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William Roswell Cannon 1923 – 2004 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Jul 1923

Birth Location: Oakland, Alameda County, California, United States of America

Death Date: 29 Aug 2004

Death Location: Hacienda Heights, Los Angeles, California, USA

Father: Jennings Cannon

Mother: Grace Paschal

Spouse(s): Barbara Ledington

Children(s): Gail Cannon, Denise Cannon, Bill Cannon, Christine Cannon

According to available records, William Roswell Cannon was born in 1923 in Oakland, Alameda County, California, United States of America, the child of Jennings Bryan Cannon and Grace Ellen Paschal. Following those early years, William Roswell Cannon married Barbara Jane Ledington, and their family grew to include Gail Cannon, Denise Cannon, Bill Cannon and Christine Cannon. In the later years of life, William Roswell Cannon died in 2004 in Hacienda Heights, Los Angeles, California, USA.

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Parents

Jennings Cannon
1899 – 1990
Birth Location: Fayetteville, Washington, Arkansas, United States
JC
Grace Paschal
1902 – 1992
Birth Location: Palo Pinto, Texas, USA
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Spouses(s)

Barbara Ledington
1926 – 1980
Birth Location: Los Angeles, California
BL

Children(s)

Gail Cannon
1920 – 2003
Birth Location: –
GC
Denise Cannon
Birth Location: –
DC
Bill Cannon
Birth Location: –
BC
Christine Cannon
Birth Location: –
CC

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 5 Jul 1923
    Event Place: Oakland, Alameda County, California, United States of America
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, 1940 United States Federal Census, Ancestry Family Trees, California Birth Index, 1905-1995, Social Security Death Index, U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 2, U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry Family Tree, Year: 1940; Census Place: El Monte, Los Angeles, California; Roll: T627_228; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 19-839, Number: 555-20-9805; Issue State: California; Issue Date: Before 1951., Birthdate: 5 Jul 1923; Birth County: Alameda., Year: 1930; Census Place: Township 3, Kern, California; Roll: 122; Page: 20B; Enumeration District: 29; Image: 41.0.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: Township 3, Kern, California
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Township 3, Kern, California; Roll: 122; Page: 20B; Enumeration District: 29; Image: 41.0.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1935
    Event Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 2, Year: 1940; Census Place: El Monte, Los Angeles, California; Roll: T627_228; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 19-839

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: El Monte, Los Angeles, California, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: El Monte, Los Angeles, California; Roll: T627_228; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 19-839

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1942
    Event Place: El Monte, Los Angeles, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for California, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 272

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Los Angeles, California
    Record Source: U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 29 Aug 2004
    Event Place: Hacienda Heights, Los Angeles, California, USA
    Record Source: Social Security Death Index, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Number: 555-20-9805; Issue State: California; Issue Date: Before 1951.

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Whittier, Los Angeles County, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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