E.H. was the son of Peter Cantwell and Catherine Ellen Hughes, both also of Ireland. He arrived in the United States sometime around 1850 at the time of the potato famine in Ireland. On 8 May 1858 in Tazwell, Illinois, E.H. married Caroline Taylor, also of Irish descent. They had five children: The Reverand Mother Katherine "Kate" Ellen Cantwell (Order of the Society of the Sacred Heart), Mary Caroline "Carrie" Cantwell Kelly, Eva Marie Cantwell Loughlin, Edward Wolfetone Cantwell and Edna Cantwell Catcott. EH and Caroline divorced about 1867. E.H. then married Mary Hughes on 7 Jul 1867 in Jackson, Missouri. They had two children: Anna and Nellie. E.H. worked as a contractor for the railroad. On 18 May 1883 while sleeping with his crew, E.H. was thrown and killed in a tornado that swept through Illinois and its neighboring states. The people of the town of Staunton, Illinois cared for his injured crew and arranged for E.H.'s burial. His death was reported in numerous newspapers throughout the United States.
E.H. was the son of Peter Cantwell and Catherine Ellen Hughes, both also of Ireland. He arrived in the United States sometime around 1850 at the time of the potato famine in Ireland. On 8 May 1858 in Tazwell, Illinois, E.H. married Caroline Taylor, also of Irish descent. They had five children: The Reverand Mother Katherine "Kate" Ellen Cantwell (Order of the Society of the Sacred Heart), Mary Caroline "Carrie" Cantwell Kelly, Eva Marie Cantwell Loughlin, Edward Wolfetone Cantwell and Edna Cantwell Catcott. EH and Caroline divorced about 1867. E.H. then married Mary Hughes on 7 Jul 1867 in Jackson, Missouri. They had two children: Anna and Nellie. E.H. worked as a contractor for the railroad. On 18 May 1883 while sleeping with his crew, E.H. was thrown and killed in a tornado that swept through Illinois and its neighboring states. The people of the town of Staunton, Illinois cared for his injured crew and arranged for E.H.'s burial. His death was reported in numerous newspapers throughout the United States.
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