Corrections to our previous posting (01/18/98) of our Cantrell line.
1. Thomas Cantrell m. Elizabeth Norris Cantrell. Thomas buried: McMinn Co.,
TN.
Children:
2. i Nancy Cantrell.
Second Generation
2. Nancy Cantrell m. abt 1803, in SC, Isaac Cantrell, b. 24 May 1782,
Spartanburg Co., SC.
Children:
3. i William Henry Cantrell.
ii Green Cantrell.
iii John Cantrell.
4. iv Jefferson Cantrell b. 25 Jun 1809.
Third Generation
3. William Henry Cantrell
4. Jefferson Cantrell b. 25 Jun 1809, Spartanburg Co., SC, m. Lucy Cantrell,
b. 11 Jan 1817, (daughter of Watson Cantrell and Elizabeth Martin) d. 1902.
Jefferson died Jun 1873.
Children:
**** 6. i Isaac N. Cantrell b. 19 Jan 1840. (see next post on Name Change)
ii Watson (II) Cantrell.
iii Nancy Cantrell d. 1884.
iv Perry Green (II) Cantrell.
v Ruth Cantrell m. Elisha Laster.
vi Monroe Cantrell.
vii Katherine Cantrell m. William Laster.
viii Elizabeth Cantrell m. William Anderson.
7. ix Hannah Cantrell.
x Jane Cantrell.
Fourth Generation
6. Isaac N. Cantrell b. 19 Jan 1840, TN, m. (1) 30 Nov 1868, in DeKalb Co.,
TN, Samantha Potter, b. 1852, TN, (daughter of Watson C. Potter and Harriet
Magness) d. 24 May 1895, m. (2) 13 Nov 1898, in DeKalb Co., TN, Sarah Jane
"Sallie" Magness, b. 14 Mar 1854, DeKalb Co., TN, (daughter of Perry Green
(Jr.) Magness and Martha Jane Webb) d. 19 Nov 1947, buried: Mt. View Cem.,
Warren Co., TN, 1900-10, Census Dekalb Co., TN, Dist. 21. Isaac died bef
1910, DeKalb Co., TN, 1870-1900, Census, Dekalb Co., TN, Dist. 21 p.#255.
Children by Samantha Potter:
8. i Hellen Cantrell b. 24 Oct 1869.
ii Larkin Cantrell b. 1873, d. 1903, Phillippines during Spanish
American War.
iii Watson Cantrell b. 1875, m. Lou Webb. Watson 1900 Census, Warren
Co., TN, District 15.
iv Novella Cantrell b. 1878.
9. v Perry Green Cantrell b. 12 May 1876.
vi Harriet Cantrell b. Apr 1880.
10. vii Grover French Cantrell b. 26 Nov 1884.
viii P. M. Cantrell b. May 1896.
ix Thomas Jefferson Cantrell d. at age six.
x Alice Cantrell m. Richord or Elliot Wilson.
xi Mellie Cantrell.
7. Hannah Cantrell m. Charles Brittain. They had two children, Lucy and
Mattie.
Fifth Generation
8. Hellen Cantrell b. 24 Oct 1869, DeKalb Co., TN, m. 08 Jan 1891, in DeKalb
Co., TN, William Denton Womack, b. 11 Oct 1869, DeKalb Co., TN, (son of
Burgess Harrelson (Jr.) Womack and Mary Elizabeth Potter) d. 28 Dec 1938,
buried: Womack Cem., Oak Grove Ch, Warren Co.,TN, 1900-10 Census, Warren Co.,
TN p.78. Hellen died 14 Mar 1906, buried: Womack Cem., Oak Grove Ch, Warren
Co.,TN. They had 8 children, Vera, Robert L., Aline, Richard, Hattie B.,
Larkin, Durwood and Marie.
9. Perry Green Cantrell b. 12 May 1876, DeKalb Co., TN, m. Malissa A. Loring,
b. 24 Nov 1876, (daughter of John C. Loring and Mary M. (Loring) unknown) d.
