My father was Frank (Francis Meredith) Cannon, born April 28, 1928 in
Lakeview, TX; died July 25, 1988 in Pittsburg, KS.
Francis Meredith's father was Frank (Francis Marion) Cannon, born March 3,
1884/6 in Alabama; died May 29, 1944 in San Luis Obispo, CA. Frank was
married twice, first to Fannie A. ? (born in TX c1888), then to Willie Vera
Holiman (born in San Angelo, TX October 10, 1907; died August 17, 1995 in
Joplin, MO). Fannie and Frank had sons named Doyle and Rufus, and daughters
named Geraldine and Margarette; Willie and Frank had sons besides Frank
named William Orville (Bill), Leslie Wayne, and John Paul, and a daughter
named Ruth (died in infancy). To the best of my knowledge, all these
children, except Bill and John, are deceased. I have a copy of Francis
Marion's draft registration from WWI, but have no idea if he even served).
Francis Marion's father was John Cannon, born in 1840 in Georgia; died 1923.
John was married to Mary Shipp(?) (possibly born in Georgia) and, besides
Frank, had a son named Jeff and two daughters (names unknown).
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This is the little I know of the Cannons but I would certainly like to know
more. Does anybody recognize any of these names and/or places? Francis
Marion obviously migrated from Alabama to Texas and was a farmer; he then
moved with his family to California. His father's name is not guaranteed to
be accurate, as nobody is around for me to ask, and his mother's is even
less so (a census image shows her as being born in Georgia, but family
history hints she was from England...although we all know how trustworthy
that can be).
Thanks for any help!
Dwight M. Cannon