (Monroe) Tittsworth 1860–1924 m. Anna Adcock 1860–1934
      1. 1. James (Frederick) Tittsworth 1897–1969
      2. 2. Anthony (Paten) Tittsworth 1882–1968
  4. 4. John (G.) Cantrell 1829–
  5. 5. George (Payne) Cantrell 1831–1906 m. Sarah (Elizabeth) McWhirter 1843–1908
    1. 1. George (Washington) Cantrell 1866–1951 m. Ada (Minerva) Parmenter 1877–1933
    2. 2. Sarah (Elizabeth) Cantrell 1865–
    3. 3. Eden Cantrell 1870–1959
    4. 4. Lee (Andrew) Cantrell 1868–1927 m. Syrena (Gertrude) Pepper 1881–1962
    5. 5. Asa (Monroe) Cantrell 1878–1951 m. Elizabeth Eakin 1881–1902
    6. 6. Minda (T.) Cantrell 1872–1916 m. William (Edward) Pierce 1872–1943
  6. 6. Tilman (Bethel) Cantrell 1833– m. Martha (E.) Tittsworth 1834–
    1. 1. Frederick Cantrell 1845–
    2. 2. Osias Cantrell 1843–
  7. 7. Martin Cantrell 1837– m. Nancy (Louisa) Griffith 1860–
  8. 8. Andrew (Watson Jackson) Cantrell 1816–1891 m. Martha Ferrall 1830–1900 m. Lilla Blount 1820–1854
    1. 1. Sarah (Catherine) Cantrell 1853–1916
    2. 2. James (Lemuel) Cantrell 1851–1931
    3. 3. William (Watson) Cantrell 1859–1883
    4. 4. Eliza (Jane) Cantrell 1857–1926
    5. 5. Elizabeth Cantrell 1848–
  9. 9. Nancy (P.) Cantrell 1823–
  10. 10. Asa (Monroe) Cantrell 1818–1895 m. Martha (Ann) Forrester 1833–1904 m. Sarah Forrester 1823–1859
    1. 1. Tennie (Sarah) Cantrell 1868–1948
    2. 2. Nannie Cantrell 1861–1947 m. William Randolph 1857–
    3. 3. Elizabeth Cantrell 1850–
    4. 4. Hannah Cantrell 1848–1928 m. Peyton (T.) Griffith 1851–1909
      1. 1. Sarah (Hassie) Griffith 1881–1956 m. Minus (Edgar) Neely 1881–1922
        1. 1. Robert Neely 1914–1964 m. Beulah Rowland 1914–1987
      2. 2. Ascenith (Ashrath) Griffith 1874–1940
      3. 3. Asa (Monroe) Griffith 1878–1901
      4. 4. Daniel (Watkins) Griffith 1876–
      5. 5. Ernest (T.) Griffith 1889–
      6. 6. Perry (Morgan) Griffith 1884–1945
      7. 7. Thomas (A.) Griffith 1886–
    5. 5. Hattie Cantrell 1863–1918
    6. 6. Octa (D.) Cantrell 1873–1911
      1. 1. Marian Goplinger 1896–
      2. 2. Willie Goplinger 1894–
    7. 7. Virginia Cantrell 1865–1949 m. Isaiah Starkey 1864–1962
      1. 1. Herman (Henry) Starkey 1900–1974
      2. 2. William (Jarvis) Starkey 1898–1978
      3. 3. Dovie Starkey 1895–2004
      4. 4. Asa (Monroe) Starkey 1903–1999
      5. 5. Herschel (Eugene) Starkey 1891–1972
      6. 6. Robert (Taylor) Starkey 1906–1959
    8. 8. Laura (Ann) Cantrell 1853– m. Isaac (Hardin) Griffith 1856–1923
      1. 1. William (Henry) Griffith 1882–1952 m. Gertrude (Ann) Boles 1882–1967
        1. 1. Thelma Griffith 1909–1992
        2. 2. Allene Griffith 1907–1981
      2. 2. Laura (Ann) Griffith 1881–1884
      3. 3. Herman (O.) Griffith 1879–1933 m. Viola Hipp 1884–1982
      4. 4. Otis (W.) Griffith 1888–1919
      5. 5. Octa (D.) Griffith 1886–1966
      6. 6. John (Harding) Griffith 1877–1882
      7. 7. Peyton (Monroe) Griffith 1875–1939 m. Josephine Bryant 1884–1943
        1. 1. Thurman (Elbert) Griffith 1912–1973
        2. 2. John (Hobart) Griffith 1906–1987
        3. 3. Geneva (Ann) Griffith 1903–1951
        4. 4. Chester (Clayton) Griffith 1905–1977
        5. 5. Marjorie (Lois) Griffith 1914–2006 m. Perry (Green) Byers 1912–2000
    9. 9. Kizzie (Jane) Cantrell 1859–1900 m. Isaac (Denton) Griffith 1853–1898
      1. 1. Claude (Martin) Griffith 1885–
      2. 2. Willie Griffith 1883–1950 m. William (Herschel) Patrick 1880–1958
      3. 3. Isaac (Denton) Griffith 1875–1948
      4. 4. Esther Griffith 1881–
