Did you get the obits I mailed you? I can not find the other thing
involving the Proctors. I will get it for
you the next time I visit the Ardmore library.
John Cannon
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From: SCHBUSDRV(a)aol.com
To: CANNON-L(a)rootsweb.com
Subject: Hello all
Date: Saturday, May 24, 1997 7:39 PM
Hello everyone
It is so........ good to be back. It was so lonely without my
lists. I
give a special THANK - YOU to Carol for keeping us all informed, and
for
all
her hard work. Now here is a list of my Cannon Family. Hope someone
can
help.
Generation No. 1
1. NATHANIEL1 CANNON was born 1760 in South Carolina, and died
04/18/1844 in
Wilkinson Co Georgia. He married FRANCIS SUMNER 1790 in Burke Co.
Georgia.
Notes
Nathaniel Inlisted in the Revolutionary war, 96th District in South
Carolina.
DAR patriot , index says nathaniel died in 1837
Information on revolutionary war soldiers of Georgia who drew land in
Georgia
shows that Nathaniel Cannon was such a soldier, and was in Wilkinson
Co.
Georgia He drew land in 1827 CANNON, Nathaniel, S31594, SC line soldier
was
born1763 in SC enlisted in 96th district, SC. appl. 14 of Jan. 1833
Wilkinson
Co. Georgia Soldier had served in Captain Smith's Company in
COL.Williams
South Carolina Regiment also Captain Reed's Company Nathaniel Cannon is
listed as a member of Big Sandy Missionary Baptist Church from 1812
to1836
Under Mount Olive Primitive Baptist Church: organized 1837, it's
original
members came overfrom the Big Sandy Missionary Baptist Church.
Records
from
the Cannon Family claim the land for erecting the church was given
by
Nathaniel Cannon, whos wife was Francis Sumer. They were among
the first bearing that name to settle in Wilkenson co. Both were born in
SC.
The church is located on the Laurens - Wilkinson Co. line. It was
apparently
placed there to convienance the Cannon families. Others who withdrew
from
Big
Sandy helped to form Pleasant Plains. Those named as organizers of
Mount
Olive were; William Payne, a minister, and his wife Sara, Benjamin
Fordham
lll (Elsie miller); Nathan Cannon and his son Miles (Nancy Isler);
John
Holliman (Prudence Hooks); Anna Buckholtz and Martha Payne.
Children of Nathaniel Cannon and Francis Sumner are:
2. i. WILEY2 CANNON, b. 1791, Burke Co. Georgia; d. 06/08/1857,
Columbus,
Muscogee co., Ga.
3. ii. MILES CANNON, b. 02/10/1792, Laurens Co. South Carolina; d.
10/18/1853,
Georgia?.
iii. ELIZABETH CANNON, b. 1794, Burke Co. Georgia; m. WILLIAM BOWEN,
1816, Wilkinson Co Georgia.
iv. LUCRETIA CANNON, b. 1796, Burke Co. Georgia; m. WILEY FORDHAM,
03/14/1845, Wilkinson Co Georgia.
v. KEZIAH CANNON, b. 08/08/1799, Burks Co, Georgia; m. (1) JESSE
HARRIS; m. (2) J.L. HANCOCK, 03/07/1822, Wilkinson Co Georgia.
4. vi. ALLEN CANNON, b. 1801.
vii. DIDEMMA CANNON, b. 1803, Wilkinson Co Georgia; m. (1) GEORGE
BRACK;
m. (2) THEOPHILUS MASON, 1822, Wilkinson Co Georgia.
viii. JOICIE CANNON, b. 1805, Wilkinson Co Georgia; d. 1832,
Wilkinson Co Georgia; m. GEORGE HARRISON.
ix. NATHANIEL JR. CANNON, b. 1800-1809, Wilkinson Co. Georgia.
5. x. JAMES CANNON, b. 03/04/1809, Wilkinson Co Georgia; d.
06/13/1857.
Generation No. 2
2. WILEY2 CANNON (NATHANIEL1) was born 1791 in Burke Co. Georgia, and
died
06/08/1857 in Columbus, Muscogee co., Ga. He married (1) CHARLOTTE
UNKNOWN
1818 in Muscogee Co. Georgia. He married (2) SUSANNA SHEPARD 1851 in
Cass
co. Texas.