02 Feb 1916, buried: Bethel Methodist Cem., DeKalb Co., TN. Perry died 02 Jan
1958, buried: Bethel Methodist Cem., DeKalb Co., TN.
Children:
11. i Charles Worthington Cantrell b. 28 Mar 1905.
ii Ben Davis Cantrell b. 19 Mar 1909, d. Feb 1979, Cleveland, Cuyahoga
Co., OH.
iii Mary Cantrell b. Sep 1915, TN, m. 24 Apr 1938, in Warren Co., TN,
Albert A. Jones.
10. Grover French Cantrell b. 26 Nov 1884, DeKalb Co., TN, m. 18 Sep 1912, in
DeKalb Co., TN, Martha Potter, b. 09 Jan 1893, DeKalb Co., TN, (daughter of
Leander Poper Potter and Elizabeth Webb) d. 29 Mar 1979, buried: Wooten
Springs Cem., Dekalb Co., TN. Grover died 28 Jun 1957, Wooten Springs Cem.,
Dekalb Co., TN, 1920 Census, Dekalb Co., TN, District 21.
Children:
i Virginia Cantrell b. bef 1915, d. infancy.
**** 12. ii James Webb Cantrell b. 08 Jun 1915.
iii Helen Webb/Potter Cantrell b. 11 Dec 1917, m. unknown Davis.
iv Thomas Edward Cantrell b. 14 Sep 1919, DeKalb Co., TN, d. 14 Apr
1985, Warren Co., TN, buried: Wharton Springs Cem., Dekalb Co., TN.
v Carlton E. Cantrell b. 19 Oct 1921, DeKalb Co., TN, d. 25 Dec 1993,
Columbia, Maury Co., TN, buried: Whorton Springs Cem., Dekalb Co., TN.
vi Dixie Mary Cantrell b. 11 Jun 1925, d. 17 Dec 1926.
vii Evelyn Ruth Cantrell b. 10 Jun 1927, m. unknown Parsely.
viii Eddie Earl Cantrell b. 04 Apr 1934, DeKalb Co., TN.
Sixth Generation
11. Charles Worthington Cantrell b. 28 Mar 1905, Smithville, DeKalb Co., TN,
m. (1) 25 May 1923, in Smithville, DeKalb Co., TN, divorced, Maude Alma
Pedigo, b. 24 Jul 1903, McMinneville, DeKalb Co., TN, (daughter of Joseph
Lafeyette Pedigo and Sarah Lucretia "Creasy" Burton) d. 22 Mar 1990, Conyers,
Rockdale Co., GA, buried: East Cem., Conyers, GA, m. (2) 14 Jan 1931, in
DeKalb Co., TN, Nell Crawford, b. 7 Feb 1904, d. Feb 1987, Wickliffe, Lake
Co., OH. Charles died 21 Mar 1971, Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., OH, buried:
Bethel Meth Ch Cem, Dekalb Co., TN, 1920 Census, Dekalb Co., TN, p.#24. They
had 2 daughters Charlie Jo and Frances June Cantrell.
12. James Webb Cantrell b. 08 Jun 1915, m. (1) Jewell (widow Foutch) Love, d.
08 Jun 1987, Nashville, TN, m. (2) Doris (Mrs. Julian) Powell. They have 3
daughters.
CORRECTION: We had mistakenly listed this James William "Bill" Cantrell as the
the son of Grover French Cantrell #10 above. This James is a descendant of
Jefferson�s brother William Henry Cantrell #3 above. The correct James
Cantrell, #12 is now listed.
James William �Bill� Cantrell b. 13 Mar 1917, DeKalb Co., TN, m. Keturah
unknown, b. 12 Jul 1916, d. 16 Aug 1982, buried: Keltonburg Meth Cem., Dekalb
Co., TN. James** died 04 May 1981, buried: Keltonburg Meth Cem., Dekalb Co.,
TN., 5 children, Judith Kay, Dale William, Janice Jae, Julia Lynn and Joyce
Ann.
We are sorry for any confusion this might have caused.
As always, we welcome any corrections or additions to the above lines.
Bob & Aleta McCormick
Mack1435(a)aol.com