William Magness Cantrell

25 July 1855–25 April 1914 (Age 58)
Smithville, DeKalb, Tennessee, United States

The Life Summary 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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Family Time Line

William Magness Cantrell
1855–1914
Jamie Angelina McFarland
1861–1942
Marriage: 22 March 1883

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    22 March 1883Wilson, Tennessee, United States

    • Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

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    +5 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1856
    Age 1
    The Mount Olivet Cemetery was established by Adrian Van Sinderen Lindsley and John Buddeke in 1856.
    1863
    Age 8
    Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
    1872 · The First National Park
    Age 17
    Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.

    Name Meaning

    (1997: 12163;2007: 25817; 2010: 35266)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 .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    Cantrill
    Cantor
    Cantrall

    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"

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