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Sterling Farmer MCCANLESS [Parents] was born 11 Sep 1819 in Giles County, Tennessee. He married Elizabeth R. CRAVENS in Tennessee.

Elizabeth R. CRAVENS was born 29 Mar 1826 in Tennessee. She died 4 Dec 1899 in Ray County, Missouri. Elizabeth married Sterling Farmer MCCANLESS in Tennessee.

They had the following children:

  F i
Nora MCCANLESS.
  M ii
Neal MCCANLESS.
  F iii
Molly MCCANLESS.
  M iv
Giles MCCANLESS.
  M v
John Gordon MCCANLESS was born about 1852 in Giles County, Tennessee.
  M vi Millard Philmore MCCANLESS was born about 1854.
  F vii
Eliza MCCANLESS was born about 1856 in Ray County, Missouri.
  F viii
Sallie MCCANLESS was born about 1857 in Ray County, Missouri.
  M ix
Jerome MCCANLESS was born about 1859 in Ray County, Missouri.

David P. MCCANLESS [Parents] was born 17 Dec 1791 in Orange County, North Carolina. He died 4 Jan 1876 in Dawson, Dawson County, Texas. David married Mary GORDON on 19 Oct 1818 in Giles County, Tennessee.

Mary GORDON was born in South Carolina. She died 13 Aug 1836 in Wheelock, Robertson County, Texas. Mary married David P. MCCANLESS on 19 Oct 1818 in Giles County, Tennessee.

They had the following children:

  M i
William Washington MCCANLESS was born 27 Aug 1819 in Giles County, Tennessee. He died 14 Apr 1836 in Brazos County, Texas.
  M ii
Samuel F. MCCANLESS was born about Jun 1820 in Giles County, Tennessee.
  M iii
John P. MCCANLESS was born 11 Jun 1821 in Giles County, Tennessee. He died 6 Jan 1844 in Brazos County, Texas.
  M iv David P. MCCANLESS was born about Sep 1823.
  F v Nancy Elizabeth MCCANLESS was born 7 Apr 1824.
  F vi Susannah K. MCCANLESS was born 24 Jan 1827 and died 8 Dec 1848.
  F vii Mary Minerva MCCANLESS was born 19 Jul 1829 and died about 1874.
  F viii Macco Orange MCCANLESS was born 1 Dec 1831 and died 17 Feb 1925.

John B. MCCANLESS [Parents] was born about 1784 in Orange County, North Carolina. He died 15 Aug 1837 in Robertson County, Tennessee. John married Cassandra GORDON on 4 Sep 1818 in Giles County, Tennessee.

Cassandra GORDON was born in North Carolina. She died in Giles County, Tennessee. Cassandra married John B. MCCANLESS on 4 Sep 1818 in Giles County, Tennessee.

They had the following children:

  M i Sterling Farmer MCCANLESS was born 11 Sep 1819.
  M ii
David Posey MCCANLESS was born 8 Apr 1821 in Giles County, Tennessee.
  M iii John Gordon MCCANLESS was born 10 Feb 1823 and died BET 1852 AND 1860.
  F iv Sarah J. MCCANLESS was born 25 Dec 1824.
  M v Samuel Houston MCCANLESS was born 16 Aug 1836 and died 4 Jan 1897.
  M vi
William Rush MCCANLESS was born 25 Aug 1827 in Giles County, Tennessee. He died 19 Nov 1852 in Louisville, Jefferson County, Georgia.
  M vii
Thomas Frank MCCANLESS was born 6 Oct 1829 in Giles County, Tennessee.
  M viii Nathaniel Lemuel MCCANLESS was born 29 Oct 1831 and died 23 May 1897.
  M ix
Jerome Bonapart MCCANLESS was born 21 Jan 1834 in Giles County, Tennessee. He died 5 Sep 1906 in Jefferson City, Tennessee.

Joseph Eldridge Granberry MCCANLESS [Parents] was born about 1829 in Giles County, Tennessee. He married Lucinda L. COOPER on 1 Apr 1856 in Marshall County, Tennessee.

Lucinda L. COOPER married Joseph Eldridge Granberry MCCANLESS on 1 Apr 1856 in Marshall County, Tennessee.

They had the following children:

  M i
Joseph MCCANLESS was born about 1860 in Tennessee.

Jackson Lafayette WEEMS was born 9 Mar 1842 in Forsyth County, Georgia. He died 24 Jan 1883 in Auburn, Ellis County, Texas. Jackson married Margaret Jane GARRETT on 15 Dec 1866 in Marshall County, Tennessee.

Margaret Jane GARRETT [Parents] was born 27 Sep 1837 in Marshall County, Tennessee. She died 2 Nov 1891 in Greer County, Texas. Margaret married Jackson Lafayette WEEMS on 15 Dec 1866 in Marshall County, Tennessee.


James GARRETT married Malvina MCCANLESS about 1835 in Giles County, Tennessee.

Malvina MCCANLESS [Parents] was born about 1810 in Giles County, Tennessee. She married James GARRETT about 1835 in Giles County, Tennessee.

They had the following children:

  F i Margaret Jane GARRETT was born 27 Sep 1837 and died 2 Nov 1891.

Benjamin Franklin MCCANLESS [Parents] was born about 1827 in Giles County, Tennessee. He married Mary E. CLARK in Giles County, Tennessee.

Mary E. CLARK was born 6 Feb 1817 in Giles County, Tennessee. She married Benjamin Franklin MCCANLESS in Giles County, Tennessee.


Portius Thomas Logan MCCANLESS [Parents] was born about 1808 in Giles County, Tennessee. He died 7 Jul 1853 in Giles County, Tennessee. Portius married Martha (MCCANLESS) in Giles County, Tennessee.

Martha (MCCANLESS) died Died. She married Portius Thomas Logan MCCANLESS in Giles County, Tennessee.

They had the following children:

  M i
Henry Farmer MCCANLESS was born about 1840 in Giles County, Tennessee.

Samuel M. MCCANLESS [Parents] was born about 1786 in Orange County, North Carolina. He died about 1829 in Giles County, Tennessee. Samuel married Jennett Brown DOUGLASS on 16 Oct 1806 in Orange County, North Carolina.

Jennett Brown DOUGLASS was born about 1786 in Orange County, North Carolina. She died in Giles County, Tennessee. Jennett married Samuel M. MCCANLESS on 16 Oct 1806 in Orange County, North Carolina.

They had the following children:

  M i Portius Thomas Logan MCCANLESS was born about 1808 and died 7 Jul 1853.
  F ii Malvina MCCANLESS was born about 1810.
  M iii
MCCANLESS was born about 1812 in Giles County, Tennessee.
  F iv
Mary MCCANLESS was born about 1815 in Giles County, Tennessee.
  F v
Nancy H. MCCANLESS was born about 1818 in Giles County, Tennessee.
  M vi
John S. MCCANLESS was born about 1819 in Giles County, Tennessee.
  F vii
Susan D. MCCANLESS was born about 1820 in Giles County, Tennessee.
  F viii
Martha J. MCCANLESS was born about 1824 in Giles County, Tennessee.
  M ix Benjamin Franklin MCCANLESS was born about 1827.
  M x Joseph Eldridge Granberry MCCANLESS was born about 1829.

William BOYLES married Susannah K. MCCANLESS on 18 Aug 1854 in Brazos County, Texas.

Susannah K. MCCANLESS [Parents] was born 24 Jan 1827 in Giles County, Tennessee. She died 8 Dec 1848 in Brazos County, Texas. Susannah married William BOYLES on 18 Aug 1854 in Brazos County, Texas.

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