Cannon, Annie Wells, 1859-1942
Dates
- Existence: 1859 - 1942
Biographical History
Annie Wells Cannon (1859-1942) was a prominent woman of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and active in local Utah government.
Elizabeth Anne ("Annie") Wells was born to Emmeline Branch Woodward and Daniel Hammer Wells in Salt Lake City, Utah on December 7, 1895. She attended the University of Deseret. Annie married John Quayle Cannon on March 17, 1880, and together they had twelve children.
During her life Annie was the first president of the War Mothers of Utah, served as president of the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers, and was actively involved in the Red Cross. From 1919 to the end of her life, Annie was on the Relief Society General Board. She was a member of the Utah State Legislature in 1913-1915 and 1921. In 1921 she was appointed by President Herbert Hoover to be the chairman for Utah's European Relief Drive. She died on September 2, 1942 in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Citation:
Journals, 1877-1942 t.p.(Annie Wells Cannon, b. 1859 d. 1942)Our legacy: Relief Society centennial anthology of verse by Latter-day Saint women, 1835-1942, 1941: t.p. (Annie Wells Cannon)
UPB files, July 15, 2002 (Annie Wells Cannon; b. 7 September 1859, Salt Lake City to Daniel Hanmer Wells and Emmeline Blanche Woodward Wells; married John Q Cannon and had twelve children; activist for women's suffrage; member of the Utah State Legislature from 1913-1915 and again in 1921; d. 2 September 1942)
UPB files, Jan. 26, 2017 (Annie Wells Cannon; m. Mar. 17, 1880; president of War Mothers of Utah 1918; appointed to Relief Society General Board 1919; chairman of Utah's European Relief Drive in early 1921; Red Cross work; attended University of Deseret; talk from her funeral describes service in Utah House of Representatives)
FamilySearch, Jan. 26, 2017 (Elizabeth Anne ("Annie") Wells; b. Dec. 7, 1895; d. September 2, 1942; parents Emmeline B. Wells and Daniel H. Wells; spouse John Quayle Cannon) https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NQHS-DMX
Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:
Annie Wells Cannon and family photographs, approximately 1877-1963
Contains, photographs, including portraits, of Annie Wells Cannon and family members. Dated approximately 1877 to 1963.
Cannon and Willis families papers
Annie Wells Cannon journals
The collection contains the journals and typescript of the journals of Annie Wells Cannon from 30 June 1877 - 1 September 1942, papers, other miscellaneous materials.
Emmeline B. Wells and Annie Wells Cannon papers, approximately 1877-1963
Papers of Emmeline B. Wells and Annie Wells Cannon, including biographies, a pedigree chart, a medal of service, letters, poetry, and a geography coursebook. Materials dated approximately 1877 to 1963.
Emmeline B. Wells and Annie Wells Cannon photographs, approximately 1877-1963
Contains photographs of the family of Emmeline B. Wells and Annie Cannon Wells. Photographs are of family members, some unidentified. Also contains scrapbooks with photographs and clippings, and loose ephemera from scrapbooks. Date dapproximately 1877 to 1963.
Scrapbook and loose materials, approximately 1897-1960
Contains loose scrapbook material, such as clippings, photographs, postcards, and other ephemera. Also contains a scrapbook tited "The Ideal Scrapbook," with clippings, photographs, and other ephemera. Materials dated approximately 1897 to 1960.
Phyllis Southwick papers
Correspondence, writings, photographs, newspaper clippings, date books, and other ephemera related to the life and career of Phyllis Southwick. Materials of Margaret Cannon Clayton, Emmeline B. Wells, Elizabeth Ann "Annie" Wells Cannon, as well as the Cannon and Wells families are included and are focused on civic activism in Utah, higher education instruction, and women suffrage movements. Materials dated 1889 to 1982.
Unidentified photographs, approximately 1910-1940
Contains photographs of unidentified individuals, dated approximately 1910 to 1940.
Emmeline B. Wells and Annie Wells Cannon collection
Collection contains papers and photographs from the lives of Emmeline B. Wells and Annie Wells Cannon. The papers mostly include biographies, though a pedigree chart and a medal of service are also of note. Most of the photographs are connected to Cannon, with several coming from a large scrapbook. Dated approximately 1877 to 1963.
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