Bonnie --- I suspect that "Agnes Shannon, consort of Thomas Shannon" was Agnes Crowe Shannon. She was the daughter of William Crowe and his wife, Anna Shannon. Anna Shannon was the daughter mentioned in the 1737 will of Thomas Shannon of Lancaster Co, PA. As to where you got your note, I have no idea. Pete Hamilton >From: [email protected] >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: SHANNON-D Digest V99 #190 >Date: Sat, 4 Sep 1999 13:47:46 -0700 (PDT) > ><< message2.txt >> ><< message4.txt >> ><< message6.txt >> ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

Rootsweb has another new research tool.........the latest Social Security Death Index is online on their server, but with a new twist. Not only can you view the SSDI records, but Rootsweb has made this an interactive site where you have the opportunity to add a "post-it note" to the record (Rootsweb copy, not the actual SSDI). Here you have the chance to list additions & corrections to the record. You can also view if anyone has left a "post-it" note regarding the person. I added the parents & grandparents of my father, where he is buried & a couple of other facts not on the SSDI. This is a wonderful place to leave or correct info on the SSDI. Joyce<A HREF="http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi"> Social Security Death Index Interactive Search</A> or http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi

I have no information on Margaret Shannon, my gggrandmother. She was the daughter of Samuel Shannon, but don't know which one--there were several in Nicholas County at the time. Do not have her birth date but am guessing 1818-1820. Don't have the county, but she married Jesse Hardwick in Nicholas County, Kentucky on November 13, 1839. After the birth of my great-grandfather, William Henry Hardwick on May 20, 1841, she died July 14, 1843, possibly of another pregnancy. That is all I know about Margaret. Anyone out there know more? Thanks, Mary

SHANNON, George H. & HOWE, Margaret A. Marriage Date: 17 Sep 1851 Performed By: Wm P. Hickman, Min. Original Source Page: 11 Place: Pulaski County VA

Nath. SHANNON & Sarah WILLIAMS Bond Date: 30 Jun 1855 Original Source Page: 22 Currituck County NC Sarah J. SHANNON & Wm. G. GRANBERY Bond Date: 28 Jun 1860 Original Source Page: 58 Currituck County NC

from free Ancestry database: With the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854, Kansas became a territory. This database is a transcription of the territorial "census" performed the following year. In reality, this "census" was a voter's list, and may not necessarily contain all residents of the territory as some voters boycotted elections. It provides the resident's name along with city, district, and precinct or township where they were registered to vote. Page numbers are included to aid the researcher in finding the original record. Shannon, Samuel 5 Bull Creek March 30, 1855 463 Shannon, Floyd Leavenworth 16 March 30, 1855 495 Shannon, Charles Leavenworth 16 March 30, 1855 497 Shannon, Floyd Leavenworth 16 541 Shannon, Miles Leavenworth 16 542 Shannon, John Johnson October 1, 1855 584 Shannon, Wilson Johnson October 1, 1855 584 Shannon, Floyd Leavenworth October 1, 1855 586

Bobbie, did this where in Ireland did this Thomas Shannon come from or do you know, my grgrgrandpa was a Thomas Shannon, born about 1820-I have searched and searched for his family, but as of this moment in time, NO luck--H supposedly had brothers, I believe Nathaniel was one and a Jim(these are notes I got from a cousin he and four other brothers, Nath and Jim are the only names I was told, they all faught in the civil war--he came to america when he was 4 years old-from Shannon Ireland-Supposedly there were 60 families who set sail for the USA) supposedly he was a Sheriff someplace in MS--I appreciate any information I can get on this man. My Thomas Married Martha Jennings, first, then Ellen Jane Dunn, between both wives he had 12 children. Thanks Helen -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Wednesday, September 01, 1999 4:28 PM Subject: SHANNON-D Digest V99 #187

from Ancestry free database: Although not the largest city in the state, Albany, New York is one of the most important urban areas along the Hudson River. This database is a collection of state census records from the city in 1915 ?????MAKER (unreadable), Elizberth SHANNON, F. Roy SHANNON, George SHANNON, Hazel SHANNON, Ray SHANNON, Richard SHANNON, Robert

