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Born
16 February 1916 ,  North Carolina, USA
Died
23 November 1939 ,  North Carolina, USA
Elbert Gordon  married  Lola Cecile PARSONS abt. 1935 .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Lola Cecile PARSONS  was born 6 July 1919 in North Carolina, USA.  Lola Cecile died 28 September 2009 in North Carolina, USA.  Lola Cecile was the child of Freeland Harrison PARSONS and Carrie Mccandus GRIFFIN .
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Parents & Family of Elbert Gordon CANNON

Parents of Elbert Gordon CANNON

Father
Charles Winfield Scott CANNON
Mother
Dorcas PARSONS

Grandparents of Elbert Gordon CANNON

Paternal grandparents
Elbert Finn CANNON Isabell HARDEN
Maternal grandparents
James Gordon PARSONS Sarah O' Rilla MINTON


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Elbert Gordon  married  Lola Cecile PARSONS abt. 1935 .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Lola Cecile PARSONS  was born 6 July 1919 in North Carolina, USA.  Lola Cecile died 28 September 2009 in North Carolina, USA.  Lola Cecile was the child of Freeland Harrison PARSONS and Carrie Mccandus GRIFFIN.






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Elbert Gordon CANNON married flag photo of Lola Cecile PARSONS  Lola Cecile PARSONS
Marriage date: abt. 1935
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Lola Cecile PARSONS was the child of Freeland Harrison PARSONS and Carrie Mccandus GRIFFIN

Children of Elbert Gordon CANNON and Lola Cecile PARSONS

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David Edward CANNON
Born: 29 May 1937, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
Died: 9 September, 2015, North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, USA

Married: Connie CLARK 


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BirthBirth — 1916
16 February 1916
North Carolina, USA
News1917 - March 2 – The enactment of the Jones Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship.
News1917 - April 6 – WWI: The United States declares war on Germany
News1918 - March 19 – The United States Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time
News1919 - June 4 – Women's rights: The United States Congress approves the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which would guarantee suffrage to women, and sends it to the U.S. states for ratification
News1920 - January 17 - Prohibition goes into effect on January 17, 1920, under the provisions of the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution
U.S. President1921 - Warren G. Harding becomes President of the United States
Invention 1921 - Charles Strite of Minnesota patents the pop-up toaster.
Invention 1923 to 1927 - Television is invented (Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (Russia), Philo Taylor Farnsworth (United States))
U.S. President1923 - Calvin Coolidge becomes President of the United States
Invention 1927 - The aerosol can is invented (Erik Rotheim, Norway)
News1927 - April 7 – Bell Telephone Co. transmits an image of Herbert Hoover (then the Secretary of Commerce), which becomes the first successful long distance demonstration of television
Invention 1928 - Sliced bread (bread slicing machine) is invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder (United States)
U.S. President1929 - Herbert Hoover becomes President of the United States
News1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)
Invention 1930 - Scotch tape is invented (Richard Drew (3M), United States)
Invention In 1930, on February 18, Pluto was discovered by astronomer Clyde Tombaugh at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, marking a significant milestone in the study of our solar system.
Invention 1931 - The paper towel is invented (Arthur Scott, United States)
News1931 - March 3 – The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the United States National anthem.
U.S. President1933 - Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes President of the United States
News1933 - December 5 – The 21st Amendment to the United States Constitution is passed, repealing Prohibition
Invention 1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)
Invention 1935 - The snowmobile was invented by Joseph Bombardier (Quebec, Canada)
News1935 - August 14 – United States President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law
1937 Birth of Child
David Edward CANNON was born 29 May 1937, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA

Elbert Gordon was 21 years old.
Invention 1938 - The ballpoint pen is invented (Lazlo Biro, Hungary)
Invention 1938-1944 - Sunscreen is invented (Franz Greiter, Switzerland and Benjamin Green, United States)
Invention 1938 - October 27 - Du Pont announces a name for its new synthetic yarn: nylon.
DeathDeath — 1939
23 November 1939
North Carolina, USA
He died at the age of 23.
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