John A. "Pompey John" Cantrell

Male 1808 - 1895  (87 years)


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  • Name John A. "Pompey John" Cantrell 
    Birth 12 Feb 1808  Spartanburg County, South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Occupation farmer  [1
    Death 26 Sep 1895  DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Probate 3 Nov 1897  DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Burial Old Bildad Cemetery, Keltonburg, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I4061  The Hennessee Family
    Last Modified 18 Apr 2014 

    Father Isaac Cantrell, Sr.,   b. 24 May 1782, Buck Creek, Spartanburg County, South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Jun 1840, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years) 
    Mother Nancy Cantrell,   b. 1790, Rockingham County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 0Feb 1872, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years) 
    Marriage 1803  (Tennessee) Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5
    Family ID F1594  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Nancy Webb,   b. 16 Apr 1816, White County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 0Nov 1911, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 95 years) 
    Marriage 1830  (DeKalb County) Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Children 
     1. Eliza Cantrell,   b. 1837, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1860'S, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Mary Elizabeth "Bettie" Cantrell,   b. 15 Mar 1839, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 May 1901, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years)
     3. Irena Belle "Reny" Cantrell,   b. 22 Jan 1841, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Nov 1914, (DeKalb County, Tennessee) Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)
     4. Mary Eleanor "Nellie" Cantrell,   b. 18 Feb 1843, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1928, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)
     5. Sarah A. Cantrell,   b. 0___ 1846, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 11/3/1897, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 51 years)
     6. Isaac Denton Cantrell,   b. 17 Sep 1847, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Nov 1905, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years)
     7. Martha Jane Cantrell,   b. 4 Dec 1850, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Jul 1925, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)
     8. Julius A. Cantrell,   b. 25 Dec 1852, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Feb 1938, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)
     9. James Buchannan "Buck" Cantrell,   b. 1 Sep 1857, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Jan 1919, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years)
    Family ID F1595  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Apr 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 12 Feb 1808 - Spartanburg County, South Carolina Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1830 - (DeKalb County) Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 26 Sep 1895 - DeKalb County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsProbate - 3 Nov 1897 - DeKalb County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Old Bildad Cemetery, Keltonburg, DeKalb County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
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      DeKalb County, TN Settement Book:1886-1907, compiled by Betty Moore Majors,
      p. 56:

      "pg 261-262. 3 Nov 1897. I.D. Cantrell and N.Z. Judkins, administrators of
      the estate of John Cantrell, dec'd. Balance in hands of the administrator to
      be divided among eight heirs, giving to each:

      Pat Cantrell and wife M.J. $123.44
      N.Z. Judkins and wife Elizabeth 123.44
      H.L. Judkins and wife Irena 123.44
      Newton Avery and wife M.E. 123.44
      J.A. Cantrell 123.44
      J.P. Cantrell 123.44
      I.D. Cantrell 123.44
      Sarah Donnell, dec'd, due her heirs 123.44
      E.B. Nelson and wife Candis
      Thomas Donnell (J.L.Donnell gdn)"

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  • Sources 
    1. [S839] 1860 DeKalb Co.,TN Census, Transcribed & Indexed from a Microfilm Copy of the, p. 77 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S102] "DeKalb County Cemeteries",by Thomas G. Webb,DeKalb County Historian,Audrey D., p. 49 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S804] "DeKalb County,Tennessee Genealogy from Administrator's Settlement Books, p. 56 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S928] "The Cantrill-Cantrell Genealogy" A Record of the Descendants of Richard, p. 76 (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S11251] "Isaac Cantrell, Sr (1782-1840)", Cemetery Prfile,.

    6. [S10832] 1910 DeKalb County Census, District 21:Keltonburg, Family 104, p. 354. (Reliability: 3).