Not to add to your searching, but we have a Samuel Shannon born 1796. This Shannon lived in Utica, Venango Co., Pa. which is in northwestern Pa. I would note that a number of vets came to this County for the donation lands. Harry Bobbie Reihsen wrote: > Hi Pete, This is what I have, 1742, Thomas Shannon took out a patent for > land in Adams Co. from the son of Wm. Penn, in 1765 he finally purchased it > and in 1797 it was transferred to his son, Joseph and in 1820 Joseph sold a > part to his nephew John Cooley. > > The 1797 will, confirms this; Thomas Shannon gave wife, Mary consideration, > then the house and land to his son, Joseph, some money to son, Samuel, and > to his daughter, Mary and her husband, Henry Cowly, the adjacent land and > "house in which they now dwell". (This is confirmed in the 1790 census and > Joseph Shannon and Henry Cowley are neighbors in it) Then in the will he > states that the land is to stay in the family. (So that confirms why Joseph > in 1820 sold part of the land to John Cooley, who is the oldest son (born > about 1780, PA. to Henry Cowly) The Cooley name went through Cowly, to > Cowley, to Cooley finally about1813 when Henry died in Ross Co. OH, Pisgah > Presbyterian Church Records. > > Can't tell you how anxious I am to get this group all figured out. > > There is on other person in the will, a son of Mary Shannon, who it looks > like may have been born before she married Henry Cowly. He is also named > Thomas Shannon, (does not seem to have a father, but Henry is asked to dole > out a certain amount of money to him during the next 10 years) I guess I > should get John Cooley's death cert. and get his exact age, as I may be a > little off, or else it might help me establish the age of the, I suspect, > illigetimate son, Thomas Shannon, who had to be born by 1775, I would think. > Also, this Thomas Shannon is in the probate of Henry Cowley in 1813 as > receiving various items while living in Ross Co.OH,so they broght him with > them where ever they moved. > > So there is enough evidence to prove they all belong together, just not > enough for birth records etc that I am searching for. > > Thanks for any help you can give. Bobbie > > >From: "Pete Hamilton" <[email protected]> > >Reply-To: [email protected] > >To: [email protected] > >Subject: [SHANNON-L] Re: SHANNON-D Digest V99 #186 > >Date: Tue, 31 Aug 1999 18:43:06 PDT > > > > I am very interested in Bobbie's note concerning Thomas Shannon who may > >have been married to Mary "Polly" Reid. I have been searching for a Thomas > >Shannon who was the father of Susannah Shannon. Susannah was born in > >Philadelphia on 25 Dec 1737. She married Andrew Ewing in the 1760s, and > >they were among the pioneer settlers of Nashville, TN. She died 31 Oct > >1818 > >in Nashville. > > A Thomas Shannon whose will was dated in 1797 could be her father, or > >perhaps a brother. Bobbie, I'm very interested to learn whatever > >information you have on this Thomas Shannon. > > Pete Hamilton > > > > > >>From: [email protected] > >>Reply-To: [email protected] > >>To: [email protected] > >>Subject: SHANNON-D Digest V99 #186 > >>Date: Tue, 31 Aug 1999 12:25:14 -0700 (PDT) > >> > >><< message2.txt >> > >><< message4.txt >> > > > >______________________________________________________ > >Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com > > > > ______________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