Children of Wiley Cannon and Charlotte Unknown are:
6. i. SARAH3 CANNON, b. 1824, Muscogee Co. Georgia.
7. ii. WHERRY M. CANNON, b. 01/16/1823, Wilkinson,Ga.
iii. LEMUEL CANNON, b. 01/02/1826, Muscogee Co. Georgia; d.
06/27/1902;
m.
NANCY WHITE, 01/08/1859, Muscogee Co. Georgia.
8. iv. MALISSA CANNON, b. 1826, Muscogee Co. Georgia.
v. LEWIS C CANNON, b. 1829, Muscogee Co. Georgia.
vi. JOHN F. CANNON, b. 1830, Muscogee Co. Georgia; d. 1850,
Columbus,
Harris,
Georga.
vii. ELBERT CANNON, b. 1832, Muscogee Co. Georgia; m. NELLIE WOMACK,
12/22/1857, Coosa, Alabama.
9. viii. DAVID CANNON, b. 1834, Wilkinson, Georgia; d. Cass Co.
Texas.
ix. JESSE D CANNON, b. 05/1836, Muscogee, GA; d. 04/06/1909,
Cass
co.
Texas; m. CATHRINE WOMMACK, Muscogee Co. Georgia.
x. ROBERT J CANNON, b. 1838, Muscogee Co. Georgia.
xi. ZILPHY CANNON, b. 1822; m. THOMAS G. WOOD, 10/16/1844, Muscogee
Co.
Georgia.
xii. JAMES CANNON, b. 1825, Muscogee Co. Georgia.
Child of Wiley Cannon and Susanna Shepard is:
xiii. ANDREW W.3 CANNON, b. 1855, Wilkinson Co Georgia.
3. MILES2 CANNON (NATHANIEL1) was born 02/10/1792 in Laurens Co. South
Carolina, and died 10/18/1853 in Georgia?. He married NANCY ISLER
06/1820 in
Burke Co. Georgia.
Notes
Miles Cannon was listed as Head of household in 1820 Georgia census
Miles Cannon and his wife Nancy were listed as members of the Big Sandy
Missionary Baptist
Church from 1832 to 1837
Children of Miles Cannon and Nancy Isler are:
i. NATHANIEL I3 CANNON, b. 1825, Georgia?; d. 1863.
ii. WILLIAM A. CANNON, b. 1833; m. SARAH L DUPREE, 10/05/1852,
Wilkinson
Co Georgia.
iii. NATHAN M. CANNON, b. 1836, Georgia.
iv. DAVID S CANNON, b. 1838, Wilkinson Co Georgia.
v. MILES JEFFERSON CANNON, b. 1842, Georgia; m. HESTER WILLIAMS.
vi. NANCY L. CANNON, b. 1844, Georgia.
4. ALLEN2 CANNON (NATHANIEL1) was born 1801. He married RACHAEL MARY
RIGSBY.
Child of Allen Cannon and Rachael Rigsby is:
10. i. WILLIAM FRANK3 CANNON, b. 1841; d. 1903.
5. JAMES2 CANNON (NATHANIEL1) was born 03/04/1809 in Wilkinson Co
Georgia,
and died 06/13/1857. He married LEAH STANLEY WEST.
Notes
Wilkinson Co georga Historical collections by Maddox states that
James and wife Leah Stanley were members of Big Sandy Missionary Baptist
Church from 1832 to 1837
Children of James Cannon and Leah West are:
i. FRANK A3 CANNON, d. 1915.
ii. GEORGE W CANNON.
Generation No. 3
6. SARAH3 CANNON (WILEY2, NATHANIEL1) was born 1824 in Muscogee Co.
Georgia.
She married JAMES W. SMITH 10/23/1845 in Muscogee Co. Georgia.
Child of Sarah Cannon and James Smith is:
i. SARAH4 SMITH, b. 1846.
7. WHERRY M.3 CANNON (WILEY2, NATHANIEL1) was born 01/16/1823 in
Wilkinson,Ga. He married BETSIE ANN NELSON 12/21/1852 in Muscogee, GA.
Children of Wherry Cannon and Betsie Nelson are:
i. SUSIE M4 CANNON, b. 12/13/1853, Muscogee, GA.
11. ii. ROBERT JASPER CANNON, b. 09/01/1855, Chatahoochee,GA; d.
