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1) James Isaac Cannady:
   see separate personal page     

2) William Matthew Cannady:
    born 17 Aug 1869 IN;
    died 17 Nov 1956 Enid, Garfield, OK; obituary; 
    buried Calvary Cemetery, Enid, Garfield, OK; tombstone photo; 
    William is mentioned when his grandfather's land was partitioned out;
    census records for William; family photos; photo of William, Gussie and Pearl;
    railroad pension record; Social Security record;     
    married Augusta Matilda "Gussie" Smith on 25 Oct 1895 Independence, Montgomery, KS
                (born 09 Mar 1874 OH;
                died 31 Jul 1967; 
                buried Calvary Cemetery, Enid, Garfield, OK; tombstone photo; 
                Social Security record; 
                daughter of Lucien L Smith and Louise Echeman); 
    marriage record for William and Augusta; 
    City Directory listings for William and Gussie; 
    children:
        1) Pearl Eva Cannady - born 17 Aug 1896 KS;
                died 16 Oct 1984 probably Enid, Garfield, OK; 
                buried Calvary Cemetery, Enid, Garfield, OK; tombstone photo; 
                census records for Pearl; City Directory listings for Pearl; 
                never married;
                no children
        2) George Dewey Cannady - born 15 Jan 1899 KS; 
                died 10 Oct 1977 possibly Enid, Garfield, OK; death record;   
                buried Calvary Cemetery, Enid, Garfield, OK; tombstone photo; 
                WWI and WWII draft registration records; census records for George; 
                married Virginia Sue Coye on 03 Aug 1942 Caddo Co, OK
                           (born 17 Feb 1897; 
                           died 18 Nov 1976 possibly Taos, Taos, NM; death record;    
                           buried Calvary Cemetery, Enid, Garfield, OK; tombstone photo; 
                           unable to determine Virginia's parents); 
                marriage record for George and Virginia;
                children?
        3) Juanita Isabelle Cannady - born 05 Apr 1909 Blackwell, Kay, OK;
                (name was changed in 1927 to Sister Mary Ermelinda)     
                died 03 Mar 2007 San Antonio, Bexar, TX; obituary; 
                buried Our Lady of the Lake Convent Center (Annunciation Chapel), San Antonio, Bexar, TX; tombstone photo;
                census records for Juanita; newspaper article regarding Ermelinda's retirement;  
                never married; no children

3) Sarah Ida Cannady:
    see separate personal page  

4) Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" Cannady:
    born 29 Apr 1873 Shoals, Martin, IN;
    died 07 Oct 1970 El Monte, Los Angeles, CA; death records;    
    no obituary found in L.A. Times, El Monte Herald, Azusa Herald or San Gabriel Valley Tribune;
    death certificate extraction; cause of death: coronary thrombosis, generalized arterosclerosis;
    buried Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, Los Angeles, CA; tombstone photo;
    Social Security record; census records for Mary; family photos;
    Mary is mentioned when her grandfather's land was partitioned out;
    Mary is mentioned in her grandfather's will;
    Mary married (1) Albert T Allen on 05 Feb 1896 Knox Co, IN
              (born 1873 (possibly Mar) IN;
              died 1918 (possibly Greenwood Co, KS or possibly 09 Aug in possibly Knox Co, IN, but no obituary found there); 
              buried Sandborn Cemetery, Sandborn, Knox, IN; tombstone photo;
              family photos including Albert; 
              son of William W Allen (12 Jul 1842-11 Oct 1908) and Isabelle Gillespie/Gillaspy (19 Nov 1844-10 Sep 1895);
              William and Isabelle buried Sandborn Cemetery, Sandborn, Knox, IN - tombstone photos);
    marriage record for Mary and Albert;
    children:
        1) Mable Allen - born c. 1906 OK;
                  died (___) - cannot find after 1940;
                  census records for Mable;
                  Mable married James G Wilcoxen on 07 Jan 1925 Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai, ID
                          (born (___) MO; died (___));
                  marriage record for Mable and James;  
                  divorced;
                  children:
                      1) Mary Elizabeth Allen aka Betty Lou Wilcoxen - born 13 Jan 1925 Spokane, Spokane, WA;
                                died 17 Mar 2004 likely Santa Maria, Santa Barbara, CA; death record;   
                                buried Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, Los Angeles, CA; tombstone photo;
                                Social Security record; census records for Mary;
                                Betty married (1) ____ Cookson by 1942
                                                        (born (___); died (___));
                                children?   
                                Betty married (2) ____ Butler by 1950 (born (___); died (___)); children?       
                                Betty married (3) Charles L Dalton by 1955 (born (___); died (___)); children?           
                                Betty married (4) ____ Jenness by 1969 (born (___); died (___)); children?   
                      3) Jacqueline Wilcoxen - living?; census records for Jacqueline; married?; children? 
    Mary married (2) Charles W Caurel on 23 Aug 1920 Spokane, Spokane, WA
              (born c. 1873 PA;
              died (____) - last found in 1930 in a Michigan prison - listed as a widow; 
              son of John Caurel and Matilda ____    ));
    marriage record for Mary and C W;