Hi Pete, This is what I have, 1742, Thomas Shannon took out a patent for land in Adams Co. from the son of Wm. Penn, in 1765 he finally purchased it and in 1797 it was transferred to his son, Joseph and in 1820 Joseph sold a part to his nephew John Cooley. The 1797 will, confirms this; Thomas Shannon gave wife, Mary consideration, then the house and land to his son, Joseph, some money to son, Samuel, and to his daughter, Mary and her husband, Henry Cowly, the adjacent land and "house in which they now dwell". (This is confirmed in the 1790 census and Joseph Shannon and Henry Cowley are neighbors in it) Then in the will he states that the land is to stay in the family. (So that confirms why Joseph in 1820 sold part of the land to John Cooley, who is the oldest son (born about 1780, PA. to Henry Cowly) The Cooley name went through Cowly, to Cowley, to Cooley finally about1813 when Henry died in Ross Co. OH, Pisgah Presbyterian Church Records. Can't tell you how anxious I am to get this group all figured out. There is on other person in the will, a son of Mary Shannon, who it looks like may have been born before she married Henry Cowly. He is also named Thomas Shannon, (does not seem to have a father, but Henry is asked to dole out a certain amount of money to him during the next 10 years) I guess I should get John Cooley's death cert. and get his exact age, as I may be a little off, or else it might help me establish the age of the, I suspect, illigetimate son, Thomas Shannon, who had to be born by 1775, I would think. Also, this Thomas Shannon is in the probate of Henry Cowley in 1813 as receiving various items while living in Ross Co.OH,so they broght him with them where ever they moved. So there is enough evidence to prove they all belong together, just not enough for birth records etc that I am searching for. Thanks for any help you can give. Bobbie >From: "Pete Hamilton" <[email protected]> >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: [SHANNON-L] Re: SHANNON-D Digest V99 #186 >Date: Tue, 31 Aug 1999 18:43:06 PDT > > I am very interested in Bobbie's note concerning Thomas Shannon who may >have been married to Mary "Polly" Reid. I have been searching for a Thomas >Shannon who was the father of Susannah Shannon. Susannah was born in >Philadelphia on 25 Dec 1737. She married Andrew Ewing in the 1760s, and >they were among the pioneer settlers of Nashville, TN. She died 31 Oct >1818 >in Nashville. > A Thomas Shannon whose will was dated in 1797 could be her father, or >perhaps a brother. Bobbie, I'm very interested to learn whatever >information you have on this Thomas Shannon. > Pete Hamilton > > >>From: [email protected] >>Reply-To: [email protected] >>To: [email protected] >>Subject: SHANNON-D Digest V99 #186 >>Date: Tue, 31 Aug 1999 12:25:14 -0700 (PDT) >> >><< message2.txt >> >><< message4.txt >> > >______________________________________________________ >Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com > ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

I am very interested in Bobbie's note concerning Thomas Shannon who may have been married to Mary "Polly" Reid. I have been searching for a Thomas Shannon who was the father of Susannah Shannon. Susannah was born in Philadelphia on 25 Dec 1737. She married Andrew Ewing in the 1760s, and they were among the pioneer settlers of Nashville, TN. She died 31 Oct 1818 in Nashville. A Thomas Shannon whose will was dated in 1797 could be her father, or perhaps a brother. Bobbie, I'm very interested to learn whatever information you have on this Thomas Shannon. Pete Hamilton >From: [email protected] >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: SHANNON-D Digest V99 #186 >Date: Tue, 31 Aug 1999 12:25:14 -0700 (PDT) > ><< message2.txt >> ><< message4.txt >> ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

Widget, are you still there? I finally got home after helping with a newborn preemie, 2 mon. early. traumatic, but he is doing well. I suspect our Thomas Shannon may be the one married to Polly Reid, and am trying to prove it. She is listed as Mary in his will, but Polly was a nick name for Mary. I am hoping the land records may prove it as if anyone else is using them for proof, then it is one and the same person, as we also have proof the land was his. Please reply. Bobbie >From: "Bobbie Reihsen" <[email protected]> >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [SHANNON-L] Pictures >Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 05:21:53 PDT > >Widget, We have Thomas and Mary Shannon (don't know her surname) in York >Co. >PA. and think there may be some connection to the Shannons you mention. >Could you help me discover if there could be a connection? I will be back >home in Missouri on Aug. 14 and will check all my dates and places. The >land >records have our Thomas Shannon buying 300 acres of land in Adams Co. and >eventually it was transferred to his son, Joseph Shannon. Thomas Shannon >has >a will in York Co. PA in 1797. I guess that is not necessarily his death >date, as some people wrote wills a while before they died. Thank you so >much. Bobbie > > >>From: Widget Shannon <[email protected]> >>Reply-To: [email protected] >>To: [email protected] >>Subject: [SHANNON-L] Pictures >>Date: Fri, 06 Aug 1999 11:51:41 -0400 >> >>Does anyone have a picture of Samuel Shannon and wife Jean Reid, >>Thomas Shannon and wife Agnes Crow, John Shannon and wife >>Virginia Jane Hudson, or Mary Jane Grayson (wife of John Crow >>Shannon)? >> >>Thanks, >>Widget Shannon >> >> >> >>Researching: >>Ferrone, Beaudrias, MacGregor, Selleck, Fairchild >>Shannon, Crowe, Hudson, Grayson, McCarty, Hayes, Pratt, Thomas Stickley, >>Hamilton, Harris, Fields, Day, Musselwhite, Caudill >> > > >_______________________________________________________________ >Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com > ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

