Wednesday, March 31, 2021

Matthew Cannon and Elizabeth Hepburn Cannon of Elkrun Township


     My maternal great great granduncle, probably named for his paternal uncle, was the son of Lindsey Cannon and Elizabeth Hepburn Cannon.  Matthew was born on the Cannon farm in Cannons Mills, St. Clair Township, Columbiana County, Ohio in 1824.  

1840 map of St. Clair Township
Columbiana County, Ohio
Cannons Mills

     Matthew, the first born son, joined a family of four older sisters.  As he grew, he was probably working on the Cannon farm and assisting his father at the grist mill operation.  


1850 Ohio Federal Census
Madison Township, Columbiana County
October 14, 1850


Lindsey Cannon, age 61, male, drover, born in Pennsylvania

Elizabeth Cannon, age 60, female, born in Pennsylvania

Matthew Cannon, age 25, male, drover, born in Ohio

John Cannon, age 23, male, drover, born in Ohio

Catherine Apple, age 18, female, born in Ohio

     By 1850, Matthew's father, Lindsey Cannon, had lost his property in St. Clair Township and was forced to see the mill.  The Cannon's are living with a young farmer, the name I am unable to read, and working for him on his farm.  Matthew, his brother, John Cannon and father, are employed as drovers.   

1860 Elkrun Township Map
Columbiana County, Ohio

1860 Ohio Federal Census
Elkrun Township, Columbiana County
June 9, 1860

L (indsey) Cannon, age 81, male, farmer, value of real estate owned $3600, value of personal property owned $500, born in Pennsylvania

Jane ------, age 42, female, born in Ohio

Elizabeth ------, age 71, female, born in Ohio

Caroline ------, age 17, female, born in Ohio, attended school in past year

Isabel -------, age 15, female, born in Ohio, attended school in past year

Catherine ------, age 13, female, born in Ohio, attended school in past year

Matthew Cannon, age 36, farmer, born in Ohio

     Matthew's older married sister and her three daughters are living in the farm house.  Jane Cannon Oglevie and her daughters, Caroline Oglevie, Isabel Oglevie and Caroline Oglevie.

     Matthew's father, Lindsey Cannon, has purchased his deceased brother, Matthew Cannon's, property in Section 29, probably from his widow, Jane Fife Cannon.  Jane Fife Cannon is Lindsey's wife, Elizabeth Fife Cannon's, sister.


     On June 16, 1863, thirty-nine year old Matthew Cannon married twenty-seven year old Elizabeth Hepburn in Columbiana County, Ohio.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Hannibal Hepburn and Nancy Ann Morris Hepburn of Elkrun Township.

     Two children were born during the 1860's; Alice Mary Cannon (also known as Mary Alice Cannon) on January 11, 1867 and F. Emmett Cannon (later known as Emmett F. Cannon) on March 11, 1869.  Both children were born in Elkrun Township.

1870 Elkrun Township Map
Columbiana County, Ohio

1870 Ohio Federal Census
Elkrun Township, Columbiana County
June 6, 1870

Lindsey Cannon, age 91, male, white, farmer, born in Pennsylvania, father foreign born (Scotland), male old enough to vote.

Elizabeth Cannon, age 81, female, white, keeping house, born in Pennsylvania, father foreign born (Scotland).

Matthew Cannon, age 41, male, white, farmer, value of real estate $6000, value of personal property $825, born in Ohio, male old enough to vote.

Elizabeth Cannon, age 33, female, white, keeping house, born in Ohio.

Alice Mary Cannon, age 3, female, white, born in Ohio

F Emmett Cannon, age 1, male, white, born in Ohio.

Andrew Scott, age 40, male, white, farm laborer, born on Ohio, male old enough to vote.

     Matthew Cannon now owns the farm on Section 29.  His parents are also living on the property, although it is unknown whether they are all living together or in separate houses.  

     During the early 1870's both of Matthew's parents died.  Lindsey Cannon on December 26, 1871 and Elizabeth Fife Cannon on September 14, 1873.  Both are buried in Carlisle Cemetery very close to the Cannon farm.

     John Harvey Cannon was born on November 3, 1873 in Elkrun Township, Columbiana County, Ohio.  The birth record lists John Harvey Cannon; however, his name became John Henry Cannon.

1880 Ohio Federal Census
Elkrun Township, Columbiana County
June 3, 1880

Matthew Canon, age 55, farmer, born in Ohio, both parents were born in Ohio.

Elizabeth Canon, age 43, wife, housekeeping, born in Ohio, both parents were born in Ohio.

Mary A. Canon, age 13, daughter, attended school, born in Ohio, both parents were born in Ohio.

Emmett F. Cannon, age 11, son, attended school, born in Ohio, both parents were born in Ohio.

John H. Canon, age 6, son, born in Ohio, both parents were born in Ohio.

     On the 2nd and 3rd day of June, 1880 Matthew Cannon was enumerated in a Productions of Agriculture in Elkrun Township, Columbiana County, Ohio.

