Ruth CannonAge: 32 years1916–1949
- Name
- Ruth Cannon
- Given names
- Ruth
- Surname
- Cannon
 Birth | August 30, 1916 55 32 |
 Death of a maternal grandfather | Michael Isaac Barnett September 16, 1916 (Age 17 days) |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | Joseph Curtis Cannon February 1, 1918 (Age 17 months) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 4 months)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 16 months)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 brother | James A Cannon 1919 (Age 2 years) |
| Death of a brother | James A Cannon July 16, 1919 (Age 2 years) |
 Census | January 17, 1920 (Age 3 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Mary Ann Wilson April 10, 1921 (Age 4 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 13 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 13 years) |
| Death of a father | John Greenup Cannon July 4, 1931 (Age 14 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | Homer E Wentzel — Claudia May Barnett — View this family March 29, 1934 (Age 17 years) |
| Census | April 11, 1940 (Age 23 years) |
| Death of a brother | John E Cannon September 24, 1943 (Age 27 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 25 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Obituary | Ruth Cannon Obituary and Family Listing April 1, 1949 (on the date of death) Shared note: Ruth Cannon Obituary and Family Listing |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 29 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | April 1, 1949 (Age 32 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Kewanna Citizens IOOF Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
John Greenup Cannon Birth: August 1861 25 19 — Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: July 4, 1931 — Fulton, Indiana, United States |
| mother |
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 elder brother |
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 elder sister |
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 herself |
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 younger brother |
James A Cannon Birth: 1919 57 34 — Indiana, United States Death: July 16, 1919 — Indiana, United States |
| Mother’s family with Homer E Wentzel |
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Homer E Wentzel Birth: August 16, 1888 25 20 — Kewanna, Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: December 23, 1958 — Plymouth, Marshall, Indiana, United States |
| mother |
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 |
Ruth Cannon has 10 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (10)
Parents Joseph Burdge Barnett + Ada Glenn Hendrickson
Parents Hal Park Troutman + Elizabeth Barnett
| 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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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Homer E Wentzel - Household
Liberty, Fulton, Indiana, United States
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| Obituary | 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.
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