John Greenup CannonAge: 69 years1861–1931
- Name
- John Greenup Cannon
- Given names
- John Greenup
- Surname
- Cannon
Shared note: Ruth Cannon Obituary and Family Listing
 Birth | August 1861 25 19 |
 Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 5 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 5 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 7 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
 Census | June 4, 1870 (Age 8 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 16 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 36 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
 Marriage | Claudia May Barnett — View this family May 15, 1912 (Age 50 years) |
 Birth of a son#1 | John E Cannon March 15, 1913 (Age 51 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Esther Margaret Cannon November 13, 1914 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Ruth Cannon August 30, 1916 (Age 55 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 54 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Death of a father | Joseph Curtis Cannon February 1, 1918 (Age 56 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 55 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 56 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Birth of a son #4 | James A Cannon 1919 (Age 57 years) |
| Death of a son | James A Cannon July 16, 1919 (Age 57 years) |
| Census | January 17, 1920 (Age 58 years) |
| Death of a mother | Mary Ann Wilson April 10, 1921 (Age 59 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 68 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Census | April 2, 1930 (Age 68 years) |
 Death | July 4, 1931 (Age 69 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Kewanna Citizens IOOF Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Joseph Curtis Cannon Birth: August 1836 — Indiana, United States Death: February 1, 1918 — Union, Fulton, Indiana, United States |
| mother |
Mary Ann Wilson Birth: March 1842 — New York, United States Death: April 10, 1921 — Kewanna, Fulton, Indiana, United States |
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John Greenup Cannon Birth: August 1861 25 19 — Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: July 4, 1931 — Fulton, Indiana, United States |
| Family with Claudia May Barnett |
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John Greenup Cannon Birth: August 1861 25 19 — Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: July 4, 1931 — Fulton, Indiana, United States |
| wife |
Claudia May Barnett Birth: April 20, 1884 42 39 — Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: July 5, 1974 — Fulton, Indiana, United States |
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Marriage: May 15, 1912 — Fulton, Indiana, United States |
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10 months son |
John E Cannon Birth: March 15, 1913 51 28 — Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: September 24, 1943 — Fulton, Indiana, United States |
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20 months daughter |
Esther Margaret Cannon Birth: November 13, 1914 53 30 — Kewanna, Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: December 15, 1971 — Pevely, Jefferson, Missouri, United States |
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22 months daughter |
Ruth Cannon Birth: August 30, 1916 55 32 — Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: April 1, 1949 — Fulton, Indiana, United States |
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3 years son |
James A Cannon Birth: 1919 57 34 — Indiana, United States Death: July 16, 1919 — Indiana, United States |
| Homer E Wentzel + Claudia May Barnett |
| wife’s husband |
Homer E Wentzel Birth: August 16, 1888 25 20 — Kewanna, Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: December 23, 1958 — Plymouth, Marshall, Indiana, United States |
| wife |
Claudia May Barnett Birth: April 20, 1884 42 39 — Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: July 5, 1974 — Fulton, Indiana, United States |
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Marriage: March 29, 1934 — Marshall, Indiana, United States |
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Joseph Curtis Cannon - Household
Union, Fulton, Indiana, United States
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - John Greenup Cannon - Household
Union, Fulton, Indiana, United States
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - John Greenup Cannon - Household
Kewanna, Fulton, Indiana, United States
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| Name | Ruth Cannon Obituary and Family Listing
Ruth CANNON is the daughter of John G CANNON and Claudia Barnett CANNON. She was born August 30 1916 in Kewanna, Indiana.
Ruth's senior photo (below) states that she attended
Kewanna High School her Freshman and Sophomore years.
1 Apr 1949
Ruth CANNON
Miss Ruth CANNON, 33, of Kewanna, died Friday evening in the Robert Long hospital, Indianapolis. She had been critically ill for the past two weeks.
Miss CANNON was born August 30, 1916 in Kewanna, the daughter of John and Claudia CANNON. She attended the Kewanna schools and later was graduated from the Rochester high school. For a few years during her residency in Rochester, she was employed at the old Char-Bell theatre. Miss CANNON was a member of the Church of Christ of Kewanna. Survivors are her mother, Mrs. Claudia WENTZEL, her step-father, Homer WENTZEL, both of Kewanna; a sister, Mrs. Esther TRAVIS, St. Louis, Mo., and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held Monday 1 p.m. at the Church of Christ, Kewanna, with the Rev. Henry BULGER officiating. Burial will be in the Kewanna IOOF Cemetery. The body will be removed from the Harrison funeral home to the church at noon Monday where it will lie in state until the hour of the services.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35335999/ruth-cannon |