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Benjamin CANNAFAX married 6 Nov.1788 Campbell County Va.to Nancy PATY. Benjamin is the son of John Cannafax and Nancy Ann RADFORD of Va. Benjamin and Nancy came to Greene County Georgia in about 1802, this the year he sold 50 acres. Ben drew in the 1805 Greene County land lottery.

Their children are:

1.Elijah Cannafax married Rebecca PEARL. Elijah is on the 1820 Walton Co. Ga. Census, 1830 Troup Co. Census, 1840 Tallapoosa Co. Alabama Census, 1850,1860 & 1870 Census records of Texas.

2.Benjamin Cannafax Jr.married Elizabeth FARROW. Benjamin is the 1830 Muscogee Co. Ga. Census, 1840 Russell Co. Ala. Census. I have no more records on him.

+ 3.John Cannafax married Anna DUKE. John is on the 1827 Pike Co. Ga. Tax records, 1830 Harris Co. Census. After Anna died he married Jane Euing 1842 Tallapoosa Co. Alabama.I believe he may have died in Alabama.

4. Sarah Ann Cannafax

+ 3.John Cannafax married Anna DUKE she is the daughter of Stephen DUKE and Sara WEBB.Stephen Duke left a will in Upson County Ga.1845 where he mentions John and Anna. John is on the 1827 Pike County Tax Digest.

Their Children are:

+ 5.Osborn Cannafax b.1 Jan.1813 d.17 Aug.1864 Company C 7th Reg.State Troops C.S.A. married 7 April 1842 Upson County Ga.to Frances Ann BOYT.b.3April 1822 d.14 Jan.1905 Pike County Ga.

Osburn Cannafax Grave Marker

6.Sarah Ann Cannafax b.Oct.1818.

7.Narcissa Ann Cannafax b.23 July 1827 married 19 Oct.1842 Tallapoosa Co. Alabama to Little B.DUNCAN.

+ 5.Osborn Cannafax married Frances Ann BOYT 7 April 1842 Upson Co.Ga. Frances is the daughter of James BOYT b.5 May 1793 d.29 Aug.1856 and Charlotte MATTHEWS. Charlotte is the daughter of Josiah Matthews, she and James Boyt are named in Josiah's Will , book "C" page 46&47 Pike County Ga, 1850.Osborn purchased 212 1/2 acres in Pike county 7 Dec. 1854 Lot 100 Dist. 8. from James B. Hanson Deed bk. K. pg. 485.

The information on the children of Osborn & Frances, concerning their birth,death & marriages comes from the family bible.Osborn is buried in the Fryer Cemetery in Lamar Co. Ga.Frances is buried in the Ebenezer Meth.Ch. in Lamar Co.Ga.

Their Children are:

8.Mary Jane Cannafax b.Feb.1843 d.11 March 1915 married Theo WILLIAMS b.31 Dec.1841 d.22 March 1915.

9.Martha Ann Cannafax b.6 Oct.1844 d.25 Sept.1879 married Theo Williams.Their children:

a.Frances Agnes Williams b. 18 June 1866.

b. Mary Elizabeth Williams b. 22 Sept. 1867

10.Patience Cannafax b.22 March 1846 d.6 July 1846.

11.Sara Virginia Cannafax b.18 Aug.1847 d.1908 married Monroe SIKES.

12.Georgia Elizabeth Cannafax b.12 Dec.1850 d.4 Jan.1910 married 26 Nov.1873 Larkin Jessie WILSON b.16 Aug.1850 d.7 April 1923.

13.John James Cannafax b.20 June 1852 d.5 Dec.1919 married Flora Elizabeth RICHARDSON. b. 11 Dec. 1858 d. 15 May 1896. Both are buried in Old Zebulon Rd. Cemetery in Barnesville, John James' grave is not marked but obit says he was buried in Barnesville, he was living in Griffin at the time of his death. Their Children :

a. Myrtie Roberta (Kate)Cannafax b. 23 Sept. 1880 d. 22 March 1960 married 10 Dec. 1900 to William Lawson Bishop, they had a child Flora Corrie Bishop married C.B. Mankin.

b. Josie Elizabeth Cannafax b. 12 Aug. 1882 d. 5 Aug. 1955 married Joe Berry Waldrop, they had three daughters.Thelma, Frances & Katheran.

c. Franklin Lafayette Cannafax b. 24 May 1887 d.Sept. 1947 married Lillian Ophelia Barnes. They had one son Frank Lafayette Cannafax Jr. b. 19 Feb. 1921 d. 14 Nov. 1988. Frank Cannafax Jr. married 16 Jan. 1946 to Grace Elizabeth Lamberth , they had one daughter Lillian Ann Cannafax, she has two children, Donald Frank McGinnis & Kingman Porter Herin lll.

d. Robert Marvin Cannafax b. 3 Feb. 1885 d. 6 Jan.1964. Never married.

e. Beatrice Cannafax died in childhood.

