Cannon, John A. & Ira E.

Cannon, John A.
Birth: 1848; Manassas, Prince William, VA
Death: 26 June 1921; Manassas, Prince William, VA
Burial: Manassas City Cemetery; Manassas, Prince William, VA
Occupation: Hotel Keeper; Builder/Carpenter/Contractor
Father: Francis J. Cannon (1824-1893)
Mother: Catherine (1821-1904)
Spouse: Helen Maria Vaughan (1851-1938)
Marriage: c.1868; Manassas, Prince William, VA

Cannon, Ira Eugene
Birth: 19 March 1871; Manassas, Prince William, VA
Death: 24 Dec 1951
Buried: Manassas City Cemetery; Manassas, Prince William, VA
Occupation: Builder/Carpenter/Contractor
Father: John A. Cannon (1848-1921)
Mother: Helen Maria Vaughan (1851-1938)
Spouse: Belle Marie Rorabaugh (1877-1963)
Marriage: 26 October 1898; Manassas, Prince William, VA

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Biography

From about 1866 to 1883, John Cannon owned and operated the Cannon House hotel in Manassas. In 1878 he received a business license in Manassas as a lumber agent, and within a few years was operating his own planing mill. By the late-1880's and early 1890's, Cannon was working as a bridge builder. In the 1897-98 business directory for Prince William County, Cannon is listed for the first time as being a carpenter and builder, which is presumably the same time he went into business with his son Ira. For the next twenty years, the Cannon's were hired to build some of the most prominent buildings in Manassas.

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