JOHN H. CANNING, delegate Lincoln County, merchant, (Rep.); b. July 17, 1863, St. Johns, Newfoundland; s, of P. J. and Ellen (Roche) Canning; educ. pub. schls. St. Johns and Montreal, Canada; Business College. Montreal; engaged in ship brokerage and merchandising business in Montreal, 1880-4; removed to N. Y. City 1884, and engaged in dry goods business until 1886; came to New Mexico, 1886, locating in Fort Stanton, Lincoln County; employed there in general mdse. store until 1892; removed to White Oaks, 1892; mem. Taliaferro Merc. Co., 1892-6; in bus., Nogal, 1896-1902; in Carrizozo, 1902-11; as manager The Carrizozo Trading Co.; pres. First Nat. Bank, Alamogordo, 1911; County Treasurer and Collector, Lincoln County. 1905-71.
Address: Carrizozo, N. M.
Walking through the Ventura Ca. Cemetery one comes across a weathered headstone with a corroded brass plaque reading: John H Canning 1863-1938, Hilda 1866-1943
The visitor usually just continues on paying no real attention. In this case. let’s just dig a bit deeper and in doing so bring back the old days in White Oaks and honor these two now resting quietly in obscurity. John was born in July 1863 or 1864 in Canada, Hilda in 1867 in Ohio. Their first child Francis R was born in Nevada in April 1891. Daughter Helen A born Aug 1893 in New Mexico. The Nov 24 1911 Carrizozo Outlook states he came to White Oaks in 1886 and sold out his holdings and left for California in 1911.
The 1900 census finds the Canning family living in their owned home in White Oaks. John was a cashier at the Exchange Bank. Going through the newspapers of the period we find hundreds of references to the Honorable John H Canning . He, along with George Ulrich and William McDonald owned the Carrizozo Trading Company ,John was the Treasurer. John was an accomplished whist card player and had many card parties. He was the Lincoln County treasurer, a member of the Republican State Committee. A member of the Constitutional Committee prior to Statehood. On the White Oaks school board, Elected President of the First National Bank of Alamogordo,
Served as a pall bearer at Mrs Padens funeral in 1911 along with Hewitt, both Mayers ,A C Wingfield, and Charles Spence,.
The July 7 1916 Carrizozo paper announced Canning came to town on a visit and all hoped he would come back and go into business. He never did 1920 finds John and Hilda living in Oxnard Ca ,he operating a shoe merchandising company . And here they lie. The authors respectfully bring their history out of the trash bin of history and honor a long and successful life.
| Name: | John Horatio Canning |
|---|---|
| Gender: | Male |
| Death Age: | 75 |
| Birth Date: | 17 Jul 1863 |
| Birth Place: | Montreal, Canada |
| Marriage Date: | 1890 |
| Marriage Place: | Albuquerque |
| Residence Place: | Oxnard |
| Death Date: | Abt 1938 |
| Burial Place: | Ivy Lawn |
| Obituary Date: | 11 Oct 1938 |
| Obituary Place: | Ventura, California, United States of America |
| Spouse: | Hilda Marie Carl-sen |
| Child: | Francis R. CanningG. E. Odell |
| Siblings: | Elizabeth O’Connell |
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Results for your Search by Grantor: CANNING JOHN H For official copies of documents, please visit the County office. Type Grantee Rec Book Page # Filed Grantor Instrument Description Doc# WD TALIAFERRO MERCANTILE & TRADING 1 M 462 1 18980207 CANNING JOHN H 18980204 189810462 Track Unit Block 4 Lot 4 Parcel PART WHITE OAKS O P 189810462 QCD PADEN MEL 1 S 86 2 19000830 CANNING JOHN H 19000303 JICARILLA MINING DISTRICT 190010086 QCD MCDONALD W C 1 Y 92 1 19070112 CANNING JOHN H 19060924 190710092 Section 02 Township 08S Range 10E NW/4 SW/4 190710092 WD MCDONALD D S 1 1 56 1 19070422 CANNING JOHN H 19060501 190710056 Track Unit Block 3 Lot 4-5 Parcel BUCKHORN WHITE OAKS 190710056 QCD MCDONALD WILLIAM C 1 A-3 378 1 19140406 CANNING JOHN H 19140302 SEE DEED BK 1 PG 468 191410378 QCD MCDONALD WILLIAM C 1 A-3 379 1 19140406 CANNING JOHN H 19140302 191410379 Section Township 07S Range 11E PART SECS 31-32 191410379 WD MCDONALD WILLIAM C 1 A-1 503 1 19140411 CANNING JOHN H 19140126 191410503 Track Unit Block 4 Lot 13-14 Parcel HIGHLAND ADDITION 191410503 WD TIFFANY ANNA 1 A-1 530 1 19140624 CANNING JOHN H 19131124 191410530 Track Unit Block 4 Lot 13-16 Parcel MCDONALD ADDITION 191410530 QCD MCDONALD WILLIAM C 1 X 234 1 19170804 CANNING JOHN H 19170724 191710234 ULRICK GEORGE 1 191710234 Track Unit Block 35 Lot 10-11 Parcel O P ADDITION CARRIZOZO 191710234 Track Unit Block 4 Lot 13-14 Parcel HIGHLAND ADDITION 191710234 WD MCDONALD WILLIAM C 1 A-5 492 1 19170804 CANNING JOHN H 19170724 SEE DEED BK 1 PG 468 191710492 ULRICK GEORGE L 1 191710492 Track Unit Block 25 Lot 20-21 Parcel O P ADDITION CARRIZOZO 191710492 Track Unit Block 7 Lot 23-24 Parcel O P ADDITION CARRIZOZO 191710492 Track Unit Block 30 Lot 8 Parcel O P ADDITION CARRIZOZO 191710492 WD PEREZ HILARIO 1 A-7 119 1 19190206 CANNING JOHN H 19130620 191910119 Track Unit Block 35 Lot 10-11 Parcel O P ADDITION CARRIZOZO 191910119 WD ESPY MAGGIE 1 A-8 215 2 19220712 CANNING JOHN H 19151022 192210215 Track Unit Block 4 Lot 13-14 Parcel HIGHLAND ADDITION 192210215 DEED PRICHARD GEORGE W 1 V 22 3 19030406 CANNING JOHN H REFEREE 19030105 190310022
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