James Cannon was born in 1797 in South Carolina[1] or Ireland.[2] He had seven sons and five daughters with Mary Juretta 'Retta' Robertson; a working copy of those known are:
James (1833–)
Sarah 'Sallie' Caroline (1835–1915)
Bowman (1836–)
John (1838–)
Mary (1838–)
Pinckney 'Pink' (1840–)
Elizabeth (1840–)
Nathan McDaniel (1843–)
Benjamin J. (1845–)
Jane (1846–)
William E. (1847–)
Maria Octavia (1858–1915)
He died between 1870 & 1880, probably in South Carolina.[3]
Sources
↑ Year: 1870; Census Place: Laurens, South Carolina; Roll: M593_1501; Page: 228B; Family History Library Film: 553000
↑ South Carolina, Death Records, 1821-1965; child: Maria O Kernells