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Willis Roscoe Cantrell 1883–1957 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 APR 1883

Birth Location: Georgia, USA

Death Date: 10 APR 1957

Death Location: Dougherty, Georgia, USA

Father: Wilson Cantrell

Mother: Mary Williams

Spouse(s): Rosa Allen

Children(s): Baylor Cantrell, Glen Cantrell, Essie Cantrell, Thomas Cantrell

In 1883, Willis Roscoe Cantrell entered the world in Georgia, USA, born to Wilson Decatur Cantrell And Mary Elizabeth Williams. Willis Roscoe Cantrell married Rosa Lee Allen, and had children including Baylor Hoke Cantrell, Essie Mae Cantrell, Glen Aubrey Cantrell, Thomas Bell Cantrell. Willis Roscoe Cantrell passed away in 1957 in Dougherty, Georgia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1883, Willis Roscoe Cantrell entered the world in Georgia, USA, born to Wilson Decatur Cantrell And Mary Elizabeth Williams.
  • Willis Roscoe Cantrell married Rosa Lee Allen, and had children including Baylor Hoke Cantrell, Essie Mae Cantrell, Glen Aubrey Cantrell, Thomas Bell Cantrell.
  • Willis Roscoe Cantrell passed away in 1957 in Dougherty, Georgia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Wilson Cantrell
1840–1917
Birth Location: Forsyth, Georgia, USA
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Mary Williams
1840–1884
Birth Location: Forsyth, Georgia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Rosa Allen
1884–1919
Birth Location: Hall, Georgia, USA
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Children(s)

Baylor Cantrell
1914–1998
Birth Location: Flowery Branch, Hall, Georgia, USA
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Glen Cantrell
1905–1981
Birth Location: Georgia, USA
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Essie Cantrell
1911–1980
Birth Location: Georgia, USA
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Thomas Cantrell
1919–1920
Birth Location: Georgia, USA
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Willis Cantrell's Ancestors

Self
Willis Cantrell
1883–1957
Birth Place: Georgia, USA
Parents
Wilson Decatur Cantrell
1840–1917
Forsyth, Georgia, USA
Mary (Elizabeth) Williams
1840–1884
Forsyth, Georgia, USA
Grandparents
William (Henry) Cantrell
1804–1873
Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
Sarah (Ann) Butler
1821–1899
North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Cantrell
1765–1857
Sarah Shed
1770–1870
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Isaac Cantrell
1745–1804
Nancy Watson
1748–1810

Willis Cantrell's Descendants

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Willis (Roscoe) Cantrell (3 APR 1883–10 APR 1957) m. Rosa (Lee) Allen (10 MAY 1884–8 NOV 1919)
  1. 1. Baylor (Hoke) Cantrell 1914–1998 m. Dorothy (Marie) Donnelly 1917–1985
  2. 2. Glen (Aubrey) Cantrell 1905–1981
  3. 3. Essie (Mae) Cantrell 1911–1980
  4. 4. Thomas (Bell) Cantrell 1919–1920

Willis Cantrell's Timeline

2 Records

1883
3 APR 1883
Birth of Willis Roscoe Cantrell in Georgia, USA
Georgia, USA
1957
10 APR 1957
Age 74
Death of Willis Roscoe Cantrell in Dougherty, Georgia, USA
Dougherty, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 APR 1883
    Event Place: Georgia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 APR 1957
    Event Place: Dougherty, Georgia, USA
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