Cannon Townsend, died 1855

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Cannon Townsend, aka Charles C. Cannon, was the young son of Absolom Townsend and his wife, the former Eleanor  Bowe. Cannon Townsend was born in 1849, and died in 1855. He is buried in Section 12, Lot 8 of Oakland Cemetery in Erie County, Ohio.

The name Cannon was the surname of Cannon Townsend's paternal grandmother, Esther Mary Cannon. Many members of the extended Townsend family settled in Erie County, Ohio, after moving here from New England states.

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