Irwin William (Cannon) Canon (1839 - 1919)

Born 10 Jun 1839 in Ohio, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Clara Morris (Lapham) Cannon — married 28 Jun 1866 in Athens, Ohio, United

Descendants

Died 9 Jan 1919 at age 79 in Camden, Missouri, United States

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Biography

When Irwin William Canon was born on June 10, 1839, in Ohio, his father, Stephen, was 28 and his mother, Lydia, was 24. He married Clara M Lapham on June 28, 1866, in Athens, Ohio. He died on January 9, 1919, at the age of 79, and was buried in the Hopewell Cemetery in Tunas, Dallas County, Missouri,

The 1900 census lists:

Irwin W Canon Head M 61 OH; born Jun 1839 OH; father b OH, mother CT

Clara M Canon Wife F 53 GA; born Mar 1847 GA; father b "Canada Eng'; mother GA ^[1]

The 1910 census lists Irwin as a widower living with his son William and his family:

William M Canon Head M 38 Missouri

Minta J Canon Wife F 36 Missouri

Pearl L Canon Son M 17 Missouri

Clarance I Canon Son M 15 Missouri

Loyd M Canon Son M 12 Missouri

Ira M Canon Son M 10 Missouri

Clara N Canon Daughter F 7 Missouri

Oretha Canon Daughter F 4 Missouri

Ruth Canon Daughter F 1 Missouri

Irwin W Canon Father M 70 Ohio ^[2]

Irwin W Canon died 09 Jan 1919, he was listed as an "Army Invalid" ^[3]

Research Note

According to the ancestor list for Irwin, his paternal great grandfather was John CARNAHAN. Both his parents and his children seem to have used 'Cannon'.

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3DF-X89 : accessed 18 January 2019), Irwin W Canon, Independence Township (south part), Schuyler, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 134, sheet 5A, family 75, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,902.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2T6-8Y5 : accessed 18 January 2019), Irwin W Canon in household of William M Canon, Russell, Camden, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 35, sheet 1A, family 5, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 772; FHL microfilm 1,374,785.
3. ↑ "United States Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards, 1907-1933," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6H4-TPH : 11 March 2018), Irwin W Canon, 1907-1933; citing NARA microfilm publication M850 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,634,377.

• Transcript made in 1977 of a page of Zina & Sarah's family bible owned by a descendant of Clara Morris Lapham Cannon, provided by another descendant of Clara's to Jennifer Lapham in 2019. See image.

• "United States Census, 1860," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MC2L-MD9 : accessed 10 May 2014), Erwin Cannon in household of Stephen Cannon, Dover Township, Athens, Ohio, United States; citing "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," Fold3.com; p. 220, household ID 1633, NARA microfilm publication M653; FHL microfilm 803934.

• "United States Census, 1870," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M4XN-MTY : accessed 30 Jun 2014), Erwin Canon, Missouri, United States; citing p. 7, family 50, NARA microfilm publication M593, FHL microfilm 000552303.

• 1880 United States Federal Census

• 1890 Veterans Schedules

• http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=23081931&ref=acom

• Ohio, County Marriages, 1774-1993, Film Number 000311599

• Web: Missouri, Death Certificates, 1910-1962, Certificate Number 467