Cornelius Baird Canon

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Cornelius Baird Canon

Birth
Delaware County, New York, USA
Death
2 Aug 1895 (aged 73)
Emmet County, Iowa, USA
Burial
Armstrong, Emmet County, Iowa, USA Add to Map
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ARMSTRONG JOURNAL, FRIDAY 09 AUG 1895:

Death of C.B. Canon. The death of Mr. C.B. Canon occurred at his home near Armstrong last Friday afternoon.

Mr. Canon arose in the morning feeling apparently as good as usual and attended to all the little chores about the house and barn. About ten o'clock he stepped out to the well, which is only about twenty feet from the house, to get a drink of water and on returning became dizzy, staggered and fell. His little grandson saw him fall and assisted him to arise and enter the house where he laid down on a bed never to rise again. He died at about four o'clock in the afternoon.

Mr. Canon was a man 73 years old and was a pioneer in Emmet county, coming here in 1873. He was a member of the M.E. church and was a good consciencious [sic] christian man. The funeral services were held on Friday afternoon from the M.E. church, Rev. Yeoman conducting the ceremony and his remains were laid to rest in the Armstrong cemetery. The funeral procession numbered about fifty teams conveying about two hundred people who had come to pay their last tribute to the venerable old gentleman. Peace be to his ashes and honor to his memory.

ARMSTRONG JOURNAL, FRIDAY 09 AUG 1895:

Death of C.B. Canon. The death of Mr. C.B. Canon occurred at his home near Armstrong last Friday afternoon.

Mr. Canon arose in the morning feeling apparently as good as usual and attended to all the little chores about the house and barn. About ten o'clock he stepped out to the well, which is only about twenty feet from the house, to get a drink of water and on returning became dizzy, staggered and fell. His little grandson saw him fall and assisted him to arise and enter the house where he laid down on a bed never to rise again. He died at about four o'clock in the afternoon.

Mr. Canon was a man 73 years old and was a pioneer in Emmet county, coming here in 1873. He was a member of the M.E. church and was a good consciencious [sic] christian man. The funeral services were held on Friday afternoon from the M.E. church, Rev. Yeoman conducting the ceremony and his remains were laid to rest in the Armstrong cemetery. The funeral procession numbered about fifty teams conveying about two hundred people who had come to pay their last tribute to the venerable old gentleman. Peace be to his ashes and honor to his memory.