  Oscar M. Cannon 18 May 1848 - 2 June 1931 Dallas Morning News June 3, 1931 OSCAR M. CANNON, 83, DIES AT VAN ALSTYNE (Special to The News) Van Alstyne, Texas, June 2 - Oscar M. Cannon, 83, died Tuesday morning at his home here. Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon at the family residence with burial in the Cannon Cemetery. Mr. Cannon was born in South Carolina, and at the age of 4 years, with his parents and twelve brothers and sisters, came to Texas, locating at what is now known as the Cannon community, six miles east of Van Alstyne, fifteen years before the town of Van Alstyne was established. Mr. Cannon is the last of the large family to pass away. The family has been prominent in the building of South Grayson County and is well known. Mr. Cannon was a member of the Mantua Masonic Lodge No. 209, A.F. & A.M., and was the oldest member in both years of membership and age. He was never married and for the last several years a niece, Mrs. Sam Morrison, has been his housekeeper. Mr. Cannon is an uncle of Mrs. Walter Barron of Dallas. Cannon Cemetery Susan Hawkins © 2024 Grayson County TXGenWeb |