Hello, I am seeking any information anyone can help me with, regarding a GEORGE A. SHANNON, born 1917-18 in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin. He was last known to be living in Detroit, Michigan in 1961 at 8468 Vaughn Street,(Detroit 28). This George was the son of Robert Shannon (I believe) and the Grandson of George A. Shannon and Isabella McDonald of Chippewa Falls, WI. Young George had a sister named ANNABELLE SHANNON born 1915, and his mother was named JESSE SHANNON, born about 1895 in Minnesota. George and all of his family were devout Catholic so they may have attended a church in that area. I have inluded his cousin's names of Fabiola and Cecile TARRANT and and uncle named Philip Federen, possibly of Minnesota. In the obituary of George's grandfather who passed away in 1944, there ws a mention of three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. I'm hoping the great-grandchildren who might be in their 50s-60s, are still in the area. ANY information will be 100% more than I have right now. My grandfather Wilfred G. Shannon was an uncle to this George Shannon. Please send any information you have no matter how small! Sincerely, Kevin O'Brien Laguna Hills, CA RESEARCHING: Shannon, Perkins, Warner, Lowe, Gauley and Dorchester.

Hello, I am seeking any information anyone can help me with, regarding a GEORGE A. SHANNON, born 1917-18 in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin. He was last known to be living in Detroit, Michigan in 1961 at 8468 Vaughn Street,(Detroit 28). This George was the son of Robert Shannon (I believe) and the Grandson of George A. Shannon and Isabella McDonald of Chippewa Falls, WI. Young George had a sister named ANNABELLE SHANNON born 1915, and his mother was named JESSE SHANNON, born about 1895 in Minnesota. George and all of his family were devout Catholic so they may have attended a church in that area. I have inluded his cousin's names of Fabiola and Cecile TARRANT and and uncle named Philip Federen, possibly of Minnesota. In the obituary of George's grandfather who passed away in 1944, there ws a mention of three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. I'm hoping the great-grandchildren who might be in their 50s-60s, are still in the area. ANY information will be 100% more than I have right now. My grandfather Wilfred G. Shannon was an uncle to this George Shannon. Please send any information you have no matter how small! Sincerely, Kevin O'Brien Laguna Hills, CA RESEARCHING: Shannon, Perkins, Warner, Lowe, Gauley and Dorchester. - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --

Info from a newsletter I receive: Locating Jewish Funeral Homes Family historians have often found that funeral homes maintain records of those whose burial services they have handled. In some cases these records have been maintained in the family for generations, and if the current funeral director is approached politely with the explanation that you are trying to search for your ancestry, he or she will usually be helpful. The task can be made a little easier if you have some prior assurance that the funeral home you contact is the one used for your ancestor's funeral, such as being mentioned in an obituary. Or being a funeral home that specifically caters to the needs of the community your ancestor belonged to. A good example are funeral homes serving Jewish communities. If you're Jewish, you probably already know of such businesses in your area. Now you can access an online directory of Jewish funeral homes in the United States. The website of the Jewish Funeral Directors of America contains more than just a listing of the addresses and phone numbers of Jewish funeral homes. There is also a listing of current and past officers, a calendar conversion program, and short information on several pamphlets designed to help those who are planning a funeral or who are grieving the loss of a loved one. This website can be invaluable for those who are seeking assistance from Jewish funeral directors as they seek to reconstruct the history of their families. References: Jewish Funeral Directors of America http://www.jfda.org National Funeral Directors Association http://www.nfda.org

Well, I always hold my breath and once in a while, it works! But I don't think so this time. I'll admit I don't know anything about my James Shannon except for what I posted. I have seen the 1850 Tippah County Census and there appear to be a number of Shannon brothers who were all born in Tennessee who were all in Tippah Co (later merged into Union Co) in 1850. I was in New Albany, MS over the Labor Day holiday and met with a direct descendant of one of these (I'm guessing) brothers (it was his grandfather!), but he knew nothing about any other Shannon boys. Then he pulled out a book compiled by the county that gave selected family's histories and whoever wrote the article wrote that 5 Shannon brothers came to MS from TN, and that one, Crocket, went further south into MS. This would jibe with the info on the Federal Census, but who knows. We have seen, in some writings that James' name was James Leander and some wrote James Leander Crocket, but his headstone in Liberty Cemetary just says James L. Shannon. James Shannon married my great, great-grandmother, Mary Jane Boswell, and their oldest daughter was Cynthia Shannon. Cynthia married an Inmon and they left MS for TX in 1892 or thereabouts. Mary Jane Boswell, at some point, came to TX, as she is buried alongside Cynthia in a little cemetery outside of Aquila, TX. Why and when she left James there in MS and came to TX, we can only guess. If there are any clues here for you, I hope they are good ones. Thanks so very much for replying so quickly. I am fairly new at this, but it surely gets exciting, doesn't it?

