from free Ancestry 10 day database: Boasting a population of about 13,000 people in 1890, Smyth County is located in western Virginia, near the Tennessee border. This database is a collection of birth records from the county between 1885 and 1896. Taken from existing county documents held by the state, it provides valuable information regarding nearly 4000 children. Researchers will find the child's name, race, sex, birth date, and parents' names. Page numbers refer to the original county document from which these records were taken Info included: Surname, Given Name, Month, Day, Year, Race, Sex, Father's Name, Mother's Name, Notes, & Page # SHANNON CHARLES NOV 29 1891 W M CHARLES M.E. 287 SHANNON LUCILE MAR 7 1894 W F WILLIAM MARY 323 SHANNON NO NAME 1895 W F W.H. MARY 333 SHANNON WALTER APR 1891 W M W.H. M.E. 287 SHANNON GEORGE APR 27 1885 W M CHARLES MARY 229 SHANNON JOHN DEC 1889 W M WILLIAM MARY 267 SHANNON LULA LEE AUG 20 1889 W F CHARLES MATTIE 267 SHANNON MAGGIE NOV 1887 W F WILLIAM MARY 251 SHANNON RACHEL APR 25 1886 W F WILLIAM MARY 233 SHANNON ROBERT APR 23 1887 W M CHARLES M.E. 251