This page collects information about people with surname "Cannon" who were known or believed to have lived in Washington County, Utah .
Notable Individuals
David Henry Cannon (1838-1924) - LDS Missionary to California (1857) and England (1869), led a 1861 Wagon train leader to Utah and was part of the Dixie Mission that same year where he became originated the Sego Lily Story. Member of St. George Stake high council, stake presidency and the served nearly 30 years as president of the St. George Utah Temple .
Wilhelmina Logan Mousley (1840-1918) - A TV episode of Death Valley Days : "Sego Lilies" (1953) tells the story of Wilhemina and her husband David (above) being called to leave Salt Lake City to settle in the Dixie territory (that would become St. George, UT). She missed the comforts of Salt Lake and grew weary of the barren desert of southern Utah. She told her husband she would be willing to stay if he could find just one beautiful thing in the area. David broke his leg while climbing a hill to gather some Sego Lilies for his wife. The Sego Lily convinced her to stay, and went on to become the Utah state flower.
Leonora Cannon Gardner (1840-1924) - married to Robert Gardner (1819-1906) , who was Dixie Mission pioneer, settler of Pine Valley, Utah and first bishop of the church in St. George, Utah .
Notable Landmarks
St George Temple
The St. George Utah Temple (formerly the St. George Temple ) of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) in St. George, Utah . Completed in 1877, it was the church's third temple completed, but the first in Utah , following the migration west of Mormon pioneers from Nauvoo, Illinois , following the death of the church's founder, Joseph Smith (1805-1844) . It has been the place for marriages and temple ordinances for many LDS families in the area.
See Also
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Familypedia people with surname Cannon in Washington County, Utah
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Born in Washington County, Utah
Birth place Birth date Father Mother Joined with-g1 Amanda Mousley Cannon (1870-1889) St. George , Washington County , Utah , United States 10 June 1870 David Henry Cannon (1838-1924) Wilhelmina Logan Mousley (1840-1918) Ambrose Mason Cannon (1893-1967) St. George , Washington County , Utah , United States 3 July 1893 David Henry Cannon (1860-1944) Camilla Ensign Mason (1861-1941) Annie Cross Hoyt (1897-1976) Angus Mousley Cannon (1872-1947) St. George , Washington County , Utah , United States 23 June 1872 David Henry Cannon (1838-1924) Wilhelmina Logan Mousley (1840-1918) Rachel Cunningham (1877-1941) Ann Mousley Cannon (1864-1865) St. George , Washington County , Utah , United States 18 August 1864 David Henry Cannon (1838-1924) Wilhelmina Logan Mousley (1840-1918) Elizabeth Munn Cannon (1869-1869) St. George , Washington County , Utah , United States 12 January 1869 David Henry Cannon (1838-1924) Wilhelmina Logan Mousley (1840-1918) George Quayle Cannon (1866-1884) St. George , Washington County , Utah , United States 7 July 1866 David Henry Cannon (1838-1924) Wilhelmina Logan Mousley (1840-1918) Kenneth Mason Cannon (1897-1981) St. George , Washington County , Utah , United States 25 October 1897 David Henry Cannon (1860-1944) Camilla Ensign Mason (1861-1941) Madge Morrill (1905-1990) Lewis Ray Cannon (1878-1963) St. George , Washington County , Utah , United States 28 May 1878 David Henry Cannon (1838-1924) Wilhelmina Logan Mousley (1840-1918) Jennie Luemma Laub (1882-1958) Wilhelmina Mousley Cannon (1875-1927) St. George , Washington County , Utah , United States 29 November 1875 David Henry Cannon (1838-1924) Wilhelmina Logan Mousley (1840-1918) Charles Sullivan (1879-1951)
Baptised in Washington County, Utah
Married in Washington County, Utah
