William Columbus Cannon, or Clum as his family called him, was born on March 1, 1853, on a farm near Calhoun, Gordon County, Georgia. He was the third of eight children born to John Milton Cannon and Elender Malinda Rich Cannon. When Clum was eight years old, his father left home to fight in the Civil War. Clum was 11 when his father died in a prisoner of war camp in Indianapolis, Indiana. So Clum, the oldest son, had to grow up quickly and be of help to his mother and siblings on the family farm.
When he was 16, in November 1869, Clum's mother decided to pack her belongings and her children on a wagon train and start a new life in Texas. Clum enjoyed the excitement of the move to Texas and the break from plowing the fields of the Georgia farm. His family settled first in Kaufman County and then relocated to Jones and Haskell Counties, Texas.
It was probably in Haskell County that Clum met the love of his life--Amanda "Manda" Ellender Post. Their wedding day was on January 14, 1890, in Haskell County. Clum was 36 and Manda was 25. During their marriage the couple had seven known children--Henry Franklin, Cleo Post ("Post" for Manda's mother's maiden name), Audie Lee, Mabel Clare, John Milton II (named for Clum's father), William Calvin, and Shelby Lawrence. Manda took care of the children and home while Clum farmed and ranched in Jones and Haskell County. Clum also captured and tamed wild horses with his brothers. The Cannon brothers were known as "The Wild Bunch" because of their work with wild horses.
Tragedy entered Clum and Manda's lives when their third child, a daughter whom they named Audie Lee Cannon, died on March 29, 1897, at the age of three. Clum and Manda buried her in Spring Creek Cemetery in Atoka, Jones County, near the graves of Clum's mother Malinda and Clum's sister Martha, and near the graves of two of Clum's nephews.
Clum died at the age of 65 in Haskell County on June 23, 1918. He was buried in Highland Cemetery in Stamford, Haskell County. Manda did not die until 46 years after Clum's death. She was 94 when she died on July 22, 1964. She was buried beside Clum.
The grave of the following son has not yet been located. Please alert Lynn if you have any information:
William Calvin Cannon and his wife Minnie Ruth Brown Cannon were probably buried near Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida.
When he was 16, in November 1869, Clum's mother decided to pack her belongings and her children on a wagon train and start a new life in Texas. Clum enjoyed the excitement of the move to Texas and the break from plowing the fields of the Georgia farm. His family settled first in Kaufman County and then relocated to Jones and Haskell Counties, Texas.
It was probably in Haskell County that Clum met the love of his life--Amanda "Manda" Ellender Post. Their wedding day was on January 14, 1890, in Haskell County. Clum was 36 and Manda was 25. During their marriage the couple had seven known children--Henry Franklin, Cleo Post ("Post" for Manda's mother's maiden name), Audie Lee, Mabel Clare, John Milton II (named for Clum's father), William Calvin, and Shelby Lawrence. Manda took care of the children and home while Clum farmed and ranched in Jones and Haskell County. Clum also captured and tamed wild horses with his brothers. The Cannon brothers were known as "The Wild Bunch" because of their work with wild horses.
Tragedy entered Clum and Manda's lives when their third child, a daughter whom they named Audie Lee Cannon, died on March 29, 1897, at the age of three. Clum and Manda buried her in Spring Creek Cemetery in Atoka, Jones County, near the graves of Clum's mother Malinda and Clum's sister Martha, and near the graves of two of Clum's nephews.
Clum died at the age of 65 in Haskell County on June 23, 1918. He was buried in Highland Cemetery in Stamford, Haskell County. Manda did not die until 46 years after Clum's death. She was 94 when she died on July 22, 1964. She was buried beside Clum.
The grave of the following son has not yet been located. Please alert Lynn if you have any information:
William Calvin Cannon and his wife Minnie Ruth Brown Cannon were probably buried near Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida.
William Columbus Cannon, or Clum as his family called him, was born on March 1, 1853, on a farm near Calhoun, Gordon County, Georgia. He was the third of eight children born to John Milton Cannon and Elender Malinda Rich Cannon. When Clum was eight years old, his father left home to fight in the Civil War. Clum was 11 when his father died in a prisoner of war camp in Indianapolis, Indiana. So Clum, the oldest son, had to grow up quickly and be of help to his mother and siblings on the family farm.
When he was 16, in November 1869, Clum's mother decided to pack her belongings and her children on a wagon train and start a new life in Texas. Clum enjoyed the excitement of the move to Texas and the break from plowing the fields of the Georgia farm. His family settled first in Kaufman County and then relocated to Jones and Haskell Counties, Texas.
It was probably in Haskell County that Clum met the love of his life--Amanda "Manda" Ellender Post. Their wedding day was on January 14, 1890, in Haskell County. Clum was 36 and Manda was 25. During their marriage the couple had seven known children--Henry Franklin, Cleo Post ("Post" for Manda's mother's maiden name), Audie Lee, Mabel Clare, John Milton II (named for Clum's father), William Calvin, and Shelby Lawrence. Manda took care of the children and home while Clum farmed and ranched in Jones and Haskell County. Clum also captured and tamed wild horses with his brothers. The Cannon brothers were known as "The Wild Bunch" because of their work with wild horses.
Tragedy entered Clum and Manda's lives when their third child, a daughter whom they named Audie Lee Cannon, died on March 29, 1897, at the age of three. Clum and Manda buried her in Spring Creek Cemetery in Atoka, Jones County, near the graves of Clum's mother Malinda and Clum's sister Martha, and near the graves of two of Clum's nephews.
Clum died at the age of 65 in Haskell County on June 23, 1918. He was buried in Highland Cemetery in Stamford, Haskell County. Manda did not die until 46 years after Clum's death. She was 94 when she died on July 22, 1964. She was buried beside Clum.
The grave of the following son has not yet been located. Please alert Lynn if you have any information:
William Calvin Cannon and his wife Minnie Ruth Brown Cannon were probably buried near Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida.
When he was 16, in November 1869, Clum's mother decided to pack her belongings and her children on a wagon train and start a new life in Texas. Clum enjoyed the excitement of the move to Texas and the break from plowing the fields of the Georgia farm. His family settled first in Kaufman County and then relocated to Jones and Haskell Counties, Texas.
It was probably in Haskell County that Clum met the love of his life--Amanda "Manda" Ellender Post. Their wedding day was on January 14, 1890, in Haskell County. Clum was 36 and Manda was 25. During their marriage the couple had seven known children--Henry Franklin, Cleo Post ("Post" for Manda's mother's maiden name), Audie Lee, Mabel Clare, John Milton II (named for Clum's father), William Calvin, and Shelby Lawrence. Manda took care of the children and home while Clum farmed and ranched in Jones and Haskell County. Clum also captured and tamed wild horses with his brothers. The Cannon brothers were known as "The Wild Bunch" because of their work with wild horses.
Tragedy entered Clum and Manda's lives when their third child, a daughter whom they named Audie Lee Cannon, died on March 29, 1897, at the age of three. Clum and Manda buried her in Spring Creek Cemetery in Atoka, Jones County, near the graves of Clum's mother Malinda and Clum's sister Martha, and near the graves of two of Clum's nephews.
Clum died at the age of 65 in Haskell County on June 23, 1918. He was buried in Highland Cemetery in Stamford, Haskell County. Manda did not die until 46 years after Clum's death. She was 94 when she died on July 22, 1964. She was buried beside Clum.
The grave of the following son has not yet been located. Please alert Lynn if you have any information:
William Calvin Cannon and his wife Minnie Ruth Brown Cannon were probably buried near Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida.
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