Mostly Angels in the Sky

Cora Lee Cantrell¹

Family

TMG ID:37321, (May 1900 - )

Relationships:

8th cousin of Elsie Dora Lewis
8th cousin 3 times removed of Descendant Wagner

Father*

James M. Cantrell¹ B: Mar 1872

Mother*

Rosella Wright¹ B: Jan 1880

Vital Statistics

Born: Cora Lee Cantrell was born in May 1900, at Chickasaw Nation, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma^G.¹

Obituary & Other Vital Info

Cora Lee Cantrell was the daughter of: James M. Cantrell and Rosella Wright.¹

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1900	11 Jun 1900, Twp. 1, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory (Oklahoma)^G, Sarah Dison, from Alabama, is a boarder	James M. Cantrell and Rosella Wright²
Census-1910	9 May 1910, Tuttle Twp., Grady County, Oklahoma^G	James M. Cantrell, Rosella Wright and Christopher Columbus Cantrell³

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1900

11 Jun 1900, Twp. 1, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory (Oklahoma)^G, Sarah Dison, from Alabama, is a boarder

James M. Cantrell and Rosella Wright²

Census-1910

9 May 1910, Tuttle Twp., Grady County, Oklahoma^G

James M. Cantrell, Rosella Wright and Christopher Columbus Cantrell³

Citations

[S481] Rhonda Joyce Garver, online <http://tinyurl.com/kmay5yb>. Hereinafter cited as Internet - Rhonda Garver.
[S117] 1 Jun 1900, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y8l8gl3a Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900.
[S243] 15 Apr 1910, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y9glogje, Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910.

Last Edited

1 Feb 2013

Christopher Columbus Cantrell^1,2

Family

TMG ID:37322, (15 Dec 1903 - Jun 1968)

Relationships:

8th cousin of Elsie Dora Lewis
8th cousin 3 times removed of Descendant Wagner

Father*

James M. Cantrell¹ B: Mar 1872

Mother*

Rosella Wright¹ B: Jan 1880

Vital Statistics

Born: Christopher Columbus Cantrell was born on Tuesday, 15 Dec 1903, at Pontotoc County, Oklahoma^G.^1,3
Died in Jun 1968 at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma^G, at age 64 years and 5 months.³

Obituary & Other Vital Info

Christopher Columbus Cantrell was the son of: James M. Cantrell and Rosella Wright.¹

Alias(es)

Name-Variation: He was also known as Christophe³
Name-Variation: He was also known as Criss C.⁴

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage	circa 1927, Christopher and Annie (?) were married at Oklahoma^G.²

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

circa 1927, Christopher and Annie (?) were married at Oklahoma^G.²

Child of: Christopher Columbus Cantrell and Annie (?)

Johnnie Cantrell² B: c 1927

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1910	9 May 1910, Tuttle Twp., Grady County, Oklahoma^G	James M. Cantrell, Rosella Wright and Cora Lee Cantrell⁵
Census-1920	8 Jan 1920, Tuttle Twp., Grady County, Oklahoma^G	James M. Cantrell, Rosella Wright, Criss C. Wright and Ophelia (?)⁴
Census-1930	11 Apr 1930, 619 SE Eleventh Street, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma^G	Annie (?) and Johnnie Cantrell²

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1910

9 May 1910, Tuttle Twp., Grady County, Oklahoma^G

James M. Cantrell, Rosella Wright and Cora Lee Cantrell⁵

Census-1920

8 Jan 1920, Tuttle Twp., Grady County, Oklahoma^G

James M. Cantrell, Rosella Wright, Criss C. Wright and Ophelia (?)⁴

Census-1930

11 Apr 1930, 619 SE Eleventh Street, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma^G

Annie (?) and Johnnie Cantrell²

Occupation(s)

Date	Location	Occupation/Industry
circa Apr 1930	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma^G	trackman Rock Island rail road²

Date

Location

Occupation/Industry

circa Apr 1930

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma^G

trackman Rock Island rail road²

Citations

[S481] Rhonda Joyce Garver, online <http://tinyurl.com/kmay5yb>. Hereinafter cited as Internet - Rhonda Garver.
[S633] 1 Apr 1930, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y73u3s4c Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930.
[S129] Ancestry.com, online http://tinyurl.com/pcf6tp, various (various), updated as of various, Social Security Death Index.
[S244] 1 Jan 1920, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/ya4dwjbu Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920.
[S243] 15 Apr 1910, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y9glogje, Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910.

Last Edited

1 Feb 2013

Mary J. Cantrell¹

Family

TMG ID:37323, (1874 - )

Relationships:

7th cousin 1 time removed of Elsie Dora Lewis
7th cousin 4 times removed of Descendant Wagner

Father*

John James Cantrell¹ B: 1 Aug 1846, D: 1948

Mother*

Margaret M. Spruell¹ B: Jan 1846

Vital Statistics

Born: Mary J. Cantrell was born in 1874, at Arkansas^G.¹

Obituary & Other Vital Info

Mary J. Cantrell was the daughter of: John James Cantrell and Margaret M. Spruell.¹

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1880	10 Jun 1880, Franklin Twp., Grant County, Arkansas^G	John James Cantrell, Margaret M. Spruell, William Thomas Cantrell, James M. Cantrell, Samuel J. Cantrell, Sampson Nimrod Cantrell and John Henry Cantrell²

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1880

10 Jun 1880, Franklin Twp., Grant County, Arkansas^G

John James Cantrell, Margaret M. Spruell, William Thomas Cantrell, James M. Cantrell, Samuel J. Cantrell, Sampson Nimrod Cantrell and John Henry Cantrell²

Citations

[S481] Rhonda Joyce Garver, online <http://tinyurl.com/kmay5yb>. Hereinafter cited as Internet - Rhonda Garver.
[S98] 1 Jun 1880, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y9djv69w Tenth Census of the United States, 1880, Page 212C, film number 1254045, Arkansas 1880 Federal Population Census.

Last Edited

1 Feb 2013

Samuel J. Cantrell¹

Family

TMG ID:37324, (25 Nov 1877 - 30 May 1961)

Relationships:

7th cousin 1 time removed of Elsie Dora Lewis
7th cousin 4 times removed of Descendant Wagner

Father*

John James Cantrell¹ B: 1 Aug 1846, D: 1948

Mother*

Margaret M. Spruell¹ B: Jan 1846

Vital Statistics

Born: Samuel J. Cantrell was born on Sunday, 25 Nov 1877, at Franklin, Grant County, Arkansas^G.¹
Died on Tuesday, 30 May 1961 at Ada, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma^G, at age 83 years, 6 months and 5 days.¹

Obituary & Other Vital Info

Samuel J. Cantrell was the son of: John James Cantrell and Margaret M. Spruell.¹

Alias(es)

Nick-Name: his nickname was "Sam"²

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage	Saturday, 16 Dec 1899, Samuel, age 22 years and 21 days, and Elvira Eaves, age 16 years and 5 months were married at Oklahoma^G.¹

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Saturday, 16 Dec 1899, Samuel, age 22 years and 21 days, and Elvira Eaves, age 16 years and 5 months were married at Oklahoma^G.¹

Children of: Samuel J. Cantrell and Elvira Eaves

George Cantrell¹ B: 1904
Lita Cantrell¹ B: 1907
Vellis Cantrell¹ B: 14 Apr 1909
Essie Cantrell+⁶ B: 1912
Sammie Cantrell⁶ B: c 1914
Elsie Cantrell⁶ B: c 1916
Y.I. Cantrell⁶ B: c 1919
Ofallon Cantrell⁶ B: c 1923

