Biography

Jackson Engaged in farming In Florida.

Jackson was born in 1830 according to the 1860 census, 1827 according to the 1880 census, and 1825 according to the 1900 census, but his grave lists his birth year as 1823. According to his grave marker, Jackson died in 1906. His birthplace is repeatedly given as Alabama. Information gleaned from a later census from his son, John Cannon confirms that his birthplace was "Alabamma."

Jackson fathered six children before he married Phoeby Pate in 1860. It is entirely possible that he had a third wife. Or that Phoeby was the biological mother prior to her official union with Jackson. According to census information, he was 30 and she was 27 at the time of their marriage. He apparently divorced Phoeby and then married Mollie Lindsy aka Lyndsey in 1876 in Suwannee County, Florida, years before Phoebe died. ^[1]

The family was living in Lafayette County, Florida in the 1860 Census. ^[2] Household members include:

• Jackson Cannon, 30y/o, bp - Alabama, Married within the year.
• Phebe Cannon, 27y/o, bp - Georgia, Married within the year.
• Mary M. Cannon, 15y/o, bp - Alabama
• Henry J. Cannon, 13y/o, bp - Alabama
• James A. Cannon,11y/o, bp - Florida
• Susan Ann Cannon, 10y/o, bp - Florida
• William T. Cannon, 8y/o, bp - Florida
• Catherine Cannon, 5y/o, bp - Florida
• John Cannon, 4mos, bp - Florida

As mentioned, Jackson is the father of six children whose biological mother is unknown or which he did not marry.

The birth dates of the following children would eliminate Mollie AND "Phebe" as the biological mothers:

• Mary M. Cannon, born 1845
• Henry J. Cannon, born 1847
• James A. Cannon, born 1849
• Susan Ann Cannon, born 1850
• William T. Cannon, born 1852
• Catherine Cannon, born 1855

The exception is John, whose mother could have been Phoeby since she and Jackson were "Married within the year" per the 1860 census. John was born in 1860.

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Jackson Cannon Family, 1860

Twenty year later, the family was still living in Suwannee County, Florida.^[4]

By the 1880 Census Jackson and Mollie had been married four years, had a child (Jackson), and most of their older children had left the home. However, they didn't go far. The following Cannon families are living next to each other:

• Jackson Cannon, 53y/o, bp - Alabama
• Mary A. Cannon, Wife, 35y/o, bp - Georgia
• Jackson Cannon, 3 y/o, bp - Florida
• John Cannon, 21y/o, bp - Florida (Jackson's son from 1860 Census)

• Susan Ann Cannon, 27y/o, bp - Florida (Jackson's daughter from 1860 Census)
• Mamie Cannon, 8 y/o, bp - Florida

• Henry J. Cannon, 31y/o, bp - Alabama (Jackson's son from 1860 Census)
• Luvina Cannon, wife, 30y/o, bp - Georgia
• Casibianca Cannon, son, 1 y/o, bp - bp - Florida
• Celesta Cannon, sister, 13 y/o, bp - Florida

In the 1900 Census, the Cannons were living in Rocky Sink, Suwannee, Florida. ^[5]

Jackson passed away in 1906. He was laid to rest at the Old Columbus Cemetery in Live Oak, Florida. ^[6] A large double gravestone was added sometime later. The inscription reads as follows:

• MOTHER AND FATHER
  • MOLLIE CANNON
  • Born 1843
  • Died 1890
  • JACKSON CANNON
  • Born 1823
  • Died 1906

Biblical scripture underneath.

Mollie's date of death on the headstone of 1890 appears inaccurate as she was receiving Jackson's pension benefits up until 1920. ^[7]

Jackson and Phoebe were mentioned in the death record of their daughter Catherine in 1938. ^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage records, 1859-1900, vol 1-2 > image 153 of 646; citing multiple County Clerks of Court, Florida."Florida Marriages, 1830-1993", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:23CC-SRL : 25 June 2015), Jackson Cannon and Mollie Lindsy, 1876.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1860," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYBT-33F?cc=1473181&wc=7QCB-VQ5%3A1589423167%2C1589422283%2C1589422770 : 24 March 2017), Florida > Lafayette > Township 5 > image 5 of 5; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6C9-M69 : 30 December 2015), Jackson Cannon, 1860.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNZC-8KB : 14 July 2016), Jackson Cannon, Precinct 1, Suwannee, Florida, United States; citing enumeration district ED 146, sheet 304C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0132; FHL microfilm 1,254,132.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M36X-P8Q : accessed 4 December 2016), Jackson Cannon, Precinct 2, Union & Precinct 11, Suwanee & Precinct 17, Rocky Sink, Suwannee, Florida, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 111, sheet 8A, family 146, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,177.
6. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial# 14552384[1]
7. ↑ "United States Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards, 1907-1933," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6HH-MHH : 12 December 2014), Jackson Cannon, 1907-1933; citing NARA microfilm publication M850 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,634,377.
8. ↑ "Florida Deaths, 1877-1939," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FPW9-R5T : 24 December 2014), Jackson Cannon in entry for Katherine Clayton, 05 Oct 1938; citing St. Petersburg, Pinellas, Florida, reference cn 18081; FHL microfilm 2,115,254.

See also

• "Florida Marriages, 1837-1974", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5Z9-KVH : 11 January 2020), Jackson Cannon, 1876.
• "Florida Marriages, 1830-1993," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-994F-M9FJ?cc=1803936&wc=4JHR-WG9%3A1590072798%2C1590072914 : 12 July 2019), Suwannee County > *
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9RVZ-99W9?cc=1727033&wc=QZZW-CSV%3A133639301%2C138424701%2C138493501%2C1589089831 : 23 June 2017), Florida > Suwannee > Rocky Sink > ED 151 > image 20 of 20; citing NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• Additional genealogical records: [2]