Matthew Canon

Tilled Land 90 acres

Woodland 30 acres

Farm Values

Of farm, including farm, fences and building--$7200.00

Of farming implements and machinery--$160.00     

Of livestock--$755.00

Labor

Amount paid for labor during 1879--$90.00   

Weeks hired during 1879--15 weeks    

Estimated value of all farm productions in 1879--$785.00

Acreage 1879

Mown--16         

Not mowed--26

Neat Cattle and Their Products

Milch cows--2   

Other--3      

Calves dropped--2    

Sold living--3       

Slaughtered--1        

Butter made on the farm in 1879--250 pounds   

Butter on hand in 1880--119  

Lambs dropped--31

Cereals

Acres of Indian Corn--5

Bushels of Indian Corn--200     

Acres of oats--5        

Bushels of oats--100     

Acres of wheat--4     

Bushels of wheat--77  

Acres of Irish Potatoes--1  

Bushes of Irish Potatoes--35  

Orchards

Acres of apples--1  

Apple bearing trees--52 

Bushels of apples--50    

Peach trees--20        

Bushels of peaches--20      

Total of orchard products sold--$40.00

     On September 3, 1892, eighteen year old John Henry Cannon married twenty-one year old Della May Crawford in Columbiana County, Ohio.  Della May's parents were William George Crawford and Mary D. Adams Crawford.  On February 13, 1893, Matthew and Elizabeth's first grandchild, Charles Edward Cannon, was born to John and Della.  

1900 Ohio Federal Census
Elkrun Township, Columbiana County
June 25, 1900

Matthew Canon, born Nov 1824, age 75, married 37 years, born in Ohio, father born in Pennsylvania, mother born in Ohio, owns a house.

Elizabeth Canon, born August 1836, age 63, married 37 years, mother of 4 children, 3 living, born in Ohio, father born in Ohio, mother born in Ohio

Mary A. Canon, born Jan 1869 (should be 1867), age 33, born in Ohio, father born in Ohio, mother born in Ohio, 

Emmett F. Canon, born Mar 1869, age 31, born in Ohio, father born in Ohio, mother born in Ohio, employed as a farmer, owns the farm free of maotgage

John H. Canon, born Nov 1872, age 27, born in Ohio, father born in Ohio, mother born in Ohio, farm laborer

     Matthew Cannon has retired from farm labor and his son, Emmett F. Cannon is running the farm and is listed as the owner.  Of interest is that the census revealed that the Cannons had a fourth child.

1902 Elkrun Map
Columbiana County, Ohio

Cannon Grave Marker
Carlisle Cemetery
Elkrun Township,
Columbiana County, Ohio

     Sometime during the year of 1901, Elizabeth Hepburn Cannon died at age 64-65, in Elkrun Township, Columbiana County, Ohio. She was buried at Carlisle Cemetery near the farm.

     On February 23, 1903, Thirty-three year old Emmett F. Cannon married twenty year old Annie Myrtle Allison in Columbiana County, Ohio.  Annie's parents were William Blair Allison, Jr. and Mary March.  

     Emmett and Annie welcomed a son, Frank Allison Cannon, on September 27, 1904 in Elkrun Township, Columbiana County, Ohio.

 The Evening Review
East Liverpool, Ohio
12 April 12, 1905 
Page 3

The Evening Review
East Liverpool, Ohio
 29 September 29, 1905
 Page 9


The Evening Review
East Liverpool, Ohio
March 22, 1906
 Page 1

 The Evening Review
East Liverpool, Ohio
 March 31, 1906
 Page 5

     Matthew Cannon, died on March 30, 1906 at age eight-two on his farm in Elkrun Township, Columbiana County, Ohio. He was buried beside his wife, Elizabeth Hepburn Cannon in Carlisle Cemetery, Elkrun Township, Columbiana County, Ohio. Matthew is buried in the same cemetery as his parents.


The Evening Review
East Liverpool, Ohio
  April 10, 1906
Page 1



Children of Matthew Cannon and Elizabeth Hepburn Cannon
  1. Mary Alice Cannon on born January 11, 1867 in Elkrun Township, Columbiana County, Ohio, died on June 16, 1949 in Stark County, Ohio.  Married William W. Todd on August 11, 1913 in Cuyahoga County, Ohio.  
  2. Emmett F. Cannon born on March 11, 1869 in Elkrun Township, Columbiana County, Ohio, died on February 13, 1945 in Lisbon, Centre Township, Columbiana County, Ohio.  Married first, Annie Myrtle Allison, on February 24, 1903 in Columbiana County, Ohio.  They had a son, Frank Allison Cannon on September 20, 1904 in Elkrun Township, Columbiana County, Ohio.  Emmett married second, Una May Hutchinson.
  3. John Henry Cannon born November 3, 1873 in Elkrun Township, Columbiana County, Ohio, died on December 10, 1941 in Columbiana County, Ohio.  John married first, Della May Crawford on September 3, 1892.  A son, Charles Edward Cannon was born on February 13, 1893.  John married second Eva M. Custer on November 14, 1901 in Columbiana County, Ohio.

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