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1880	10 Jun 1880, Franklin Twp., Grant County, Arkansas^G	John James Cantrell, Margaret M. Spruell, William Thomas Cantrell, James M. Cantrell, Mary J. Cantrell, Sampson Nimrod Cantrell and John Henry Cantrell³
Census-1900	6 Jun 1900, Civil District #23, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory (Oklahoma)^G	Elvira Eaves⁴
Census-1910	22 Apr 1910, Fitzhugh Twp., Pontotoc County, Oklahoma^G	Elvira Eaves, George Cantrell, Lita Cantrell and Vellis Cantrell⁵
Census-1930	23 Apr 1930, Fitzhugh Twp., Pontotoc County, Oklahoma^G	Elvira Eaves, Sammie Cantrell, Elsie Cantrell, Y.I. Cantrell, Ofallon Cantrell, Essie Cantrell and Hirameta Land⁶
Census-1940	5 Apr 1940, Fitzhugh Twp., Pontotoc County, Oklahoma^G	Elvira Eaves and Ofallon Cantrell⁷

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1880

10 Jun 1880, Franklin Twp., Grant County, Arkansas^G

John James Cantrell, Margaret M. Spruell, William Thomas Cantrell, James M. Cantrell, Mary J. Cantrell, Sampson Nimrod Cantrell and John Henry Cantrell³

Census-1900

6 Jun 1900, Civil District #23, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory (Oklahoma)^G

Elvira Eaves⁴

Census-1910

22 Apr 1910, Fitzhugh Twp., Pontotoc County, Oklahoma^G

Elvira Eaves, George Cantrell, Lita Cantrell and Vellis Cantrell⁵

Census-1930

23 Apr 1930, Fitzhugh Twp., Pontotoc County, Oklahoma^G

Elvira Eaves, Sammie Cantrell, Elsie Cantrell, Y.I. Cantrell, Ofallon Cantrell, Essie Cantrell and Hirameta Land⁶

Census-1940

5 Apr 1940, Fitzhugh Twp., Pontotoc County, Oklahoma^G

Elvira Eaves and Ofallon Cantrell⁷

Occupation(s)

Date	Location	Occupation/Industry
circa Jun 1900	Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory (Oklahoma)^G	farmer⁴
circa Apr 1910	Fitzhugh Twp., Pontotoc County, Oklahoma^G	farmer general farm⁵
circa Apr 1930	Fitzhugh Twp., Pontotoc County, Oklahoma^G	laborer hiway⁶
circa Apr 1940	Fitzhugh Twp., Pontotoc County, Oklahoma^G	laborer farm⁷

Date

Location

Occupation/Industry

circa Jun 1900

Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory (Oklahoma)^G

farmer⁴

circa Apr 1910

Fitzhugh Twp., Pontotoc County, Oklahoma^G

farmer general farm⁵

circa Apr 1930

Fitzhugh Twp., Pontotoc County, Oklahoma^G

laborer hiway⁶

circa Apr 1940

Fitzhugh Twp., Pontotoc County, Oklahoma^G

laborer farm⁷

Citations

[S481] Rhonda Joyce Garver, online <http://tinyurl.com/kmay5yb>. Hereinafter cited as Internet - Rhonda Garver.
[S98] 1 Jun 1880, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y9djv69w Tenth Census of the United States, 1880.
[S98] 1 Jun 1880, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y9djv69w Tenth Census of the United States, 1880, Page 212C, film number 1254045, Arkansas 1880 Federal Population Census.
[S117] 1 Jun 1900, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y8l8gl3a Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900.
[S243] 15 Apr 1910, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y9glogje, Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910.
[S633] 1 Apr 1930, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y73u3s4c Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930.
[S1004] 1 Apr 1940, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y7ojnd8p Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940.

Last Edited

1 Feb 2013

Elvira Eaves¹

Family

TMG ID:37325, (Jul 1883 - )

Vital Statistics

Born: Elvira Eaves was born in Jul 1883, at Texas^G.¹

Alias(es)

Name-Variation: She was also known as Verda²
Nick-Name: her nickname was "Birdie"^3,4
Name-Married: on Saturday, 16 Dec 1899, her married name became Mrs. Cantrell (née Eaves).

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage	Saturday, 16 Dec 1899, Elvira, age 16 years and 5 months, and Samuel J. Cantrell, age 22 years and 21 days, son of: John James Cantrell and Margaret M. Spruell, were married at Oklahoma^G.¹

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Saturday, 16 Dec 1899, Elvira, age 16 years and 5 months, and Samuel J. Cantrell, age 22 years and 21 days, son of: John James Cantrell and Margaret M. Spruell, were married at Oklahoma^G.¹

Children of: Elvira Eaves and Samuel J. Cantrell

George Cantrell¹ B: 1904
Lita Cantrell¹ B: 1907
Vellis Cantrell¹ B: 14 Apr 1909
Essie Cantrell+² B: 1912
Sammie Cantrell² B: c 1914
Elsie Cantrell² B: c 1916
Y.I. Cantrell² B: c 1919
Ofallon Cantrell² B: c 1923

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1900	6 Jun 1900, Civil District #23, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory (Oklahoma)^G	Samuel J. Cantrell³
Census-1910	22 Apr 1910, Fitzhugh Twp., Pontotoc County, Oklahoma^G	Samuel J. Cantrell, George Cantrell, Lita Cantrell and Vellis Cantrell⁴
Census-1930	23 Apr 1930, Fitzhugh Twp., Pontotoc County, Oklahoma^G	Samuel J. Cantrell, Sammie Cantrell, Elsie Cantrell, Y.I. Cantrell, Ofallon Cantrell, Essie Cantrell and Hirameta Land²
Census-1940	5 Apr 1940, Fitzhugh Twp., Pontotoc County, Oklahoma^G	Samuel J. Cantrell and Ofallon Cantrell⁵

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1900

6 Jun 1900, Civil District #23, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory (Oklahoma)^G

Samuel J. Cantrell³

Census-1910

22 Apr 1910, Fitzhugh Twp., Pontotoc County, Oklahoma^G

Samuel J. Cantrell, George Cantrell, Lita Cantrell and Vellis Cantrell⁴

Census-1930

23 Apr 1930, Fitzhugh Twp., Pontotoc County, Oklahoma^G

Samuel J. Cantrell, Sammie Cantrell, Elsie Cantrell, Y.I. Cantrell, Ofallon Cantrell, Essie Cantrell and Hirameta Land²

Census-1940

5 Apr 1940, Fitzhugh Twp., Pontotoc County, Oklahoma^G

Samuel J. Cantrell and Ofallon Cantrell⁵

Citations

[S481] Rhonda Joyce Garver, online <http://tinyurl.com/kmay5yb>. Hereinafter cited as Internet - Rhonda Garver.
[S633] 1 Apr 1930, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y73u3s4c Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930.
[S117] 1 Jun 1900, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y8l8gl3a Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900.
[S243] 15 Apr 1910, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y9glogje, Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910.
[S1004] 1 Apr 1940, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y7ojnd8p Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940.

