Genealogy of the Marshall Family,
including Medieval and Ancient Lines

Updated: 02-03-2022.

Submitted and Maintained by Bill Marshall, bill.marshall@verizon.net.


Additions and corrections appreciated (especially with sources). My current list of sources is here. Homepage here.

Index of Medieval and Ancient Lines is here, notable people here, and Gedcom may be downloaded here.

Index of Modern Lines (immigrants to America and their descendants) is here, notable people here, and Gedcom here.


Individual Page

    Person Info
  • Name: George SHANNON
  • Sex: M
  • Birth: Mar 1759 in Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania b
  • Death: 5 Dec 1840 in Madison, Jefferson Co, Indiana d


    • Parents:
  • Father:
  • John SHANNON Birth: Abt 1715 in Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania Death: 1766 in Sadsbury Twp, Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania
    • Mother:
  • Sarah REID Birth: 1721 Death: Apr 1810 in East Finley Twp, Washington Co, Pennsylvania

Family:
Marriage: Children:
  1. Sarah SHANNON Birth: 28 Jan 1786
  2. George SHANNON Birth: 2 Feb 1788 in Madison, Indiana Death: 11 Sep 1863 in Hanover, Jefferson Co, Indiana
  3. Mary SHANNON Birth: 7 Sep 1790 Death: 21 Sep 1855
  4. John SHANNON Birth: 27 May 1793 Death: 24 Jan 1838
  5. Thomas SHANNON Birth: 3 Aug 1795 Death: 16 Aug 1868
  6. Jane SHANNON Birth: 27 Oct 1797
  7. Ann SHANNON Birth: 20 Dec 1799 Death: 23 Sep 1801
  8. Margaret SHANNON Birth: 10 Jun 1802

Bibliography
  1. Bell, Raymond Martin, SHANNON of Washington County PA, Keyhole XVIII,2 April 1990, p77-80. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Bell SHANNON].
  2. Craig, Marion Stark, The American Ancestry of Marion Stark Craig, Supplement #3, 1991, LDS Film#1697645 item#4. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Craig AmAncestrySupp3 p[0-9]*].
  3. Craig, Marion Stark, My BYERS-BONAR-SHANNON And Allied Families, 1976, LDS Film#1036519 item#3. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Craig BYERS p[0-9]*].
  4. Dedman, Louise Shannon, Dedman (Shannon) Genealogy, date unk. 15 legal size pages. Available through Jimmy Kerr (jimmyk01 at sbcglobal dot net) Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Dedman SHANNON p[0-9]*].
  5. Eagleson, Andrew S, BYERS Family History, 1908, LDS Film #1320634#5 1988. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/456946. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Eagleson BYERS p[0-9-ab]*].
  6. Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, Family Record Files, Filmed 1964 by Gen.Soc.of Utah, Film#0348900 (Settele-Shannon), file SHANNON-Lancaster Co, PA. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: GenSocPA SHANNON-LancPA p[0-9]*].
  7. 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: Bell SHANNON, ShannonD SHANNON p22]
1759 [Ref: Craig AmAncestrySupp3 p80, Craig BYERS p66, Dedman SHANNON p4, Eagleson BYERS p64, GenSocPA SHANNON-LancPA p2],
place:
[Ref: Craig AmAncestrySupp3 p80, GenSocPA SHANNON-LancPA p2],
parents:
[Ref: Bell SHANNON, Craig AmAncestrySupp3 p80, Craig BYERS p66, Dedman SHANNON p4, Eagleson BYERS p64, ShannonD SHANNON p22]
Sources for death Information
date:
[Ref: Bell SHANNON, Craig AmAncestrySupp3 p80, ShannonD SHANNON p22]
1840 [Ref: Craig BYERS p66, Dedman SHANNON p4, Eagleson BYERS p64, GenSocPA SHANNON-LancPA p2],
place:
[Ref: GenSocPA SHANNON-LancPA p2]
Indiana [Ref: Craig AmAncestrySupp3 p80]
Jefferson Co, Indiana [Ref: Bell SHANNON, ShannonD SHANNON p22]
Sources with Information about marriage to Anna REID
date:
[Ref: Bell SHANNON, Craig AmAncestrySupp3 p80, Craig BYERS p66, Eagleson BYERS p64, GenSocPA SHANNON-LancPA p2, ShannonD SHANNON p22],
names:
[Ref: Dedman SHANNON p4],
child:
[Ref: Bell SHANNON, Eagleson BYERS p14, GenSocPA SHANNON-LancPA p2, ShannonD SHANNON p22, ShannonD SHANNON p23, ShannonD SHANNON p24, ShannonD SHANNON p27, ShannonD SHANNON p29, ShannonD SHANNON p30]
Research Notes:
in Rev War [Ref: Dedman SHANNON p4]

