William was born about 1840 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina. He is the son of James Cantrell and Elizabeth Cooley.
Sources
"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGF9-2BQ : accessed 8 February 2018), Walter H Cantrell, Civil District 21, DeKalb, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 66, sheet 4B, family 63, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1497; FHL microfilm 1,375,510.
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