Last Edited

1 Feb 2013

George Cantrell¹

Family

TMG ID:37326, (1904 - )

Relationships:

8th cousin of Elsie Dora Lewis
8th cousin 3 times removed of Descendant Wagner

Father*

Samuel J. Cantrell¹ B: 25 Nov 1877, D: 30 May 1961

Mother*

Elvira Eaves¹ B: Jul 1883

Vital Statistics

Born: George Cantrell was born in 1904, at Fitzhugh, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma^G.¹

Obituary & Other Vital Info

George Cantrell was the son of: Samuel J. Cantrell and Elvira Eaves.¹

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1910	22 Apr 1910, Fitzhugh Twp., Pontotoc County, Oklahoma^G	Elvira Eaves, Samuel J. Cantrell, Lita Cantrell and Vellis Cantrell²

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1910

22 Apr 1910, Fitzhugh Twp., Pontotoc County, Oklahoma^G

Elvira Eaves, Samuel J. Cantrell, Lita Cantrell and Vellis Cantrell²

Citations

[S481] Rhonda Joyce Garver, online <http://tinyurl.com/kmay5yb>. Hereinafter cited as Internet - Rhonda Garver.
[S243] 15 Apr 1910, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y9glogje, Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910.

Last Edited

1 Feb 2013

Lita Cantrell¹

Family

TMG ID:37327, (1907 - )

Relationships:

8th cousin of Elsie Dora Lewis
8th cousin 3 times removed of Descendant Wagner

Father*

Samuel J. Cantrell¹ B: 25 Nov 1877, D: 30 May 1961

Mother*

Elvira Eaves¹ B: Jul 1883

Vital Statistics

Born: Lita Cantrell was born in 1907, at Fitzhugh, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma^G.¹

Obituary & Other Vital Info

Lita Cantrell was the daughter of: Samuel J. Cantrell and Elvira Eaves.¹

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1910	22 Apr 1910, Fitzhugh Twp., Pontotoc County, Oklahoma^G	Elvira Eaves, Samuel J. Cantrell, George Cantrell and Vellis Cantrell²

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1910

22 Apr 1910, Fitzhugh Twp., Pontotoc County, Oklahoma^G

Elvira Eaves, Samuel J. Cantrell, George Cantrell and Vellis Cantrell²

Citations

[S481] Rhonda Joyce Garver, online <http://tinyurl.com/kmay5yb>. Hereinafter cited as Internet - Rhonda Garver.
[S243] 15 Apr 1910, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y9glogje, Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910.

Last Edited

1 Feb 2013

Vellis Cantrell¹

Family

TMG ID:37328, (14 Apr 1909 - )

Relationships:

8th cousin of Elsie Dora Lewis
8th cousin 3 times removed of Descendant Wagner

Father*

Samuel J. Cantrell¹ B: 25 Nov 1877, D: 30 May 1961

Mother*

Elvira Eaves¹ B: Jul 1883

Vital Statistics

Born: Vellis Cantrell was born on Wednesday, 14 Apr 1909, at York, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma^G.¹

Obituary & Other Vital Info

Vellis Cantrell was the son of: Samuel J. Cantrell and Elvira Eaves.¹

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1910	22 Apr 1910, Fitzhugh Twp., Pontotoc County, Oklahoma^G	Elvira Eaves, Samuel J. Cantrell, George Cantrell and Lita Cantrell²

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1910

22 Apr 1910, Fitzhugh Twp., Pontotoc County, Oklahoma^G

Elvira Eaves, Samuel J. Cantrell, George Cantrell and Lita Cantrell²

Citations

[S481] Rhonda Joyce Garver, online <http://tinyurl.com/kmay5yb>. Hereinafter cited as Internet - Rhonda Garver.
[S243] 15 Apr 1910, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y9glogje, Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910.

Last Edited

1 Feb 2013

Sampson Nimrod Cantrell¹

Family

TMG ID:37329, (23 Mar 1879 - 30 Sep 1946)

Relationships:

7th cousin 1 time removed of Elsie Dora Lewis
7th cousin 4 times removed of Descendant Wagner

Father*

John James Cantrell¹ B: 1 Aug 1846, D: 1948

Mother*

Margaret M. Spruell¹ B: Jan 1846

Vital Statistics

Born: Sampson Nimrod Cantrell was born on Sunday, 23 Mar 1879, at Franklin, Grant County, Arkansas^G.¹
Died on Monday, 30 Sep 1946 at Ada, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma^G, at age 67 years, 6 months and 7 days.¹

Obituary & Other Vital Info

Sampson Nimrod Cantrell was the son of: John James Cantrell and Margaret M. Spruell.¹

Alias(es)

Nick-Name: his nickname was "Samp"²

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage	Sunday, 16 Jun 1901, Sampson, age 22 years, 2 months and 24 days, and Minnie Lee, age 16 years were married at York, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma^G.¹

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Sunday, 16 Jun 1901, Sampson, age 22 years, 2 months and 24 days, and Minnie Lee, age 16 years were married at York, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma^G.¹

Children of: Sampson Nimrod Cantrell and Minnie Lee

Carrie Cantrell¹ B: 1902
W.T. Cantrell¹ B: May 1917

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1880	10 Jun 1880, Franklin Twp., Grant County, Arkansas^G	John James Cantrell, Margaret M. Spruell, William Thomas Cantrell, James M. Cantrell, Mary J. Cantrell, Samuel J. Cantrell and John Henry Cantrell³
Census-1900	5 Jun 1900, Twp. 1, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory (Oklahoma)^G	John James Cantrell, Margaret M. Spruell, John Henry Cantrell, Franklin Allen Cantrell, Irene Cantrell and Grover Cleveland Cantrell⁴
Census-1910	21 Apr 1910, Fitzhugh Twp., Pontotoc County, Oklahoma^G	Minnie Lee, Carrie Cantrell, Irene Cantrell and David Clapp⁵
Census-1920	3 Feb 1920, Fitzhugh Twp., Pontotoc County, Oklahoma^G	Minnie Lee, Carrie Cantrell and W.T. Cantrell⁶
Census-1930	15 Apr 1930, Fitzhugh Twp., Pontotoc County, Oklahoma^G	Minnie Lee and W.T. Cantrell²
Census-1940	3 Apr 1940, Fitzhugh Twp., Pontotoc County, Oklahoma^G	W.T. Cantrell and Ruby (?)⁷

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1880

10 Jun 1880, Franklin Twp., Grant County, Arkansas^G

John James Cantrell, Margaret M. Spruell, William Thomas Cantrell, James M. Cantrell, Mary J. Cantrell, Samuel J. Cantrell and John Henry Cantrell³

Census-1900

5 Jun 1900, Twp. 1, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory (Oklahoma)^G

John James Cantrell, Margaret M. Spruell, John Henry Cantrell, Franklin Allen Cantrell, Irene Cantrell and Grover Cleveland Cantrell⁴

Census-1910

21 Apr 1910, Fitzhugh Twp., Pontotoc County, Oklahoma^G

Minnie Lee, Carrie Cantrell, Irene Cantrell and David Clapp⁵

Census-1920

3 Feb 1920, Fitzhugh Twp., Pontotoc County, Oklahoma^G

Minnie Lee, Carrie Cantrell and W.T. Cantrell⁶

Census-1930

15 Apr 1930, Fitzhugh Twp., Pontotoc County, Oklahoma^G

Minnie Lee and W.T. Cantrell²

Census-1940

3 Apr 1940, Fitzhugh Twp., Pontotoc County, Oklahoma^G

W.T. Cantrell and Ruby (?)⁷

Occupation(s)

Date	Location	Occupation/Industry
circa Jun 1900	Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory (Oklahoma)^G	farmer⁴
circa Apr 1910	Fitzhugh Twp., Pontotoc County, Oklahoma^G	farmer general farm⁵
circa Feb 1920	Fitzhugh Twp., Pontotoc County, Oklahoma^G	farmer general farm⁶
circa Apr 1930	Fitzhugh Twp., Pontotoc County, Oklahoma^G	farmer general farm²
circa Apr 1940	Fitzhugh Twp., Pontotoc County, Oklahoma^G	farmer farm⁷

