Person:William Cantrill (1)

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William B Cantrill
b.17 Jan 1800 Green, Kentucky, United States
d.26 Nov 1881 Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
Parents and Siblings
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  1. William B Cantrill1800 - 1881
Spouse and Children
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m. Abt 1828
  1. Thomas Hall Cantrill1829 - 1864
  2. Jane Ellen Cantrell Cantrill1832 - 1892
  3. Mary Elizabeth Cantrill1835 - 1883
  4. Susan Lavinia Cantrill1844 -
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Facts and Events
Name[1][2][3] William B Cantrill
Gender Male
Birth[1][3] 17 Jan 1800 Green, Kentucky, United States
Marriage Abt 1828 to Elizabeth Hall
Death[1][3] 26 Nov 1881 Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
Burial[1] Greenwood Cemetery, Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
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Research Notes

  • Parents identified as Thomas Cantrill and Elizabeth Murray in the DAR lineage 4 of his g-granddaughter, Mrs. Anna (Dillon) Williams #50677. Better proof of parentage is preferred.
References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 William Cantrill, in Find A Grave.

    [Includes headstone photo]
    "William was a member of the Illinois State Legislature; served in the Black Hawk War as a 2nd Lt. under Capt. Levi Goodan." Citation needed

  2. ↑ William Cantrill, in Portrait and Biographical Record of Shelby and Moultrie Counties Illinois.

    p 654 -
    ... The subject of our sketch [Abram L. Kellar, M.D.] was married in Decatur to Miss Jane E. Cantrill, daughter of William and Elizabeth (Hall) Cantrill, natives of Kentucky, whose daughter was born in Illinois. They resided in this State until death and passed away at the ages of eighty-one and fifty-eight years respectively, being much mourned and deeply respected for their true Christian faith.

  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 William Cantrill, in Cantrell, Carmi G. The Cantrell family: a biographical album and history of the descendants of Zebulon Cantrell...covering the period from 1700 to 1898. (Illinois: Illinois State Register Printing House, 1898).

    p 67 - WILLIAM CANTRILL
    Born January 17, 1800, in Green county, Kentucky. Died November 26, 1881. Moved to Springfield, Ill., in March, 1825. Married Elizabeth Hall, February 14, 1828. She was born December 18, 1809; died August 4, 1868. Moved to Decatur, Ill., in 1833. Their children, Thomas Hall, Jane Ellen, Mary Elizabeth, Susan, Lavinia, Anna.
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    [cos1776 note: I suspect the comma in between the names Susan and Lavinia is in error.]

  4.   William Cantrill
    p 304.

    Lineage Book, Volume 51 By Daughters of the American Revolution
    Mrs. Anna Dillon Williams 50677
    ... Granddaughter of William Cantrill and Elizabeth Hall, his wife.
    Gr-grandaughter of Thomas Cantrill and Elizabeth Murray, his wife ; ...

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