Doddridge County Roots


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First Name Last Name
Margaret CANNON

Margaret CANNON

Female 1827 - 1907  (79 years)


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  • Name Margaret CANNON
    Birth 30 Nov 1827  Philadelphia, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Female
    Census 1860, 1870, 1880  Philadelphia, PA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1880  [3] 
    washer woman 
    Death 10 Jan 1907  Philadelphia, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Burial Cedar Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I128392  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 22 Jul 2020

    Family Thomas D. SLEMMONS,   b. CA 1825, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1893 (Age ~ 68 years)  [4]
    Marriage 25 Dec 1850  Kensington, Philadelphia Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    • at First Presbyterian Church of Kensington
    Divorce Y  [3]
    Notes 
    • The spelling of this family's surname appears in various records about equally with one M or two.

      1860 Census, City of Philadelphia (19th Ward), Pennsylvania, enumerated on Jul 27 1860:
      Thomas Slemmons, 35, laborer; Margaret, 33; Sarah, 9; Catherine, 6; John, 3. All born in Philadelphia except for Thomas, born in Ireland.

      1870 Census, City of Philadelphia (19th Ward, 57th District), enumerated on Jul 20 1870:
      Margt [Margaret] Slemens, 44, b. Ireland [sic], value of real estate (blank), value of personal estate $300; Sarah, 18, b. Pa, occupation spooler; Stuart, 3, b. Pa.

      1870 Census, City of Philadelphia (19th Ward, 57th District), enumerated on Nov 21 1870 (2nd enumeration):
      Thomas Slemons, 49; Margaret, 48; Sarah, 19; Stewart, 3.
      NOTE: No other information was recorded, perhaps because it was a second enumeration.

      1870 Census, Mercer County, Pennsylvania (Shenango Twp), enumerated on Jul 23 1870:
      James Hill, 39, farmer, value of real estate $9,540, value of personal estate $1,500; Elizabeth Hill, 49; Kate Stemens 16; Lizzie Clinging, 9; Preston Clinging, 11; Thomas Slemons, 84 [sic], without occupation. All born in Pennsylvania except for Thomas, born in Ireland.
      NOTE: The 1870 and earlier censuses did not include relationships or marital status.

      1880 Census, City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, enumerated on Jun 12 1880:
      Margaret Slemons, 50, widowed/divorced, occupation washer woman, cannot write; sau Sarah, 28, single, spooler in cotton mill; son Stuard, 12, works in cotton mill.
    Children 
    >1. Sarah SLEMMONS,   b. CA 1851, Philadelphia, PA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Jun 1931, Philadelphia, PA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 80 years)
    +2. Catherine "Kate" SLEMMONS,   b. 14 Jun 1855, Philadelphia, PA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Oct 1935, West Middlesex, Mercer Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)
     3. John SLEMMONS,   b. CA 1857, Philadelphia, PA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef Jul 1870 (Age ~ 13 years)
     4. Stewart SLEMMONS,   b. 25 Jul 1868, Philadelphia, PA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Dec 1926, Philadelphia, PA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years)
    Family ID F55994  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    128392_SLEMMONS_MargaretCannon_1907-1827_DeathCertificate.jpg
    128392_SLEMMONS_MargaretCannon_1907-1827_DeathCertificate.jpg
    128392_SLEMONS_Margaret_1827-1907_DeathNotice.jpg
    128392_SLEMONS_Margaret_1827-1907_DeathNotice.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S2744] Pennsylvania Death Certificates, 1906-1970 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    2. [S1791] 1860 Census.

    3. [S1710] 1880 Census.

    4. [S1590] Death record of daughter.

    5. [S231] Pennsylvania & New Jersey Church & Town Records, 1669-2013, (Ancestry.com).