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Virginia Brown “Jennie” McEwen Cannon

Birth: 5 Feb 1853
Franklin, Williamson County, Tennessee, USA
Death: 13 May 1935 (aged 82)
Franklin, Williamson County, Tennessee, USA
Burial: Mount Hope Cemetery

Franklin, Williamson County, Tennessee, USA Show Map GPS-Latitude: 35.9280667, Longitude: -86.8775139
Plot: D6
Memorial ID: 83056792 View Source

Married 1873
Taken from the book Historic Williamson County Old Homes and Sites by Virginia Bowman summitted by LindaMooreMora
The McEwen girls stole enough time to visit the battlefield after the Battle of Franklin carrying cups and a jug of water to refresh the men not yet moved. Their home was so crowded with Yankee wounded even the youngest children helped with the nursing. When the Federals moved their wounded they gave each of the girls a crisp five dollar note, a fortune in those days when the South was feeling the pinch of hard times.

Married 1873
Taken from the book Historic Williamson County Old Homes and Sites by Virginia Bowman summitted by LindaMooreMora
The McEwen girls stole enough time to visit the battlefield after the Battle of Franklin carrying cups and a jug of water to refresh the men not yet moved. Their home was so crowded with Yankee wounded even the youngest children helped with the nursing. When the Federals moved their wounded they gave each of the girls a crisp five dollar note, a fortune in those days when the South was feeling the pinch of hard times.

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COL Newton C Cannon Sr

1847–1925 (m. 1873)

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Created by: Jill Nelson
Added: Jan 6, 2012
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/83056792/virginia_brown-cannon: accessed ), memorial page for Virginia Brown “Jennie” McEwen Cannon (5 Feb 1853–13 May 1935), Find a Grave Memorial ID 83056792, citing Mount Hope Cemetery, Franklin, Williamson County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by Jill Nelson (contributor 47093973).

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