06/23/1933,
Hewitt,Carter,OK.
12. iii. LEE ANDER CANNON, b. 12/08/1858, Chattahoochee, Georgia.
8. MALISSA3 CANNON (WILEY2, NATHANIEL1) was born 1826 in Muscogee Co.
Georgia. She married RUFUS SHARP 06/12/1845 in Muscogee, GA.
Children of Malissa Cannon and Rufus Sharp are:
i. CHARLOTTE4 SHARP, b. 1846.
ii. WILLIAM R. SHARP, b. 1847.
iii. SARAH SHARP, b. 1849.
9. DAVID3 CANNON (WILEY2, NATHANIEL1) was born 1834 in Wilkinson,
Georgia,
and died in Cass Co. Texas. He married SARAH ELIZABETH WOMACK
11/17/1856
in
Muscogee Co. Georgia.
Notes
David Cannon and Sarah Elizabeth Wommack are family # 806 in the book
HISTORY
OF CASS COUNTY PEOPLE, published by Cass Co. Genealogical society of
Alanta,
Texas
Information recieved from Barber Morris
David served with Bedford Forrest in the Civil War and was Captured
and
spent time in the prison in Rock Island, Illnois. Two of their small
sons
died while he was off at war. David and Elizabeth Cannon came to Texas in
the
early 1870's purchasing land near Marietta on December 15, 1873
Cemetary
records of Cass Co. Texas show a David Cannon and Wife, no dates are
burried
at Oak Ridge Cemetary, A-4 Perhaps this is the final resting place
for
David
and his wife Elizabeth.
Children of David Cannon and Sarah Womack are:
i. ELIZABETH4 CANNON, b. 1857, near Wetumpka, Elmore co. Alabama;
m.
WILLIAM T. (SPURGER) RIDDLESPURGER, 03/03/1881, Cass co. Texas.
ii. SARAH CANNON, b. 11/28/1858, Wetumpka, Elmore co. Alabama; d.
05/31/1927; m. JOSEPH HENRY JOHNSON, 10/28/1885.
iii. MALE CANNON, b. Abt 1860, Wetumpka, Elmore co. Alabama; d. Bef
1865,
Elmore Co. Alabama.
iv. MALE CANNON, b. Abt 1862, Wetumpka, Elmore co. Alabama; d. Bef
1865,
ELmore Co. Alabama.
13. v. MARY ZILPHA CANNON, b. 06/1866, Elmore Co. Alabama; d. 1910.
14. vi. ELLEN CANNON, b. 04/22/1869, Elmore Co. Alabama; d. 03/11/1961.
15. vii. CATHRINE MAUDE "KATIE" CANNON, b. 08/03/1870, Elmore Co.
Alabama;
d.
01/14/1936, Hughes Springs Cass, Co. Texas.
16. viii. ARTHUR DAVID CANNON, b. 12/18/1874, Marietta, Cass, Co.
Texas;
d.
06/29/1962.
17. ix. JESSIE GERTRUDE CANNON, b. 12/23/1876, Marietta, Cass, Co.
Texas;
d.
10/16/1961.
10. WILLIAM FRANK3 CANNON (ALLEN2, NATHANIEL1) was born 1841, and died
1903.
He married MARY BUTLER.
Children of William Cannon and Mary Butler are:
i. PEARL4 CANNON, m. HUBERT DR. C. WOOD.
ii. WILLIAM FRANK JR. CANNON, m. ELLEN SMITH.
iii. ROY CANNON, m. LILLIAN ROBERTS.
iv. MAGGIE M. CANNON, m. ED REV. PHARIS.
v. DAUGHTER CANNON.
Generation No. 4
11. ROBERT JASPER4 CANNON (WHERRY M.3, WILEY2, NATHANIEL1) was born
09/01/1855 in Chatahoochee,GA, and died 06/23/1933 in Hewitt,Carter,OK.
He
married JULIE ANN WRAY.
Children of Robert Cannon and Julie Wray are:
18. i. BURDA LEE5 CANNON, b. 09/23/1884, Pittsburg, Camp, Texas.
19. ii. ROBERT LEMUEL CANNON, b. 03/06/1888, Camp,Pittsburg,TX.
20. iii. LAVADA GERTRUDE CANNON, b. 12/10/1889, Simpsonville, Upshur,
Texas;
d.
