Guide to the Isaac Cannon and Mordecais F. Doughty legal documents MSS.0268
Cannon, Isaac
- Publication:
W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The University of Alabama
Mary Harmon Bryant Hall
December 2008
500 Hackberry Lane
Box 870266
Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 35487-0266
205.348.0500
archives@ua.edu
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Isaac Cannon and Mordecai F. Doughty legal documents
- Unit ID:
MSS.0268
- Repository:
W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The University of Alabama
- Quantity:
0.1 Linear feet (photocopies)
- Dates:
1876-1890
- Abstract:
Photocopies of court documents from the Tuscaloosa County (Alabama) Probate Court, regarding the estates of Isaac Cannon and Mordecai F. Doughty
- Preferred Citation:
Preferred Citation note
Isaac Cannon and Mordecai F. Doughty legal documents, W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The University of Alabama.
- Processing Information:
Processed by
J. Gilbreath, 2008; updated by Martha Bace, 2012
Scope and Contents note
The collection contains photocopies of court documents from the Tuscaloosa County (Alabama) Probate Court, regarding the estates of Isaac Cannon and Mordecai F. Doughty.
- Access Restrictions:
Conditions Governing Access note
None
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Conditions Governing Use note
None
Biographical/Historical note
Isaac Cannon, son of Isaac Newton and Sarah Martin Barbee Cannon, was born on 25 December 1832 in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama. He married Mary Matilda Watkins*. Cannon died in Tuscaloosa County sometime before 1889.
Mordecai F. Doughty was born 16 September 1813 and died 28 March 1871. He married Rebecca Pryor on 14 January 1834.
*The documents in the collection indicate that Cannon's widow's name was Caroline. There is no indication in other sources that he remarried, but it is possible.
- Acquisition Information:
Provenance
unknown
Source(s)
Cannon, Isaac (local)
Doughty, Mordecai F. (local)
Alabama (localbroad)
Estate administration records (aat)
Government, Law and Politics (localbroad)
Legal documents (aat)
Probate courts--Alabama (lcsh)
Tuscaloosa County (Ala.) (lcsh)
Wills (aat)
Isaac Cannon documents Box SC0086 Folder 268.01
Mordecai F. Dought documents Box SC0086 Folder 268.02