Esther Leona (Cannon) Collins (1899 - abt. 1993)

Born 23 Jul 1899 in Falmouth, Suwannee, Florida, United States [uncertain]

Ancestors

Wife of Martin Vann Chancey — married 5 Sep 1913 in Suwannee, Florida, United States

Wife of C. G. Moxley — married 20 Dec 1933 (to 1936) in Bronson, Levy, Florida, United States

Died about 9 Dec 1993 at about age 94 in Suwannee, Florida, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

Esther was born in 1899. She is the daughter of John Erwin Cannon and Josie Cannon.

Cannon Family in 1900 U.S. Census

Note that Esther's first name is spelled phonetically.

The Cannon Family Reunion, circa 1935 L-R (Bottom): Farie Geneva, John Erwin, Josie, Esther Leona. (Top): Arch Ervin, Sherman Blain, Carl Wilson, Reiman Duval, Frank Thomson, John Otis.

Esther married Martin Vann Chancey in 1913 at the very young age of 14. The marriage was officiated by her uncle, Jesse N. Cannon, the county judge.

By 1928, Chancey and she divorced. The two had at least one child together, according to his WWI draft registration.

She married a second time in 1933 to C.G Moxley. By 1935, she was listed as a widow and was living with her elderly parents and four children, aged 13 to 22 outside Live Oak, Florida. No husband is listed in the household.

At some point, Esther married a fellow named Collins. No public records have been found as yet.

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Multi-Family, Multi-Generational Portrait: Whitfield, White, Cannon, Raulerson

This photo, dated September 1955, is a muligenerational, multifamilly portrait taken outside Tom and Farie Whitfield's grocery store in Boynton Beach, Florida. :Standing (l-r) sisters Farie (Cannon) Whitfield and Esther (Cannon) Collins. Sitting (l-r): Ann and Martin White, John and Margaret (Raulerson) Selsor). Seated in the background is Tom Whitfield.

Sources

1. ↑ Based on family history and last names of children.

• "Florida Marriages, 1830-1993," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRZS-LL9 : 12 July 2019), C G Moxley and Esther Leona Chancey, 20 Dec 1933; citing Marriage, Florida, United States, citing multiple County Clerks of Court, Florida; FHL microfilm 2,115,704.
• "Florida State Census, 1935," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-68NP-1P?cc=1457856&wc=M65M-MM3%3A42261601%2C42313201 : 20 May 2014), Suwannee > 007, Rocky Sink > image 8 of 15; State Archives, Tallahassee.
• Other genealogical records.
• Notarized Affidavit from Carl Cannon of the Family Bible of John E. Cannon and Josie A. Cannon (both deceased) dated 27 May 1958.