Jimmy I would really appreciate you checking as I seem to be at a dead end until then. Thanks. Pam ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jimmy KERR" <jimmy.kerr@worldnet.att.net> To: <SHANNON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, March 09, 2002 11:32 AM Subject: Re: [SHANNON-L] Search for William Hugh Shannon > This would probably be from Hugh Shannon and Jane Marrs line. Hugh was one > of the first settlers in Ark. We do not know the names of all his children. > The only listing is from Newton Co. Mo. in the 1860 or so. The census from > 1820 list 6 children I believe I will have to check my hard copy. > Jimmy Kerr > 10802 IH 37 > Corpus Christi, Tx. > 78410 > > I think my ancestors must have been in the witness protection program ! > > Genealogy Site: > http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=107971 > > Genealogy Site (diff style) > http://www.gbnf.com/genealog2/kerr1/home.htm > > Gen Cirlces (this one matches others really good) > http://www.gencircles.com/users/jimmykerr/1 > > Ector County, Texas ( Coordinator ) > http://www.rootsweb.com/~txector/ > > Lohmann Reasearch Page: (Coordinator) > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~lohmann/~lohmann.index.html > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Pamela Smith" <prsmith@sbcglobal.net> > To: <SHANNON-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, March 09, 2002 9:47 AM > Subject: [SHANNON-L] Search for William Hugh Shannon > > > I am trying to find information on William Hugh Shannon born about 1829 in > Arkansas. The 1850 census for Newton County, Missouri shows him age 21 and > living with a family "Kearney?" with the head of household a woman named > Catherine. The census also lists Elizabeth and George as Shannon's and as > Kearney's so it could be there really were 2 Elizabeth's and 2 Georges. He > does not show up on the 1840 census. He lists his father and mother as both > born in Kentucky. > > William Hugh and Amanda Holmes married 2/24/1874 in Newton County, Missouri. > I have not been able to find any records of him from 1850 again until 1880 > when he shows up on the 1880 census for Arrant County, Texas. On this census > it shows he is married with 6 children. Amanda Holmes is his wife and it > seems like she is a second wife. There are three children before their > marriage: Nancy VS., Mary Eliza, and William HE. Then there are three after > their marriage: James I, Arthur, and Evart. > > This is my great grandfather and I would really love to get any information. > >

Hugh Shannon born 1785 in Tenn. had one son among others named William H. Shannon born ?, other Known children are Jane born 1820.