Brief Life History of William Magness
When William Magness Cantrell was born on 25 July 1855, in Smithville, DeKalb, Tennessee, United States, his father, Judge Robert Cantrell, was 31 and his mother, Martha Magness, was 23. He married Jamie Angelina McFarland on 22 March 1883, in Wilson, Tennessee, United States. He lived in Civil District 10, Gibson, Tennessee, United States in 1880 and Guntersville, Marshall, Alabama, United States in 1910. He died on 25 April 1914, in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 58, and was buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States.
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Sources (16)
- William Cantrell in entry for Jamie A Cantrell, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
- William Cantrell in household of Robert Cantrell, "United States Census, 1870"
- William M Cantrell, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
Spouse and Children
1855–1914 Male
1861–1942 Female
Parents and Siblings
1823–1903 Male
1831–1897 Female
Siblings (10)
1847–1925 Female
1849–1849 Male
1851–1924 Female
1853–1915 Female
1855–1914 Male
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World Events (8)
1856
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1863
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1872 · The First National Park
Age 17
Name Meaning
English (of Norman origin): from Old French canterelle, chanterelle, a diminutive of c(h)anteor ‘singer’. Compare Cantor . It was used as an alternative name for Chantecler the cock in medieval French versions of the folk story of Reynard the Fox (Le Roman de Renard).
English: sometimes a variant of Quintrell .
English: occasionally, perhaps a habitational name from Cantrell in Devon, early recorded as Canterhulle, named from an unexplained first element + Old English hyll ‘hill’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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