Dear Listers I am looking for Mary SHANNON's parents. Laura Descendants of Mary Shannon 1 Mary SHANNON b: January 06, 1769 in Pennsylvania d: March 06, 1833 . +John ROBERTS b: January 13, 1763 in Frederick Co., Maryland d: January 20, 1812 in Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania m: September 12, 1786 in Ligonier, Pennsyvania 2 Elizabeth ROBERTS b: February 01, 1792 in Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania d: June 24, 1816 in Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania ... +Isaac MICKEY b: April 26, 1783 in Mercersburg, Franklin Co. or Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania d: October 03, 1849 in Kosciusko Co., Indiana m: 1810 in Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania 2 Thomas ROBERTS b: May 30, 1787 in Pennsylvania 2 Sarah ROBERTS b: August 18, 1788 in Pennsylvania 2 Samuel ROBERTS b: February 16, 1790 in Pennsylvania d: August 15, 1833 ... +Martha CRITCHFIELD 2 Robert Richford ROBERTS b: June 11, 1793 in Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania d: July 22, 1844 ... +Mary CRITCHFIELD 2 Charlotte ROBERTS b: January 19, 1795 in Ligonier Valley, Pennsylvania ... +Absolom CRITCHFIELD 2 Mary ROBERTS b: August 23, 1796 in Pennsylvania ... +Matthew HARE 2 John ROBERTS b: June 24, 1798 in Ligonier Valley, Pennsylvania ... +Susanna BAKER 2 Shannon ROBERTS b: February 03, 1800 in Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania d: January 17, 1856 ... +Magaret NICELY 2 Lewis ROBERTS b: September 13, 1802 2 James Quinn ROBERTS b: June 21, 1804 in Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania d: March 31, 1844 in Lawrence Co., Indiana ... +Mary MARSHALL m: February 25, 1830 in Orange Co., 2 Rebecca ROBERTS b: May 02, 1805 in Pennsylvania 2 George ROBERTS b: December 09, 1806 in Ligonier Valley, Pennsylvania d: December 27, 1841 in Lawrence Co., Indiana ... +? MILEY m: in Lawrence Co., Indiana 2 Esther ROBERTS b: April 17, 1808 in Ligonier Valley, Pennsylvania 2 Thomas ROBERTS b: February 12, 1812 in Pennsylvania 2 Martha ROBERTS b: September 16, 1812 in Pennsylvania On Fri, 17 Dec 1999 15:51:35 EST [email protected] writes: > this type of roll call is fine with me, but please put your person's > name in > the subject so that those interested can read it. I have found that > if you > just click reply & the subject doesn't change, the majority of folks > on the > list will just delete your post. > Joyce, list manager > ___________________________________________________________________ Why pay more to get Web access? Try Juno for FREE -- then it's just $9.95/month if you act NOW! Get your free software today: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj.

This new page has 57 houses on it-- http://www.rootsweb.com/~mstallah/census/index.html> is the index page, and below is the page that just went up--Merry Christmas to all--hope you find your families--Helen http://www.rootsweb.com/~mstallah/census/index.html

New York Marriages, 1600-1784 info included: names, date, volume & page number: Ann Shannon & John Jackson 14 Apr 1781, XXXII, 6 George Shannon & Elizabeth Cooe 19 Jan 1782, XXXV, 24 Hugh Shannon & Rachel Foster 22 Mar 1779, XXVII, 73 Judith Shannon & James Tattersall 24 Dec 1766, X, 208 Margaret Shannon & Robert Campbell 25 Mar 1765, IX, 73

MORE GREAT NEWS! HOLIDAY CELEBRATION: FREE ACCESS TO ANCESTRY.COM ============================================= Celebrate the holidays with Ancestry.com as we give free access to the entire site from December 20, 1999 to January 4, 2000. They are also offering several special subscription offers that you might want to take advantage of......but be sure to go & check out all the free databases you might want to explore in. http://www.ancestry.com/home/celebrate/holidays.htm (Available afternoon of Monday December 20, 1999) Joyce

