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Descendants of Martha Maria Hughes

Third Generation


7. Martha Hughes Porter (Elizabeth Rachel Cannon , Martha Maria ) was born on 2 Mar 1916 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA. She died on 8 May 2000 in La Habra, Orange, Califonia, USA. She was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA.

Martha married Bruce Kellogg Arnold, son of Frank Kinsey Arnold and Winifred Tibbitts "Winnie", on 15 Apr 1933 in Evanston, Uinta, Wyoming, USA. The marriage ended in divorce. Bruce was born on 23 Apr 1914 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA. He died on 1 Dec 1980 in Laguna Hills, Orange, California, USA. He was buried on 3 Dec 1980 in El Toro, Orange, California, USA.

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They had the following children.

+ 14 F i Arline Elizabeth Arnold.
+ 15 F ii Mary JoAnn "Jody" Arnold.
+ 16 M iii Frank Roy Arnold.

Martha also married Thomas Franklin Monti, son of Melchiorre Monti "Frank" and Paula di Francesca, on 6 Apr 1957 in Montrose, Los Angeles, California, USA. Thomas was born on 12 Jul 1907 in Manhattan, New York, New York, USA. He died on 3 Dec 1997 in La Crescenta, Los Angeles, California, USA. He was buried on 5 Dec 1997 in San Fernando, Los Angeles, California, USA.

Grandpa Monti was originally named Gaetano sp? at birth after his Grandfather.
When he started school his teacher couldn't pronouce it so his father told his
to go by Tom as it sounded somewhat like his real name.  Grandpa died at the
Verdugo Vista Health Care Center in La Crescenta, California.

8. Mary Idelia Porter (Elizabeth Rachel Cannon , Martha Maria ) was born on 12 Jun 1919 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA. She died on 13 Nov 2013 in Harpswell, Cumberland, Maine, USA.

Mary married Harry Melville Ober 1, son of Kirt Ober and Rosalia Goodrich, on 12 Jul 1941 in Las Vegas, Clark, Nevada, USA. Harry was born on 27 Nov 1903 in Holyoke, Phillips, Colorado, USA. He died on 4 Jul 1976 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA. He was buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Glendale, Los Angeles, California, USA.

They had the following children.

  17 M i James Markley Ober was born on 7 Sep 1948 in Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, USA. He died on 7 Sep 1948 in Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, USA. He was buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Glendale, Los Angeles, California, USA.
+ 18 F ii Myrtle Diane Ober.
+ 19 F iii Sharman Elizabeth Ober.

Mary also married Ralph Verne Nichols, son of Quincy Bonesteel Nichols and Esther Vinetta Howell, on 12 Feb 1994 in Los Alamitos, Orange, California, USA. Ralph was born on 23 Aug 1918 in Rexburg, Madison, Idaho, USA. He died on 9 Oct 2008 in Seal Beach, Orange, California, USA.

9. Helen Hale Cannon (James Hughes Cannon , Martha Maria ) was born on 31 May 1912 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA. She died on 14 Aug 1998 in Clearfield, Davis, Utah, USA. She was buried in Forrest Lawn Cemetery, , Los Angeles, California, USA.


Death: Helen Ovard
Published: Sunday, Aug. 16, 1998 12:00 a.m. MDT

Helen Hale Cannon (Rowen) Ovard, age 86, passed away August 14, 1998 in Clearfield, Utah.

Born in Los Angeles, California, May 31, 1912 the daughter of Anna LaVinna Hale and James Hughes Cannon. James Hughes Cannon was the youngest son of Dr. Martha Hughes and Angus M. Cannon, Sr. She married Richard Lambert Rowen, August 23, 1937. Married again, November 7, 1969 to Lionel Dean Ovard. They were sealed in the L.A. LDS Temple, November 4, 1970. He died in 1975. Helen was an active member of the LDS church serving in many stake callings for over 50 years. She was the first woman President of Deseret Club at Los Angeles Jr. College, Founder L.A. Music Center, Founder of L.A. County Museum Of Art, Founding Executive of Pasadena Opera Co. She was on the original Board of Directors for Ettie Lee Home for Boys.Survived by a daughter, Judith Rowen Chaney; grandchildren, Jack Lambert Chaney and Joseph Hughes Chaney; great-grandchildren, Jeremey, Crystal, Jessica and Troy Chaney; two brothers and a sister, Robert J. Cannon, James Hughes Cannon and Patricia Catherine Arnell.
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Funeral services will be held Tuesday, August 18, 1998 at 11 a.m. in the Centerville 14th Ward Chapel, 1298 North 400 West, where friends may call 9:45 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. prior to the services. Interment in the Forrest Lawn Cemetery.

Helen married Lionel Dean Ovard, son of Joe Ovard and Alice Linton, on 8 Nov 1969 in San Fernando, Los Angeles, California, USA. Lionel was born on 18 Jul 1900 in Eureka, Juab, Utah, USA. He died on 16 Nov 1975 in Mexico.