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Birth place Baptism place Wedding1 date Wedding1 place Joined with-g1 Ambrose Mason Cannon (1893-1967) St. George , Washington County , Utah , United States 26 February 1923 St. George , Washington County , Utah Annie Cross Hoyt (1897-1976) Kenneth Mason Cannon (1897-1981) St. George , Washington County , Utah , United States 28 November 1928 St. George , Washington County , Utah Madge Morrill (1905-1990) Lewis Ray Cannon (1878-1963) St. George , Washington County , Utah , United States 2 May 1901 St. George , Washington County , Utah Jennie Luemma Laub (1882-1958) Wilhelmina Mousley Cannon (1875-1927) St. George , Washington County , Utah , United States 6 June 1899 St. George , Washington County , Utah Charles Sullivan (1879-1951)
Died in Washington County, Utah
See also Category:Died in Washington County, Utah
Death date Death place Birth place Father Mother Joined with Amanda Mousley Cannon (1870-1889) 10 November 1889 St. George , Washington County , Utah , United States St. George , Washington County , Utah , United States David Henry Cannon (1838-1924) Wilhelmina Logan Mousley (1840-1918) Ann Mousley Cannon (1864-1865) 20 August 1865 St. George , Washington County , Utah , United States St. George , Washington County , Utah , United States David Henry Cannon (1838-1924) Wilhelmina Logan Mousley (1840-1918) David Henry Cannon (1838-1924) 24 December 1924 St. George , Washington County , Utah , United States Liverpool , Lancashire , England , United Kingdom George Cannon (1794-1844) Anne Quayle (1798-1842) Wilhelmina Logan Mousley (1840-1918) + Josephine Langley Crossgrove (1848-1929) + Rhoda Ann Knell (1858-1945) David Henry Cannon (1860-1944) 20 March 1944 St. George , Washington County , Utah , United States Salt Lake City , Salt Lake County , Utah , United States David Henry Cannon (1838-1924) Wilhelmina Logan Mousley (1840-1918) Camilla Ensign Mason (1861-1941) Elizabeth Munn Cannon (1869-1869) 12 January 1869 St. George , Washington County , Utah , United States St. George , Washington County , Utah , United States David Henry Cannon (1838-1924) Wilhelmina Logan Mousley (1840-1918) George Quayle Cannon (1866-1884) 28 August 1884 St. George , Washington County , Utah , United States St. George , Washington County , Utah , United States David Henry Cannon (1838-1924) Wilhelmina Logan Mousley (1840-1918) Leonora Cannon (1840-1924) 11 October 1924 Pine Valley , Washington County , Utah , United States Liverpool , Lancashire , England , United Kingdom George Cannon (1794-1844) Anne Quayle (1798-1842) Reddin Alexander Allred (1822-1900) + Robert Gardner (1819-1906) Wilhelmina Mousley Cannon (1875-1927) 22 March 1927 St. George , Washington County , Utah , United States St. George , Washington County , Utah , United States David Henry Cannon (1838-1924) Wilhelmina Logan Mousley (1840-1918) Charles Sullivan (1879-1951) + William Thomas Morris (1861-1946)
Buried in Washington County, Utah
Remains date Remains place Birth place Baptism place Father Mother Joined with Ambrose Mason Cannon (1893-1967) 9999 St. George City Cemetery , Washington County , Utah St. George , Washington County , Utah , United States David Henry Cannon (1860-1944) Camilla Ensign Mason (1861-1941) Annie Cross Hoyt (1897-1976) Angus Mousley Cannon (1872-1947) 9999 St. George City Cemetery , Washington County , Utah St. George , Washington County , Utah , United States David Henry Cannon (1838-1924) Wilhelmina Logan Mousley (1840-1918) Rachel Cunningham (1877-1941) David Henry Cannon (1838-1924) 9999 St. George City Cemetery , Washington County , Utah Liverpool , Lancashire , England , United Kingdom George Cannon (1794-1844) Anne Quayle (1798-1842) Wilhelmina Logan Mousley (1840-1918) + Josephine Langley Crossgrove (1848-1929) + Rhoda Ann Knell (1858-1945) David Henry Cannon (1860-1944) 9999 St. George City Cemetery , Washington County , Utah Salt Lake City , Salt Lake County , Utah , United States David Henry Cannon (1838-1924) Wilhelmina Logan Mousley (1840-1918) Camilla Ensign Mason (1861-1941) Kenneth Mason Cannon (1897-1981) 9999 St. George City Cemetery , Washington County , Utah St. George , Washington County , Utah , United States David Henry Cannon (1860-1944) Camilla Ensign Mason (1861-1941) Madge Morrill (1905-1990) Leonora Cannon (1840-1924) 9999 Pine Valley Cemetery , Washington County , Utah , United States Liverpool , Lancashire , England , United Kingdom George Cannon (1794-1844) Anne Quayle (1798-1842) Reddin Alexander Allred (1822-1900) + Robert Gardner (1819-1906)