I just found a new thread and I'm looking for any information on a Michael Shannon who married Ida and had 13 children. They lived in Muncie, IN. They had children named Elmer, Eleanor, and Florence. That's all I know about them. I am hoping that I can learn of how their ancestors relate to my g-grandfather, James Shannon, who came to the U.S. with 2 brothers in the early 1860s from Clonmel, County Tipperary. Can anyone make a connection? Kathy Shannon Braun [email protected]

thanks to all who replied to my History request on migration patterns. It is amazing how many knowledgeable people we have!! My 13 yr. old grandson gets free history lessons from my genealogy!! And loves it!! Thank you again. Connie

If you had family that landed in North Carolina, where would those entry ports be? And where would one find where wagon trains left from, their routes and destinations. In other words, if one left from NC, would they have mostly likely gone wagon train destination Texas, via where?

Some time ago, some one sent me a copy of the William J. Shannon and Nancy Louisa Holt line. It includes my g grandma Della Louderman married to John B. Shannon. Louderman is spelled as 'Lowderman''. I have a copy of the marriage certificate of John and Della, as well as a copy of the marriage certificate of Della's parents, Henry Louderman and Edna McCauley. In both of these documents, louderman is spelled with an "u" not a "w". The question that I have concerns an Albert Lowderman who married Lillie Hannah Shannon. Is Albert related to Della? Is his name the same or different? I will be glad to provide copies of the marriage dicuments, if anyone is interested. Mike Shannon

