Since many of the SHANNON families were in Tennessee, thought this might be helpful to some. Joyce TENNESSEE STATE LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES <A HREF="http://www.state.tn.us/sos/statelib/pubsvs/intro.htm">Tennessee State Library and Archives</A> or http://www.state.tn.us/sos/statelib/pubsvs/intro.htm A lot of good things happening here! Alongside the library catalog and many helpful guides to resources held at the Archives, there are also several indexes available for searching online: ~ Letters of the Tennessee Governors ~ Acts of Tennessee 1796 - 1850 : Index to Names ~ Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1831 - 1850 ~ Southern Claims Commission (disallowed and barred claim files) ~ Index to Tennessee Death Records 1908-1912 ~ Partial Index to Tennessee Death Records 1914-1925 Add to this the Tennessee Place Names and Post Offices (1832 to 1971), numerous bibliographies, images, and information for finding county and local records, and you have a very valuable Web site.