Cantrell Name Study

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If you wish to contribute, please feel free to add your name (Wiki Link) to the Membership list, add links to any relevant free space pages you're working on or simply leave a message for other researchers at the foot of the page.

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About the Project

The Cantrell Name Study project serves as a collaborative platform to collect information on the Cantrell name. The hope is that other researchers like you will join the study to help make it a valuable reference point for other genealogists who are researching or have an interest in the Cantrell name.

As a One Name Study, this project is not limited to persons who are related biologically. Individual studies can be used to branch out the research into specific methods and areas of interest, such as geographically (England Cantrells), by time period (18th Century Cantrells), or by topic (Cantrell DNA, Cantrell Occupations, Cantrell Statistics). These studies may also include a number of family branches which have no immediate link with each other. Some researchers may even be motivated to go beyond the profile identification and research stage to compile fully sourced, single-family histories of some of the families they discover through this name study project.

Also see the related surnames and surname variants.

How to Join

To join the Cantrell Name Study, first start out by browsing our current research pages to see if there is a specific study ongoing that fits your interests. If so, feel free to add your name to the Membership list below, post an introduction comment on the specific team page, and then dive right in!

If a research page does not yet exist for your particular area of interest, please contact the Name Study Coordinator: Vacant

... ... ... is a member of the Cantrell Name Study Project.

Once you are ready to go, you can also show your project affiliation with the ONS Member Sticker:

Research Pages

Here are some of the current research pages included in the study. I'll be working on them, and could use your help!

Membership

• Dale Key
• Bill Schroeder
• Donna Goodwin
• Robin Whitman
• Jessica Smith
• Cathy Compton
• Tammy Shepherd

Related Surnames and Surname Variants

• Cantrel
• Cantrill
• Cantrall
• Cantrelle
• Cantwell

What You Can Do

1. Work together with other Cantrell profile managers to create the best Cantrell tree possible.
2. Add the category for Cantrell Name Study to profiles which fit this category.
3. Search out original rather than derivative documentation and add sources to Cantrell profiles.
4. Write comprehensive, well-sourced biographies for Cantrell profiles.
5. Check for duplicates and request merges.

Family Lines

Family lines currently needing research help:

• William Cantrell 1580-1625; arrived in Jamestown 1607
• Richard Cantrell 1666-1753; arrived in Province of Pennsylvania 1682
• Isaac Cantrell 1729-1805
• John "Miller" Cantrell 1724-1803

Resources

Books & Other Text Sources

• Christie, Susan Cantrill. The Cantrill-Cantrell Genealogy: A Record of the Descendants of Richard Cantrill, who was a Resident of Philadelphia Prior to 1869, and of Earlier Cantrills in England and America. New York: The Grafton Press Genealogical Publishers. 1908. Online at archive.org.
  • Please be advised that this book has errors. Do not accept everything in it without question. Verify always.

Websites

• Cantrell Family History An interesting blog with many postings about Cantrell family members.
• My Cantrell Family Family tree information regarding descendants of Richard L. Cantrell (c 1630-1676) of Derbyshire, England. Does have some good sources.