Hi all you Shannon cousins: I thought some of you might like to see the references to George Shannon that are in the Lewis and Clark two volume "Journals of the Expedition." I tried to copy the passages exactly as possible, including spelling and punctuation. I read and enjoyed them very much, but it is somewhat dry reading unless you are in the correct frame of mind; thinking you live in the early 17th century. What we can accomplish now in less than two weeks took them approximately 50 times that long, and they lived off the land. I hope you enjoy these excerpts. And if anyone would like to buy a couple of 1962 books in very good condition, let me know. Laurence Don Craig "The Dancing Man" Lewis & Clark Expedition References to George Shannon September 11th, 1804 (Vol. I, Chapter 3, ‘From the Vermilion to the Teton River,’ page 44) - “In the morning we observed a man riding on horseback down towards the boat, and we were much pleased to find that is was George Shannon, one of our party, for whose safety we had been very uneasy. Our two horses having strayed from us on the 26th of August, he was sent to search for them. After he found them he attempted to rejoin us, but seeing some other tracks, which must have been those of Indians, and which he mistook for our own, he concluded that we were ahead, and had been for sixteen days following the bank of the river above us. During the first four days he exhausted his bullets, and was then nearly starved, being obliged to subsist, for twelve days, on a few grapes, and a rabbit which he killed by making use of a hard piece of stick for a ball. One of his horses gave out, and was left behind; the other he kept as a last resource for food. Despairing of overtaking us, he was returning down the river, in hopes of meeting some other boat; and was on the point of killing his horse, when he was so fortunate as to join us.” April 6th, 1805 (Vol. I, Chapter 7, ‘From Fort Mandan to the Yellowstone,’ page 110) --- - - - “Having Made all our arrangements, we left the fort about five o’clock in the afternoon. “The party now consisted of thirty-two persons. Besides ourselves were sergeants John Ordway, Nathaniel Pryor, and Patrick Gass: the privates were William Bratton, John Colter (note: He later discovered Yellowstone geysers), John Collins, Peter Cruzatte, Robert Frazier, Reuben Fields, Joseph Fields, George Gibson, Silas Goodrich, Hugh Hall, Thomas P. Howard, Baptiste Lapage, Francis Labiche, Hugh McNeal, John Potts, John Shields, George Shannon, John B. Thompson, William Werner, Alexander Willard, Richard Windsor, Joseph Whitehouse, Peter Wiser, and captain Clark’s black servant York. The two interpreters, were George Drewyer and Toussaint Chaboneau. The wife (Sacajawea) of Charboneau also accompanied us with her young child, and we hope may be useful as an interpreter among the Snake Indians.” June 23rd, 1805 (Vol. I, Chapter 11, ‘Portaging Around the Great Falls,’ page 172) - “As it was too late to return captain Lewis passed over on a raft which he made for the purpose and spent the night at Shannon’s camp, and the next morning, Monday 24th, sent J. Fields up the river with orders to go four miles and return, whether he found the two absent hunters or not; then descending the Southwest side of Medicine river, he crossed the Missouri in the canoe, and sent Shannon back to his camp to join Fields and bring the meat which they had killed. This they did, and arrived in the evening at the camp on Whitebear islands. A part of the men from Portage creek also arrived with two canoes and baggage.” June 23rd, 1805 (Vol. I, Chapter 11, ‘Portaging Around the Great Falls,’ page 173) - - - - - - “At their camp Drewyer and Fields joined them, and while captain Lewis was looking for them at Medicine river, they returned to report the absence of Shannon about whom they had been very uneasy.” August 6th, 1805 (Vol. I, Chapter 13, ‘From the Three Forks to Beaver’s Head,’ page 212) - “In the evening we killed three deer and four elk, which furnished us once more with a plentiful supply of meat. Shannon, the same man who was lost before for fifteen days, was sent out this morning to hunt, up the northwest fork; when we decided on returning, Drewyer was directed to go in quest of him, but he returned with information that he had gone several miles up the river without being able to find Shannon. We now had the trumpet sounded, and fired several guns, but he did not return, and we fear he is again lost.” August 7th, 1805 (Vol. I, Chapter 13, ‘From the Three Forks to Beaver’s Head,’ page 212) - - - - “In the course of the afternoon there fell a shower of rain attended with thunder and lightning, which lasted about forty minutes, and the weather remained so cloudy all night that we were unable to take any lunar observations. Uneasy about Shannon, we sent R. Fields in search of him this morning, but we have as yet no intelligence of either of them. Our only game to-day was one deer.” August 8th, 1805 (Vol. I, Chapter 13, ‘From the Three Forks to Beaver’s Head,’ page 213) - “Reuben Fields returned about noon with information that he had gone up Wisdom river till its entrance into the mountains, but could find nothing of Shannon.” August 9th, 1805 (Vol. I, Chapter 13, ‘From the Three Forks to Beaver’s Head,’ page 214) - Friday. The morning was fair and fine. We set off early, and proceeded on very well, though there were more rapids in the river than yesterday. At eight o’clock we halted for breakfast, part of which consisted of two fine geese killed before we stopped. “Here we were joined by Shannon for whose safety we had been so uneasy. The day on which he left us on his way up Wisdom river, after hunting for some time and not seeing the party arrive, he returned to the place where he had left us. Not finding us there he supposed we had passed him and he therefore marched up the river during all the next day, when he was convinced