Thomas M Cannon (abt. 1886 - aft. 1940)

Born about 14 Jul 1886 in Missouri, United States [uncertain]

Biography

Thomas was born about 1885, based on the census data found. He passed away after 1940.

Research notes

There may be a conflation of Thomas Cannons. Found Lila V Cannon in four other censuses in Cannon households, but three in Missouri^[1][2][3] and and in Spartanburg.^[4] There is a Thomas Melvin "Tom" Cannon on FAG, buried in Granby, Kansas, which location matches the 1920, 1930, & 1940 Census locations. Additionally, there is a Thomas Dewitt Cannon buried in Spartanburg, South Carolina.
Added a draft registration for WWI, on which Thomas Melvin Cannon gives New Mexico as his birthplace, although every census has Missouri is listed.
Parents' birth places given as follows:

1900^[5] - Parents in Kentucky; Thomas, New Mexico

1910^[6] - Father, United States; Mother, Missouri, Thomas L, New Mexico

1920^[1] - Father, United States; Mother, Missouri; Thomas, Colorado

1930^[2] - Parents in Tennessee; Thomas, Missouri

All of the above are Censuses from Granby, Newton County, Missouri. In 1900, Thomas M Cannon is listed as living with mother, Martha A Cannon and uncle, Elisha Bell. In 1910, Thomas L Cannon is living with William and Ida B Loyd. The 1880^[7] census of Granby, Newton, Missouri lists Martha A Cannon, married, and daughter, Ida B Cannon, living with Martha's father, Jeremiah Bell.
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Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8CD-G36 : accessed 11 January 2020), Tom M Cannon, Granby Ward 2, Newton, Missouri, United States; citing ED 143, sheet 4A, line 11, family 88, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 937; FHL microfilm 1,820,937.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHN4-L9V : accessed 11 January 2020), Tommy Cannon, Granby, Newton, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 8, sheet 6B, line 94, family 133, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1214; FHL microfilm 2,340,949.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K77F-CVH : 23 December 2019), Thomas M Cannon, Granby City, Granby Township, Newton, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 73-9, sheet 18A, line 8, family 412, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2133.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SPZD-QTK : accessed 11 January 2020), Lila Cannon in household of A*Us J Cannon, Glenn Springs, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 32, sheet 8A, line 30, family 141, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2211; FHL microfilm 2,341,945.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3ZB-V3G : accessed 11 January 2020), Thomas M Cannon in household of Martha A Cannon, Granby Township Granby city Ward 1-2, Newton, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 106, sheet 10A, family 199, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,877.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2BN-WQG : accessed 11 January 2020), Ida B Loyd in household of William T Loyd, Granby, Newton, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 124, sheet 3B, family 57, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 802; FHL microfilm 1,374,815.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6XB-G4Z : 14 August 2017), Ida B Cannon in household of Jeramiah Bell, Granby, Newton, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district ED 105, sheet 531C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,706.

• WWI draft registration in Newton County, Missouri "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3R2-PXY : 23 August 2019), Thomas Melvin Cannon, 1917-1918.
• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 11 January 2020), memorial page for Thomas Melvin “Tom” Cannon (14 Jul 1886–29 Mar 1943), Find A Grave Memorial no. 24565235, citing Granby Memorial Cemetery, Granby, Newton County, Missouri, USA ; Maintained by Judie (contributor 47060920) .
• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 11 January 2020), memorial page for Thomas DeWitt Cannon (21 Jan 1891–23 Oct 1967), Find A Grave Memorial no. 146506956, citing Greenlawn Memorial Gardens, Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA ; Maintained by Joseph R. Gainey (contributor 47658952) .