CANTWELL, Jonathan Keeney

1818 - Abt 1905  (86 years)

• Name	CANTWELL, Jonathan Keeney
  Born	28 Jan 1818	Brookfield, Shelby, Indiana
  Gender	Male
  Died	Abt 1905	Bluff City, Harper County, Kansas
  Person ID	I11698	Uriah Davis I - Genealogy
  Last Modified	21 Jun 2018

  
  

  Father	CANTWELL, Adam,   b. 14 Nov 1786, North Carolina ,   d. 21 Sep 1850  (Age 63 years)
  Mother	SIMMONS, Sarah,   b. 13 May 1788, Westfield, Surry County, North Carolina ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	29 Nov 1809	Sequachie Valley, Jefferson County, Tennessee
  Family ID	F3805	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	STARR, Catherine Louisa,   b. Abt 1824, North Carolina ,   d. Between 1859 and 1864, Missourri  (Age ~ 35 years)
  Married	Abt 1840	Indiana
  Children	1. CANTWELL, Catherine,   b. Abt 1842, Indiana ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. CANTWELL, Sarah E.,   b. Abt 1849, Missourri ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. CANTWELL, John Marquis Lafayette,   b. 18 Aug 1852, Kahoka, Clark County, Missouri ,   d. 14 Oct 1933, Magalia Or Biggs, Butte County, California  (Age 81 years)   4. CANTWELL, Benton A.,   b. Abt 1856, Missourri ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. CANTWELL, Ella,   b. Abt 1859,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	24 Jun 2018
  Family ID	F3396	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	SPEARS, Mary A.,   b. Jul 1833, Kentucky ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	10 Nov 1864	Clark County, Missourri
  Children	1. CANTWELL, William A.,   b. Abt 1866,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. CANTWELL, Mary B.,   b. Abt 1868,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. CANTWELL, Clarence,   b. Abt 1871,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. CANTWELL, Clinton,   b. Abt 1874,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. CANTWELL, Homer,   b. Feb 1876,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. CANTWELL, Joseph Edmond,   b. Jul 1879,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	24 Jun 2018
  Family ID	F3804	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  The 1850 census finds Jonathan and his young family living in Clark Co., Missourri (19th Dist., p. 266), as follows: Jonathan Cantwell, 28, male, farmer, b. Indiana Louisa ", 26, female, b. North Carolina Catharine ", 8, female, b. Indiana Sarah E. ", 11months, female, b. Missourri - Nearby are Jonathan's parents; Adam, 63, and Sarah, 62, both of North Carolina, and Jonathan's brother A.R. (Andrew R.), 26, b. Indiana. Andrew's family included his wife Sarah Ann, 21, b. Ohio, and their daughter, 2 year old Polina Jane Cantwell, b. Iowa. - December 1, 1851, Jonathan bought 40 acres in Clark Co., MO, from the land office of Palmyra. - September 1, 1856, Jonathan bought 40 acres in Knox Co., MO, from the land office of Palmyra. - The family was in Jefferson Township, Chamberburg P.O., Clark Co., MO. on the 1860 census (p. 199 / 747), as follows: Jonathan Cantwell, 40, male, Farmer, $1000 real estate, $800 personal, b. Indiana Louisa ", 39, female, b. Indiana Catherine ", 17, female, b. Indiana (next page) John ", 11, male, b. Missourri Benton ", 4, male, b. Missourri - By 1870 Jonathan had re-married in Jefferson Township, Chamberburg P.O., Clark Co., MO. (p. 15 / 543) The family appeared as follows: Cantwell, Jonathan, 55, male, white, farmer, $3000 RE, $700 personal, b. Indiana " Mary Ann, 35, female, white, keeps house, b. Kentucky " Benton, 14, male, white, works on farm, b. Missourri " Ella, 11, female, white, b. Missourri " Benjamin (McKee, step-son), 8, male white, b. Missourri " William, 4, male, white, b. Missourri " Mary B., 2, female, white, b. Missourri - The 1880 census ensus Place Stohrville, Harper, Kansas (p. 408D). Jonathon Cantwell Self M Male W 62 IN Farmer TN TN Mary Ann Cantwell Wife M Female W 45 KY Keeping House KY KY Benton A. Cantwell Son S Male W 23 MO At Home IN KY William A. Cantwell Son S Male W 14 MO At Home IN KY Mary B. Cantwell Dau S Female W 12 MO At Home IN KY Clarence Cantwell Son S Male W 9 MO At Home IN KY Clinten Cantwell Son S Male W 6 MO At School IN KY Homer Cantwell Son S Male W 4 MO At Home IN KY Joseph E. Cantwell Son S Male W 10M KS At Home IN KY - By the 1900 census a 82 year old Jonathan was living in the house of his step-son Benjamin McKee (38) in Silver Creek Township, Harper Co., Kansas (ED 63, Sh 4). also there were wife Mary (66), and youngest sons; Homer (24) and Edmund (20) (A.K.A. Joseph Edmund).