In a message dated 6/5/02 7:01:03 PM Central Daylight Time,
CANNON-D-request(a)rootsweb.com writes:
Hi, everyone, I have just joined this mailing list. I am researching
my
4xgrandfather, John Cannon. His son, Israel, was born in Pendleton Dist.
SC
1795 according to family bible. There are two John Cannons in Pendleton in
1800 census, family tradition says they removed to Caldwell Co., KY abt.
1803
where the next three generations of Cannons were born.
Kidlist for John: Israel, Perryman, Jemima, Naomi
We have no Will or deathdate for John.
Hello Janice, not sure if i can help or not, but I have some hard to place
CANNONs who also were in KY. I believe they were in Mercer Co.,KY.
Here is the story so far:
Thomas Cannon b. ? died before 1873 Mercer Co. KY at the age of 94. His
children are as follows:
William Cannon b. 1809 KYd. 1878 m. Cathrine Loving
John Cannon b. ? KY d. bef. 1873 m. Milly Hardin
Charles Cannon b. ? KY d. bef. 1873 m. Cathrine Stamm
Nancy Cannon b. ? KYd. bef.1873 m. Thomas Heady
Margaret Ellen/Ellendor Cannon b. 1816 KY d. bef. 1873 m. 1835 to Darius W
Harrold
I am connected to the above mentioned Margaret E. Cannon Harrold, but I do
have little bits of info. on the siblings.
Below is a newspaper article from August 1873, The Hillsboro Democrat,
Hillsboro, MOntgomery Co., MO. (this article will shed some light on a
CANNON migration from KY to MO etc.) (also, this article is mostly about the
brother named William, but his siblings an children and some grandchildren
are mentioned here). Read carefully as there are many small tidbits of
information.
Hope something here helps! Cuzzin Sandie in Okla.
A.H.H.R. In The Hillsboro Democrat,
August 27 1873
William Cannon came to Montgomery County about 1824 when there were only
three cabins in Hillsboro; with him came two brothers. Charles and John
Cannon, all of whom settled here and as John and Charles are not living we
will say of them that John married Millie Loving, daughter of William Loving
who lived where Joseph McBride now lives. They had two daughters. Eliza
married Tom Rose who fought through the Mexican War with distinction. Tom is
dead and his widow afterwards married John Armentrout and they live in Idaho.
Louisa became the wife of John Henry White but is now dead, leaving two
children.
John Cannon also raised one daughter for his wife, Mary, who first married a
son of Uncle Billy Griffith, who went to California and never returned. She
is now the wife of Henry Robinson and resides a few miles south of town.
John Cannon died many years ago and his wife survived him several years.
Charles Cannon married a French lady by the name of Stam, a sister of the
wife of Mr. Dickenson and Mr. Thomas, who were our first brick masons. On
the breaking out of the mining fever at Galena Mr. Cannon as well as Mr.
Dickenson and Mr. Thomas, removed to the lead district and settled in
Wisconsin. Charles Cannon died there.
A few years after William Cannon came to our county two of his sisters came:
Nancy who married Thomas W. Heady, and died early leaving no children.
Margaret married a Mr. Hearld and removed to Missouri where she died leaving
7 children.
Thomas Cannon, their father came to the county several times on visits and
remained long enough to become pretty generally known. Returning to Kentucky
he died at the age of 93 years.
William Cannon was married to Catherine Loving in 1826, and settled a few
miles south of Hillsboro. They raised a large family of 13 children out of
fifteen. William R. Cannon, his oldest son married Miss Riber and has four
children. He has been goo naturedly nicknamed "Chuck" by which is perhaps
best known. He prospered so fast and well that he became infected with the
Western fever and pulled up stakes a year or so ago and started West and
landed in Kansas where he now resides.
Permelia, his oldest daughter, first married to Wm. Compton, who died early
leaving one child. Permelia afterwards married James Grisham with whom she
still lives, having nine children of whom four are married. She is now the
grandmother of five children. Betsy Ann married first James Brown who died
early leaving one child. She afterwards married John Stevens. They have
nine children ow whom two are married. There is one child to call Betsy Ann
grandmother. They reside near Donnellson.
Christiana married William Edwards who died a few years ago since, leaving
nine children. Allen and his wife labored early and late to secure a piece
of land for each child, and having secured that, built a fine house for his
family and like many others who have striven for the same end, and on its
accomplishment, sickened and died.
Martha married John Pence and lives near Walshville. they have four
children.
Eleanora married Charles Edwards, borther of W.A. Edwards. They have nine
children and reside southwest of Hillsboro a few miles.
Susan married Thomas W. Green, and has nine children. Sarah Cannon married
Wm. Vikory and has some five or six children; they moved to Kansas a year or
two ago.
James Cannon maried Jane Weese and died recently, leaving three small
children.
Samuel P. Cannon married Sophronia Butler and lies on Shoal Creek. They have
two children.
Amanda married Del. McAlister and now resides in Mo; three children.
Maria married James Hoffman and lives south of Hillsboro a few miles. They
have two children.
John and Martin are at home. Mr. Cannon has ever been a prominent man in a
private was well as a political point of view.
He has often been called on in a private way to settle disputes as well as
juryman to try cases. Often he has served as Constable and Deputy Sheriff,
and has pursued the business of collecting, compromising and settling up
debts for others. In a large measure he has been useful as administrator,
executor, or guardian for others.
He has 15 chidden, of whom 13 are living; 99 grandchildren; whom 90 are
living; 13 great grandchildren living.