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Descendants of John Cannedy

Generation No. 2

2. JAMES² CANNEDY (JOHN¹) was born March 08, 1790 in Darlington, South Carolina, and died January 19, 1872 in Rockbridge Twp, Greene Co, Illinois. He married ELIZA GRIZZLE September 16, 1816 in Warren County, Tennessee.

Notes for JAMES CANNEDY:
MOVED TO WARREN CO TENNESSEE IN 1807
MILITARY - VOL IN WAR OF 1812, ENLISTED IN CAPT JAMES TATE'S COMPANY 3RD TENN REGIMENT, THOMAS JOHNSON BRIGADE, GEN JACKSON'S DIVISION AT MCMINNVILLE, WARREN CO TENN. ON 28 JAN 1814. SGT UNDER GEN ANDREW JACKSON. DISCHARGED AT FAYETTEVILLE, TENN ON 9 MAY 1814. IN BATTLE OF HORSESHOE BEND, TALLAPOOSA CO
ALA.
      Operated a tavern, or inn, on the post road between Nashville and Knoxville in DeKalb County, Tennessee. Among regular guests of the inn was Andrew Jackson, who at that time was a prominent attorney and made regular trips between the two cities conducting his law practice.
In 1829 made trip to Illinois, without his family, perhaps in search of his parents who had gone there severals years earlier. Then he returned to Tennessee, disposed of his tavern etc. and set out with his family in spring of 1830 to Illinois.
      After the winter of 1830-31 (known in Illinois history as the "Winter of the Deep Snow") and the following summer which was wet and cold a killing frost came in September 12th which damaged the few acres of corn to such an extent it was worthless for food or seed. There was a lot of cholera in Greene County and the Black Hawk war was going on north of there. The Cannedy family was discouraged and returned to Tennessee and stayed until 1834.
      In 1834 they returned to Illinois , traveling in ox cart and on foot. it was during this trip that one daughter, Julia, fell from the cart and broke her hip, which caused to her to be a cripple for life.

      Both he and his wife are buried in the Cannedy Cemetery, 2 1/2 miles south of Greenfield, IL.

Notes for ELIZA GRIZZLE:
SURNAME - Reported as Griswold in some sources

Children of JAMES CANNEDY and ELIZA GRIZZLE are:

3.	i.	WILLIAM H³ CANNEDY, b. July 16, 1817, DeKalb Co, Tennessee; d. May 28, 1897, Green Co, Illinois.
4.	ii.	GEORGE W CANNEDY, b. 1818, Warren Co Tennessee; d. January 27, 1899, Rockbridge Twp, Green Co, Illinois.
	iii.	JOHN QUINCY ADAMS CANNEDY, b. February 01, 1820, Warren Co Tennessee; d. April 19, 1867, Kans, Greene Co, Illinois; m. LULA POPE.
	iv.	ASA JEFFERSON CANNEDY, b. 1821, Warren Co Tennessee; d. April 23, 1897, Fayette, Green Co, Illinois; m. SARAH ANN MCBRIDE, October 30, 1851, Greene County, Illinois.
	v.	JAMES CALHOUN CANNEDY, b. September 13, 1823, Warren Co Tennessee; d. October 14, 1859, Greenfield, Greene County, Illinois; m. TEMPERANCE SPRADLEY, July 23, 1853, Green Co, Illinois.
5.	vi.	ANDREW JACKSON CANNEDY, b. May 13, 1825, Warren Co Tennessee; d. August 15, 1874, Fayette, Green Co, Illinois.
6.	vii.	STEPHEN DOUGLAS CANNEDY, b. January 29, 1826, Warren Co Tennessee; d. October 1911, MCKinney Texas.
	viii.	DAVID D CANNEDY, b. 1827, Warren Co Tennessee; m. LUCRETIA LUSK, July 26, 1848, Greene County, Illinois.
7.	ix.	JULIA ANN C. CANNEDY, b. 1832, Greenfield, Greene County, Illinois.
8.	x.	OLIVER HOUSTON CANNEDY, b. 1836, Greenfield, Greene County, Illinois; d. 1900.
	xi.	INFANT CANNEDY, b. January 1836; d. January 1836.
9.	xii.	A J CANNEDY, b. 1838.
10.	xiii.	MARTIN VAN BUREN CANNEDY, b. April 09, 1842, Greenfield, Greene County, Illinois; d. February 06, 1931, Greenfield, Greene County, Illinois.

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