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William Hill Cannon
8 Jul 1874 – 7 Jul 1954
| Birth | 8 Jul 1874 |
| Death | 7 Jul 1954 |
| Cemetery | Laurel Oak Cemetery Windsor , Henry County , Missouri , USA |
| Added by | Tracy Family on 10 Mar 2012 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35506358 |
Bio
William Hill Cannon, a progressive farmer of Springfield township, farming two hundred sixty-seven and one-half acres, is a native of Springfield township, Henry County. He was born July 8, 1874, the son of Lemuel D. and Laura (Reavis) Cannon, who were the parents of four children: Gussie, wife of C. C. Hartle, Roseland; William H.; Alice, wife of James Jordan, manager of elevator, Windsor, Missouri, and Jessie, wife of Lloyd Thomas of Springfield township. Lemuel D. Cannon was born November 25, 1844, in Benton County, Missouri, the son of John R. and Feribs (Farmer) Cannon. John R. Cannon was born in Alabama in 1814 and came to Kentucky in early manhood. He married Feribs Farmer, who was born in Virginia, and came to Kentucky with her parents. Three children were born to this couple before they came to Missouri. It was in 1838 that they settled in Benton County, Missouri. Six more children came to bless this couple, making nine children. They are as follow: James, in the Confederate Soldiers Home in Houston, Texas; Henry, met his death by accident on the home farm; William, deceased; Anna, deceased, was the wife of Silas A. Jenkins, Leavenworth, Kansas; Lemuel D., father of the subject of this sketch; Napoleon, farming the home place in Springfield township, Henry County; Lafayette, deceased; Arthur C. and Almira, twins, the former with his brother, Napoleon, and the latter is deceased. Mr. and Mrs. John R. Cannon lived within the radius of three counties, Benton, Henry and Johnson, at different times. On January 1, 1854, John R. Cannon died. During the Civil War the older brothers being in the army the care of the mother devolved upon the son, Lemuel Cannon, and many were the hardships the young son and mother endured during those trying times. Mrs. Cannon, who had married at the age of thirteen and reared her family, lived to be over eighty years of age. She died in 1910. Lemuel Cannon was married August 1, 1869, to Laura Reavis, born in Henry County August 19, 1865, the daughter of Drewey Reavis. He was born in Tennessee and first settled in Cooper County, Missouri, later making their home in Henry County, and is now retired. Mr. and Mrs. Lemuel Cannon farmed in Springfield township for many years, owning one hundred forty acres of well improved land. William Hill Cannon, the son of these early pioneers, received his education in Henry County and has always farmed. He purchased his first land in 1889 - one hundred acres in Springfield township. He is now the owner of two hundred sixty-seven and one-half acres of land He is a stockholder in the Windsor elevator and also of the People's Bank of Calhoun. September 5, 1901, William Cannon and Ida Plecker were united in marriage. She is the daughter of James and Millie (Wetford) Plecker. One child, Orville, has been born to Mr. and Mrs. Cannon and is now attending the district school. Mr. Cannon is a Democrat and has been school director of Oakland school district. He is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and belongs to the Baptist Church. (Source - 1919 History of Henry Co MO, Uel W. Lamkin, Historical Publishing Co pg 846) ****** William H. Cannon, 79, died at Windsor Hospital Monday where he had been a patient for three days suffering with pneumonia. He had been an invalid several years as the result of a broken hip. Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at the Huston-Turner Home. Burial was in Laurel Oak cemetery. Mr. Cannon was born July 8, 1874 and is a lifelong resident of Henry County. The family moved to Windsor from the farm in 1924. Surviving besides the wife, the former Ida Plecker, is one son, Orville Cannon of Sedalia. (Source - Windsor Review, Windsor MO, Jun 10 1954)
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