WASHINGTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY (Washington County, Utah)
DAVID HENRY CANNON
(early settler, sheriff, church leader)
BIOGRAPHY
David H. Cannon was born 4/23/1838 in Liverpool, England. He was called to the Cotton Mission at the LDS Church General Conference on 10/6/1861. He and Wilhelmina left Salt Lake on 11/3/1861 and arrived at the St. George campground on 12/3/1861. They moved onto their town lot in January of 1862. David served at least two terms as Sheriff. He was a Bishop and then High Counselor before becoming a Counselor in one of the early St. George Stake Presidencies. When the St. George Temple was completed, David H. Cannon was called to be an assistant to the first two Temple Presidents, Wilford Woodruff and John D. T. McAllister. Then he served as President of the St. George Temple from 8/28/1893 until his death. He was one of the founders of the Dixie Stake Academy in 1911. He died in St. George on 12/27/1924 and is buried in the St. George City Cemetery.FAMILY
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David's Parents and Siblings:
George Cannon (the Immigrant) Ann Quayle Cannon George Quayle Cannon Mary Alice Cannon [Infant son Angus] Cannon Ann Cannon Angus Munn Cannon John Quayle Cannon David Henry Cannon Leonora Cannon |
(12/3/1794-8/17/1844) (married 10/24/1825) (8/26/1798-10/28/1842) (1/11/1827-4/17/1901) (married as shown on his webpage) (12/9/1828-9/7/1920) (married Charles Lambert) (xx/xx/1830-xx/xx/1830) (1/28/1832-7/25/1921) (married Orin Nelson Woodbury) (5/17/1834-6/7/1915) (married as shown on his webpage) (3/25/1836-9/13/1839) (4/23/1838-12/24/1924) (married as shown below) (9/11/1840-10/11/1924) (married Reddin Alexander Allred and Robert Gardner, Jr.) |
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First Wife and Children: Wilhelmina Logan Mousley Cannon David Henry Cannon Jr Ann Mousley Cannon George Quayle Cannon Elizabeth Munn Cannon Amanda Mousley Cannon Angus Mousley Cannon Wilhelmina Mousley Cannon Lewis Ray Cannon Josephine M Cannon Frank Cannon |
(10/11/1840-1/16/1918) (married 1/15/1859) (10/15/1860-3/20/1944) (married Camellia Ensign Mason) (8/8/1864-8/20/1865) (7/7/1866-8/28/1884) (6/12/1869-6/12/1869) (6/10/1870-11/10/1889) (5/12/1872-8/5/1947) (married Rachel Cunningham) (11/29/1875-3/23/1927) (married William Thomas Morris and Charles C. Sullivan) (5/28/1878-5/28/1963) (married Jennie Luemma Laub) (8/22/1881-10/15/1944) (married Shadrach Harris Jones) (9/17/1883-4/12/1961) (married Mary Susanna Bryner) |
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Second Wife and Children: Josephine Langley Crossgrove Cannon Charles Crossgrove Cannon John Cannon Mary Alice Cannon Effie Cannon Leonora Cannon Erastus Snow Cannon Bayard Cannon Eugene Cannon Theresa Cannon Claude Cannon Raymond Cannon |
(9/7/1848-10/23/1929) (married 10/19/1867) (xx/xx/1869-xx/xx/1869) (xx/xx/1871-xx/xx/1871) (xx/xx/1873-xx/xx/1873) (xx/xx/1875-xx/xx/1875) (xx/xx/1876-xx/xx/1899) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/1878-xx/xx/1883) (xx/xx/1881-xx/xx/1968) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/1883-xx/xx/1955) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/1885-xx/xx/1979) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/1887-xx/xx/1976) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/1890-xx/xx/1977) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) |
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Third Wife and Children: Rhoda Ann Knell Cannon Evelyn Knell Cannon Robert Knell Cannon Wilford Woodruff Cannon Clarence Cannon Rhoda Knell Cannon Walter Cannon Clara Cannon Vernon Cannon Douglas Cannon Earl Cannon Harold B Cannon |
(5/7/1858-5/23/1945) (married 6/20/1877) (4/10/1878-11/1/1959) (married Joseph Walter Webb and Robert Parker Woodbury) (11/9/1879-2/20/1880) (11/20/1880-9/1/1973) (married Marie Kathryn Anderson) (3/20/1883-11/21/1883) (9/10/1885-3/13/1914) (married Hyrum Alma Bryner) (7/5/1888-8/13/1957) (married Leah Sullivan) (5/30/1891-10/31/1990) (married Milton Burgess) (5/20/1894-8/14/1970) (married Ada Larson) (8/15/1897-10/24/1985) (married Henrietta Amelia Christensen and Esther Lucille Laub) (4/24/1900-4/10/1985) (married Alice Parry) (3/14/1903-3/15/1992) (married Vernessa Fern Jones) |
PHOTOS
 WCHS-04640 David age 20 or 21 |
 WCHS-04641 Wilhelmina at age 18 |
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REFERENCES
Cannon Family Historical TreasuryEdited by Beatrice Cannon Evans and Janath Russell Cannon, 1967
See pages 238-272 for the David Henry Cannon family.
David H. Cannon Website
David H. Cannon home in St. George
Story of the Sego Lilly
Story of the St. George Tabernacle Windows
FamilySearch entry for David Henry Cannon
Find-A-Grave entry for David Henry Cannon
FamilySearch entry for Wilhelmina Logan Mousley
Find-A-Grave entry for Wilhelmina Logan Mousley Cannon
FamilySearch entry for Josephine Langley Crossgrove
Find-A-Grave entry for Josephine Langley Crossgrove Cannon
FamilySearch entry for Rhoda Ann Knell
Find-A-Grave entry for Rhoda Ann Knell Cannon
Angus M. Cannon letter to David H. Cannon, October 14, 1905
" Transcription by Fred J. Fagergren
David H. Cannon letter to Angus M. Cannon, April 13, 1906
" Transcription by Fred J. Fagergren
Angus M. Cannon letter to David H. Cannon, July 19, 1906
" Transcription by Fred J. Fagergren
Angus M. Cannon letter to David H. Cannon, August 7, 1906
Angus M. Cannon letter to David H. Cannon, November 4, 1909
Angus M. Cannon letter to David H. Cannon, November 22, 1909
Angus M. Cannon letter to David H. Cannon, November 23, 1909