09/30/1981, Delano California/Buried in Delano/Kern Co..
iv. HOMER ARTHUR CANNON, b. 04/18/1892, Upshur, Simpsonville,TX; m.
LILLIE
PROCTOR, 01/06/1912, Carter, OK1.
21. v. ESSIE MADGLENE CANNON, b. 02/12/1894, Simpsonville, Upshur,
Texas.
vi. CLIFFERD MARLEN CANNON, b. 05/14/1897, Simpsonville,
Upshur,
Texas.
vii. ETHEL CANNON, m. MARVIN NELSON.
viii. URA CANNON, m. HARRY GAINES.
ix. OTHELLA I. CANNON, b. 05/11/1905, lone Grove,Carter Ok.; d.
07/07/1912,
Burried in Hewitt Ok..
12. LEE ANDER4 CANNON (WHERRY M.3, WILEY2, NATHANIEL1) was born
12/08/1858
in Chattahoochee, Georgia. He married SARAH ELIZABETH BLANKENSHIP
12/25/1885
in Camp,Tx.
Child of Lee Cannon and Sarah Blankenship is:
i. WILLIE5 CANNON, b. 01/31/1891, Camp,Pittsburg,TX.
13. MARY ZILPHA4 CANNON (DAVID3, WILEY2, NATHANIEL1) was born 06/1866 in
Elmore Co. Alabama, and died 1910. She married CHARLES BRENKENRIDGE
WOMMACK
10/06/1886 in Cass Co. Texas.
Children of Mary Cannon and Charles Wommack are:
i. GLADYS5 WOMMACK.
ii. GUY WOMMACK.
iii. BEATRICE WOMMACK.
iv. MURRAY WOMMACK.
14. ELLEN4 CANNON (DAVID3, WILEY2, NATHANIEL1) was born 04/22/1869 in
Elmore
Co. Alabama, and died 03/11/1961. She married SAMUEL DAVID BRADLEY
BARBER
12/23/1887 in Cass co. Texas.
Children of Ellen Cannon and Samuel Barber are:
i. SARAH IRIS5 BARBER, b. 05/08/1889; d. 05/09/1959; m. (1) WILL
HUGH
WILSON; m. (2) MAXELL H. CORNETT.
ii. WILLIAM ARTHUR BARBER, b. 09/22/1891; d. 04/17/1962; m. EVA
HICKS,
07/1917.
iii. CATHRINE GERTRUDE BARBER, b. 12/23/1893; d. 12/12/1978; m. A.A.
BROWN.
iv. DELL DEE BARBER, b. 07/15/1896; d. 11/04/1978; m. (1) SAM
GRAVES;
m. (2) JAMES HALL.
v. BRADLEY OSCAR BARBER, b. 01/20/1907; m. MARIE BEVERLY.
vi. BEN ARCHIE BARBER, b. 07/07/1909; m. DORRIS BLESSING.
15. CATHRINE MAUDE "KATIE"4 CANNON (DAVID3, WILEY2, NATHANIEL1) was born
08/03/1870 in Elmore Co. Alabama, and died 01/14/1936 in Hughes Springs
Cass, Co. Texas. She married WILLIAM REES BARBER 10/05/1903 in Cass co.
Texas.
Notes
she had no Birth children she adopted Esther Mae
Child of Cathrine Cannon and William Barber is:
i. ESTHER MAE5 BARBER.
16. ARTHUR DAVID4 CANNON (DAVID3, WILEY2, NATHANIEL1) was born
12/18/1874 in
Marietta, Cass, Co. Texas, and died 06/29/1962. He married LIVIA
DOVE
STEED
10/29/1903 in Cass, Co. Texas.
Children of Arthur Cannon and Livia Steed are:
i. JESSIE LOU5 CANNON, b. 09/10/1904; m. ROY KENNEDY.
ii. RUBY MEDIA CANNON, b. 03/26/1906; m. (1) C.H. HAYES; m. (2)
PIERCE
F.
TODD, Shreveport Lousiana.
iii. DAVID C. CANNON, b. 10/25/1908; m. SUSIE SHINE, 09/14/1929.
iv. JOSEPH BENJAMINE CANNON, b. 01/20/1910; d. 10/30/1920.
v. HORACE CECIL CANNON, b. 03/12/1912; d. 08/13/1930.
vi. WYLIE BURTON CANNON, b. 02/20/1914; m. ERLIE LOUISE VESTAL,
10/05/1935.
