James David Canoy (1851 - 1915)

Born 7 Aug 1851 in Mississippi, United States

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Died 7 Jan 1915 at age 63 in Simpson County, Mississippi, United States

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James Canoy is buried in Old Magee Cemetery.

Biography

James David "Jim" Canoy was born on Aug 07, 1851 in Mississippi, USA as the first child of William E Canoy and Nancy C Gunn.

He died on Jan 07, 1915 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA (Age at Death: 63).

When he was 19, he married Millie Ann Bishop, daughter of Josiah Bishop and Catharine Warren, about 1871 (based upon 1900 census).

James David "Jim" Canoy lived in Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, USA in 1900 (Age: 48; Marital Status: Married; Relation: Head).

He lived in Beat 1,Simpson County, Mississippi, USA in 1910 (Age: 61; Marital Status: Married; Relation: Head).

He was buried on Jan 08, 1915 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (Old Magee Cemetery). ^[1]

According to his death certificate his cause of death was "died instantly". He was a farmer. ^[2]

James David "Jim" Canoy and Millie Ann Bishop had the following children:

1. Aslee Canoy was born on Nov 19, 1872 in Mississippi, USA. She died on Dec 16, 1952 (Age at Death: 80). She married Robert Lee Smith about 1910 (based upon 1930 census).
2. Tillman Pascal Canoy was born on Feb 19, 1874 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA. He died on Jul 02, 1957 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA (at home near Goshen; Age at Death: 83). He married Rosena N. Cockrell on Sep 17, 1897 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA.
3. James Oliver "Jimmy" Canoy was born on Feb 26, 1879 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA. He died on Aug 10, 1959 ^[3] in Greenville, Washington, Mississippi, USA (Age at Death: 80).
4. Aletha Jane Canoy was born on Nov 12, 1880 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA. She died on Oct 07, 1957 (Age at Death: 76).
5. Nancy Canoy was born on Apr 19, 1883 in Mississippi, USA. She died on Mar 16, 1977 (Age at Death: 93). She married Andrew Jackson Berry about 1903 (based upon 1910 census).
6. Aaron Sylvester Canoy was born on Jan 24, 1886 in Mississippi, USA. He died on Oct 31, 1967 (Age at Death: 81).

Sources

1. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #5759245
2. ↑ Death Certificate - James David Canoy MS DC 15-1329 Father: Wm Canoy b. SC, Mother: Nancy C Gunn b. SC, Born: Aug 7 1851 Mississippi, Died: Jan 1, 1915 Simpson County, Mississippi, Informant: W E Robertson
3. ↑ Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015), Ancestry.com, Record for James Oliver Canoy. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=Numident&h=12500744&indiv=try. Name: James Oliver Canoy SSN: xxx Gender: Male Race: White Birth Date: 26 Feb 1879 Birth Place: Simpson, Mississippi Father: James D Canoy Mother: Millie A Bishop Type of Claim: Original SSN. Notes: Sep 1946: Name listed as JAMES OLIVER CANOY

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPDG-SF3 : accessed 20 November 2017), Jim Canoy, Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 121, sheet 13B, family 245, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 758; FHL microfilm 1,374,771.
• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9F9-4G3 : accessed 20 November 2017), James D Canoy, Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 94, sheet 14A, family 243, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,827.