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Cannon, Quayle, 1879-1950

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1879 - 1950

Biographical History

Quayle Cannon (1879-1950) was a farmer in Salt Lake City, Utah, who served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to Switzerland from 1902 to 1904.

Quayle Cannon was born on December 30, 1879, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to parents Angus M. Cannon and Ann Mousley. He worked as a stenographer before his mission to Switzerland from 1902 to 1904. On September 20, 1905, Cannon married Eugenia Silver in Salt Lake City, Utah. Later in life, he worked in real estate and farming. Quayle Cannon died on August 26, 1950, in Salt Lake City Utah.

Citation:
Familysearch.org, July 21, 2011 (Quayle Cannon; b. Dec 30, 1879 in Salt Lake City; parents Angus M. Cannon and Ann Mousley; m. Sept 20, 1905 in Salt Lake City; d. Aug 26, 1950 in Salt Lake City)

Ancestry.com, July 21, 2011 (worked as a stenographer; served mission in Zurich; worked in real estate and farming)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Quayle Cannon mission journals and Book of Mormon, 1888-1904

 Sub-Series — Carton 1: Series 1, Folder: 9-12
Identifier: MSS 6154 Series 1 Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents

Contains papers and missionary journals from Quayle Cannon written while on a mission in Switzerland for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and thereafter. Includes two mission journals, a transcript of one of the journals, and a copy of the Book of Mormon. Dated 1888-1904.

Dates: 1888-1904
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 6154, Donald Q. Cannon faculty and family papers / Cannon family journals and papers

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