John Griffin Canterbury

1849 - 1924  (75 years)

• Name	John Griffin Canterbury  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Birth	7 Apr 1849	Fayette County, West Virginia, USA   [1, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Family Search ID	9N9R-4Y1
  Residence	1860	Peach Tree, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA   [7]
  	10 Age: 10
  Burial	1924	Pineknob, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA   [1]
  Death	26 Jul 1924	Dry Creek, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I12491	Cock_Goad Family | Cock_Goad Family of Virginia
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Rufus Canterbury,   b. 1814, Virginia, USA d. 10 Nov 1895, Pineknob, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA (Age 81 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Susanna Dickens,   b. 27 Mar 1821, Grayson County, Virginia, USA d. 9 May 1880, Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA (Age 59 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	21 May 1840	Fayette County, West Virginia, USA   [8, 9, 10]
  Family ID	F7583	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Minerva A Pettry,   b. 1851, Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA d. 23 Apr 1881, Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA (Age 30 years)
  Marriage	31 Oct 1869	Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA   [4]
  Children	1. David William Canterbury,   b. 29 Aug 1870, Pineknob, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA d. 22 Apr 1956, Rock Creek, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA (Age 85 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 2. George Oley Canterbury,   b. 10 Jun 1878, Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA d. 30 Aug 1930, Dry Creek, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA (Age 52 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F13559	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Ellen Scarbrough,   b. 1848, Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA d. 10 Jul 1894, Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA (Age 46 years)
  Marriage	3 Apr 1882	Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA   [2, 3]
  Children	+ 1. Rufus Bryan Canterbury,   b. 24 Mar 1885, Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA d. 23 Apr 1953 (Age 68 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 2. Miles Canterbury,   b. 5 Mar 1887, Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA d. 11 Jul 1937, Dry Creek, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA (Age 50 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 3. Angeline Canterbury,   b. 8 Mar 1889, Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA d. 20 Feb 1990 (Age 100 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F7593	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 7 Apr 1849 - Fayette County, West Virginia, USA Residence - 10 Age: 10 - 1860 - Peach Tree, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA Marriage - 31 Oct 1869 - Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA Marriage - 3 Apr 1882 - Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA Burial - 1924 - Pineknob, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA Death - 26 Jul 1924 - Dry Creek, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

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