William Henry Cannon
1771–1868
BIRTH 28 NOV 1771 • Cumberland, Virginia, USA
DEATH 11 JUN 1868 • Sevier, Tenn
Ancestry says:
"When
William Henry Cannon was born on November 28, 1771, in Cumberland,
Virginia, his father, John, was 27 and his mother, Nancy Whitlow Cannon,
was 24." I posted about her life on her birthdate Nov. 18 (here on this new blog).
The Cannon family is the same ancestry as the Kennon family of Virginia...not sure who changed the spelling, but there are many ancestors with different spellings, because many of the "record keepers" wrote them as they wished to spell them.
William Henry Cannon married Catherine Henderson Cannon in Sevier, Tennessee, on August 22, 1799, when he was 27 years old. They had eight children in 19 years.
He died on June 11, 1868, in Sevier, Tennessee, at the impressive age of 96, and was buried in Sevierville, Tennessee.
The Cannon family is the same ancestry as the Kennon family of Virginia...not sure who changed the spelling, but there are many ancestors with different spellings, because many of the "record keepers" wrote them as they wished to spell them.
William Henry Cannon married Catherine Henderson Cannon in Sevier, Tennessee, on August 22, 1799, when he was 27 years old. They had eight children in 19 years.
He died on June 11, 1868, in Sevier, Tennessee, at the impressive age of 96, and was buried in Sevierville, Tennessee.
He was my 4th great grandfather on the Rogers family tree.
I am not sure, but I think the Rogers Family Bible was given to his oldest daughter, Cyntha, when she married Micajah Clack Rogers, for this is one of the early entries in it...
I am not sure, but I think the Rogers Family Bible was given to his oldest daughter, Cyntha, when she married Micajah Clack Rogers, for this is one of the early entries in it...
"Cyntha Cannon, Daughter of WIlliam and Catharine Cannon, and Micajah Clack Rogers were married at the residence of William Cannon, in Sevier County, Tennesse, February 4th, 1819."
But
then it's also possible the family Bible was a wedding gift to his
grandson, George W. Rogers, who married a Gibbs. I do know the Bible was
a recording of the ancestors as well as the continuing family entries, thus relied
upon the memory of elders for the earliest entries. And it was carried
by the Gibbs side of the family for many generations into the future. I
don't know who has it now.
I just saw an interesting new book, Smoky Mountain Cemeteries, by Mike Maples, which covers both the TN and NC sides of the Park. It looks very interesting.
Today's Quote:
I just saw an interesting new book, Smoky Mountain Cemeteries, by Mike Maples, which covers both the TN and NC sides of the Park. It looks very interesting.
Today's Quote:
When we learn to attune ourselves to our
inner compass we follow a map that only we can see, our own path.
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