James
Cantrell
Born in Rockingham County, North Carolina
Ancestors 
Son of Aaron Cantrell
and Martha Elizabeth (Smith) Cantrell
Husband of
Elizabeth (Kirby) Cantrell
— married
about 1822 in Tennessee, United States
Husband of
Martha (Moore) Cantrell
— married
13 Oct 1853 in DeKalb County, Tennessee, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Minerva Cantrell, Barbara Cantrell, Smith Cantrell, Aaron Cantrell, William Chester Cantrell, Nancy Catherine Cantrell, John Hugh Cantrell and James Cantrell
Died
at about age 62
in DeKalb County, Tennessee
Profile last modified
| Created 7 May 2017
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Biography
[Category The Cantrell Family Project
Descendant of William Cantrell, the first Cantrell in North America. William arrived with Captain John Smith in Jamestown, Virginia on April 20, 1607.
James was born about 1801. He is the son of Aaron Cantrell and Martha Smith. James passed away before 1870 in DeKalb County, Tennessee. He appears on the 1860 census, but not on the 1870. His widow Martha is living in DeKalb County, Tennessee with their son Charles, age 15.
James married Elizabeth Kirby about 1822, probably in Tennessee. A marriage record has not yet been found for James and Elizabeth. However, they are named as parents on the death record of their son Aaron Cantrell in 1919.[1]
In 1850 James is living in DeKalb County, Tennessee with his children, Minerva, Barbara, Smith, Aaron, William, Nancy, John, and James. He is apparently a widower, since there is no wife in the household.[2]
Sources
- The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 5, Dekalb, Tennessee; Roll: 876; Page: 82a
Name James Cantrell Gender Male Race White Age 49 Birth Year abt 1801 Birthplace North Carolina Home in 1850 District 5, Dekalb, Tennessee, USA Occupation Farmer Industry Agriculture Real Estate 100 Line Number 1 Dwelling Number 1148 Family Number 1148 Household Members (Name) Age James Cantrell 49 Marerva Cantrell 26 Barberry Cantrell 21 Smith Cantrell 18 Adron Cantrell 15 William Cantrell 12 Nancy Cantrell 10 John Cantrell 7 James Cantrell 6
- Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002. Nashville, TN, USA: Tennessee State Library and Archives. Microfilm.
Name James Cantrell Gender Male Marriage Date 13 Oct 1853 Marriage Place DeKalb, Tennessee, USA Spouse Martha Moore
- "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8TH-63T : 30 December 2015), James Cantrell, 1860.
- "Tennessee Death Records, 1914-1963," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NSVD-VHX : 25 May 2014), Aaron Cantrell, 10 May 1919; citing Cantrell Cemetery, Smithville, Dekalb Co., Tennessee, v 14 cn 234, State Library and Archives, Nashville; FHL microfilm 1,299,700.
See also:
- Christie, Susan Cantrill. The Cantrill-Cantrell Genealogy: A Record of the Descendants of Richard Cantrill, who was a Resident of Philadelphia Prior to 1689, and of Earlier Cantrills in England and America. New York: The Grafton Press Genealogical Publishers, 1908. Page 30, 31
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- Glenn Cantrell
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Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 67 markers, haplogroup I2b1a, FTDNA kit #232863 - Ed Cantrell :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 67 markers, haplogroup R-M269, FTDNA kit #444395
- Gregory Cantrell :
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~1.56%
Martin Cantrell :
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~0.78%
Pat C Cantrell :
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I believe that Martha and James' first wife, Elizabeth, were in fact sisters. Martha's first husband was Harmon "Hermon" Moore, born 1810 Stokes Co., NC, d. 1847 Dekalb Co., TN. Martha is listed as a widow on the 1850 census in Dekalb, TN. James Cantrell also is listed as a widower on the Dekalb Co., TN census in 1850 with Elizabeth having died between 1844 - 1850.