Helen also married Richard Lambert Rowen on 23 Aug 1937. Richard was born on 12 Oct 1913 in , , Texas, USA. He died on 30 Sep 1995 in , Orange, California, USA.

They had the following children.

+ 20 F i Judith Helen "Judy" Rowen.

10. Robert James Cannon (James Hughes Cannon , Martha Maria ) was born on 6 Dec 1913 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA. He died on 4 Jan 2004 in Indian Wells, Riverside, California, USA.

From Desert Sun, Palm Springs, CA – 01/11/04 Robert James Cannon, 90, of Indian Wells died Jan. 4, 2004, in Indian Wells, CA. He was born Dec. 6, 1913, to James H. Cannon and Vinna Hale in Los Angeles, CA. He was the CEO of Cannon Electric for 34 years. He was a board member of Security Bank, Transcon Lines, California Casualty Insurance, Whirlpool Corp., Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, Junior Achievement and Occidental College. He was a lifelong member and former president of Rotary Club 5 of Los Angeles and a past president of Merchants and Manufacturers Association. He is survived by his wife, Harriette of Indian Wells, CA; daughter, Janis Bundschu of Sonoma, CA; son, Jeff of Ventura, CA; sister, Patricia Arnell of Tucson, Ariz.; brother, James H. of Martha’s Vineyard, Mass.; four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Betty, in 1998. Inurnment will be private with Palm Springs Mortuary of Cathedral City in charge of arrangements. The family suggests that donations be made to National Multiple Sclerosis Society or a favorite charity.


Cannon, Robert James  Died peacefully at his home in Indian Wells on Sunday, January 4. His beloved wife Harriette was at his side. He was born Dec. 6, 1913 in Los Angeles, to James H. and Vinna Hale Cannon. He is survived by his wife Harriette, brother James of Martha's Vineyard, MA and his sister Patricia Arnell of Tucson, AZ. Mr. Cannon's wife of 60 years, Betty, died in 1998. They leave behind two children, Jeffrey D. Cannon of Ventura, CA and Janis Bundschu of Sonoma, CA; four grandchildren, Christopher and Katherine Cannon and Jeffrey and Robert Bundschu, and three great-grandchildren. Mr. Cannon started working at Cannon Electric Co. in 1930 sweeping floors, and continued there until 1964, when as CEO, he sold the company to ITT. Cannon Electric manufactures electrical connectors, often called the "Cannon Plug", which played a significant part in the development of motion pictures, aviation, and space travel. There are Cannon Plugs aboard every U.S. manufactured airliner since the DC-1 and every U.S. space vehicle and satellite. He served on the boards of Security Bank, Transcon Lines, California Casualty Insurance, Whirlpool Corp., the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, Junior Achievement, and Occidental College. He was a lifelong member of Rotary Club #5, Los Angeles, and served as president 1948-49. He was a past president of the Merchants & Manufacturers Association. He had been a long-term member of Los Angeles and Eldorado Country Clubs. In accordance with his wishes, no funeral services were held. Memorial contributions may be made to the Multiple Sclerosis Society, or to a favorite charity.  Published in the Los Angeles Times from 1/10/2004 - 1/12/2004.

Robert married Harriett Elizabeth Bennett "Betty", daughter of Bennett, on 21 Aug 1937 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA. Betty was born on 28 Jun 1914 in Helena, , Montana, USA. She died on 7 Mar 1998 in Indian Wells, Riverside, California, USA.

Janis thoyght Poplar, Montana.

They had the following children.

+ 21 M i Jeffrey Douglas Cannon.
+ 22 F ii Janis Cannon.

Robert also married Harriette Soash.

11. James Hughes Cannon Jr. (James Hughes Cannon , Martha Maria ) was born on 1 Jan 1927 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA. He died on 28 Nov 2013 in Massachusetts, USA.

JAMES H. CANNON

1927 - 2013 | Obituary | Condolences
[JAMES H. CANNON Obituary]
CANNON, James H. Of Westwood, MA, died November 28, 2013. He was born in Los Angeles, CA, on January 1, 1927. He enlisted in the Army Air Force in 1944 and was stationed on Okinawa from 1946 to 1947. He married Joann Harper in 1950. After graduating from Stanford University in 1951 with a degree in engineering, he joined the family business, the Cannon Electric Company. In 1956 Jim moved to Beverly Farms, MA, to be the general manager of the Cannon Electric plant in Salem. After the sale of Cannon Electric to ITT in 1963, he founded the Cannon Guild, a harpsichord maker in Cambridge, MA. Divorced in 1968, he married Alison Duff Randall in 1969 and settled in Chestnut Hill, MA. Jim was President of the Tennis & Racquet Club in Boston, a member of the Country Club, Brookline, the Cambridge Society for Early Music, the Wine and Food Society and the founder of the Squash Club in Allston. After many years as a summer resident, he retired to Marthas Vineyard, where he was commodore of the Edgartown Yacht Club, president of the Edgartown Reading Room, and president of the Martha's Vineyard Hospital. He was also a member of the Chappaquiddick Beach Club, Edgartown Golf Club and the Vineyard Conservation Society. Jim was an accomplished harpsichord player, an avid court tennis player and a competitive sailor. He is survived by his wife, Alison, his sister Patricia Arnell of Tucson, AZ. a son, Peter of New York City, two daughters, Jane of New York City and Catherine of London, England, stepsons Donn Randall of Wellesley, MA., Jeffrey Randall of Dedham MA, Stuart Randall of Rye Brook, NY., and step daughter, Shelley Randall of Concord, NH., three grandchildren, and eight step grandchildren. Services and interment are private. Holden-Dunn-Lawler
Published in The Boston Globe on Dec. 1, 2013

