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George W. Canon
b.30 Jun 1865 Fremont, Sullivan County, New York
d.19 Jan 1929 or January 20, 1929 Armstrong, Emmet County, Iowa
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m. Abt 1849
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History of Emmet County Vol. I pp. 119&120 George W. Canon George W. Canon, who is living retired in Armstrong, is characterizedby an unusual degree of public spirit and has been active in localaffairs, especially in the promotion of the educational interests of thetown. He was born in Sullivan county, New York, June 30, 1865, and hisparents were Cornelius and Ruth (Wood) Canon, natives of Sullivan countyand Delaware county, New York, respectively. In June 1872, the familyemigrated to the west and took up their residence in Armstrong Grovetownship, Emmet county, Iowa, where the father homesteaded land. Hedevoted the remainder of his life to the operation of that farm andpassed away on the 2nd of August, 1895, when seventy-three years old. Themother died in March, 1902 , also at the age of seventy-three years. George W. Canon was reared and educated in this county and has been awitness of much of its development. He remained with his parents until heattained his majority and then farmed rented land for a year. At the endot that time he purchased one hundred and sixty acres in sections 24 and25, Armstrong Grove township, which he farmed until 1896. He then soldthat place and bought another tract of land which he operated for threeyears and then sold. He then came to Armstrong and for eight yearsengaged in the produce business, handling poultry and eggs. At the end ofthat period he again turned his attention to farming, purchasing land insection 20, Iowa Lake township. For five years he cultivated that tractand then disposed of it and bought a quarter section in Pipestonecounty, Minnesota, but at the end of a year sold that place and returnedto Emmet county, farming land belonging to his father-in-law for twoyears. He then purchased five acres within the corporation limits ofArmstrong and has since resided here, enjoying a well-earned leisure. Heerected a fine residence modern, in every particular. In July 1891, Mr. Canon was united in marriage to Miss VictoriaHorswell, a daughter of Richard and Dorcas Horswell. Mr. and Mrs. Canonhave a daughter, Winifred, whose birth occurred on the 27th of April,1894. Mr. Canon is a staunch supporter of the Republican party, in religiousfaith is a Methodist, and fraternally is connected with the MasonicOrder. He was assessor for one year and for seven years has been a memberof the school board. He was instrumental in the building of the newconsolidated school at Armstrong, of which the community is justly proud,and was also a member of the board that erected the old schoolhouse. Allthat he has undertaken he has done to the best of his ability and hisefforts have been crowned with success.
Resident of County Fifty-six Years Dies George W. Canon, who has been a resident of this community for more than56 years, passed away at his home in Armstrong early Sunday morning. Mr.Canon had been ill from influenza and heart trouble for a few weeks andabout two weeks ago suffered a paralytic stroke. His condition from thattime grew gradually weaker until death came. Mr. Canon has been activein local affairs and at the time of his death held the position of townassessor, secretary of the Farmers Elevator, secretary of the schoolboard, secretary of the Masonic Lodge and was driver of one of the schoolbusses. George W. Canon was born in the village of Fremont, Sullivan County, NewYork, June 30, 1865. He was of a family of ten children born toCornelius and Ruth Wood Canon. When about two years of age he moved withhis parents to Illinois where the family resided until he was about sevenyears of age, when they moved to Iowa and settled on a farm a shortdistance east of where the town of Armstrong now is. Here he spent hischildhood days and attended the country schools, later attending andgraduating from Estherville High School. On July 4, 1890 he was married to Victoria Horswell who survives him.With the exception of one year when they lived near Woodstock, Minnesotathey have spent their entire married life in this community. Coming here in an early day Mr. Canon shared the experience common to allthe pioneers, and has seen the country develop from the time it wasnothing but a prairie with here and there a small settlement to what itis today. He has been interested in the growth of both the farmingcommunity and the town. He spent several years on farms near here andwas the manager for Smith Wright & Son in the town of Armstrong for sixor seven years. About fifteen years ago he built the house where he andhis wife have since made their home and during that time has been engagedin various lines of work. Mr. Canon was a member of the board of education several years. He was amember of the board at the time the present school building was erected.He was an active member of Emmet Lodge No. 533 A.F. & A.M. and held manyof the offices, being Worshipful Master in 1916 and secretary for thelast twelve years. He passed away at his home in Armstrong on January 20, 1929, at the ageof 63 years, 6 months and 20 days. Surviving him are his wife, onedaughter, Mrs. Glen Finger, of St. Paul, Minn.; one grandson, one sister,Mrs. Winifred Clark, of Holyoke, Colo.; two brothers, Rev. CorneliusCanon, of Browerville, Minn. and Aura Canon, of Armstrong, besides manyother relatives and friends. He was a kindly neighbor and loyal friendand will be greatly missed both in the home and by those with whom hecame in contact. Funeral services were held in the opera house in charge of the Rev. C.D.Mitchell of the M.E. Church, a large audience attending to pay theirrespects to his memory. The brothers of the Masonic fraternity hadcharge of the interment services at the grave in the Armstrong cemetery. Relatives from out of town attending the funeral were: Mr. and Mrs. GlenFinger and son, St. Paul, Minn.; Mrs. Ben Canon, Sioux Falls, S.D.; Mrs.Chas. Murtagh, Algona, Ia.; R.I. Cratty, Ames, Ia.; Mr. and Mrs. BlaineHorswell and family, of Graettinger, Ia. References
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