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  • Name: Samuel Enoch SHANNON
  • Sex: M
  • Birth: 20 Sep 1840 in Hendricks Co, Indiana b
  • Death: 24 May 1912 in Des Moines, Iowa d
  • Burial: Atlantic, Iowa u


  • Parents:
  • Father:
  • James Wilkinson SHANNON Birth: 25 Jun 1811 in Virginia Death: 9 Jul 1871 in Madison Co, Iowa
  • Mother:
  • Elizabeth WEEKLY Death: Abt Mar 1880 in Madison Co, Iowa

Family:
Marriage: Children:
  1. Mary Etna SHANNON Birth: 17 Jan 1867 in Madison Co, Iowa Death: 1933 in Atlantic, Iowa
  2. Elizabeth Eldora SHANNON Birth: 5 Sep 1868 in Madison Co, Iowa Death: 1920 in Colorado
  3. Edgar Turk SHANNON Birth: 7 Mar 1870 in Madison Co, Iowa Death: 10 Jun 1953
  4. Henry Ulysses SHANNON Birth: 28 Jun 1872 in Madison Co, Iowa Death: 18 Nov 1960 in Anita, Iowa
  5. George Thomas SHANNON Birth: 28 Mar 1874 in Madison Co, Iowa Death: 14 Jul 1946
  6. Eliza G (Dolly) SHANNON Birth: 21 Apr 1876 Death: 22 Jun 1962 in Des Moines, Iowa
  7. Margaret Jane SHANNON Birth: 11 Nov 1878 in Madison Co, Iowa Death: 15 Jan 1966
  8. Samuel Enoch Jr SHANNON Birth: 25 Apr 1882 in Atlantic, Iowa Death: 8 May 1922
  9. Bessie SHANNON Birth: 2 Nov 1883 Death: Nov 1883
  10. Jessie SHANNON Birth: 2 Nov 1883 Death: Nov 1883
  11. Jessie Pearl SHANNON Birth: 16 Dec 1885 in Cass Co, Iowa Death: 24 Feb 1959 in Des Moines, Iowa
  12. William H (Hal) SHANNON Birth: 18 Nov 1886 in Atlantic, Iowa Death: Abt 1967

Bibliography
  1. Shannon, Dexal, SHANNON 1571-1990. unpublished notebook, dated Dec 1990. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/778102. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: ShannonD SHANNON p[0-9]*].

Sources for birth and parent Information
date:
[Ref: ShannonD SHANNON p64],
place:
[Ref: ShannonD SHANNON p64],
parents:
[Ref: ShannonD SHANNON p64]
Sources for death Information
date:
[Ref: ShannonD SHANNON p64],
place:
[Ref: ShannonD SHANNON p64]
Sources for burial Information
place:
[Ref: ShannonD SHANNON p64]
Sources with Information about marriage to Mary E HUGHART
date:
[Ref: ShannonD SHANNON p64],
place:
[Ref: ShannonD SHANNON p64],
child:
[Ref: ShannonD SHANNON p65, ShannonD SHANNON p66, ShannonD SHANNON p67]
Research Notes:
Jun 15 1861: enlisted in 1st Iowa Volunteer Cavalry, Company D [Ref: ShannonD SHANNON p64]

Apr 14 1862: wounded severely at Montevallo, MO, losing some fingers in the process [Ref: ShannonD SHANNON p64]

Sep 1 1862: promoted to 8th Corporal [Ref: ShannonD SHANNON p64]
Feb 14 1863: promoted to 6th Corporal [Ref: ShannonD SHANNON p64]
Mar 12 1863: promoted to 5th Corporal [Ref: ShannonD SHANNON p64]
May 20 1863: promoted to 4th Corporal [Ref: ShannonD SHANNON p64]
Jun 1 1863: promoted to 3rd Corporal [Ref: ShannonD SHANNON p64]
Oct 6 1863: promoted to 2nd Corporal [Ref: ShannonD SHANNON p64]
Jan 1 1864: promoted to 1st Corporal [Ref: ShannonD SHANNON p64]

an early "hit and run" victim of the automobile [Ref: ShannonD SHANNON p64]



Pedigree of Samuel Enoch SHANNON
                                                                /-----John SHANNON
                                                       /-----John SHANNON
                                              /-----Robert SHANNON
                                     /-----Thomas SHANNON
                                    |         \-----Annal (SHANNON)
                            /-----Samuel SHANNON
                           |         \-----Agnes (SHANNON)
                   /-----Thomas SHANNON
                  |        |                  /-----Thomas REID
                  |        |         /-----John Col REID
                  |        |        |         \-----Mary McKEAN
                  |         \-----Jane REID
                  |                  \-----Jane STUART
          /-----Samuel SHANNON
         |        |         /-----William Captain CROWE
         |         \-----Agnes CROWE
         |                 |                                    /-----John SHANNON
         |                 |                           /-----John SHANNON
         |                 |                  /-----Robert SHANNON
         |                 |         /-----Thomas SHANNON
         |                 |        |         \-----Annal (SHANNON)
         |                  \-----Anna SHANNON
         |                           \-----Agnes (SHANNON)
 /-----James Wilkinson SHANNON
|        |         /-----William BROWN
|         \-----Elizabeth BROWN
|                  \-----Mary HEAVIN
Samuel Enoch SHANNON
 \-----Elizabeth WEEKLY



Descendants of Samuel Enoch SHANNON
1. Samuel Enoch SHANNON m. Mary E HUGHART
m. Mary E HUGHART father: Campbell HUGHART mother: Mary BLAIR

2nd generation

2. Mary Etna SHANNON m. Seldon Harper KIRK
m. Seldon Harper KIRK
3. Elizabeth Eldora SHANNON m. Henry F HARRIS
m. Henry F HARRIS
4. Edgar Turk SHANNON m. Alta HENDERSON
m. Alta HENDERSON
5. Henry Ulysses SHANNON m. Minnie M CARTER
m. Minnie M CARTER father: George CARTER mother: Catherine STONEHOUSE
6. George Thomas SHANNON m. Eva B WRIGHT
m. Eva B WRIGHT
12. Jessie Pearl SHANNON m. John E STEINHART
m. John E STEINHART

3rd generation

19. Louise SHANNON m. Harry TEMPLE
m. Harry TEMPLE
20. Roma Marie SHANNON m. Lester L SCHOLL
m. Lester L SCHOLL
26. Arleton SHANNON m.