Hello Cousin Michael, While my primary research on the Shannon/Reid families are on different lines than you asked about, it is my understanding that the family of Joseph Shannon and Mary Billingsly is as below. One of my several links to the Shannons is through Joseph's brother, Capt. James Shannon. Russ Reid, Louisville, KY Family Group Subject: Joseph Shannon Birth: __ ___ 1765 Death: __ ___ ____ Burial: __ ___ ____ Father: Samuel Shannon (1713-1811) Mother: Jean Reid ( -1808) ___________________________________________________________ Marriage: 24 Nov 1792 Davidson Co., Tennessee. ___________________________________________________________ Spouse: Mary Billingsley Birth: __ ___ ____ Death: __ ___ ____ Burial: __ ___ ____ Father: Joseph Billingsley Maj Mother: ___________________________________________________________ Three Known Children ___________________________________________________________ ?/M Granville B Shannon Birth: 04 May 1801 Kentucky. Death: 14 Jan 1873 Arkansas. Marriage: __ ___ ____Unity Williams (1810-1898) Burial: __ ___ ____ ___________________________________________________________ ?/M Alexander Shannon Birth: 19 Mar 1813 Warren Co., Kentucky. Marriage: cir __ ___ 1833 Perniza Oliver (1817-1850) Marriage: 08 Jan 1856 Sarah Dunagan (1818-1878) Death: 16 Feb 1890 Washington Co., Arkansas. Burial: __ ___ ____Dunagan Cemetery, Washington Co., Arkansas. ___________________________________________________________ ?/F Lavinia Shannon Birth: __ ___ ____ Marriage? __ ___ ____ Death: __ ___ ____ Burial: __ ___ ____ ___________________________________________________________ Printed on: 26 Oct 1999 Prepared by: Russell M. Reid 206 Sequoya Road Louisville, KY 40207 [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 1999 5:32 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [SHANNON-L] shannon family Hello everyone, I just stumbled on rootsweb the other day. Where was this 27 years ago when I startedmy genealogy? I had set aside for the last18 years too much work on the job.But now I'm retired & have the computer, and feel like a kid in a candy store! I'm descended from Thomas & Eigness, of Sadesbury and Samuel & Jean of Poplar Hill. Joseph & Mary Billingsly Shannon, and there children are where I'm Hung up.Does anyone have anything on them? Appreciate anyones help. Michael Shannon