Individual Details

William Shannon Sr.

(1791 - 2 Nov 1876)

Posted at U. S. Gen Web site for Floyd Co., Iowa: William Shannon, Sr., was born in New York state about 1791, and died on November 2, 1876, in Floyd County, Iowa. He is buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Floyd, Iowa. His wife, Catherine Shannon, was born about 1803 in New York, and died on January 18, 1888, in Floyd County, Iowa. She is also buried in Oakwood. William and Catherine had the following children: John S., Robert B., William H. Jr., Eliza Clarissa Robinson, Mary E. Rice, George W., Melissa Brennan, and Malanie Catherine Curtis.

Events

Birth1791Schenectady Co., New York
Marriage1818New York - Catherine Wager
destination1850Moved from New York - Boone Co., Illinois
Death2 Nov 1876Floyd, Floyd Co., Iowa
BurialOakwood Cemetery, Floyd Co., Iowa

Families

SpouseCatherine Wager (1803 - 1888)
ChildGilbert K. Shannon (1841 - )
ChildMalanie "Laney" Catherine Shannon (1849 - 1937)

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