17. JESSIE GERTRUDE4 CANNON (DAVID3, WILEY2, NATHANIEL1) was born
12/23/1876
in Marietta, Cass, Co. Texas, and died 10/16/1961. She married WILL
HALL.
Children of Jessie Cannon and Will Hall are:
i. EFFIE5 HALL.
ii. ESTELLE HALL.
iii. FREDDIE HALL.
Generation No. 5
18. BURDA LEE5 CANNON (ROBERT JASPER4, WHERRY M.3, WILEY2, NATHANIEL1)
was
born 09/23/1884 in Pittsburg, Camp, Texas. She married (1) TOM
ADAMS,
son of
Jim Adams and Martha Walls. She married (2) LONZO NELSON.
Children of Burda Cannon and Lonzo Nelson are:
i. VIRGIL6 NELSON, m. ELLE BELLE.
ii. LETHA NELSON.
iii. ETHEL NELSON.
19. ROBERT LEMUEL5 CANNON (ROBERT JASPER4, WHERRY M.3, WILEY2,
NATHANIEL1) was born 03/06/1888 in Camp,Pittsburg,TX. He married
FLORENCE
MAUDELL
BURGE.
Child of Robert Cannon and Florence Burge is:
i. ACEY JOEL6 CANNON, b. 02/08/1935, Carter, Oklahoma.
20. LAVADA GERTRUDE5 CANNON (ROBERT JASPER4, WHERRY M.3, WILEY2,
NATHANIEL1) was born 12/10/1889 in Simpsonville, Upshur, Texas, and died
09/30/1981 in Delano California/Buried in Delano/Kern Co.. She married
ROBERT JOSEPH ADAMS 09/17/1905 in Carter, Oklahoma, son of Jim Adams and
Martha Walls.
Children of Lavada Cannon and Robert Adams are:
i. EVIE ODESSA6 ADAMS, b. 11/11/1906, Cheek, Oklahoma; m. CLAUD
MCPHETRIGE.
ii. JASPAR ADAMS, b. 1908, Wapanucca Oklahoma; d. 1908, Wapanucca
Oklahoma.
iii. ELMER LEE ADAMS, b. 03/06/1910, Centrahoma Oklahoma; m. MINNIE
GRAHAM.
iv. FLOYD ADAMS, b. 1912, Centrahoma Oklahoma; d. 1916, Centrahoma
Oklahoma.
v. DOYLE RICHARD ADAMS, b. 12/02/1914, Centrahoma Oklahoma; m.
ALENE
GRAHAM.
vi. MARIE ADAMS, b. 03/24/1916, Tucumcari Co. Logan, New Mexico;
m.
ROY
POWELL.
vii. LEROY ADAMS, b. 03/08/1918, New Wilson, Oklahoma; m. JUNE
UNKNOWN.
viii. LOIS IRENE ADAMS, b. 06/06/1920, Wapanuca, Oklahoma;
m.
DELBERT RAY [BUD] WADE, 07/12/1939, Bakersfield, California /Kern County.
ix. HUBERT ADAMS, b. 05/13/1922, Lone Grove, Oklahoma; d. Fresno,Ca
/
buried in Delano Kern Co.; m. BETTY DUNCAN.
x. ARVILLE ADAMS, b. 05/15/1924, Newport Oklahoma; d. 1994,
Delano,
Calif,
Kern Co.; m. CAROL LEE BLAKE OR BLACK.
xi. ARLAN LOYDD ADAMS, b. 05/15/1926, Lone Grove Oklahoma; m.
DOROTHY
GONZALES.
21. ESSIE MADGLENE5 CANNON (ROBERT JASPER4, WHERRY M.3, WILEY2,
NATHANIEL1) was born 02/12/1894 in Simpsonville, Upshur, Texas. She
married
JESSE JAMES PROCTOR 11/20/1912 in Hewitt,Carter,OK.
Children of Essie Cannon and Jesse Proctor are:
i. VELMA6 PROCTOR, b. 1914; d. 1914.
ii. WILLARD H PROCTOR, b. 1917, OK; d. 1974.
iii. ELVIN C PROCTOR, b. 1926.
Endnotes
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