that we had not gone on, as the river was no longer navigable. He now followed the course of the river down to the forks, and then took the branch which we are pursuing. During the three day of his absence, he had been much wearied with his march, but had lived plentifully, and brought the skins of three deer. As far as he had ascended Wisdom river it kept its course obliquely down toward the Jefferson.” The end of George Shannon mentions in Volume I. November 15th, 1805 (Vol. II, Chapter 20, ‘From Tidewater to the Pacific Ocean,’ page 331) - “Here we met Shannon, who had been sent back to meet us by captain Lewis. The day Shannon left us in the canoe, he and Willard proceeded on till they met a party of twenty Indians, who never having heard of us, did not know where they came from: they however behaved with so much civility, and seemed so anxious that the men should go with them towards the sea, that their suspicions were excited, and they declined going on: the Indians, however, would not leave them and the men being confirmed in their suspicions, and being fearful if they went into the woods to sleep they would be cut to pieces in the night, thought it best to pass the night in the midst of the Indians; they therefore made a fire, and after talking with them to a late hour, laid down with their rifles under their heads. As they awoke this morning they found that the Indians had stolen and concealed their guns; having demanded them in vain, Shannon seized a club, and was about assaulting one of the Indians whom he suspected as a thief, when another Indian began to load a fowling piece, with an intention of shooting him. He therefore stopped and explained by signs, that if they did not give up the guns, a large party would come down the river before the sun rose to such a height, and put every one of them to death. Fortunately, captain Lewis and his party appeared at this time, and the terrified Indians immediately brought the guns, five of them came on with Shannon. To these men we declared, that if ever any of their nation stole any thing from us he should be instantly shot. June 18th, 1806 (Vol. II, Chapter 30, ‘Again in the Bitter-root Mountains’ page 475) - Wednesday. “Two of them were however still missing, and we therefore directed two of the party to remain and hunt for them. At the same time, we despatched Drewyer and Shannon to the Chopunnish, in the plains beyond the Kooskooskee, in order to hasten the arrival of the Indians who had promised to accompany us: or at any rate, to procure a guide to conduct us to Traveller’s-Rest. For this purpose they took a rifle, as a reward to any one who would engage to conduct us, with directions to increase the reward, if necessary, by an offer of two other guns, to be given immediately, and then ten horses, at the falls of the Missouri.” June 21st, 1806 (Vol. II, Chapter 30, page 477) - Saturday. --- “At the pass of Collins’s creek we met two Indians, who returned with us about half a mile, to the spot we had formerly slept in September, and where we now halted to dine and let our horses graze. These Indians had four supernumerary horses, and were on their way to cross the mountains. They had seen Drewyer and Shannon, who they said would not return for two days.” July 23rd, 1896 (Vol. II, Chapter 33, ‘Captain Clark Explores the Yellowstone’ page 515) - “At noon the two canoes were finished. They are twenty-eight feet long, sixteen or eighteen inches deep, and from sixteen to twenty-four inches wide, and being lashed together, every thing was prepared for setting out to-morrow; Gibson having recovered. Sergeant Pryor was now directed with Shannon and Windsor, to take our horses to the Mandans, and if he found that Mr. Henry was on the Asiniboin river, to go thither and deliver him a letter, the object of which was to prevail on the most distinguished chiefs of the Sioux to accompany him to Washington.” August 8th, 1806 (Vol. II, Chapter 34, ‘Down the Yellowstone; Reunion of the Parties’ page 524) - Friday. “On the following morning, sergeant Pryor, accompanied by Shannon, Hall, and Windsor, arrived, but without the horses. They reported that on the second day after they left captain Clark, they halted to let the horses graze near the bed of a large creek, which contained no running water; but soon after a shower of rain fell, and the creek swelled so suddenly, that several horses which had straggled across the dry bed of the creek, were obliged to swim back. They now determined to form their camp; but the next morning were astonished at not being able to find a single one of their horses. They immediately examined the neighbourhood, and soon finding the track of the Indians who had stolen the horse, pursued them for five miles, where the fugitives divided into two parties. They now followed the largest party five miles further, till they lost all hopes of overtaking the Indians, and returned to camp; and packing the baggage on their backs pursued a northeast course toward the Yellowstone. On the following night a wolf bit sergeant Pryor through the hand as he lay asleep, and made an attempt to seize Windsor, when Shannon discovered and shot him. They passed over a broken open country, and having reached the Yellowstone near Pompey’s pillar, they determined to descend the river, and for this purpose made two skin canoes, such as they had seem among the Mandans and Ricaras.” September 22nd, 1806 (Vol. II, Chapter 36, ‘The Expedition Returns in Safety to Sat. Louis’ page 545) - Monday. “The rain having ceased, we set out for Coldwater creek, about three miles from the mouth of the Missouri, where we found a cantonment of troops of the Unite States with whom we passed the day, and then, Tuesday, 23d, descended to the Mississippi, and round to St. Louis, where we arrived at twelve o’clock, and having fired a salute went on shore and received the heartiest and most hospitable welcome from the whole village.”

