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William Thomas Cannon 1791 – 1870 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Jul 1791

Birth Location: Greene, Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 17 Aug 1870

Death Location: Mays, Brown, Texas, United States

Father: Thomas Cannon

Mother: Rachel Walker

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Brown

Children(s): John Cannon

William Thomas Cannon was born in 1791 in Greene, Tennessee, United States, the child of Thomas Cannon and Rachel Walker. William Thomas Cannon married Elizabeth Brown, and had children including John Cannon. William Thomas Cannon passed away in 1870 in Mays, Brown, Texas, United States.

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Biography

  • William Thomas Cannon was born in 1791 in Greene, Tennessee, United States, the child of Thomas Cannon and Rachel Walker.
  • William Thomas Cannon married Elizabeth Brown, and had children including John Cannon.
  • William Thomas Cannon passed away in 1870 in Mays, Brown, Texas, United States.

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William Cannon's Ancestors

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William Cannon
1791 – 1870
Birth Place: Greene, Tennessee, United States
Parents
Thomas Cannon
1745 – 1840
North, VA, USA
Rachel Walker
1756 – 1803
Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Jeremiah Cannon
1730 – 1767
Goochland, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Elam
1696 – 1758
Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina, USA
Sylvanus Walker
1725 – 1827
Goochland, , Virginia
Elcy (Alice) Pilcher
1750 – 1827
Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Cannon
1710 – 1768
Susannah Walters
1713 – 1749
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Cannon
1673 – 1747
Judith Woodson
1673 – 1733

William Cannon's Descendants

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William (Thomas) Cannon (10 Jul 1791 – 17 Aug 1870) m. Elizabeth Brown
  1. 1. John Cannon (1816 – 1900) m. Mary Mitchell
    1. 1. Thomas (Howell) Cannon
      1. 1. Lee Cannon
        1. 1. William (Harvey) Cannon

William Cannon's Timeline

2 Records

1791
10 Jul 1791
Birth of William Thomas Cannon in Greene, Tennessee, United States
Greene, Tennessee, United States
1870
17 Aug 1870
Age 79
Death of William Thomas Cannon in Mays, Brown, Texas, United States
Mays, Brown, Texas, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Jul 1791
    Event Place: Greene, Tennessee, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Aug 1870
    Event Place: Mays, Brown, Texas, United States

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