Date

Location

Occupation/Industry

circa Jun 1900

Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory (Oklahoma)^G

farmer⁴

circa Apr 1910

Fitzhugh Twp., Pontotoc County, Oklahoma^G

farmer general farm⁵

circa Feb 1920

Fitzhugh Twp., Pontotoc County, Oklahoma^G

farmer general farm⁶

circa Apr 1930

Fitzhugh Twp., Pontotoc County, Oklahoma^G

farmer general farm²

circa Apr 1940

Fitzhugh Twp., Pontotoc County, Oklahoma^G

farmer farm⁷

Citations

[S481] Rhonda Joyce Garver, online <http://tinyurl.com/kmay5yb>. Hereinafter cited as Internet - Rhonda Garver.
[S633] 1 Apr 1930, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y73u3s4c Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930.
[S98] 1 Jun 1880, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y9djv69w Tenth Census of the United States, 1880, Page 212C, film number 1254045, Arkansas 1880 Federal Population Census.
[S117] 1 Jun 1900, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y8l8gl3a Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900.
[S243] 15 Apr 1910, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y9glogje, Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910.
[S244] 1 Jan 1920, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/ya4dwjbu Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920.
[S1004] 1 Apr 1940, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y7ojnd8p Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940.

Last Edited

1 Feb 2013

Minnie Lee¹

Family

TMG ID:37330, (1885 - b 1940)

Vital Statistics

Born: Minnie Lee was born in 1885.¹
Died before 1940.²

Alias(es)

Name-Married: on Sunday, 16 Jun 1901, her married name became Mrs. Cantrell (née Lee).

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage	Sunday, 16 Jun 1901, Minnie, age 16 years, and Sampson Nimrod Cantrell, age 22 years, 2 months and 24 days, son of: John James Cantrell and Margaret M. Spruell, were married at York, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma^G.¹

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Sunday, 16 Jun 1901, Minnie, age 16 years, and Sampson Nimrod Cantrell, age 22 years, 2 months and 24 days, son of: John James Cantrell and Margaret M. Spruell, were married at York, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma^G.¹

Children of: Minnie Lee and Sampson Nimrod Cantrell

Carrie Cantrell¹ B: 1902
W.T. Cantrell¹ B: May 1917

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1910	21 Apr 1910, Fitzhugh Twp., Pontotoc County, Oklahoma^G	Sampson Nimrod Cantrell, Carrie Cantrell, Irene Cantrell and David Clapp³
Census-1920	3 Feb 1920, Fitzhugh Twp., Pontotoc County, Oklahoma^G	Sampson Nimrod Cantrell, Carrie Cantrell and W.T. Cantrell⁴
Census-1930	15 Apr 1930, Fitzhugh Twp., Pontotoc County, Oklahoma^G	Sampson Nimrod Cantrell and W.T. Cantrell⁵

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1910

21 Apr 1910, Fitzhugh Twp., Pontotoc County, Oklahoma^G

Sampson Nimrod Cantrell, Carrie Cantrell, Irene Cantrell and David Clapp³

Census-1920

3 Feb 1920, Fitzhugh Twp., Pontotoc County, Oklahoma^G

Sampson Nimrod Cantrell, Carrie Cantrell and W.T. Cantrell⁴

Census-1930

15 Apr 1930, Fitzhugh Twp., Pontotoc County, Oklahoma^G

Sampson Nimrod Cantrell and W.T. Cantrell⁵

Citations

[S481] Rhonda Joyce Garver, online <http://tinyurl.com/kmay5yb>. Hereinafter cited as Internet - Rhonda Garver.
[S1004] 1 Apr 1940, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y7ojnd8p Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940.
[S243] 15 Apr 1910, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y9glogje, Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910.
[S244] 1 Jan 1920, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/ya4dwjbu Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920.
[S633] 1 Apr 1930, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y73u3s4c Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930.

Last Edited

1 Feb 2013

Carrie Cantrell¹

Family

TMG ID:37331, (1902 - )

Relationships:

8th cousin of Elsie Dora Lewis
8th cousin 3 times removed of Descendant Wagner

Father*

Sampson Nimrod Cantrell¹ B: 23 Mar 1879, D: 30 Sep 1946

Mother*

Minnie Lee¹ B: 1885, D: b 1940

Vital Statistics

Born: Carrie Cantrell was born in 1902, at Fitzhugh, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma^G.¹

Obituary & Other Vital Info

Carrie Cantrell was the daughter of: Sampson Nimrod Cantrell and Minnie Lee.¹

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1910	21 Apr 1910, Fitzhugh Twp., Pontotoc County, Oklahoma^G	Sampson Nimrod Cantrell, Minnie Lee, Irene Cantrell and David Clapp²
Census-1920	3 Feb 1920, Fitzhugh Twp., Pontotoc County, Oklahoma^G	Sampson Nimrod Cantrell, Minnie Lee and W.T. Cantrell³

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1910

21 Apr 1910, Fitzhugh Twp., Pontotoc County, Oklahoma^G

Sampson Nimrod Cantrell, Minnie Lee, Irene Cantrell and David Clapp²

Census-1920

3 Feb 1920, Fitzhugh Twp., Pontotoc County, Oklahoma^G

Sampson Nimrod Cantrell, Minnie Lee and W.T. Cantrell³

Citations

[S481] Rhonda Joyce Garver, online <http://tinyurl.com/kmay5yb>. Hereinafter cited as Internet - Rhonda Garver.
[S243] 15 Apr 1910, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y9glogje, Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910.
[S244] 1 Jan 1920, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/ya4dwjbu Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920.

Last Edited

1 Feb 2013

W.T. Cantrell^1,2,3

Family

TMG ID:37332, (May 1917 - )

Relationships:

8th cousin of Elsie Dora Lewis
8th cousin 3 times removed of Descendant Wagner

Father*

Sampson Nimrod Cantrell¹ B: 23 Mar 1879, D: 30 Sep 1946

Mother*

Minnie Lee¹ B: 1885, D: b 1940

Vital Statistics

Born: W.T. Cantrell was born in May 1917, at Fitzhugh, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma^G.¹

Obituary & Other Vital Info

W.T. Cantrell was the son of: Sampson Nimrod Cantrell and Minnie Lee.¹

Union(s)

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

W.T. and Ruby (?) were married.³

Census Records

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1920

3 Feb 1920, Fitzhugh Twp., Pontotoc County, Oklahoma^G

Sampson Nimrod Cantrell, Minnie Lee and Carrie Cantrell⁴

Census-1930

15 Apr 1930, Fitzhugh Twp., Pontotoc County, Oklahoma^G

Sampson Nimrod Cantrell and Minnie Lee²

Census-1940

3 Apr 1940, Fitzhugh Twp., Pontotoc County, Oklahoma^G

Sampson Nimrod Cantrell and Ruby (?)³

Occupation(s)

Date

Location

Occupation/Industry

circa Apr 1930

Fitzhugh Twp., Pontotoc County, Oklahoma^G

laborer general farm²

circa Apr 1940

Fitzhugh Twp., Pontotoc County, Oklahoma^G

farm laborer farm³

Citations

[S481] Rhonda Joyce Garver, online <http://tinyurl.com/kmay5yb>. Hereinafter cited as Internet - Rhonda Garver.
[S633] 1 Apr 1930, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y73u3s4c Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930.
[S1004] 1 Apr 1940, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y7ojnd8p Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940.
[S244] 1 Jan 1920, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/ya4dwjbu Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920.