James married Margaret Jo-Ann Harper "JoAnn" on 27 Jul 1950 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.

They had the following children.

+ 23 M i Peter Hughes Cannon.
  24 F ii Jane Harper Cannon.
  25 F iii Catherine Phillips "Cairo" Cannon.
  26 M iv James Darby Cannon was born on 12 Sep 1958 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA. He died on 6 Dec 1958 in Beverly Farms, Essex, Massachusetts, USA. He was buried in Beverly Farms Cemetery, Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.

James also married Alison Margaret Duff on 9 Mar 1969 in Beverly, , Massachusetts, USA.

12. Patricia Catherine Cannon (James Hughes Cannon , Martha Maria ) was born on 30 Jul 1933 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA. She died on 27 Feb 2022 in Tucson.

ARNELL, Patricia Catherine

88, passed away February 27, 2022. Patricia is survived by daughters, Sarah and Vicky Arnell and grandchildren, Jenner Arnell, Curtis Pritz, Neyland Pritz and Marycatherine Pritz. Patricia was the founder of The Mini Time Machine Museum of Miniatures. The Mini Time Machine was created from the imagination and dedication of Patricia and her husband Walter Arnell. Pat's fondness for miniatures began in the 1930's, when as a young girl she received her first miniatures- a set of Strombecker wooden dollhouse furniture. It wasn't until the Arnell's moved to Tucson in 1979 that Pat began collecting in earnest. A Memorial Celebration for Patricia will be announced on the Mini Time Machine Museum Website at a later date. In lieu of flowers please make a donation to the Mini Time Machine of Miniatures to support and share Pat's work. Arrangements by EVERGREEN MORTUARY & CEMETERY.

Patricia married Walter James William Arnell, son of James Albert Arnell and Daisy Lavinia Payne, on 12 Nov 1955 in Pasadena, Los Angeles, California, USA. Walter was born on 9 Jan 1924 in Cove, Farnborough, Hampshire, England. He died on 1 Apr 2015.

WALTER ARNELL OBITUARY
Walter J. Arnell 91, of Tucson died April 1, 2015. He is survived by his beloved wife of 61 years, Patricia A., devoted father of Vicky and Sarah Arnell of Tucson; dear brother of Pamala Edwards of England; cherished grandfather of Jenner Arnell, Curtis Pritz, Neyland Pritz and Marycatherine Pritz. Mr. Arnell trained at the Royal Aircraft Establishment in England and went on to be the Dean of Engineering and helped establish the Engineering Dept. in Long Beach, CA. After leaving California, Mr. Arnell was a Professor at the University of Arizona in the Engineering Dept. Among his hobbies he created Independent Documentaries about travel. He was also a member and contributor to many engineering organizations. Professor Arnett touched the hearts of many and will be missed by all. Visitation will be held at EVERGREEN MORTUARY CHAPEL (N. Oracle Rd. and W Miracle Mile) on Tuesday, April 7, from 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. with the Rosary being recited at 7:00 p.m. A Mass will be offered at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, April 8, 2015 at St. Cyril's Catholic Church, 4725 E. Pima St., Tucson, AZ 85712. Interment to follow at Holy Hope Cemetery. Please visit www.evergreen-tucson.com

They had the following children.

+ 27 M i Sean Paul Arnell was born on 2 Nov 1959. He died on 14 Jul 1984.
+ 28 F ii Victoria Clare "Vicky" Arnell.
  29 F iii Sarah Michelle Arnell.

13. Gerald Churchill "Bokie" Quick Jr. (Gwendolyn Hughes Cannon , Martha Maria ) was born on 15 Jun 1923 in , Los Angeles, California, USA. He died on 2 Dec 1985 in Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA.

Bokie married Edith Rose Brueggemann, daughter of John J. Brueggemann and Mildred Zitnik, in Rock Springs, , Wyoming, USA. The marriage ended in divorce. Edith was born on 25 Jun 1926 in Rock Springs, , Wyoming, USA. She died on 6 Jul 1991 in Bellingham, Skagit, Washington, USA.

They had the following children.

+ 30 M i Terry Lee Quick.
+ 31 F ii Priscilla Dale Quick.
  32 M iii Gordon Curtis "Gordy" Quick.
  33 M iv Robert Darwin Quick.

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