Hi Beverly, I am gonna hold my breath while I answer this......I have a James L. SHANNON, youngest son of James & Margaret GRIMLIER SHANNON. I show this son born in 1832, but in Copiah County MS. I also show 2 possible (but not proven) marriages for this James: to a Flementine (unknown maiden name) somewhere in KY, and also marr a Martha Jane HARRIS 7 Apr 1853. I know that James & Margaret's youngest son was James L. because of her bounty land application naming all their children, plus other court records. What you think? I only know of 1 other person researching this family of James & Margaret. I descend from the 4th child of James & Margaret, Benjamin Franklin. Joyce

I am searching for birthplace and parents of James L. (believed to be Leander, possibly Leander Crocket) Shannon, born April 29, 1832 in unknown county, TN. Listed on 1850 Tippah Co., MS Federal census. Married Mary Jane Boswell (location unknown) July 22, 1852. Served in 41st Reg MS Vols March 1, 1862 to March 9, 1863. Died Dec 24, 1873. Buried Liberty Cemetery, Union Co., MS. Any info would be greatly appreciated. TNX

I'm stuck at the great grandparents... Hugh Walter SHANNON (no info) married Cora Edith WESTELL who was born in 1886. They lived in Meade County, SD for some time. They had 5 kids... Ken, Don, LaVern, Edward George, and Wilma Fern (1918-1994). Wilma married Olaf OLSON (1908-1992) It's pretty dismal information, I know. Kelly

http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl If you stick "SHANNON" in this search engine, you can search the list archives. I actually had my email sorted funky and that email was right on top... and was meant to go privately anyway... sorry. Kelly > Could you tell me how I get to the Shannon archive messages?

Could you tell me how I get to the Shannon archive messages? Carolyn Shannon Genzel Rt. 2 Box 240-A5 Cooper, TX 75432 I invite you to visit my web pages at: http://www2.1starnet.com/cgenzel http://www2.1starnet.com/cgenzel/genindex.htm http://www2.1starnet.com/cgenzel/shannon.htm

I just recieved this an e-mail titled "All is Costco.com! All is Bright!" with a web address link and a cupid2.exe file attached from someone unknown. My reaction was to reply to his address "DO I KNOW YOU?". He hadn't sent it. I recieved this virus warning around the same time. Feel free to spread the warning: >Subject: Re: system crash/Don't open this!! > >A warning was just sent out by rootsweb about a virus that sends itself out >from infected machines by choosing a name at random from the address book >and a message title from the inbox so that it looks like it came from >another machine that is not infected. Rootsweb will not allow attachments >to individual messages so if you get a message that appears to be from >rootsweb with an attachment, DO NOT OPEN THE ATTACHMENT. > >The email will have some or all of these words in it: ><<Hypercool Happy New Year 2000 funny programs and animations>> > >Any email offering free samples, and/or cool stuff etc. as attachments >should automatically be suspect and be deleted.

H'lo All, What is this about a roll call? Boy, I sure get tired of the Shannon's proclivity for using the same names OVER and OVER again & again. My Alexander Shannon was born in Kentucky on 9 March 1813. He married 1st Perniza Oliver, 2nd Sarah Crutchfield. This is not the one you're looking for, but it is one you'll probably come across. He is the son of Joseph Shannon and Mary Billingsly, and brother to Granville Billingsly. Mike Shannon

Carolyn, If the list is starting a Roll Call, I would like to submit the elusive ancestors of mine. For nearly 30 years I have known where they came from and went, but not how they arrived where they were! Alexander Shannon born in Kentucky about 1797 to 1799 married Clarissa Curtner (Keutner) in Kentucky (near Danville in 1827). By 1832 they were in Indiana, possibly Rush County, by 1836 in Knox County, Indiana, and by 1847 in what became Richland County, Wisconsin. They died in Richland County, Clarissa in 1882 and Alex in 1886. They had 10 children, 6 of whom left descendants. I have much on the descendants, but nothing on the ancestors of either. Any clues? Will share what I have. Thanks and Happy Holidays. New Computer users welcome! Becky Mathews Nix

Subject: Re: system crash/Don't open this!! A warning was just sent out by rootsweb about a virus that sends itself out from infected machines by choosing a name at random from the address book and a message title from the inbox so that it looks like it came from another machine that is not infected. Rootsweb will not allow attachments to individual messages so if you get a message that appears to be from rootsweb with an attachment, DO NOT OPEN THE ATTACHMENT. The email will have some or all of these words in it: <<Hypercool Happy New Year 2000 funny programs and animations>> Any email offering free samples, and/or cool stuff etc. as attachments should automatically be suspect and be deleted.