14.Obidia Judson Cannafax b.5 June 1854 d.11 Oct.1855.

15.Charles Osborn Cannafax b.16 Feb.1856 d.16 July 1920 married Edith Elizabeth CHAPMAN b.26 May 1856 d.25 Sept.1932. Both are buried at Ebenezer Meth. Ch. Lamar Co. Ga.

Their Children:

a. William Osborn Cannafax b. 11 Oct. 1878 d. 8 Nov. 1880.

b. Partianne Alberta (Annie)b. 16 June 1880 d. 2 Sept. 1951. married 18 July 1903 to George Washington Grant.

c. Sara Elizabeth Cannafax b. 4 Aug. 1882 d. 8 March 1959. married Willie Newton Reeves. No children.

d. Thomas C. Cannafax b. 5 Dec. 1884 d. 24 Feb. 1912 never married

e..Erastus Curtis Cannafax b. 11 June 1888 d. 9 March 1945. married Opal Cox. they had one child Sara born 14 Jan 1918 died 6 Mar. 2002. Married Emory Alfred Sykes Born 30 Aug. 1907 died Aug. 1979, both are buried at Peachtree Memorial Cemetery in Norcross Ga.

f. Frances Americus Cannafax b. 17 April 1891 d. 28 June 1974. Never Married.

+ 16.Henry Joe Cannafax b.1 Nov.1857 d.7 Oct.1901 married 11 Sept.1884 Pike County Ga.to Mattie V.BUSH b.30 Jan.1868 d.28 March 1929. Both are buried at Ebenezer Meth. Ch.Lamar Co. Ga.

17.Lucious Winkfield Cannafax b.8 Aug.1859 d.2Aug.1926 married Eugina CAUTHEN b.19 April 1865 d.7 March 1957. Both are buried at Ebenezer Meth. Ch. Lamar Co. Ga.

Children:

a. Mary Victoria Cannafax married J. William Horne Oct. 13,1915.

b. Truman Williamson Cannafax b. Sept. 30,1887 d. Nov. 18,1961 married Bessie Colquitt Oct. 11 1930. No Children.

c. Lucious Glenn Cannafax b.1889 d.1980. married Eva Hall. No Children.

d. James Horace Cannafax b. Dec. 26,1895 d.Oct.31,1965. married Nancy Slade Nov. 17,1917. b.June 25,1897 d.March 20,1971. one child Martha Gene.

e. Clarence Head married Mabel Rivers Nov. 26,1913. Two children, Clarence & Malissa.

18.Morgan Lafayette Cannafax b.16 Nov.1861 d.28 June.1935 married Charlie Varina Dedee BUSSEY b.16 Aug.1861 d.3 Jan.1945. Both are buried at Ebenezer Meth. Ch. Lamar Co. Ga.

Children:

a.Bessie Cannafax b.May 12,1888 d.March 7,1977. married John H. Milner Jan.14,1909.

Childre:

a. John H. Milner II 1910--1974 married Sarah Burns 1911--1988

b. Hugh Morgan Milner 1911--1993 married Frances Park Aug. 3,1923.

c. Helen Janet Milner 1913-- married Homer Lee Osborne.

d. Emily Grace Milner 1915--1970 married Don A. Chadwick. 2nd Carl Rogers.

e. Ruth Garland Milner 1918-- married Henry Andrew Housch.

f. Earl Robertson Milner 1920--- married Dot Andrews Cauthen. 2nd. Estelle Cochran.

g. Dudley Pyron Milner 1922---1996 married Jane Vining.

h. Jennie Dee Milner 1925-- married Willis Nathan Bussey.

i. Charles Claude Milner 1929-- married Beverly. 2nd. Margaret Hardy.

b. Dudley Cannafax b.Aug. 29,1890 d.Feb.1980. married Jane Todd d. Jan.1981. One daughter Jane Cannafax married an Elliott, three children.

c. Jessie Cannafax married Julian Tudor. Two children.

d. Earl Cannafax d. March 12,1976 married Russell Davis. One son Russell Jr.

The information on Narcissa Ann Cannafax & Little Bryant Duncan was given to me by a descendant.