Last Edited

16 Jun 2019

John Henry Cantrell¹

Family

TMG ID:37333, (c Mar 1880 - 10 May 1956)

Relationships:

7th cousin 1 time removed of Elsie Dora Lewis
7th cousin 4 times removed of Descendant Wagner

Father*

John James Cantrell¹ B: 1 Aug 1846, D: 1948

Mother*

Margaret M. Spruell¹ B: Jan 1846

Vital Statistics

Born: John Henry Cantrell was born circa Mar 1880, at Arkansas^G.²
Died on Thursday, 10 May 1956 at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma^G.¹

Obituary & Other Vital Info

John Henry Cantrell was the son of: John James Cantrell and Margaret M. Spruell.¹
Born: John Henry Cantrell was born on Wednesday, 22 Mar 1882, at Little Rock, Grant County, Arkansas^G.¹

Union(s)

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Saturday, 24 Feb 1906, John and Eva Lou Clapp, age 19 years, 2 months and 16 days, daughter of: Elisha Clapp and Josephine L. Smith, were married at Roff, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma^G.¹

Children of: John Henry Cantrell and Eva Lou Clapp

Roy Henry Cleveland Cantrell¹ B: 9 Mar 1907, D: 1991
Clara Agnus Cantrell¹ B: 16 Feb 1909, D: 31 May 1987
Frank Oscar Cantrell¹ B: 5 Oct 1911, D: 1990
Jessie Jane Cantrell+¹ B: 26 Dec 1916
John Henry Cantrell Jr.¹ B: 1 Jun 1917, D: 1 May 1984
Pearl Cantrell¹ B: 6 Apr 1918
Thelma Cantrell¹ B: 2 Jan 1921
Margaret Cantrell¹ B: 4 Feb 1923, D: Jan 2000
Josephine Cantrell¹ B: 20 Sep 1924
Jack Charles Cantrell+¹ B: 17 Feb 1926, D: 30 Apr 1983
Gertrude May Cantrell¹ B: 3 May 1929
Theaopal May Cantrell+¹ B: 16 May 1930
James Burton Cantrell¹ B: 17 Aug 1931, D: 9 Nov 1931

Census Records

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1880

10 Jun 1880, Franklin Twp., Grant County, Arkansas^G

John James Cantrell, Margaret M. Spruell, William Thomas Cantrell, James M. Cantrell, Mary J. Cantrell, Samuel J. Cantrell and Sampson Nimrod Cantrell²

Census-1900

5 Jun 1900, Twp. 1, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory (Oklahoma)^G

John James Cantrell, Margaret M. Spruell, Sampson Nimrod Cantrell, Franklin Allen Cantrell, Irene Cantrell and Grover Cleveland Cantrell³

Census-1910

30 Apr 1910, Memphis, Hall County, Texas^G

Grover Cleveland Cantrell, Alma Leslie Pilgrim, Eva Lou Clapp, Roy Henry Cleveland Cantrell and Clara Agnus Cantrell⁴

Census-1930

14 Apr 1930, Hartzell Twp., Oklahoma County, Oklahoma^G

Eva Lou Clapp, Roy Henry Cleveland Cantrell, Clara Agnus Cantrell, Frank Oscar Cantrell, Jessie Jane Cantrell, John Henry Cantrell Jr., Pearl Cantrell, Thelma Cantrell, Margaret Cantrell, Josephine Cantrell, Jack Charles Cantrell, Gertrude May Cantrell and Theaopal May Cantrell⁵

Census-1940

12 Apr 1940, Britton Twp., Oklahoma County, Oklahoma^G

Eva Lou Clapp, Roy Henry Cleveland Cantrell, Frank Oscar Cantrell, Thelma Cantrell, Margaret Cantrell, Josephine Cantrell, Jack Charles Cantrell, Gertrude May Cantrell and Theaopal May Cantrell⁶

Occupation(s)

Date

Location

Occupation/Industry

circa Jun 1900

Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory (Oklahoma)^G

farm laborer³

circa Apr 1910

Memphis, Hall County, Texas^G

laborer odd jobs⁴

circa Apr 1930

Hartzell Twp., Oklahoma County, Oklahoma^G

laborer memorial park⁵

circa Apr 1940

Britton Twp., Oklahoma County, Oklahoma^G

laborer general labor⁶

Citations

[S481] Rhonda Joyce Garver, online <http://tinyurl.com/kmay5yb>. Hereinafter cited as Internet - Rhonda Garver.
[S98] 1 Jun 1880, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y9djv69w Tenth Census of the United States, 1880, Page 212C, film number 1254045, Arkansas 1880 Federal Population Census.
[S117] 1 Jun 1900, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y8l8gl3a Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900.
[S243] 15 Apr 1910, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y9glogje, Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910.
[S633] 1 Apr 1930, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y73u3s4c Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930.
[S1004] 1 Apr 1940, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y7ojnd8p Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940.

Last Edited

1 Feb 2013

Eva Lou Clapp¹

Family

TMG ID:37334, (8 Dec 1886 - 17 Jan 1972)

Father*

Elisha Clapp¹ B: 24 Sep 1857, D: 1 Aug 1927

Mother*

Josephine L. Smith¹ B: 15 Dec 1855, D: 1936

Vital Statistics

Born: Eva Lou Clapp was born on Wednesday, 8 Dec 1886, at Hopkins County, Texas^G.¹
Died on Monday, 17 Jan 1972 at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma^G, at age 85 years, 1 month and 9 days.¹

Obituary & Other Vital Info

Eva Lou Clapp was the daughter of: Elisha Clapp and Josephine L. Smith.¹

Alias(es)

Name-Married: on Saturday, 24 Feb 1906, her married name became Mrs. Cantrell (née Clapp).

Union(s)

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Saturday, 24 Feb 1906, Eva, age 19 years, 2 months and 16 days, and John Henry Cantrell, son of: John James Cantrell and Margaret M. Spruell, were married at Roff, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma^G.¹

Children of: Eva Lou Clapp and John Henry Cantrell

Roy Henry Cleveland Cantrell¹ B: 9 Mar 1907, D: 1991
Clara Agnus Cantrell¹ B: 16 Feb 1909, D: 31 May 1987
Frank Oscar Cantrell¹ B: 5 Oct 1911, D: 1990
Jessie Jane Cantrell+¹ B: 26 Dec 1916
John Henry Cantrell Jr.¹ B: 1 Jun 1917, D: 1 May 1984
Pearl Cantrell¹ B: 6 Apr 1918
Thelma Cantrell¹ B: 2 Jan 1921
Margaret Cantrell¹ B: 4 Feb 1923, D: Jan 2000
Josephine Cantrell¹ B: 20 Sep 1924
Jack Charles Cantrell+¹ B: 17 Feb 1926, D: 30 Apr 1983
Gertrude May Cantrell¹ B: 3 May 1929
Theaopal May Cantrell+¹ B: 16 May 1930
James Burton Cantrell¹ B: 17 Aug 1931, D: 9 Nov 1931

Census Records

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1910

30 Apr 1910, Memphis, Hall County, Texas^G

Grover Cleveland Cantrell, Alma Leslie Pilgrim, John Henry Cantrell, Roy Henry Cleveland Cantrell and Clara Agnus Cantrell²

Census-1930

14 Apr 1930, Hartzell Twp., Oklahoma County, Oklahoma^G

John Henry Cantrell, Roy Henry Cleveland Cantrell, Clara Agnus Cantrell, Frank Oscar Cantrell, Jessie Jane Cantrell, John Henry Cantrell Jr., Pearl Cantrell, Thelma Cantrell, Margaret Cantrell, Josephine Cantrell, Jack Charles Cantrell, Gertrude May Cantrell and Theaopal May Cantrell³

Census-1940

12 Apr 1940, Britton Twp., Oklahoma County, Oklahoma^G

John Henry Cantrell, Roy Henry Cleveland Cantrell, Frank Oscar Cantrell, Thelma Cantrell, Margaret Cantrell, Josephine Cantrell, Jack Charles Cantrell, Gertrude May Cantrell and Theaopal May Cantrell⁴

Citations

[S481] Rhonda Joyce Garver, online <http://tinyurl.com/kmay5yb>. Hereinafter cited as Internet - Rhonda Garver.
[S243] 15 Apr 1910, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y9glogje, Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910.
[S633] 1 Apr 1930, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y73u3s4c Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930.
[S1004] 1 Apr 1940, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y7ojnd8p Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940.

