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Elizabeth "Betsy" Shannon 1841–1864 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1841

Birth Location: Rio, Knox, Illinois, United States

Death Date: Abt. 1864

Death Location: Wayne County, Iowa, United States of America

Father: Harrison Shannon

Mother: Martha Murphey

Spouse(s): Morrison Collins

Children(s): Ida Collins

Elizabeth "Betsy" Shannon was born in 1841 in Rio, Knox, Illinois, United States, the child of Harrison Shannon And Martha Murphey. Elizabeth "Betsy" Shannon married Morrison Collins, and had children including Ida Anna Collins. Elizabeth "Betsy" Shannon passed away in 1864 in Wayne County, Iowa, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Elizabeth "Betsy" Shannon was born in 1841 in Rio, Knox, Illinois, United States, the child of Harrison Shannon And Martha Murphey.
  • Elizabeth "Betsy" Shannon married Morrison Collins, and had children including Ida Anna Collins.
  • Elizabeth "Betsy" Shannon passed away in 1864 in Wayne County, Iowa, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Harrison Shannon
1813–1864
Birth Location: , , Indiana, United States
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Martha Murphey
1816–1852
Birth Location: , , Iowa, United States
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Spouses(s)

Morrison Collins
1833–1921
Birth Location: Senecaville, Guernsey, Ohio, USA
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Children(s)

Ida Collins
1859–1928
Birth Location: Lineville, Iowa
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Elizabeth Shannon's Ancestors

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Elizabeth Shannon
1841–1864
Birth Place: Rio, Knox, Illinois, United States
Parents
Harrison Shannon
1813–1864
, , Indiana, United States
Martha Murphey
1816–1852
, , Iowa, United States
Grandparents
William (W.) Shannon
1798–1859
, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States
Elizabeth Davis
1795–1842
, Hunterdon, New Jersey
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elizabeth Shannon's Descendants

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Elizabeth ("Betsy") Shannon (1841–Abt. 1864) m. Morrison Collins (19 Dec. 1833–23 Oct. 1921)
  1. 1. Ida (Anna) Collins 1859–1928 m. James (Conable) Duncan 1857–1929
    1. 1. Laurel (Wayne) Duncan 1892–1960
    2. 2. Jamie Duncan 1882–1950
    3. 3. Joseph (Orland) Duncan 1885–1934 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Hughes 1897–1979
      1. 1. Master (Sgt. Robert Orland) Duncan 1917–1964 m. Jessie (Leona "Jay") Saumers 1917–2012
      2. 2. Captain (John Thomas) Duncan 1924– m. Helen (Mae) Twaddle 1932–2016 m. Carol (Chilcote) Duncan 1929–
      3. 3. Claire (Eloise) Duncan 1932–1995 m. Jacques (E Jack) Reifschneider 1936–2008
      4. 4. Jessie (Marie) Duncan 1920–1921
    4. 4. Ralph Duncan 1888–1964
    5. 5. Ethel ("Marie") Duncan 1901–1973
    6. 6. Mary (Elizabeth) Duncan 1878–1954
    7. 7. Albert Duncan 1880–1887

Elizabeth Shannon's Timeline

2 Records

1841
1841
Birth of Elizabeth "Betsy" Shannon in Rio, Knox, Illinois, United States
Rio, Knox, Illinois, United States
1864
Abt. 1864
Age 23
Death of Elizabeth "Betsy" Shannon in , Wayne, Iowa, United States
, Wayne, Iowa, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Rio, Knox, Illinois, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt. 1864
    Event Place: , Wayne, Iowa, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wayne County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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