Margaret Cannon
Born 3 Apr. 1886 at Salt Lake City.[1] Daughter of John Quayle Cannon and Elizabeth Ann Wells.[2] Granddaughter of EBW.[3] Baptized as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by John Q. Cannon, 3 Apr. 1894.[4] Trained as a nurse and passed boards to practice nursing, 1901–1907.[5] Married David Hyrum Clayton Jr., 22 June 1910, in Salt Lake City; nine children.[6] Attended and presented at the Daughters of Utah Pioneers celebration of EBW’s birthday, 24 Feb. 1912.[7] Attended Daniel H. Cannon’s engagement party with EBW, 24 Jan. 1915.[8] Elected to the executive committee of the Women’s Democratic Club of Utah, 6 Jan. 1915.[9] Member of the Pioneer Stake Relief Society board over literacy, 1928–1930.[10] President of the Cannon Ward Relief Society, 1930–1935, 1937–1942.[11] Charter member of the Sarah Jenne Cannon Daughters of Utah Pioneers Camp, 1937–1952.[12] Worked as a caterer and at the West High School cafeteria.[13] President of the Utah Parent Teachers Association for Riley Elementary School; vice president of Edison Elementary and Jordan Junior High School.[14] Employed at Church offices in the Membership and Records Department, 1945.[15] Contributed to the Cannon Family Treasury and belonged to the Cannon Century Club, 1967.[16] Died 3 Dec. 1977 in Salt Lake City.[17]
[1] Margaret Cannon Clayton, “Margaret Cannon Clayton’s Autobiography and Mission Farewell Program for Elder Abram H. Cannon,” Annie Wells Cannon, Papers, 1877–1942, acct. 1240, box 1, folder 4, J. Willard Marriott Library, Special Collections, University of Utah, Salt Lake City. “Family Tree,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org, accessed 2 Aug. 2018), Margaret Cannon (KWC9-RFT).
[2] Carol Cornwall Madsen, Emmeline B. Wells: An Intimate History (Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press, 2017), 505. 1900 U.S. Census, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT, ED 65-14, p. 191A, Margaret Cannon. “Mothers in Israel,” Relief Society Magazine 3, no. 2 (Feb. 1916): 65.
[3] Carol Cornwall Madsen, Emmeline B. Wells: An Intimate History (Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press, 2017), 505.
[4] Margaret Cannon Clayton, “Margaret Cannon Clayton’s Autobiography and Mission Farewell Program for Elder Abram H. Cannon,” Annie Wells Cannon, Papers, 1877–1942, acct. 1240, box 1, folder 4, J. Willard Marriott Library, Special Collections, University of Utah, Salt Lake City. “Endowments of the Living, 1893–1956; Indexes, 1908–1913,” The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, vol. D, p. 158, line 5686, Margaret Cannon, 3 Apr. 1886, microfilm 184070, DGS 5271183 (restricted access), FHL.
[5] Margaret Cannon Clayton, “Margaret Cannon Clayton’s Autobiography and Mission Farewell Program for Elder Abram H. Cannon,” Annie Wells Cannon, Papers, 1877–1942, acct. 1240, box 1, folder 4, J. Willard Marriott Library, Special Collections, University of Utah, Salt Lake City. “Medical Board Is Reorganized: Dr. D. C. Budge Is the New President; Those Successful in Passing Examination,” Salt Lake Tribune, 6 Apr. 1907, 3.
[6] “Endowments of the Living, 1905–1913; Indexes, 1905–1913,” The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, vol. B, p. 249, line 4478, Margaret Cannon, 22 June 1910, microfilm 186207, DGS 5266110 (restricted access), FHL. Utah, County Marriages, 1887–1940, David Hyrum Clayton and Margaret Cannon, 15 June 1910, microfilm 429302, FHL. Margaret Cannon Clayton, “Margaret Cannon Clayton’s Autobiography and Mission Farewell Program for Elder Abram H. Cannon,” Annie Wells Cannon, Papers, 1877–1942, acct. 1240, box 1, folder 4, J. Willard Marriott Library, Special Collections, University of Utah, Salt Lake City. Abbie H. Wells, “Descendants and Ancestors of President Daniel Hanmer Wells,” 105 (https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE5103633, accessed 10 Oct. 2021).
[7] “News and Notes of Women’s Club,” Salt Lake Tribune, 24 Feb. 1912, 5.
[8] “Society,” Salt Lake Tribune, 24 Jan. 1915, 23.
[9] “Mr. B. T. Pyper Is at Head of Club: Democratic Women of Salt Lake Hold Annual Meeting and Elect Officers,” Salt Lake Tribune, 7 Jan. 1915, 14.
[10] Margaret Cannon Clayton, “Margaret Cannon Clayton’s Autobiography and Mission Farewell Program for Elder Abram H. Cannon,” Annie Wells Cannon, Papers, 1877–1942, acct. 1240, box 1, folder 4, J. Willard Marriott Library, Special Collections, University of Utah, Salt Lake City.
[11] Margaret Cannon Clayton, “Margaret Cannon Clayton’s Autobiography and Mission Farewell Program for Elder Abram H. Cannon,” Annie Wells Cannon, Papers, 1877–1942, acct. 1240, box 1, folder 4, J. Willard Marriott Library, Special Collections, University of Utah, Salt Lake City.
[12] Margaret Cannon Clayton, “Margaret Cannon Clayton’s Autobiography and Mission Farewell Program for Elder Abram H. Cannon,” Annie Wells Cannon, Papers, 1877–1942, acct. 1240, box 1, folder 4, J. Willard Marriott Library, Special Collections, University of Utah, Salt Lake City. Valeria Y. McPhee, “History of Sarah Jenne Cannon Camp of the Daughters of Utah Pioneers,” Sarah Jenne Cannon Camp Folder, International Society Daughters of Utah Pioneers, Salt Lake City. “Officers of the Sarah Jenne Cannon Camp, 4 Jun 1952,” Sarah Jenne Cannon Camp Folder, International Society Daughters of Utah Pioneers, Salt Lake City.
[13] Margaret Cannon Clayton, “Margaret Cannon Clayton’s Autobiography and Mission Farewell Program for Elder Abram H. Cannon,” Annie Wells Cannon, Papers, 1877–1942, acct. 1240, box 1, folder 4, J. Willard Marriott Library, Special Collections, University of Utah, Salt Lake City.
[14] Margaret Cannon Clayton, “Margaret Cannon Clayton’s Autobiography and Mission Farewell Program for Elder Abram H. Cannon,” Annie Wells Cannon, Papers, 1877–1942, acct. 1240, box 1, folder 4, J. Willard Marriott Library, Special Collections, University of Utah, Salt Lake City.
[15] Margaret Cannon Clayton, “Margaret Cannon Clayton’s Autobiography and Mission Farewell Program for Elder Abram H. Cannon,” Annie Wells Cannon, Papers, 1877–1942, acct. 1240, box 1, folder 4, J. Willard Marriott Library, Special Collections, University of Utah, Salt Lake City.
[16] Beatrice Cannon Evans and Janath Russell Cannon, eds., Cannon Family Historical Treasury (n.p.: Cannon Family Association, 1967), acknowledgements.
[17] “Margaret Cannon Clayton,” Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT, Find a Grave, posted 6 Feb. 2010, memorial no. 47646124 (https://findagrave.com, accessed 20 Apr. 2021). “Vital Statistics: Obituaries,” Deseret News (Salt Lake City), 5 Dec. 1977, B11.