Roberta,
Re your James Cannon and possible son of Ellis Cannon of Spartanburg:
The Spartanburg Cannons came there from VA. with their father, John
Cannon, in the late 1700s. A Gordon Cannon living in Washington (Seattle, I
think) sent me some family sheets on what he had compiled of these Cannons.
Most of them moved on down to Alabama, TX, and Arkansas. Ellis was one of
John Cannon's sons.
If you would like this information, please send me your snail mail address
and I will copy and send to you. Actually, I can scan some of the data and
e-mail to you, but it is a lot of information. Also, be aware, Gordon
didn't have a lot of documentation on this family, but since the other
Cannons of SC are the group originally in Newberry, SC and the group in
Charleston, SC, and then my lone one in Laurens, SC, it doesn't appear these
Cannons were related, or at least not close enough to have had close
contact. I know the Cannon's of Newberry, SC came to SC from Maryland and
PA by the Great Wagon Road. It is possible they were in VA before coming
here, and also NC since there are many Cannons there in the 1800s.
The only other Cannon showing up in Laurens in the late 1700s was a
William Cannon who possibly could be my James' father, but I can't locate
any information on him or his family.
Spartanburg is just above Laurens and Newberry below, so I can't help
but wonder if this William was out of one of these groups. However, by
process of elimination, I can't fit my James into any of them.
Hope this may be of help to you.
Joyce
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----- Original Message -----
From: "kellers" <kellers(a)wfol.net>
To: <CANNON-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2005 10:29 AM
Subject: [CANNON] James Cannon of Spartanburg, SC born abt. 1787
A James Cannon is in the census for Spartanburg, SC with his wife,
Elizabeth and children; George, b. about 1827; Harriet, b. about 1830;
(James) Berry, b. about 1837; Thomas, b. about 1841.
My line is through James Berry Cannon who married Myra Susan Hardin in
1867.
I suspect that this family descends from Ellis Cannon, that James the
father, may have been "James George Cannon", the brothers MAY BE: Thomas
Huffman Cannon, and George Ellis Cannon, and that there may be other
siblings in the family.
Are there any of you out there on the "list" who have information about
these Cannons and would share it?
Many, many thanks in advance,'
Roberta