Rebecca Ellen (Close) Cantrell was born on December 1, 1844, and died at age 80 years old on July 2, 1925. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Rebecca Ellen (Close) Cantrell.
He was my great grandfather and we visted him several times in Green County, KY. He was a farmer and teacher. I asked him why he didn't go to CA. during the gold rush and he said he had his family and everything he needed here in KY.
Portrait photographs and paintings of our loved ones and ancestors.
Before photos we had paintings of family members - most usually these were reserved for the well off. The era of modern photography began with the daguerreotype, in 1839. Since the advent of photogr...