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John Henry Cannon

16 Oct 1837 – 22 Sep 1906

Birth	16 Oct 1837
Death	22 Sep 1906
Cemetery	Mount Olivet Cemetery Roseland , Henry County , Missouri , USA
Added by	LaDon Brennan on 17 Apr 2011
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51971978

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son of John R Cannon and Ferbis E Farmer, cod amusement ride accident ∼ John Henry Cannon was born on October 16th, 1837 in Graves County, Kentucky. According to the History of Henry County, Missouri, he served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. He never married and farmed in Springfield Township of Henry County, Missouri his entire life. He was severely injured in an accident at the Windsor fair in Henry County, Missouri and died on September 22nd, 1906. He is buried at The Mt. Olivet Baptist Church Cemetery next to his parents. *Obituary Brother J.H. Cannon was born in Graves County, Kentucky on Oct. 16th, 1837; came to Henry County, Missouri in 1839; moved to Benton County, Missouri in 1840 and back to Henry County in 1849, where he remained until death. In 1854 his father died, leaving on him the dependence of the family. He joined the Mt. Olivet Church in 1859, died September 22nd, 1906. Brother Cannon lived a consistent Christian life and was one of the pillars of the church to which he belonged. He was regularly in attendance at the house of God, has always been honest in his dealings with his fellowmen and was the idol of his brother and sister. He was their counselor and brother in deed. He was highly honored by the members of his church and community. He leaves to mourn their loss, four brothers and one sister. May the Lord bless them. The funeral was preached by the writer to a large crowd of people. *Windsor City paper, September 28th, 1906. Universally Deplored. Henry Cannon meets with accident at Fair Grounds, died Saturday morning. Friday afternoon's fair was marred to a great extent and a pall of sorrow and gloom cast over the merry-makers by the sad accident which befell Henry Cannon, an aged and highly respected resident of Roseland vicinity – an accident deeply regretted by one and all, deplorable and most unfortunate in the extreme, resulting in his death Saturday morning. Mr. Cannon was old and crippled from rheumatism, and possibly tired from standing, sat down on the track of the Shoot-the-Chutes, near the water's edge. The boats were running regularly, one having ascended not over a minute previous. At the top of the chutes is a lever to hold and start the boats, and when the boat is up, the view of the track below is partially hidden, and not until the boat had started down it rapid plunge did those in the boat notice Mr. Cannon on the track. All effort to warn him of impending danger was fruitless, as the old gentleman was partially deaf and the noise around too great for him to hear the frantic outcries. The impact was a frightful and as one gentleman pictured it, he was shot into the lake like a ball from a bat, being forced between the track and the landing through a space scarcely wide enough for a man to edge through at best, the boat striking him with tremendous force in the left shoulder and side. He was rescued quickly as possible, but apparently utterly lifeless for several minutes. Dr. Blackmore, fortunately, was close by and soon had him partially restore to consciousness, but it is thought the old gentleman never realized what hit him or the cause of his suffering, complaining only of inward pain. He was taken to the house of his brother, N.B. Cannon, on East Main Street, and all the skill and tender, loving hands could do was done for him, but without avail, passing away at 5 o'clock Saturday morning. Mr. Cannon was a bachelor, in his 70th year, a brother of "Pet", Arthur and Dallas Cannon and lived with his sister, Miss Almira Cannon. The funeral was held at Mt. Olivet Church, Sunday, burial in the church cemetery. The funeral was preached by Rev. Jenkins and is said to have been with one exception, that of Billie Gray, the most largely attended of any ever held at Mt. Olivet. In this truly unfortunate and deeply regretted death, Windsor and the entire community are alike aggrieved, would that it could be undone and the kind old gentleman restored to life and to his sorrowing relatives and friends.

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