Individual Details

James Anderson Cantrell

(November 7, 1820 - April 28, 1899)

"James Anderson Cantrell was a prominent and influential citizen, filling creditably many official positions and spent most of his life in White County, Georgia, where he had farming and mercantile interests. he united early in life with the Methodist Episcopal church, south, and was an officer in the church until his death, April 28, 1899. His son, Rev. Anderson C. Cantrell, writes of him: "He was as true to principle with his fellows as men are found." " (THE CANTRILL - CANTRELL GENEALOGY, 1908, by Susan Cantrill Christie, page 71.)

Events

BirthNovember 7, 1820Habersham County, Georgia
MarriageNovember 14, 1841Mary Ledford
DeathApril 28, 1899White County, Georgia
MarriageMcAfee

Families

SpouseMary Ledford ( - 1876)
ChildWilliam Wiley Cantrell (1842 - )
ChildJohn N. Cantrell (1844 - 1857)
ChildMiles Lafayette Cantrell (1846 - )
ChildAaron Cantrell (1847 - 1939)
ChildSarah A. Cantrell (1850 - 1889)
ChildRuth Matilda Cantrell (1852 - 1859)
ChildHarris Cantrell (1854 - )
ChildFletcher D. Cantrell (1856 - )
ChildMary Cantrell (1859 - )
ChildAnderson Cicero Cantrell (1862 - )
SpouseMcAfee ( - )
FatherAaron Cantrell (1800 - 1885)
MotherHood ( - )
SiblingIrby Cantrell ( - )
SiblingHulda Cantrell ( - )
SiblingMatilda Cantrell ( - )
SiblingBerry Cantrell ( - )
SiblingMahala Cantrell ( - )
SiblingCarr Cantrell ( - )
SiblingCaroline Cantrell ( - )