7. Narcissa Ann Cannafax married Little Bryant Duncan

Children are:

19.Allen Duncan b.6 Aug.1843 d.11 Feb.1915

20. John Bryant Duncan b.7 March 1845 d.15 Jan.1865

21. Admiral Osburn Duncan b.11 March 1847 d.31 Jan.1881

22. Winright Duncan b.18 Dec.1848 d.12 April 1888

23. Sara Ann Duncan b.15 Nov.1850 d.26 Dec.1850

24. Ann Elsar Duncan b.15 Nov.1850 d.27 Dec.1850

25.Narcissa Ann Duncan b.26 March 1856 d.2 June 1892

26. Little Bryant Duncan b.28 March 1860 d.8 July 1860

27.Icie Benda Duncan b.4 June 1864 d.24 Feb.1904

+ 16.Henry Joe Cannafax married 11 Sept.1884 Pike Co.Ga.to Mattie V.BUSH She is the daughter of Jones BUSH b.1827 d.1913 and Lucinda ALLEN b.1835 d.1903. Henry purchased 50 acres in 1889 Lot 199 Dist 8. from J.D.Magouirt. Mortgage bk. H. pg. 286. In 1890 Henry purchased 53 acres Lot 164 & 191 Dist.8. from Mary Lifsey. Deed bk.U. pg. 369. Some of this property is owned by my cousin.

Children:

28.Charles O.Cannafax b.12 May 1885 d.29 June 1966 married Cora Lee WELLS b.20 May 1881 d.16 April 1950. They are buried at the Meth. Ch. in Zebulon,Ga.

Their Children:

a. Lucille Mattie Cannafax b. 30 July 1907 married William Howard Means 14 June 1935. they had two children, Charles & Martha.

b. Ella Lorice b. 17 Jan. 1909 d. 20 Nov. 1957 in auto accident, never married.

+ 29.Ollie Jones Cannafax b.20 April 1887 d.17 Dec.1965 married Mary Ella WOOD b.5 Sept 1887 d.14 Jan.1929. They are buried at Ebenezer Meth. Ch. Lamar Co. Ga.

30.Annie L.Cannafax b.7 Dec.1890 d.19 March 1980 married John A.GORDY b.5 Jan.1886 d.28 March 1955. They are buried at Ebenezer Meth. Ch. Lamar Co. Ga. No Children.

31.William Wyatt Cannafax b.26 July 1898 d.21 Nov.1931. Buried at Ebenezer Meth. Ch. Lamar Co. Ga.Never married.

+ 29.Ollie Jones Cannafax married 1 Oct 1905 Pike Co.Ga.to Mary Ella WOOD She is the daughter of John C.WOOD b.19 Aug.1857 d.27 Nov.1934 and Payola WALLER b.2 March 1858 d.30 Nov.1928

Ollie Jones & Mary Wood Cannafax House Purchased in 1912 Ollie & Mary's daughter in-law lives in the house today 2009.

Children are:

32.John Gordon Cannafax b.15 Dec.1906 d.24 April 1980 married Ethel OXFORD b.4 March 1912 d.4 Dec.1994. Buried at Ebenezer Meth. Ch. Lamar Co. Ga.

+ 33.Ollie Joe Cannafax b.17 Jan.1908 d.10 July 1940 married 24 Dec.1932 Evelyn BLANTON b.6 Aug.1910 d.29 Oct.1988.Buried at Meth Ch. in Zebulon, Ga. Pike Co.

34.Francis Marion Cannafax b.25 Jan.1911 d.18 Aug.1931.
Drowned in lake Burton. Buried at Ebenezer Meth. Ch. Lamar Co. Ga.

35.Jones Marvin Cannafax b.28 Dec.1919 d.28 Oct.1996 married 21 May 1948 Pauline HAND SHAW

32. John Gordon Cannafax married 18 July 1927 to Ethel OXFORD

Children are:

36.John Pope Cannafax b.26 Feb.1931. d. 4 May 2001 buried at Finchers Cemetery Hwy 109 Zebulon,Ga. married 3 Oct.1950 to Joanne COCHRAN

37. Larry Lamar Cannafax b.9 April 1933.d.23 April 1957.
Buried at Ebenezer Meth Ch. Lamar Co. Ga. Never married.

38.Mary Jean Cannafax married 1st to Donald Gilbert 2nd to Fred Wade

39.James Gordon Cannafax married 1 Feb.1963 to Connie Faye MONTGOMERY

+ 33.Ollie Joe Cannafax married 24 Dec.1932 to Evelyn BLANTON

Children are:

40.Betty Lou Cannafax married 11 Feb.1951 to Bobby J.HARRISON

+ 41.William Joe Cannafax married 12 Sept.1958 to June HUTCHISON

35. Jones Marvin Cannafax married 21 May 1948 to Pauline HAND SHAW

Children are:

42. Pauline's daughter from 1st marriage.Gail SHAW married Charles WILLIS

43. Pamala Susan Cannafax married 4 March 1973 to Robert L.CONNELL

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