this type of roll call is fine with me, but please put your person's name in the subject so that those interested can read it. I have found that if you just click reply & the subject doesn't change, the majority of folks on the list will just delete your post. Joyce, list manager

Thanks Joyce, Very well said. I have a suggestion that might help the "newbies" as well as some of us "oldies". Another list that I am on has everone to send e-mail to the list sorta like a head count with a short query so that the ones who have just joined might know who is on the list and who they are searching for. I happen to have 2 Shannon lines that I am searching for. #1 William Shannon (1720/1784) and Mary ? Nathaniel Shannon (1764/1852)and Isabell ? Alexander Milam Shannon (1793/1839)and Malinda Massey Joel Johnson Shannon (1829/1886)and Frances Etta Brackeen Jefferson Rush Shannon (1886/1943)and Emma May Smith George Verdelle Shannon (b.1912) and Zona Paulena White Frances Carolyn Shannon (me) (b.1940) #2 Thomas Shannon (1676/1737)and Eigness ? Samuel Shannon (728/1811)and Jean Reid Anna Shannon (1753/1822)and James Marrs Rachel Marrs (1787/1860)and Jesse Shelton Miranda Shelton (1814/1846)and James M. Brackeen Frances Etta Brackeen (1846/1918)and Joel Johnson Shannon (above) Jefferson Rush Shannon (1886/1943)and Emma May Smith George Verdelle Shannon (b.1912)and Zona Paulena White Frances Carolyn Shannon (me) (b.1940) Carolyn Shannon Genzel Rt. 2 Box 240-A5 Cooper, TX 75432 I invite you to visit my web pages at: http://www2.1starnet.com/cgenzel http://www2.1starnet.com/cgenzel/genindex.htm http://www2.1starnet.com/cgenzel/shannon.htm ****************************************************** Treasure every moment that you have! And treasure it more because you shared it with someone special, special enough to spend your time with. And remember that time waits for no one. Yesterday is history.Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift. That's why it's called the present!! ***************************************************** -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Friday, December 17, 1999 6:50 AM Subject: [SHANNON-L] unfriendlies - note from Joyce >Hi Kelly, >you must have picked this post up in the archives, or reading your mail since >the post. It was rude and this person is no longer on our list. I encourage >family info as sometimes this is the only way a clue is given that one might >connect to another family. > >I do think it is important that the subject line be accurate so folks not >wanting to read about Aunt Tillie, or my Benjamin, can delete the post. >Also, many folks get lots of email & don't have the time to read it all and >your post may get deleted if you don't correct the subject line to change the >subject to your family. > >One more thing I would like to remind everyone of........every year at this >time, lots of folks get new computers under their trees, join lists, and >begin their genealogy search online. They are what we smilingly call >"newbies". Most time newbies just lurk in the background to see how a list >goes. But they do have questions and when a question is asked that you feel >unnecessary, please remember that each of us was once a newbie and did not >know all the ins and outs of being a list member. We all had questions and >someone was nice enough to help us with the answers without making us feel >real stupid.......I know lots of folks did for me. So welcome these newbies >to our list because they just might hold the key to unlocking some of your >family mysteries. >Joyce, list manager > >

Hi Kelly, you must have picked this post up in the archives, or reading your mail since the post. It was rude and this person is no longer on our list. I encourage family info as sometimes this is the only way a clue is given that one might connect to another family. I do think it is important that the subject line be accurate so folks not wanting to read about Aunt Tillie, or my Benjamin, can delete the post. Also, many folks get lots of email & don't have the time to read it all and your post may get deleted if you don't correct the subject line to change the subject to your family. One more thing I would like to remind everyone of........every year at this time, lots of folks get new computers under their trees, join lists, and begin their genealogy search online. They are what we smilingly call "newbies". Most time newbies just lurk in the background to see how a list goes. But they do have questions and when a question is asked that you feel unnecessary, please remember that each of us was once a newbie and did not know all the ins and outs of being a list member. We all had questions and someone was nice enough to help us with the answers without making us feel real stupid.......I know lots of folks did for me. So welcome these newbies to our list because they just might hold the key to unlocking some of your family mysteries. Joyce, list manager