A Cannon child was born in Palmyra, Wis.

The evidence

• “P. 0. Beloit ; born in Palmyra, Wis., May 29, 1849 ; son of Matthew D. Cannon, who was a native of Staten Island and died in 1850 in Palmyra.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/23-bios-turtle.md, PDF p. 796 / book p. 800

  Butterfield, C. W., et al. The History of Rock County, Wisconsin: its early settlement, growth, development, resources, etc. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1879. Cornell University Library via the Internet Archive, archive.org/details/cu31924028871585.

  Grade A: Found on a page of one of our sources