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Wilson Decatur Cantrell 1840–1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 OCT 1840

Birth Location: Forsyth, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 12 MAY 1917

Death Location: Forsyth, Georgia, USA

Father: William Cantrell

Mother: Sarah Butler

Spouse(s): Mary Williams, Mariah Kilgore

Children(s): James Cantrell, Hubert Cantrell, William Cantrell, Hoke Cantrell, Willis Cantrell, Netta Cantrell, Nellie Cantrell, Eva Cantrell, Otto Cantrell, Martha Cantrell, Mark Cantrell, Jefferson Cantrell, Francis Cantrell, Sarah Cantrell, Bascom Cantrell, Wilson Cantrell

In 1840, Wilson Decatur Cantrell entered the world in Forsyth, Georgia, USA, born to William Henry Cantrell And Sarah Ann Butler. Wilson Decatur Cantrell married Mariah Jane Kilgore, Mary Elizabeth Williams, and had children including Bascom Cantrell, Eva Mariah Cantrell, Francis Cantrell, Hoke Smith Cantrell, Hubert Lee Cantrell, James Walter Cantrell, Jefferson Cantrell, Mark Cantrell, Martha Anna Virginia Cantrell, Nellie Cantrell, Netta Cantrell, Otto Clarence Cantrell, Sarah Rosa Cantrell, William Harrison Cantrell, Willis Roscoe Cantrell, Wilson Decatur Cantrell. Wilson Decatur Cantrell passed away in 1917 in Forsyth, Georgia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1840, Wilson Decatur Cantrell entered the world in Forsyth, Georgia, USA, born to William Henry Cantrell And Sarah Ann Butler.
  • Wilson Decatur Cantrell married Mariah Jane Kilgore, Mary Elizabeth Williams, and had children including Bascom Cantrell, Eva Mariah Cantrell, Francis Cantrell, Hoke Smith Cantrell, Hubert Lee Cantrell, James Walter Cantrell, Jefferson Cantrell, Mark Cantrell, Martha Anna Virginia Cantrell, Nellie Cantrell, Netta Cantrell, Otto Clarence Cantrell, Sarah Rosa Cantrell, William Harrison Cantrell, Willis Roscoe Cantrell, Wilson Decatur Cantrell.
  • Wilson Decatur Cantrell passed away in 1917 in Forsyth, Georgia, USA.

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Wilson Cantrell's Ancestors

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Wilson Cantrell
1840–1917
Birth Place: Forsyth, Georgia, USA
Parents
William Henry Cantrell
1804–1873
Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
Sarah (Ann) Butler
1821–1899
North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
John (Sidney) Cantrell
1765–1857
North Carolina, USA
Sarah Shed
1770–1870
South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Isaac Cantrell
1745–1804
Nancy Watson
1748–1810
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Cantrell
1724–1803
Brittian
–1778

Wilson Cantrell's Descendants

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Wilson (Decatur) Cantrell (3 OCT 1840–12 MAY 1917) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Williams (27 NOV 1840–8 JUN 1884) m. Mariah (Jane) Kilgore (SEP 1859–4 JAN 1938)
  1. 1. James (Walter) Cantrell 1889–1945
  2. 2. Hubert (Lee) Cantrell 1900–1984
  3. 3. William (Harrison) Cantrell 1860–1934
  4. 4. Hoke (Smith) Cantrell 1893–1977
  5. 5. Willis (Roscoe) Cantrell 1883–1957 m. Rosa (Lee) Allen 1884–1919
    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
  6. 6. Netta Cantrell 1883–1959
  7. 7. Nellie Cantrell 1895–1986
  8. 8. Eva (Mariah) Cantrell 1898–1931
  9. 9. Otto (Clarence) Cantrell 1893–1986
  10. 10. Martha (Anna Virginia) Cantrell 1870–1937
  11. 11. Mark Cantrell 1886–1955
  12. 12. Jefferson Cantrell 1868–1918
  13. 13. Francis Cantrell 1863–1883
  14. 14. Sarah (Rosa) Cantrell 1875–1959
  15. 15. Bascom Cantrell 1873–1941
  16. 16. Wilson (Decatur) Cantrell 1875–1939 m. Emma (Victoria) Cantrell 1883–1931
    1. 1. James (Henry) Cantrell 1904–1990 m. Rena (Rae) Roberts 1904–1981
      1. 1. Pauline Cantrell 1934–2010
      2. 2. Dorothy (Lee) Cantrell 1932–2011
      3. 3. James (William) Cantrell 1928–1993
    2. 2. Leonard (Roy) Cantrell 1909–1969
    3. 3. Webster (P.) Cantrell 1913–1947
    4. 4. Ila (V.) Cantrell 1912–
    5. 5. Ruby Cantrell 1915–
    6. 6. Ella (Mae) Cantrell 1907–1947 m. Boyd Reed 1910– m. Marvin (Lloyd) Fields 1906–1959

Wilson Cantrell's Timeline

2 Records

1840
3 OCT 1840
Birth of Wilson Decatur Cantrell in Forsyth, Georgia, USA
Forsyth, Georgia, USA
1917
12 MAY 1917
Age 77
Death of Wilson Decatur Cantrell in Forsyth, Georgia, USA
Forsyth, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 OCT 1840
    Event Place: Forsyth, Georgia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 MAY 1917
    Event Place: Forsyth, Georgia, USA

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