from the free Ancestry database: Pulaski co VA was created in 1839 and boasted a population of nearly 9,000 in 1880. This collection of birth records reveals a wealth of information regarding children born in the county between 1853 and 1893. It provides information regarding the child's race, sex, birth date, and parent's names. Due to the Civil War, records for 1861, 1862 and 1863 were not available. Page numbers refer to the original county document from which these records were taken. It contains over 9400 records. For those seeking information about ancestors from western Virginia, this can be a helpful collection. SHANNON, John - Dec 1853, white, male, son of George & Margaret, page 3 SHANNON, Lucy - 6 Feb 1871, white, female, daughter of James & Bettie, page 61

World War I Draft Application Prior to the US's entry into WW1 (approx. 1917-1918) every male between the age of 18 and 40 was required to register for the draft. The information found on the card was provided by the individual himself. The registration cards vary in information depending on the individual draft board. But by and large the cards include: The full name of the person (this means first, full middle name, any additional middle names and last name); the current address of the man; his age; his birthdate (some include his place of birth); whether he is a US citizen or a naturalized citizen (some ask if his father was a naturalized citizen and his father's race); his race; his occupation; where he is employed (name of employer); address or location of employment; name and address of his next of kin; some cards ask if the man is married or single and how many people he supports. The card is signed by the draftee. On the back of the card his physical description is noted: Height is broken down by short, medium, tall although some cards give the actual height in feet and inches; Build by slim, medium, stout although some cards list actual weight along with the build; color of eyes and hair; any deformities or injuries are listed (such as one arm missing, blind in one eye, etc.); the name and address of the draft board and the date. When these original cards were transferred to the East Pointe NARA branch the LDS spent about 3 years microfilming these cards. There are hundreds and hundreds of boxes and the LDS opened one box at a time and filmed them -- in state order. However, within each state the cards were filed by draft board, not by county or by draftee. This makes the searching of the microfilm difficult to say the least. The good news is that the Friends of the National Archives took each box after it was filmed (and checked) and sorted all of these thousands and thousands of cards into -- state and then COUNTY order and then in alphabetical order by surname and put then in new boxes. The Friends deserve all the kudos we can give them for this monstrous task. So ... rather than spending hours and hours searching the LDS microfilm you can order copies of the original cards from NARA. if you know the county your ancestor lived in between 1917-1918. And BTW - Ancestry.com lists WW1 Draft cards in their searchable data bases, however I know for a fact that there are 22 cards for the surname WHITE found in McIntosh Co, OK and Ancestry only gave me 4 of them so don't depend on that site. I was told yesterday that some reps from Ancestry had visited the archives a couple of weeks ago to talk about filming the cards, took one look at the hundreds and hundreds of boxes and simply left. For copies: Send a letter requesting copy(s) to: NARA Southeast Region 1557 St. Joseph Ave East Point, GA 30344 In your letter be sure to say you want copy(s) of the WWI Draft application Cards. Include the name of your ancestor and his race, the state and the county. If you want copies of ALL of the cards with a given surname, ask them the cost of the copies and send a SASE for them to let you know the copying cost. In your letter be sure and say you want a copy of the FRONT and BACK of the card. Be sure to send a SASE for the return of you copies. The cost for the copy is 50 cents - 25 cents for the back and 25 cents for the front. If you only want one copy send a buck and say the difference is to be given to the Friends of the Archives, because after all they did all this wonderful hard work for you <VBG> And feel free to pass this on to any of the lists you are on.

from the free Ancestry databases: Audrain County, Missouri Obituaries, 1885-1903 Located in central MO, Audrain County was created in 1836. This database is a collection of obituaries taken from the "Mexico Intelligencer" newspaper, published in the county seat of Mexico. Mrs. Jennie SHANNON BOTTS born 5 Feb 1859 died 16 Feb 1894