Ella O Irvin, the daughter of James (Jim) Ervin and Elizabeth Annie Duval, married Alfred Calhoun Cannon the son of David Ruff Cannon and Mary Elizabeth Todd. They had ten known children together.

The 1860 US-Census for Police District 2, Jefferson County, Mississippi list: James Irvine age 24-MS, Married-HoH-Farmer, wife Elizabeth age 24-MD, and three children all born in Mississippi; James age 5, Ella age 3, and Ida age 1.

The 1870 US-Census for Precinct 3, Shelby County, Texas list: James Irvine age 35-MS, Married-HoH-Farmer, wife Elizabeth age 34-MD, and five children all born in Mississippi; James age 14, Ella age 13, Ida age 10, Adah age 8, and Lilly age 8.

The 1880 US-Census for Precinct 2, Shelby County, Texas list: Alfred C. Cannon age 26-TX, Married-HoH-Farmer, wife Ella O. age 21-MS, and two daughters both born in Texas; Addy J. age 1, and Mary L. age 1-month. (Census is washed-out and hard to read.)

The 1900 US-Census for Justice Precinct 2 (south part), Shelby County, Texas list: Cal Cannon age 47-TX, Married-HoH-Farmer, wife Ella age 42-MS, and nine children all born in Texas; Carry age 11, George age 17-Farm Laborer, Lon age 16-Farm Laborer, Dora age 14, Willie age 11, Vessie age 10, Alice age 8, Hula age 4, and Lou Cinda age 3.

The 1910 US-Census for Justice Precinct 3, Shelby County, Texas list: Alfred C. Cannon age 57-TX, Married-HoH-Farmer, wife Ella O. age 52-MS, and seven children all born in Texas; Willie G. age 21-Farm Laborer, Carrie I. age 21, Vessie C. age 19-Farm Laborer, Alice M. age 16, Hula age 14, Lucile age 12, and Exa B. age 9.

The 1920 US-Census for Justice Precinct 3, Shelby County, Texas list: A.C. Cannon age 66-TX, Married-HoH-Farmer, wife Ella O. age 62-MS, and two children both born in Texas; Carrie I. age 32, and Exa B. age 18.

The 1930 US-Census for Justice Precinct 3, Shelby County, Texas list: Jay Durham age 50-IL, Married-HoH-Farmer, 2nd wife Carrie age 46-TX, his son from a prior marriage, Terry Durham age 15-TX, Farm Laborer. Also listed is Carrie's widowed-mother, Ella Cannon age 72-TX. (Living next door is Ella's son's family; Vessie Calvin Cannon, his wife Lela, and their four children.)