Andrew Jackson CANADY

Andrew Jackson Canady, the son of David Blair Canady and Louisa Ann Land, was born on 27 October 1863 in Tallapoosa County, Alabama. He married Emma Ella Tacker on 18 January 1888 in Freestone County, Texas. Etta was born on 18 July 1865 in Freestone County, the daughter of Jacob Wesley Tacker and Mary Ann Cobb.

Andrew died on 5 September 1920 in a typhoid epidemic. His youngest daughter, Lena, died two weeks later. They are buried in the Union Cemetery in Freestone County, Texas. Ella died on 9 September 1934 in Teague, Freestone County. She's buried in the Union Cemetery beside Andrew.

Children:

• David Claud CANADY, born 17 December 1888 Freestone, Freestone County, Texas, died 23 July 1934 Donie, Freestone County, rural mail carrier in Donie from 1917 to 1934, married 2 December 1922 to Jewell Ione Clark, buried Union Cemetery
  • David Coolidge CANADY, born 3 August 1925, occupation oil field worker, WWII veteran, died 17 May 1962 at the Dixie Lounge, Houston, Harris County, Texas, buried Union Cemetery
• Mary Alma CANADY, born 27 January 1890 Donie, Freestone County, Texas, occupation teacher, died 4 December 1976 Teague General Hospital, Teague, Freestone County, married 11 December 1910 Freestone County, Texas to Marcus Seely; Marcus born 11 January 1889 Hamilton, Monroe County, Mississippi, died 17 April 1966 Teague, Texas; both buried Union Cemetery
  • Otto Kelsey SEELY, born 20 December 1918, occupation supervisor at a meat company, WWII veteran, died 7 August 1967 Santa Rosa Medical Center, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, buried Union Cemetery
  • Infant Son SEELY, born and died 1921, buried Union Cemetery
• Thomas Fred CANADY, born 1 December 1891 Fallon, Limestone County, Texas, died 12 August 1981 Teague, Freestone County, Texas, occupation farmer, married 12 November 1911 Freestone County, Texas to Lillian Bell Miller; Lillian born 2 June 1892, died 11 January 1941; both buried Union Cemetery
  • Duane CANADY, born about 1924
• Lee Roy CANADY, born 6 February 1893, married Clara Elizabeth Carroll
• Andrew Joshua CANADY, born 11 December 1894, married (1) 1915 to Izetta Johnson (2) Eula B. Plummer
• Theodore Quenton CANADY, born 25 January 1897 Freestone, Texas, died 26 September 1935 Teague, Freestone, Texas, buried Union Cemetery, never married
• Herbert CANADY, born August 1898 Freestone, Texas, buried Union Cemetery
• Louisa Gertrude CANADY, born 3 January 1900 Freestone, Texas, died 9 June 1977 Teague, Freestone County, Texas, buried Union Cemetery, married John Henderson of Limestone County, Texas
• Alonzo CANADY, born 28 October 1902 Freestone, Texas, died 23 June 1984 Montgomery County, Texas, married 10 December 1929 Freestone County, Texas to Vera Mae Baty, retired from Shell Oil Company and living in Houston, Texas; Vera Mae born 27 December 1905 Freestone County, Texas, died 18 August 1972 Tomball Hospital, Tomball, Harris County, Texas; both buried Union Cemetery
• Lena CANADY, born 22 September 1904, died 19 September 1920 typhoid epidemic, buried Union Cemetery
• Horace CANADY, died as infant before 1909, buried Union Cemetery
• Hubbard CANADY, buried Union Cemetery

Canady's listed in Union Cemetery
SEELY, Aden 1914 1996
SEELY, Capitola Dec 22, 1917 Apr 6, 1997
SEELY, Grace 1914 1990

Parents:

• David Blair CANADY * Louisa Ann LAND

Page updated July 26, 2008

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