Last Edited

1 Feb 2013

Roy Henry Cleveland Cantrell¹

Family

TMG ID:37335, (9 Mar 1907 - 1991)

Relationships:

8th cousin of Elsie Dora Lewis
8th cousin 3 times removed of Descendant Wagner

Father*

John Henry Cantrell¹ B: c Mar 1880, D: 10 May 1956

Mother*

Eva Lou Clapp¹ B: 8 Dec 1886, D: 17 Jan 1972

Vital Statistics

Born: Roy Henry Cleveland Cantrell was born on Saturday, 9 Mar 1907, at Memphis, Hall County, Texas^G.¹
Died in 1991 at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma^G, at age 83 years.¹

Obituary & Other Vital Info

Roy Henry Cleveland Cantrell was the son of: John Henry Cantrell and Eva Lou Clapp.¹

Census Records

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1910

30 Apr 1910, Memphis, Hall County, Texas^G

Grover Cleveland Cantrell, Alma Leslie Pilgrim, John Henry Cantrell, Eva Lou Clapp and Clara Agnus Cantrell²

Census-1930

14 Apr 1930, Hartzell Twp., Oklahoma County, Oklahoma^G

John Henry Cantrell, Eva Lou Clapp, Clara Agnus Cantrell, Frank Oscar Cantrell, Jessie Jane Cantrell, John Henry Cantrell Jr., Pearl Cantrell, Thelma Cantrell, Margaret Cantrell, Josephine Cantrell, Jack Charles Cantrell, Gertrude May Cantrell and Theaopal May Cantrell³

Census-1940

12 Apr 1940, Britton Twp., Oklahoma County, Oklahoma^G

John Henry Cantrell, Eva Lou Clapp, Frank Oscar Cantrell, Thelma Cantrell, Margaret Cantrell, Josephine Cantrell, Jack Charles Cantrell, Gertrude May Cantrell and Theaopal May Cantrell⁴

Occupation(s)

Date

Location

Occupation/Industry

circa Apr 1930

Hartzell Twp., Oklahoma County, Oklahoma^G

farmer farming³

circa Apr 1940

Britton Twp., Oklahoma County, Oklahoma^G

laborer general labor⁴

Citations

[S481] Rhonda Joyce Garver, online <http://tinyurl.com/kmay5yb>. Hereinafter cited as Internet - Rhonda Garver.
[S243] 15 Apr 1910, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y9glogje, Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910.
[S633] 1 Apr 1930, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y73u3s4c Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930.
[S1004] 1 Apr 1940, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y7ojnd8p Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940.

Last Edited

1 Feb 2013

Clara Agnus Cantrell¹

Family

TMG ID:37336, (16 Feb 1909 - 31 May 1987)

Relationships:

8th cousin of Elsie Dora Lewis
8th cousin 3 times removed of Descendant Wagner

Father*

John Henry Cantrell¹ B: c Mar 1880, D: 10 May 1956

Mother*

Eva Lou Clapp¹ B: 8 Dec 1886, D: 17 Jan 1972

Vital Statistics

Born: Clara Agnus Cantrell was born on Tuesday, 16 Feb 1909, at Memphis, Hall County, Texas^G.¹
Died on Sunday, 31 May 1987 at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma^G, at age 78 years, 3 months and 15 days.¹

Obituary & Other Vital Info

Clara Agnus Cantrell was the daughter of: John Henry Cantrell and Eva Lou Clapp.¹

Alias(es)

Name-Married: on Monday, 2 Oct 1933, her married name became Mrs. Montgomery (née Cantrell).

Union(s)

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Monday, 2 Oct 1933, Clara, age 24 years, 7 months and 16 days, and James O. Montgomery, age 26 years, 1 month and 3 days were married at Oklahoma^G.¹

Census Records

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1910

30 Apr 1910, Memphis, Hall County, Texas^G

Grover Cleveland Cantrell, Alma Leslie Pilgrim, John Henry Cantrell, Eva Lou Clapp and Roy Henry Cleveland Cantrell²

Census-1930

14 Apr 1930, Hartzell Twp., Oklahoma County, Oklahoma^G

John Henry Cantrell, Eva Lou Clapp, Roy Henry Cleveland Cantrell, Frank Oscar Cantrell, Jessie Jane Cantrell, John Henry Cantrell Jr., Pearl Cantrell, Thelma Cantrell, Margaret Cantrell, Josephine Cantrell, Jack Charles Cantrell, Gertrude May Cantrell and Theaopal May Cantrell³

Citations

[S481] Rhonda Joyce Garver, online <http://tinyurl.com/kmay5yb>. Hereinafter cited as Internet - Rhonda Garver.
[S243] 15 Apr 1910, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y9glogje, Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910.
[S633] 1 Apr 1930, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y73u3s4c Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930.

Last Edited

1 Feb 2013

James O. Montgomery¹

TMG ID:37337, (29 Aug 1907 - 2 Jul 1984)

Vital Statistics

Born: James O. Montgomery was born on Thursday, 29 Aug 1907.¹
Died on Monday, 2 Jul 1984 at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma^G, at age 76 years, 10 months and 3 days.¹

Union(s)

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Monday, 2 Oct 1933, James, age 26 years, 1 month and 3 days, and Clara Agnus Cantrell, age 24 years, 7 months and 16 days, daughter of: John Henry Cantrell and Eva Lou Clapp, were married at Oklahoma^G.¹

Citations

[S481] Rhonda Joyce Garver, online <http://tinyurl.com/kmay5yb>. Hereinafter cited as Internet - Rhonda Garver.

Last Edited

1 Feb 2013

Frank Oscar Cantrell¹

Family

TMG ID:37338, (5 Oct 1911 - 1990)

Relationships:

8th cousin of Elsie Dora Lewis
8th cousin 3 times removed of Descendant Wagner

Father*

John Henry Cantrell¹ B: c Mar 1880, D: 10 May 1956

Mother*

Eva Lou Clapp¹ B: 8 Dec 1886, D: 17 Jan 1972

Vital Statistics

Born: Frank Oscar Cantrell was born on Thursday, 5 Oct 1911, at Oklahoma^G.^1,2
Died in 1990 at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma^G, at age 78 years.¹

Obituary & Other Vital Info

Frank Oscar Cantrell was the son of: John Henry Cantrell and Eva Lou Clapp.¹

Alias(es)

Nick-Name: his nickname was "Bud"³
Nick-Name: his nickname was "F.O."²

Census Records

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1930

14 Apr 1930, Hartzell Twp., Oklahoma County, Oklahoma^G

John Henry Cantrell, Eva Lou Clapp, Roy Henry Cleveland Cantrell, Clara Agnus Cantrell, Jessie Jane Cantrell, John Henry Cantrell Jr., Pearl Cantrell, Thelma Cantrell, Margaret Cantrell, Josephine Cantrell, Jack Charles Cantrell, Gertrude May Cantrell and Theaopal May Cantrell²

Census-1940

12 Apr 1940, Britton Twp., Oklahoma County, Oklahoma^G

John Henry Cantrell, Eva Lou Clapp, Roy Henry Cleveland Cantrell, Thelma Cantrell, Margaret Cantrell, Josephine Cantrell, Jack Charles Cantrell, Gertrude May Cantrell and Theaopal May Cantrell³

Occupation(s)

Date

Location

Occupation/Industry

circa Apr 1940

Britton Twp., Oklahoma County, Oklahoma^G

laborer general labor³

Citations

[S481] Rhonda Joyce Garver, online <http://tinyurl.com/kmay5yb>. Hereinafter cited as Internet - Rhonda Garver.
[S633] 1 Apr 1930, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y73u3s4c Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930.
[S1004] 1 Apr 1940, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y7ojnd8p Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940.

