Martin (Byrd) "Bird" Cantrell

Male 1837 - 1870  (33 years)


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  • Name Martin (Byrd) "Bird" Cantrell 
    Birth 13 Apr 1837  DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Occupation farmer(farm worth $3000)  [2
    Death 9 Nov 1870  DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Burial Peyton Griffith Cemetery, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I4222  The Hennessee Family
    Last Modified 3 Aug 2008 

    Father Watson Cantrell,   b. 1791, Spartanburg County, South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Jan 1870, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years) 
    Mother Mary Elizabeth "Elizabeth" Martin,   b. 1793, Spartanburg County, South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Oct 1860, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years) 
    Marriage 25 Dec 1813  DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Family ID F1614  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Mary Ann Griffith,   b. 20 Jun 1843, (DeKalb County) Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Jan 1867, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 23 years) 
    Marriage 25 Apr 1861  DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Children 
     1. Mary Elizabeth "Elizabeth" Cantrell,   b. 7 Oct 1862, (DeKalb County) Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Apr 1872, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 9 years)
    Family ID F5807  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Apr 2023 

    Family 2 Nancy Griffith,   b. October 1834, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 26 Mar 1868  DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Children 
     1. Joseph Byrd Cantrell,   b. 28 Dec 1872, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Jul 1930, Central State Hospital, Murphreesboro, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 57 years)
     2. Nancy Cantrell,   b. DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Martin Cantrell, Jr.,   b. DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1882, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Cynthia C. Cantrell,   b. 1874, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F1985  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Apr 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 13 Apr 1837 - DeKalb County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 25 Apr 1861 - DeKalb County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 26 Mar 1868 - DeKalb County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 9 Nov 1870 - DeKalb County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Peyton Griffith Cemetery, DeKalb County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Martin died after June 1880 and before 1900...as Nancy was living with Joseph
      per Sandy Wainwright - ltlsandy@aol.com

  • Sources 
    1. [S28] "The Wiseman Family & Allied Lines, Vol. I", by Eugene Wiseman, published 1991, p. 334 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S888] 1870 DeKalb Co.,TN Census, Transcribed & Indexed from a Microfilm Copy of the, p. 70 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S14639] "Watson Cantrell (1790-1870)", Cemetery Profile, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/167441026/watson-cantrell, This per.

    4. [S7808] "DeKalb Co.,TN Marriage Book", compiled by Jorene Washer Parsley, Route 5, (Reliability: 3).