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I did find out that my grandmother Blanche Cannon mother’s maiden name was Rosa Baskervill atleast that’s what it says on my grandmothers birth certificate. But for his name they have Ja(can’t make out the other letter) Jones is his last name.
But on her marriage certificate they have Jimmie Jones as her father and Rosa Jenkins as her mother. Well I hope this helps.
1910 Mecklenburg Co., Va Census; ED61 LaCrosse District; 7 May; Sheet 12B;
Family # 156:
CANNON, Walter; farmer, 66, m’d 2x, m’d 22 yrs, Va, Va, Va.
…………., Sophia; wife, 46, m’d 1x, 22 yrs, 8 of 8 children living; Va, Va, VA.
…………., Colonel; son, 17, Va.
…………., General; son, 12, Va.
…………., Jesse; son, 11, Va.
…………., John; son, 9, Va.
…………., George W.; son, 2, Va.
Family # 157:
MORGAN, William; Laborer, Sawmill; 35, m’d 1x, 7 yrs; Va, NC, NC.
…………., Willie; wife, 25, m’d 1x, 7 yrs, 3 of 3 children living, Va, Va, Va.
…………., Rebecca; dau, 7, Va.
…………., Lillian; dau, 2, Va.
…………., John H.; son, 1 yr 1 month, Va.
CANNON, Joseph; Brother-in-law; 27, Va, Va, Va; laborer -odd jobs
1910 Mecklenburg Co., Va Census; ED62 Palmer Springs Dist # 2; 15 April; p. 41A;
CANNON, Wesley; Farmer; 27, m’d 1x, 3 yrs; Va, Va, Va.
…………., Lucy; wife, 23, m’d 1x, 3 yrs; NC, Va, NC.
…………., Willie Ann; 2, dau, Va.
…………., William T.; 1, son, Va.
ALLGOOD, Leann; 11, Sister-in-law, NC, Va, NC.
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1900 Mecklenburg Co., Va Census; ED56 South Hill; 7 June; p. 251A;
CANNON, Walter; farmer, July 1854, 45, m’d 10 yrs, Va, Va, Va.
…………., Sophia; wife, Jul 1867, 32, m’d 10 yrs, Va, Va, Va.
…………., Wesly; son, Feb 1880, 20, Va.
…………., Joseph; son, Jan 1882, 18, Va.
…………., Ann; dau, May 1884, 16, Va.
…………., Captin C.; son, Jan 1890, 10, Va.
…………., Cornel; son, May 1892, 8, Va.
…………., Mary; dau, Jan 1894, 6, Va.
…………., Martha; dau, Jan 1894, 6, Va.
…………., Jesse James; son, Nov 1897, 2, Va.
…………., John Daniel; son, Nov 1899, 6 months, Va.
Walter’s age is probably correct in 1900 and incorrect in 1910, based on the 1880 Census listing him as 24.
I just moved this thread into this section and merged your new thread into it, Bill. Hope that helps.
Bill thanks alot!
There is one thing that is bugging me did you find anything on who Walter Cannon and Sophie Cannon parents are?:) I do know that Sophie mother’s name is Arina (Gui?)
Walter Cannon’s wife Sophie was a Guy. Census records from 1880 show her listed living with her parents in Hanover County – Beaver Dam. Her parents names are: Charles Guy and Maria (Arina) Guy. I looked on the Virginia state map and this area is on or by the Pamunkey River.
Does anyone have any information on this location or know of anyone else living in that area and also, any information on the parents.
Thanks!!:)
Hi Spirit and Felicia!
Linda has been telling me about this great Cannon discussion going on in here, and I wanted to take a look and introduce myself!
I am a Cannon who descended from the Cannons in Canonsburg, PA, just south of Pittsburgh. Most of my Indian ancestry is on my mother’s side, and mainly from the Tuscarora Barnes and Mitchell families. I noticed that you have a Colonel Cannon in your tree from Mecklenburg. My maternal grandmother was a Reed/Adams who had an uncle named Colonel Adams living a lttle farther west in Troutville, VA in the early-mid 1900’s. I am now curious where the Colonel first name came from? My wife’s maternal ancestors descended from the Callis family in the Totaro/Brunswick area.
Kind Regards,
Four Cats
Thanks 4 cats for replying! I’ve been having real problems with my out-going messages/e-mail and haven’t been able to reply to anyone properly and so, I apologize for that.
Heard that sometimes NA’s would use names like General and Colonial as their male children were strong and these names mirrored this to instill that image.
Has anyone else heard this story in their family?
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01-21-2009, 09:37 PM Ina Crist 
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Searching for information on Canon name
I was told growing up that my great-great grandmother was a Blackfoot Indian. My mother remembered her long black hair that she combed every day. My older sister has black straight hair also. My great-great grandmother’s name was Mary Canon and she married Charles Stevens. They lived in Brushy Prairie, LaGrange County, Indiana. They had a child named Grace Marie who married Samuel Edward Dilts. Grace and Samuel had Velma Lura Dilts who was my grandmother. Velma was born 9-2-1910.
I was told that Mary Canon was a full blooded Blackfoot Indian.
Do you have any information that can help me to learn more?
Thank you,
Ina
Welcome, Ina. Good to learn about your family names and oral heritage. Have you gotten anywhere doing a conventional genealogical search? Gotten anywhere with a service like Ancestry.com or Genealogy.com?
My family spells the Cannon name differently from yours. Have you tried different spellings/variations of the name (census takers did this sometimes)?
Bill, do you have any information on the birthplace of Walter Cannon and who his parents are? We were told by my Mom, Mary L. Cannon Boyd and my Aunt, Martha Ann Cannon Marks that he was from England with Irish Aancestry also. That is why I don’t understand the Mulatto attached to his name. AL information will help greatly. Sometimes I feel as though we must have just dropped out of the clouds in our research. I really enjoyed all of the posted information about my ancesters on my Grandmother, Sophie Bracey’s (Gui) side. It is very enlightening and I find some of us are really Kissing cousins too. Thanks Bill, Sophronia
Bill Childs;17333 wrote: Thanks Linda, that’s usually the case, but I was subscribed to this thread early on and got this on the reply.
Spirit,
I’ll do that.
Bill
I’m currently working on getting a picture of Mary Cannon from my mother so that I can scan and save it. She believes that she has one picture of her. I’ve also started to review census information on line. I have to rely on census information since most earlier ancestors were born at home. My older sister has straight black hair and looks so much more like the Blackfoot Indian tribe than I do. Thank you for all of your help! I will keep you posted on what I find out. Ina
I am married to Fred Cannon whose people came in at Charleston, SC and then moved to FL, OR & CA. There is a family tradition that there is Seminole in their family in FL but I don’t see any connections, so far, to the VA Cannons.
Hi Clydene,
Nice to hear from another one of us Cannons!
Seminoles in one of the Cannon lines, that is interesting! I’ve not done much research in the lines below North Carolina, but I would agree that there may be some Blackfoot or other Native American blood in the Virginia Line moving through Totaro/Brunswick as Ina Crist theorized earlier. The Cannons had a few family members who made long moves, like my G-Grandfather who moved from Canonsburg, PA to the Cascade Mountains east of Seattle, WA.
One thing I suggest is keep an eye open for those long distance connections, and that your Native American ancestors may not be where you think they are. I’ve made the mistake of looking for my Mitchells around Eastern Carolina (assuming a Tuscarora connection, based on family stories), but they were sitting on the Kaw Reservation out in OK. Yes Indians, but wrong tribe.
Good Luck!
Four Cats
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