    10. 10. Josie (Ada) Cantrell 1876–1954 m. Charles (Murphy) Spangler 1872–1954
      1. 1. Elvin (Lee) Spangler 1906–1983
    11. 11. Wadkins (Kendrick) Cantrell 1855–1934 m. Mary (Jane) Close 1859–1886 m. Edna Reynolds 1857–
      1. 1. Vera Cantrell 1882–
    12. 12. Martha Cantrell 1851–1896 m. Archibald (A.) Jones 1827–1906
    13. 13. Lucy Cantrell 1871–
  11. 11. Lucy Cantrell 1817–1902 m. David Griffith 1807–1902 m. Jefferson (Lemuel) Cantrell 1809–1873
    1. 1. Hannah Cantrell 1853–1901 m. Charles Brittian 1849–
      1. 1. Lucy Brittian 1878–
      2. 2. Mattie Brittian 1880–
    2. 2. Catherine Cantrell 1852–1870
    3. 3. Daniel (Monroe) Cantrell 1846–1905 m. Martha (Jane) McWhirter 1854–1948 m. Louisa (M.) Ferrell 1861–1926
      1. 1. Hallie (Katherine) Cantrell 1892–1964 m. Johnny (Floyd) Pugh 1892–1972
        1. 1. Mary (Louise) Pugh 1919–2018 m. Walter (Hudson) Pullen 1919–1962
        2. 2. John (Earl) Pugh 1918–1999
        3. 3. Virginia (Ruth) Pugh 1922–1995
        4. 4. Thomas (Floyd) Pugh 1924–2000
        5. 5. James Pugh 1928–2005
        6. 6. Jean Pugh 1928–1940
      2. 2. Cora Cantrell 1889–
      3. 3. Sarah (Agnes) Cantrell 1869–1941 m. John (William) Evans 1856–1906
        1. 1. Dovie (Etheline) Evans 1903–1982
        2. 2. Una Evans 1894–1942
        3. 3. Lillian (Mae) Evans 1891–1908
        4. 4. Unis Evans 1894–
        5. 5. Martha (Jane) Evans 1899–1994
        6. 6. Flossie (Ovella) Evans 1895–1976
        7. 7. Acy (Monroe) Evans 1905–1906
        8. 8. Lemuel (Dale) Evans 1898–1990
        9. 9. Lema Evans 1899–1975
        10. 10. Ida (P.) Evans 1902–1994
      4. 4. Rutha (Caroline) Cantrell 1876–1921 m. James (Booth) Roberts 1869–
      5. 5. Mary Cantrell 1881–
      6. 6. Andrew (Watson) Cantrell 1873–1935
      7. 7. Thomas (L.) Cantrell 1878–
    4. 4. Elizabeth Cantrell 1845–1901 m. William (M.) Anderson 1847–1924
    5. 5. Nancy (Elizabeth) Cantrell 1838–1888
    6. 6. William (Watson) Cantrell 1835–1920 m. Pauline McWhirter 1840–1906
      1. 1. Pope Cantrell 1882–
      2. 2. Nellie (Carolyne) Cantrell 1883–1952
      3. 3. Lillian Cantrell 1870– m. John (Thomas) Scott 1868–1902
        1. 1. Billie Scott 1918–
      4. 4. Gwinnie Cantrell 1862–
      5. 5. Melissa Cantrell 1872– m. James Hastings 1862–
      6. 6. Lucy Cantrell 1866–
      7. 7. Polk Cantrell 1881–
    7. 7. Ruth (Jane) Cantrell 1843–1848
    8. 8. Isaac (Newton) Cantrell 1840–1912 m. Samantha Potter 1851–1895
      1. 1. Larkin Cantrell 1873–
      2. 2. Helen Cantrell 1869–1906 m. William (Denton) Womack 1862–1938
      3. 3. Novella Cantrell 1880–
      4. 4. Watson Cantrell 1875– m. Lou Webb 1873–
      5. 5. Alice Cantrell 1882– m. Richard (Elliot) Wilson 1879–
      6. 6. Grover Cantrell 1880–
      7. 7. Perry (Green) Cantrell 1876–1958 m. Melissa Loring 1876–1916
    9. 9. Perry (Green) Cantrell 1841–1913 m. Mourning Potter 1842–
      1. 1. Jackson Cantrell 1876–
      2. 2. Leonora Cantrell 1870–
      3. 3. Charles Cantrell 1871–
      4. 4. Minnie (Ola) Cantrell 1878–1966
      5. 5. Elizabeth Cantrell 1879–
  12. 12. Sarah Cantrell 1826–1880

Watson Cantrell's Timeline

2 Records

1785
1785
Birth of Watson Cantrell in Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
1870
15 JAN 1870
Age 85
Death of Watson Cantrell in Warren, Tennessee, USA
Warren, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1785
    Event Place: Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 JAN 1870
    Event Place: Warren, Tennessee, USA
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