Rebecca Cannon (maiden name unknown) was probably born in the late 1830s in South Carolina. She married John Cannon, and they had at least six children: William, born around 1857; John, born around 1859; Joseph, born around 1864; James, born around 1865; Jane, born around 1872; and Rebecca, born around 1878. They lived in Laurens District, South Carolina, and her husband worked as a farmer and laborer. She died sometime after 1880.