Hi Kevin, What had intrigued me was the fact that you were researching Shannons and had an e-maik address of "scouts".As it happens, my Great Grandfather Shannon had the Shannon's Scouts in the Civil War. I thought there might be a connection there,but I guess not. My line descends from Thomas & Eigness, to Samuel & Jean, to Joseph & Mary, and then to Granville & Unity, on to Col. Alexander May & Clara Viola Scott Shannon, to my Grandfather, James Alfred Shannon, and thence to his son James Jr. and then to myself, so I guess there is no connection Michael Shannon