John William Canada

1926 - 1953  (27 years)

• Name	John William Canada  [1, 2, 3]
  Alt. Birth	Abt 1926	Alabama   [4]
  Born	26 Jan 1926	Patterson Place, Clay County, Alabama   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Name	John W. Canady  [4]
  Died	23 Sep 1953	Childersburg, Talladega, Alabama   [1]
  	Cause: injuries sustained in a train accident.
  Buried	Mount Olive Cemetery, Childersburg, Talladega, Alabama   [1]
  Person ID	I2456	If the Legends Are True...
  Last Modified	12 Apr 2019

  
  

  Father	John Jackson Canada,   b. 26 Mar 1888, Hill Place, Talladega County, Alabama ,   d. 15 Feb 1957, Citizens Hospital, Talladega, Alabama  (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Beulah Izory Patterson,   b. 1 Jan 1897, Millsaps Place, Clay County, Alabama ,   d. 7 Aug 1991, Talladega Nursing Home, Talladega, Alabama  (Age 94 years)
  Married	8 Sep 1915	near Union T Church, Talladega, Alabama
  Family ID	F2	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Bessie Coley,   b. Alabama
  Children	+ 1. Michael Kenneth Canada,   b. 19 Sep 1952, Selma, Dallas, Alabama ,   d. 7 Apr 2019  (Age 66 years)
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2004
  Family ID	F815	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  After the war in Europe was over, he was temporarily assigned to Ft McPherson, Georgia before being sent to the Pacific. While at Ft McPherson, he was granted 30 days temporay duty for recuperation with two days travel time to his home in Alabama. (Reference Special Order 178, dated 27 Jun 45, Headquarters Reception Station #15, Fort McPherson, Georgia.) Completed high school at Clay County High School after returning from WWII. Drove school bus while completing high school. Worked for Southern Railroad after completing high school. Completed some college level business courses at Birmingham Southern College while employed by the railroad. Owned the following cars: 1934 ford – black – joint ownership with his brother Taylor. 1940 ford convertable – green 1941 ford coupe – black 1952 ford hard-top (owned at the time of his death) – white on top, black on bottom. Killed in a train wreak, at Childersburg, Ala. He and a brother-in-law Sammie John Woods were riding an empty plup wood car when it jumped the track. John was killed instantly and Sam died later in a hospital. At the time of his death, he was separated from his wife but was not divorced. Uncle Pat – 2002

  
  

• Sources

  [S19] Uncle Pat, gedcom, Duncan Patterson Canada (compiler), (Oakridge, Tennessee: 27 Feb 2002), dpcnew.ged (Reliability: 3). [S22] Sexton Family History, Southern Heritage Research, (Cayce, South Carolina: Southern Heritage Research, 5 Jun 2007), The Gunter Branch | http://www.psi-sc.com/genealogy/Gunter/index.html (Reliability: 4). [S932] Lawrence Funeral Home, Lawrence Funeral Home, (Selma, Alabama:), Michael Kenneth Canada | https://www.lawrencebrownservice.com/notices/Michael-Canada (Reliability: 4). [S171] Census, U. S. Federal Government, (HeritageQuest), 1930, Alabama, Clay County, Idaho Precinct 12, Sheet 5B (Reliability: 4). Roll: T626_6