James Cantrell

Male 1790 - Bef 1860  (~ 69 years)


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  • Name James Cantrell 
    Birth 0___ 1790  Spartanburg County, South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Occupation farmer  [2
    Probate 7 Mar 1859  DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Death Bef 1860  DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I4088  The Hennessee Family
    Last Modified 18 Apr 2014 

    Father Benjamin Cantrell,   b. 10 May 1768, Rockingham County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1846, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years) 
    Mother Charity Legat,   b. 1764, Spartanburg, South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1835, Smithville, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years) 
    Marriage 1788  Spartanburg, South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5, 6, 7
    Family ID F1974  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Keziah "Kizzie" Cantrell,   b. 1787, Rockingham County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. (AFTER 1860), (DeKalb County) Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage (Tennessee) Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Elizabeth M. Cantrell,   b. 1813, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Benjamin "Ben" Cantrell,   b. 0___ 1816, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 0___ 1906, Smithville, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 90 years)
     3. Sarah Cantrell,   b. DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Jasper Cantrell,   b. DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. William Cantrell,   b. (DeKalb County, Tennessee) Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Martha Cantrell,   b. 1818, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. James Andrew "Jim" Cantrell,   b. 0___ 1818, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Jun 1899 (Age ~ 81 years)
     8. Abel Cantrell,   b. 4 Apr 1820, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Feb 1894, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)
     9. Tilman Cantrell,   b. 1833, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F1603  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Apr 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 0___ 1790 - Spartanburg County, South Carolina Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsProbate - 7 Mar 1859 - DeKalb County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Bef 1860 - DeKalb County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - - (Tennessee) Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Went with his parents to DeKalb Co. Had a finger shot off in the Seminole War.
      Believe him to administrator to his father's estate. Ref DeKalb County,TN
      Settlement Book, 1846-1856, p. 5...DAH

  • Sources 
    1. [S928] "The Cantrill-Cantrell Genealogy" A Record of the Descendants of Richard (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S4288] "United State Census of 1850 (Seventh Census) for DeKalb County,Tennessee",, p. 140.

    3. [S804] "DeKalb County,Tennessee Genealogy from Administrator's Settlement Books, p. 28 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S53686] http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=31252953.

    5. [S13162] "Benjamin Cantrell (1768-1846)", Cemetery Profile, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/31252281, abstracted by David A.

    6. [S13165] Warren G. Cantrell; Premier Conservator and source for "Cantrell" records and history; 1913 Willowbend Drive, Killeen, T.

    7. [S14645] "Benjamin Cantrell (abt. 1768 - abt. 1846)", Biography, https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Cantrell-30, This person, place, e.