Last Edited

1 Feb 2013

Jessie Jane Cantrell¹

Family

TMG ID:37339, (26 Dec 1916 - )

Relationships:

8th cousin of Elsie Dora Lewis
8th cousin 3 times removed of Descendant Wagner

Father*

John Henry Cantrell¹ B: c Mar 1880, D: 10 May 1956

Mother*

Eva Lou Clapp¹ B: 8 Dec 1886, D: 17 Jan 1972

Vital Statistics

Born: Jessie Jane Cantrell was born on Tuesday, 26 Dec 1916, at Britton, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma^G.¹

Obituary & Other Vital Info

Jessie Jane Cantrell was the daughter of: John Henry Cantrell and Eva Lou Clapp.¹

Alias(es)

Name-Married: on Thursday, 10 Jun 1937, her married name became Mrs. Ballard (née Cantrell).
Name-Married: on Thursday, 9 Jun 1949, her married name became Mrs. Maker (née Cantrell).

Union(s)

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Thursday, 10 Jun 1937, Jessie, age 20 years, 5 months and 15 days, and Ed Ballard were married at Britton, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma^G.¹

Marriage

Thursday, 9 Jun 1949, Jessie, age 32 years, 5 months and 14 days, and Theodore Maker, age 32 years, 9 months and 28 days were married at Guthrie, Logan County, Oklahoma^G.¹

Census Records

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1930

14 Apr 1930, Hartzell Twp., Oklahoma County, Oklahoma^G

John Henry Cantrell, Eva Lou Clapp, Roy Henry Cleveland Cantrell, Clara Agnus Cantrell, Frank Oscar Cantrell, John Henry Cantrell Jr., Pearl Cantrell, Thelma Cantrell, Margaret Cantrell, Josephine Cantrell, Jack Charles Cantrell, Gertrude May Cantrell and Theaopal May Cantrell²

Citations

[S481] Rhonda Joyce Garver, online <http://tinyurl.com/kmay5yb>. Hereinafter cited as Internet - Rhonda Garver.
[S633] 1 Apr 1930, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y73u3s4c Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930.

Last Edited

1 Feb 2013

Ed Ballard¹

TMG ID:37340

Union(s)

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Thursday, 10 Jun 1937, Ed and Jessie Jane Cantrell, age 20 years, 5 months and 15 days, daughter of: John Henry Cantrell and Eva Lou Clapp, were married at Britton, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma^G.¹

Citations

[S481] Rhonda Joyce Garver, online <http://tinyurl.com/kmay5yb>. Hereinafter cited as Internet - Rhonda Garver.

