----- Original Message ----- From: James and Carolyn <[email protected]> > Jim, all I know about Andrew is what I have been told that he was born > about 1785 in Anderson Co. TN to William and Katherine Shannon. > William was born 05 Oct 1756 in Chester Co. PA and applied for Rev. War > Pension while living in Grainger Co., TN on 06 Apr 1833.and place on > pension 16 Jul 1834 at 77 yrs of age{source abstracts of Rev War Pension > files, 3081} I am told that Andrew Shannon born about 1785 in Anderson > Co. TN. and married Elizabeth --unknown__(abt 1790}. Andrew and > Elizabeth's children are Jane: Sarilda: James born 1810 TN died 20 > Nov 1850 Morgan Co. TN; Wesley born abt 1814 married Susan Davis on 31 > Jan 1836; Mahalia born abt 1815;; Rebecca abt born about abt1818; > Preston W. born abt1823. and Wright born abt 1826. I got this > information from JAMES SHANNON { 1810-1850} researcher. Preston W. > Shannon { 1823- 1888.} was the father to David Milford Shannon { 1850- > 1895}. I have found both Preston W. Shannon and David Milford Shannon > graves in Scarbrough Cem in the Oak Ridge area of Anderson Co. TN. > Preston only date on tombstone l is March 1 1888. which was his date of > death. David Milford {DM} is listed on his tomb stone as born 05 Jun > 1850 died Oct 11, 1895. I have heard from Larry Keith at Keith > [email protected] that David Milford Shannon was his gg father as his > daughter was a Lura Shannon who married Oscar Mason Keith. Lura Shannon > is buried in Harriman Cem. He tells me that Preston had a brother named > Pleasant who is buried at Oak Ridge. But that seem to be all he knows > about the family. Joyce English tells me that the lineage is John 1; > John 2; Robert 3; Robert 4; John 5; William 6: Andrew 7: Preston W. 8: > and David Milford 9. She also tells me that Preston went by "BRESTON" > and that he married Elizabeth Wiatte{born 1824} he married Sadeline > Wiatte{b. 1820. He married Susan E. Oliver october 14, 1867 in Anderson > Co. TN. His son David Milford Shannon married Sarah J. Oliver on 08 > Jun 1874 and my husband grandmother is their daughter. This is all I > know except Minnie Shannon husband and information. > Can you help me fill in the blanks in the older generation of Shannons? > Carolyn > >