Martha Telle Cannon correspondence, 1880-1902

Series

Identifier: MSS 7426 Series 2

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Seven letters, from 1880 to 1902. Six are addressed to Martha Telle Cannon from a variety of family members, and one is from Martha Telle Cannon to Lewis Telle Cannon.

Dates

Creation: 1880-1902

Creator

Cannon, Martha Telle, 1846-1928 (correspondent, Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Open for public research.

Conditions Governing Use

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Biographical / Historical

Martha Telle Cannon (1846-1928) was a school teacher in Utah and the fourth wife of Latter-day Saint Apostle George Q. Cannon.

Martha Telle Cannon was born May 28, 1846, to Amelia Ann Rogers and Josiah Lewis Telle in Saint Louis, Missouri. Following the death of her parents, Martha was adopted by George and Hester A. Beebe, the latter being the sister of Amelia Ann Rogers. She lived with her adoptive parents in Polk City, Iowa, and moved west to Utah with them in 1960. The Beebe family returned to Iowa a short while later. In 1866, after graduating from the University of Iowa, Martha Cannon came back to Utah as a school teacher.

Martha Telle was married to George Q. Cannon in 1868. She was his fourth wife. The couple raised nine children: Hester and Amelia (twins), Lewis, Brigham, Willard, Grace, Radcliffe, Espey, and Collins. Martha passed away on February 5, 1928.