Last Edited

1 Feb 2013

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I'm not a real movie star. I've still got the same wife I started out with twenty-eight years ago.
— Will Rogers
In Hollywood the woods are full of people that learned to write but evidently can't read. If they could read their stuff, they'd stop writing.
— Will Rogers
In Hollywood you can see things at night that are fast enough to be in the Olympics in the day time.
— Will Rogers
Instead of giving money to found colleges to promote learning, why don't they pass a constitutional amendment prohibiting anybody from learning anything? If it works as good as the Prohibition one did, why, in five years we would have the smartest race of people on earth.
— Will Rogers
It isn't what we don't know that gives us trouble, it's what we know that ain't so.
— Will Rogers
It's a good thing we don't get all the government we pay for.
— Will Rogers
It's easy being a humorist when you've got the whole government working for you.
— Will Rogers
It's not what you pay a man, but what he costs you that counts.
— Will Rogers
Last year we said, 'Things can't go on like this', and they didn't, they got worse.
— Will Rogers
Let advertisers spend the same amount of money improving their product that they do on advertising and they wouldn't have to advertise it.
— Will Rogers
Lettin' the cat outta the bag is a whole lot easier 'n puttin' it back in.
— Will Rogers
Liberty doesn't work as well in practice as it does in speeches.
— Will Rogers
Live in such a way that you would not be ashamed to sell your parrot to the town gossip.
— Will Rogers
Make crime pay. Become a lawyer.
— Will Rogers
Money and women are the most sought after and the least known about of any two things we have.
— Will Rogers
Never let yesterday use up too much of today.
— Will Rogers
Now if there is one thing that we do worse than any other nation, it is try and manage somebody else's affairs.
— Will Rogers
Ohio claims they are due a president as they haven't had one since Taft. Look at the United States, they have not had one since Lincoln.
— Will Rogers
On account of being a democracy and run by the people, we are the only nation in the world that has to keep a government four years, no matter what it does.
— Will Rogers
One Ad is worth more to a paper than forty Editorials.
— Will Rogers
One-third of the people in the United States promote, while the other two-thirds provide.
— Will Rogers
Our constitution protects aliens, drunks and U.S. Senators.
— Will Rogers
People are getting smarter nowadays; they are letting lawyers, instead of their conscience, be their guide.
— Will Rogers
People who fly into a rage always make a bad landing.
— Will Rogers
People's minds are changed through observation and not through argument.
— Will Rogers
Politics has become so expensive that it takes a lot of money even to be defeated.
— Will Rogers
Politics is applesauce.
— Will Rogers
Prohibition is better than no liquor at all.
— Will Rogers
So let's be honest with ourselves and not take ourselves too serious, and never condemn the other fellow for doing what we are doing every day, only in a different way.
— Will Rogers
So live that you wouldn't be ashamed to sell the family parrot to the town gossip.
— Will Rogers
Take the diplomacy out of war and the thing would fall flat in a week.
— Will Rogers
The 1928 Republican Convention opened with a prayer. If the Lord can see His way clear to bless the Republican Party the way it's been carrying on, then the rest of us ought to get it without even asking.
— Will Rogers
The best way out of a difficulty is through it.
— Will Rogers
The difference between a Republican and a Democrat is the Democrat is a cannibal they have to live off each other, while the Republicans, why, they live off the Democrats.
— Will Rogers
The farmer has to be an optimist or he wouldn't still be a farmer.
— Will Rogers
The fellow that can only see a week ahead is always the popular fellow, for he is looking with the crowd. But the one that can see years ahead, he has a telescope but he can't make anybody believe that he has it.
— Will Rogers
The income tax has made liars out of more Americans than golf.
— Will Rogers
The man with the best job in the country is the vice-president. All he has to do is get up every morning and say, 'How is the president?'
— Will Rogers
The more that learn to read the less learn how to make a living. That's one thing about a little education. It spoils you for actual work. The more you know the more you think somebody owes you a living.
— Will Rogers
The more you observe politics, the more you've got to admit that each party is worse than the other.
— Will Rogers
The movies are the only business where you can go out front and applaud yourself.
— Will Rogers
The only difference between death and taxes is that death doesn't get worse every time Congress meets.
— Will Rogers
The only time people dislike gossip is when you gossip about them.
— Will Rogers
The only way you can beat the lawyers is to die with nothing.
— Will Rogers
The schools ain't what they used to be and never was.
— Will Rogers
The time to save is now. When a dog gets a bone, he doesn't go out and make a down payment on a bigger bone. He buries the one he's got.
— Will Rogers
The United States never lost a war or won a conference.
— Will Rogers
The worst thing that happens to you may be the best thing for you if you don't let it get the best of you.
— Will Rogers
There are three kinds of men. The one that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves.
— Will Rogers
There is no more independence in politics than there is in jail.
— Will Rogers
There is nothing so stupid as the educated man if you get him off the thing he was educated in.
— Will Rogers
There ought to be one day - just one - when there is open season on senators.
— Will Rogers
There's no trick to being a humorist when you have the whole government working for you.
— Will Rogers
There's only one thing that can kill the movies, and that's education.
— Will Rogers
Things ain't what they used to be and never were.
— Will Rogers
Things in our country run in spite of government, not by aid of it.
— Will Rogers
This country has come to feel the same when Congress is in session as when the baby gets hold of a hammer.
— Will Rogers
This thing of being a hero, about the main thing to it is to know when to die.
— Will Rogers
We are all here for a spell, get all the good laughs you can.
— Will Rogers
We can't all be heroes, because somebody has to sit on the curb and applaud when they go by.
— Will Rogers
We don't seem to be able to check crime, so why not legalize it and then tax it out of business?
— Will Rogers
We will never have true civilization until we have learned to recognize the rights of others.
— Will Rogers
What the country needs is dirtier fingernails and cleaner minds.
— Will Rogers
When ignorance gets started it knows no bounds.
— Will Rogers
When should a college athlete turn pro? Not until he has earned all he can in college as an amateur.
— Will Rogers
When the Oakies left Oklahoma and moved to California, it raised the I.Q. of both states.
— Will Rogers
When you put down the good things you ought to have done, and leave out the bad ones you did do well, that's Memoirs.
— Will Rogers
Why don't they pass a constitutional amendment prohibiting anybody from learning anything? If it works as well as prohibition did, in five years Americans would be the smartest race of people on Earth.
— Will Rogers
Worrying is like paying on a debt that may never come due.
— Will Rogers
You can't say civilization don't advance... in every war they kill you in a new way.
— Will Rogers
You've got to go out on a limb sometimes because that's where the fruit is.
— Will Rogers
Every person you will pass on the street today is going to die. Living long enough, each will suffer the loss of friends and family. All are going to lose everything they love in this world. Why would one want to be anything but kind to them in the meantime?
— Sam Harris
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
A woman is like a tea bag; you never know how strong it is until it's in hot water.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Do one thing every day that scares you.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Do what you feel in your heart to be right – for you’ll be criticized anyway.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
A woman is like a tea bag; you never know how strong it is until it's in hot water.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Do one thing every day that scares you.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Do what you feel in your heart to be right – for you’ll be criticized anyway.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, 'I have lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.' You must do the thing you think you cannot do.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
You wouldn't worry so much about what others think of you if you realized how seldom they do.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
It takes courage to love, but pain through love is the purifying fire which those who love generously know. We all know people who are so much afraid of pain that they shut themselves up like clams in a shell and, giving out nothing, receive nothing and therefore shrink until life is a mere living death.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Many people will walk in and out of your life, but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
We are afraid to care too much, for fear that the other person does not care at all.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Learn from the mistakes of others. You can’t live long enough to make them all yourself.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
No matter how plain a woman may be, if truth and honesty are written across her face, she will be beautiful.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
You can often change your circumstances by changing your attitude.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
If someone betrays you once, it’s their fault; if they betray you twice, it’s your fault.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, but beautiful old people are works of art.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
The reason that fiction is more interesting than any other form of literature, to those who really like to study people, is that in fiction the author can really tell the truth without humiliating himself.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Life was meant to be lived, and curiosity must be kept alive. One must never, for whatever reason, turn his back on life.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
It is not fair to ask of others what you are not willing to do yourself.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Life is what you make it. Always has been, always will be.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Do not stop thinking of life as an adventure. You have no security unless you can live bravely, excitingly, imaginatively; unless you can choose a challenge instead of competence.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
What could we accomplish if we knew we could not fail?
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Once I had a rose named after me and I was very flattered. But I was not pleased to read the description in the catalogue: No good in a bed, but fine up against a wall.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
A mature person is one who does not think only in absolutes, who is able to be objective even when deeply stirred emotionally, who has learned that there is both good and bad in all people and in all things, and who walks humbly and deals charitably with the circumstances of life, knowing that in this world no one is all knowing and therefore all of us need both love and charity.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
You have to accept whatever comes, and the only important thing is that you meet it with the best you have to give.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
In the long run, we shape our lives, and we shape ourselves. The process never ends until we die. And the choices we make are ultimately our own responsibility.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Never allow a person to tell you 'no' who doesn't have the power to say 'yes.'
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Happiness is not a goal...it's a by-product of a life well lived.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Friendship with oneself is all important, because without it one cannot be friends with anyone else in the world.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Never mistake knowledge for wisdom. One helps you make a living; the other helps you make a life.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
No one won the last war, and no one will win the next war.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
One thing life has taught me: if you are interested, you never have to look for new interests. They come to you. When you are genuinely interested in one thing, it will always lead to something else.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Work is always an antidote to depression.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
I think, at a child's birth, if a mother could ask a fairy godmother to endow it with the most useful gift, that gift would be curiosity.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Confidence comes not from always being right but from not fearing to be wrong.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
I think that somehow, we learn who we really are and then live with that decision.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
When will our consciences grow so tender that we will act to prevent human misery rather than avenge it?
— Eleanor Roosevelt
I believe that anyone can conquer fear by doing the things he fears to do …
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Remember always that you have not only the right to be an individual; you have an obligation to be one. You cannot make any useful contribution in life unless you do this.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
People grow through experience if they meet life honestly and courageously. This is how character is built.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
It's your life-but only if you make it so.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
It isn't enough to talk about peace. One must believe in it. And it isn't enough to believe in it. One must work at it.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
A stumbling block to the pessimist is a stepping-stone to the optimist.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
When you cease to make a contribution, you begin to die.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Every time you meet a situation you think at the time it is an impossibility and you go through the tortures of the damned, once you have met it and lived through it, you find that forever after you are freer than you were before.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
One's philosophy is not best expressed in words; it is expressed in the choices one makes. In the long run, we shape our lives, and we shape ourselves. The process never ends until we die. And the choices we make are ultimately our own responsibility.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Courage is exhilarating.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
The only advantage of not being too good a housekeeper is that your guests are so pleased to feel how very much better they are.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Freedom makes a huge requirement of every human being. With freedom comes responsibility. For the person who is unwilling to grow up, the person who does not want to carry his own weight, this is a frightening prospect.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
There is not human being from whom we cannot learn something if we are interested enough to dig deep.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
The Marines I have seen around the world have the cleanest bodies, the filthiest minds, the highest morale, and the lowest morals of any group of animals I have ever seen. Thank God for the United States Marine Corps!
— Eleanor Roosevelt
As for accomplishments, I just did what I had to do as things came along.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Lest I keep my complacent way I must remember somewhere out there a person died for me today. As long as there must be war, I ask and I must answer was I worth dying for?
— Eleanor Roosevelt
The giving of love is an education in itself.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Since you get more joy out of giving joy to others, you should put a good deal of thought into the happiness that you are able to give.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
We do not have to become heroes overnight. Just a step at a time, meeting each thing that comes up, seeing it as not as dreadful as it appears, discovering that we have the strength to stare it down.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
All of life is a constant education.
— Eleanor Roosevelt

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