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Wilson Decatur Cantrell 1875–1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 FEB 1875

Birth Location: Forsyth, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 6 JUL 1939

Death Location: Gwinnett, Georgia, USA

Father: Wilson Cantrell

Mother: Mary Williams

Spouse(s): Emma Cantrell

Children(s): James Cantrell, Leonard Cantrell, Webster Cantrell, Ila Cantrell, Ruby Cantrell, Ella Cantrell

The story of Wilson Decatur Cantrell began in 1875 in Forsyth, Georgia, USA. Wilson Decatur Cantrell married Emma Victoria Cantrell, and had children including Ella Mae Cantrell, Ila V Cantrell, James Henry Cantrell, Leonard Roy Cantrell, Ruby Cantrell, Webster P Cantrell. Wilson Decatur Cantrell passed away in 1939 in Gwinnett, Georgia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Wilson Decatur Cantrell began in 1875 in Forsyth, Georgia, USA.
  • Wilson Decatur Cantrell married Emma Victoria Cantrell, and had children including Ella Mae Cantrell, Ila V Cantrell, James Henry Cantrell, Leonard Roy Cantrell, Ruby Cantrell, Webster P Cantrell.
  • Wilson Decatur Cantrell passed away in 1939 in Gwinnett, 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
MW

Spouses(s)

Emma Cantrell
1883–1931
Birth Location: Georgia, USA
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Children(s)

James Cantrell
1904–1990
Birth Location: Georgia, USA
JC
Leonard Cantrell
1909–1969
Birth Location: Georgia, USA
LC
Webster Cantrell
1913–1947
Birth Location: Georgia, USA
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Ila Cantrell
1912–
Birth Location: Georgia, USA
IC
Ruby Cantrell
1915–
Birth Location: Georgia, USA
RC
Ella Cantrell
1907–1947
Birth Location: Georgia, USA
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Wilson Cantrell's Ancestors

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Wilson Cantrell
1875–1939
Birth Place: Forsyth, 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

Wilson Cantrell's Descendants

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Wilson (Decatur) Cantrell (5 FEB 1875–6 JUL 1939) m. Emma (Victoria) Cantrell (ABT 1883–15 FEB 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

1875
5 FEB 1875
Birth of Wilson Decatur Cantrell in Forsyth, Georgia, USA
Forsyth, Georgia, USA
1939
6 JUL 1939
Age 64
Death of Wilson Decatur Cantrell in Gwinnett, Georgia, USA
Gwinnett, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 FEB 1875
    Event Place: Forsyth, Georgia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 JUL 1939
    Event Place: Gwinnett, Georgia, USA
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