Records of Washington Co, PA (which was earlier Yohagania Co, VA)
[Ref: Craig AmAncestrySupp3 p83]
1779 - Aug - horse stolen Yohogania County 1781 - Sep 25 Private under Capt George Sharp of Washington Co 1784 - taxed Strabane Twp - freeman (single) 1785 - taxed Nottingham Twp
witnessed a real estate deed of brother, Samuel 1787 - filed an account for the estate of deceased brother, John
In Pension application #R9418, served under Captain Greathouse in 1778, Captain Andrew Swearingen 1780, was at Crawford's defeat 1782, wounded [Ref: Bell SHANNON]

went to Indianapolis, Jefferson Co, Indiana, to live [Ref: Dedman SHANNON p4]



Pedigree of George SHANNON
                                     /-----John SHANNON
                            /-----John SHANNON
                   /-----Robert SHANNON
          /-----Thomas SHANNON
         |         \-----Annal (SHANNON)
 /-----John SHANNON
|         \-----Agnes (SHANNON)
George SHANNON
|                  /-----Thomas REID
|         /-----John Col REID
|        |         \-----Mary McKEAN
 \-----Sarah REID
          \-----Jane STUART



Descendants of George SHANNON
1. George SHANNON m. Anna REID
m. Anna REID father: George REID mother: Mary McELROY

2nd generation

2. Sarah SHANNON m. Benjamin MILLER
m. Benjamin MILLER
3. George SHANNON m. Elizabeth GORDON
m. Elizabeth GORDON
4. Mary SHANNON m. John McMILLEN
m. John McMILLEN
5. John SHANNON m. Sarah WORK
m. Sarah WORK
6. Thomas SHANNON m. Elizabeth SPEARS
m. Elizabeth SPEARS
7. Jane SHANNON m. George REID
m. George REID

3rd generation

13. Shannon MILLER m. (Unk) MILLER
m. (Unk) MILLER
14. James MILLER m. Martha POGUE
m. Martha POGUE
16. Franklin SHANNON m1. Margaret J BROWN m2. Laura Jane CARSON
m. Margaret J BROWN father: William BROWN mother: Elizabeth COCHRAN
m. Laura Jane CARSON
18. Ann SHANNON m. Samuel C WALKER
m. Samuel C WALKER
19. Maria Phoebe SHANNON m. James Dodd TAYLOR
m. James Dodd TAYLOR
20. Eliza Jane SHANNON m. John Spear TAYLOR
m. John Spear TAYLOR
21. Hester SHANNON m. George WALKER
m. George WALKER
23. Joan McMILLEN m. John GILLEOPOA
m. John GILLEOPOA
25. Sarah Elizabeth McMILLEN m. Robert Hamilton BYERS
m. Robert Hamilton BYERS father: Thomas BYERS mother: Margaret HAMILTON
27. John T McMILLEN m.
29. Mary Ann McMILLEN m. George CURRIE
m. George CURRIE
30. William SHANNON m. Etta COWAN
m. Etta COWAN
31. Robert Spear SHANNON m1. Mary Lucas SLOAN m2. Nettie W WILFORD
m. Mary Lucas SLOAN
m. Nettie W WILFORD
33. Martha Jane SHANNON m. David MOORE
m. David MOORE
36. Sarah Ann SHANNON m. John Pogue MATTHEWS
m. John Pogue MATTHEWS
37. Abner Lowry SHANNON m. Salena MATTHEWS
m. Salena MATTHEWS
39. John REID m.

