Cannon Cemetery and History

Cannon Cemetery and History Historical cemetery located about 5 miles east of Van Alstyne on HWY 121. In 1874 the family graveyard was included in land deeded by O. M. Bowen in 1857.

GPS:
Latitude: 33.43080, Longitude: -96.50500


The Texas Historical marker describes the history of the area. "Elijah Cannon, his eleven sons, and slaves moved from South Carolina to Texas in 1852 and settled nearby. Cannon as a community burial place. The oldest documented grave is that of ten-year-old Nancy J. An adjacent section was established for former slaves, and the earliest known burials are those of Billy and Glory Boyd in August 1880. Among the more than 700 graves are those of pioneer settlers, veterans of several wars, and members of fraternal organizations. The cemetery continues to serve the area." CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS BURIED AT CANNON


!.) Woddy CANNON (TX.)
2.) Henry Elbert HENSLEY (TN)
3.) Noah SPEARS
4.) Harvey Smith Bright (TX)
5.) Miles Davis Clayton (TX)

BURKEJames "Jim" BurkeObituary courtesy of The Van Alstyne Library. The Van Alstyne Leader15 April 1915
02/02/2024

BURKE
James "Jim" Burke

Obituary courtesy of The Van Alstyne Library.
The Van Alstyne Leader
15 April 1915

04/24/2022

This is a history page about the cemetery and the old town of Cannon. I can't answer questions about services, or burial info. Please contact Scoggins Funeral Home in Van Alstyne, or the Cannon Cemetery Association. Their telephone numbers are posted at the entrance to the cemetery.

This page is for people to submit old photos, obits, newspaper articles, stories, ect.

The Spears Family at their house in Cannon.
12/24/2021

The Spears Family at their house in Cannon.

Masons of Cannon, Texas.1895
09/08/2021

Masons of Cannon, Texas.
1895

"Members of Cannon's Masonic Lodge celebrate a centennial in 1895."

Scanned from the book, Black Land, Red River by Sherrie S. McLeRoy.

Anybody recognize an ancestor?

07/25/2021

A photo of Jim Cannon's house that was located in the woods behind the Cannon Cemetery (correct if wrong). Mrs. Williams sent the original photo with instructions "Any relatives can have it, or do as you want with it."
Feb. 1958

05/31/2021
02/09/2021
06/03/2020

Family of John R. and Irene A. Grider

Burial - Cannon Cemetery
Photo from a family member. It can also be viewed on other genealogy websites.

05/24/2020

Bloomer Dunn Miller, Elizabeth Miller Brown and two of Elizabeth's children, who are Bloomer's grandchildren.

Bloomer is buried at Cannon Cemetery.
Elizabeth is buried at West Hill.

05/20/2020

Residence of Helen Virginia Cannon

From the Grayson County History Website.

Address

7018 Highway 121
Van Alstyne, TX
75495

Telephone

+19032673051

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