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Jonathan Cantrell (Hiram) was born on Feb 11 1828 in Pike County,Kentucky. He died on Mar 27 1865 in Wise County Virginia. The cause of death was Killed in Civil War.


Johnston was killed during the Civil War
he saw his son George Cantrell one time as he passed by the
family in Pike County KY.
he was a Private
10th Regiment, Kentucky Confederate Army Co K.

10th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry
10th Cavalry Regiment was formed during the fall of 1863
using May' sKentucky Mounted Battalion as its nucleus. It
contained men from Kentucky and Virginia. The unit served
in the Department of East Tennessee and the Department of
Western Virginia and East Tennessee, and skirmished
invarious conflicts in Tennessee, Virginia, and Kentucky. In
the spring of 1865 it disbanded. The field officers were
Colonels George R. Diamond ,Andrew J. May, and Edwin

Trimble, and Major William R. Lee.


Jonathan married (1) Nancy Clay on Jul 2 1850 in Letcher County Kentucky.

They had the following children:

i. Arminda Cantrell was born in 1851 in Pike County,Kentucky.

ii. Chesley Cantrell was born in 1853 in Pike County,Kentucky.

iii. Maston Cantrell was born in 1855 in Pike County,Kentucky.


Jonathan married (2) Mary Polly Mullins daughter of Booker Wilbur Mullins and Nancy Jane Potter on Apr 17 1858 in Pike County,Kentucky. Mary was born on Apr 7 1838 in Perry County,Kentucky. She died on Jun 10 1872 in Kanawha County,West Virginia.

They had the following children:

iv. Rhoda Elizabeth Cantrell was born in Dec 1859 in Pike County,Kentucky.

v. James Hiram Cantrell was born in Dec 1859.

vi. Levi Cantrell was born in 1860 in Pike County,Kentucky.

vii. John Wilson Cantrell was born in May 1862.

viii. Jake Cantrell was born on Jun 25 1863. He died on Apr 5 1956.

ix. George W. Cantrell was born on Apr 22 1865. He died on Mar 21 1946.

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