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Elizabeth Elmyra Shannon 1831–1902 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Aug 1831

Birth Location: Morgan, Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 14 Jun 1902

Death Location: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States

Father: James Shannon

Mother: Mary Gray

Spouse(s): Samual RICH, John SEXTON

Children(s): James RICH, John Lewallen, Freeman Lewallen, William Lewallen, Newton Lewallen, Nancy Lewallen, Charles Lewallen, Elmira Lewallen

In 1831, Elizabeth Elmyra Shannon entered the world in Morgan, Tennessee, United States, born to James Shannon And Mary Gray. Elizabeth Elmyra Shannon married John Elisha Lewallen Not Proven As Father Of John Preston Sexton, Samual Houston Rich, and had children including Charles Smith Lewallen, Elmira Mira Lewallen, Freeman Harris Lewallen, James Houston Rich, John Bell Lewallen, Nancy J Nannie Lewallen, Newton Carson Lewallen, William Anderson Lewallen. Elizabeth Elmyra Shannon passed away in 1902 in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1831, Elizabeth Elmyra Shannon entered the world in Morgan, Tennessee, United States, born to James Shannon And Mary Gray.
  • Elizabeth Elmyra Shannon married John Elisha Lewallen Not Proven As Father Of John Preston Sexton, Samual Houston Rich, and had children including Charles Smith Lewallen, Elmira Mira Lewallen, Freeman Harris Lewallen, James Houston Rich, John Bell Lewallen, Nancy J Nannie Lewallen, Newton Carson Lewallen, William Anderson Lewallen.
  • Elizabeth Elmyra Shannon passed away in 1902 in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States.

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Elizabeth Shannon's Ancestors

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Elizabeth Shannon
1831–1902
Birth Place: Morgan, Tennessee, United States
Parents
James Shannon
1810–1850
Tennessee, USA
Mary Gray
1807–1880
North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Andrew SHANNON
1785–1840
Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Shannon
1790–1850
John (Marden Hamby) Jr
1774–1847
Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States of America
Eady Webb
1785–1860
Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Hamby
1744–1840
Judith Jarratt
1778–1851
John Webb
1761–1798
Elizabeth McMurtrey
1766–1848
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Hamby
1727–1788
Anne Merritt
1726–1790
Archelaus Jarratt
1725–1794
Elizabeth Mims
1723–1804
John Webb
1714–1736
Ursula Carter
1700–

Elizabeth Shannon's Descendants

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Elizabeth (Elmyra) Shannon (5 Aug 1831–14 Jun 1902) m. Samual (Houston) RICH (1830–1860) m. John (Elisha Lewallen NOT PROVEN AS FATHER OF JOHN PRESTON) SEXTON (19 Jan 1836–16 Feb 1910)
  1. 1. James (Houston) RICH 1852–1915 m. Mary (Jane) WELLS 1852–1927
    1. 1. Samuel (Houston) Rich 1892–1954 m. Emily (Rebecca "Betty") Carpenter 1896–1975
      1. 1. Betty (Jean) Rich 1922–1998 m. James (Reece) Decamp 1929–2008
      2. 2. Houston (Duane) Rich 1916–1990
    2. 2. Jessie (L) Rich 1890–1974
    3. 3. Irene (Lelia) Rich 1898–1970
    4. 4. Mary (Elizabeth) RICH 1877–1972
    5. 5. John (Martin) Rich 1882–
    6. 6. Jaimiee Rich 1894–1969
    7. 7. Winnie (M) RICH 1887–
    8. 8. Eliza (Rebecca) Rich 1875–1938
    9. 9. James (Ossie) Rich 1879–1892
    10. 10. Minnie (Mae) Rich 1887–
  2. 2. John (Bell) Lewallen 1865–1903
  3. 3. Freeman (Harris) Lewallen 1873–1936
  4. 4. William (Anderson) Lewallen 1860–1942
  5. 5. Newton (Carson) Lewallen 1867–1935
  6. 6. Nancy (J. "Nannie") Lewallen 1863–1930
  7. 7. Charles (Smith) Lewallen 1871–1935
  8. 8. Elmira ("Mira") Lewallen 1882–1901

Elizabeth Shannon's Timeline

2 Records

1831
5 Aug 1831
Birth of Elizabeth Elmyra Shannon in Morgan, Tennessee, United States
Morgan, Tennessee, United States
1902
14 Jun 1902
Age 71
Death of Elizabeth Elmyra Shannon in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States
Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Aug 1831
    Event Place: Morgan, Tennessee, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Jun 1902
    Event Place: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States

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