4th generation

44. Carie MILLER m. (Unk) FERGUSON
m. (Unk) FERGUSON
45. Agnes SHANNON m. James Milville KENNEDY
m. James Milville KENNEDY father: James Calvin KENNEDY mother: Catharine Cannon KENNEDY
53. Charlotte TAYLOR m. (Unk) SMITH
m. (Unk) SMITH
58. Frank Shannon TAYLOR m. Pearl Anna SHANNON
m. Pearl Anna SHANNON father: Abner Lowry SHANNON mother: Salena MATTHEWS
63. Mary Anna GILLEOPOA m. Andrew Jackson THOMPSON
m. Andrew Jackson THOMPSON
64. Susan Ely GILLEOPOA m. Gideon PHILLIPS
m. Gideon PHILLIPS
66. Robert Hamilton Jr BYERS m. Paulina BASCH
m. Paulina BASCH
67. John McMillen BYERS m. Marie STONEBRAKER
m. Marie STONEBRAKER father: Abraham S STONEBRAKER mother: Catherine E PEARRE
69. George A BYERS m. Susan Ely THOMPSON
m. Susan Ely THOMPSON father: Andrew Jackson THOMPSON mother: Mary Anna GILLEOPOA
71. Mary Agnes CURRIE m. George Chalmers REED
m. George Chalmers REED
72. George Patterson CURIE m. Clara (CURIE)
m. Clara (CURIE)
73. Martha Jane CURIE m. Robert McNEAL
m. Robert McNEAL
77. Reuben Wilford SHANNON m. Bessie Elvira DAVIDSON
m. Bessie Elvira DAVIDSON
79. Arthur Lewis SHANNON m1. Bessie LANE m2. Evangeline MICHELS
m. Bessie LANE
m. Evangeline MICHELS
81. Robert Lowry SHANNON m. Carrie E SAUNDERS
m. Carrie E SAUNDERS
82. Robert Shannon MOORE m. Anna HELLER
m. Anna HELLER
88. Hugh Lowry MOORE m. Myra Ray ROGERS
m. Myra Ray ROGERS
93. Minnie Ellen MATTHEWS m1. Henry Cushing WILLIAMS m2. Alexander C McCLELLAND
m. Henry Cushing WILLIAMS
m. Alexander C McCLELLAND
95. Nellie Jackson MATTHEWS m. Daniel W McINTOSH
m. Daniel W McINTOSH
97. Ella Matthews SHANNON m. John Edward REED
m. John Edward REED
99. Robert Moore SHANNON m. Mary C GARISH
m. Mary C GARISH
100. Pearl Anna SHANNON m. Frank Shannon TAYLOR
m. Frank Shannon TAYLOR father: John Spear TAYLOR mother: Eliza Jane SHANNON
101. Salome Alice SHANNON m. Charles E BINKLEY
m. Charles E BINKLEY

5th generation

110. Robert Andrew THOMPSON m. Evelyne DICKSON
m. Evelyne DICKSON
111. Jane Gillespie THOMPSON m. Frank L Dr SEWALL
m. Frank L Dr SEWALL
113. Susan Ely THOMPSON m. George A BYERS
m. George A BYERS father: Robert Hamilton BYERS mother: Sarah Elizabeth McMILLEN
114. Anna Lillian THOMPSON m. John Randolph TRAYLOR
m. John Randolph TRAYLOR
117. Robert Hamilton III BYERS m.
118. John McMillen BYERS m. Lola WILSON
m. Lola WILSON
123. Dora Bell REED m. David HOWDER
m. David HOWDER
128. Lotta CURIE m. Edwin R BENEDICT
m. Edwin R BENEDICT
129. Georgie Pearl McNEAL m. Earnest J CHAMBERLIN
m. Earnest J CHAMBERLIN
130. Rachel Gertrude McNEAL m. Charles M FULTON
m. Charles M FULTON
131. Mary Hamilton McNEAL m. Edgar Theodore SLOAN
m. Edgar Theodore SLOAN
151. Living SHANNON m.