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George Walton Shannon 1920–1980 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Jun 1920

Birth Location: Barre, Washington, Vermont

Death Date: 25 Mar 1980

Death Location: New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana

Father: Arthur Shannon

Mother: Ellen Hicks

Spouse(s): Dolores Canfield

Children(s):

George Walton Shannon was born in 1920 in Barre, Washington, Vermont, the child of Arthur Smith Shannon And Ellen Elizabeth Hicks. In 1922, George Walton Shannon resided in Barre, Vermont, USA. George Walton Shannon married Dolores Grace Canfield. George Walton Shannon passed away in 1980 in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana.

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Biography

  • George Walton Shannon was born in 1920 in Barre, Washington, Vermont, the child of Arthur Smith Shannon And Ellen Elizabeth Hicks.
  • In 1922, George Walton Shannon resided in Barre, Vermont, USA.
  • George Walton Shannon married Dolores Grace Canfield.
  • George Walton Shannon passed away in 1980 in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana.

Immediate Family

Parents

Arthur Shannon
1872–1939
Birth Location: Trenton, Burlington, New Jersey, USA
AS
Ellen Hicks
1880–1969
Birth Location: Fredericksburg, VA
EH

Spouses(s)

Dolores Canfield
1926–1961
Birth Location: Elkins, Randolph, West Virginia
DC

Children(s)

George Shannon's Ancestors

Self
George Shannon
1920–1980
Birth Place: Barre, Washington, Vermont
Parents
Arthur Smith Shannon
1872–1939
Trenton, Burlington, New Jersey, USA
Ellen (Elizabeth) Hicks
1880–1969
Fredericksburg, VA
Grandparents
Mark (Thompson) Shannon
1836–1910
Belvidere, Warren, New Jersey, USA
Elizabeth Miller
1837–1915
New Jersey, USA
George (Washington) Hicks
1844–1920
Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg City, Virginia, USA
Sarah Hicks
1854–1940
Spotsylvania County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
David Sr.
1791–1884
Elizabeth Basset
1792–1843
Robert Miller
1817–1898
Julia Miller
1820–1886
Edwin Hicks
1818–1878
Elizabeth Bullock
1820–
William Leitch
1820–1879
Ellen A.
1815–1885
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Daniel Shannon
1756–1820
Susanna Hamilton
1760–1806
Jeremiah Bassett
1759–1821
Elizabeth Simpson
1758–1844
John Miller
1779–1861
Elizabeth Heitzman
1791–1863
John Matz
1765–1821
Mary Rittenhouse
1770–1822
Peter Jr.
1791–1881
Mary Wharton
1803–1883
Thomas Senior
1796–1857
Susan Swan
1804–1877
F. Leitch
1800–1891
Frances Robinson
1803–1881

George Shannon's Timeline

17 Records

1920
25 Jun 1920
Birth of George Walton Shannon in Barre, Washington, Vermont
Barre, Washington, Vermont
1920
20 Jun 1920
Birth of George Walton Shannon in Barre, Washington, Vermont
Barre, Washington, Vermont
1922
1922
Age 2
George Walton Shannon resided here in Barre, Vermont, USA
Barre, Vermont, USA
1924
1924
Age 4
George Walton Shannon resided here in Barre, Vermont, USA
Barre, Vermont, USA
1926
1926
Age 6
George Walton Shannon resided here in Barre, Vermont, USA
Barre, Vermont, USA
1930
1930
Age 10
George Walton Shannon resided here in Barre, Washington, Vermont, USA
Barre, Washington, Vermont, USA
1935
1935
Age 15
George Walton Shannon resided here in Barre, Washington, Vermont
Barre, Washington, Vermont
1938
1938
Age 18
George Walton Shannon resided here in Barre; Montpellier, Vermont, USA
Barre; Montpellier, Vermont, USA
1939
1939
Age 19
George Walton Shannon resided here in Barre, Vermont, USA
Barre, Vermont, USA
1940
1940
Age 20
George Walton Shannon resided here in Barre, Washington, Vermont, USA
Barre, Washington, Vermont, USA
1941
1941
Age 21
George Walton Shannon resided here in Barre, Vermont, USA
Barre, Vermont, USA
1942
1942
Age 22
George Walton Shannon resided here in Barre; Montpellier, Vermont, USA
Barre; Montpellier, Vermont, USA
1949
1949
Age 29
George Walton Shannon resided here in Barre, Vermont, USA
Barre, Vermont, USA
1951
1951
Age 31
George Walton Shannon resided here in Barre, Vermont, USA
Barre, Vermont, USA
1954
1954
Age 34
George Walton Shannon resided here in Barre, Vermont, USA
Barre, Vermont, USA
1955
1955
Age 35
George Walton Shannon resided here in Barre, Vermont, USA
Barre, Vermont, USA
1980
25 Mar 1980
Age 60
Death of George Walton Shannon in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Jun 1920
    Event Place: Barre, Washington, Vermont
    Record Source:
    [1] Vermont, Birth Records, Vermont State Archives and Records Administration; Montpelier, Vermont; Vermont Birth Records, 1909-2008; User Box Number: PR-01923; Roll Number: S-30868; Archive Number: M-2051520
    [2] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Vermont, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 69
    [3] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [4] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Barre, Washington, Vermont; Roll: m-t0627-04237; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 12-1
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Barre, Washington, Vermont; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 0001
    [6] Massachusetts, Passenger and Crew Lists, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Series Title: Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Boston, Massachusetts, January 1944 - November 1954; NAI Number: 2668739; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Se
    [7] U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
    [8] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [9] U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, National Archives and Records Administration; Hospital Admission Card Files, ca. 1970 - ca. 1970; NAI: 570973; Record Group Number: Records of the Office of the Surgeon General (Army), 1775-1994; Record Group Title: 112

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Jun 1920
    Event Place: Barre, Washington, Vermont
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 009-10-2037; Issue State: Vermont; Issue Date: Before 1951

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1922
    Event Place: Barre, Vermont, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1924
    Event Place: Barre, Vermont, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1926
    Event Place: Barre, Vermont, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Barre, Washington, Vermont, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Barre, Washington, Vermont; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 0001

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Barre, Washington, Vermont
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Barre, Washington, Vermont; Roll: m-t0627-04237; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 12-1

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1938
    Event Place: Barre; Montpellier, Vermont, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1939
    Event Place: Barre, Vermont, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Barre, Washington, Vermont, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Barre, Washington, Vermont; Roll: m-t0627-04237; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 12-1
    [2] U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1941
    Event Place: Barre, Vermont, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Barre; Montpellier, Vermont, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 28 Nov 1945
    Event Place: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, Passenger and Crew Lists, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Series Title: Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Boston, Massachusetts, January 1944 - November 1954; NAI Number: 2668739; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Se

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1949
    Event Place: Barre, Vermont, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1951
    Event Place: Barre, Vermont, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1954
    Event Place: Barre, Vermont, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1955
    Event Place: Barre, Vermont, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Santos
    Record Source: Massachusetts, Passenger and Crew Lists, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Series Title: Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Boston, Massachusetts, January 1944 - November 1954; NAI Number: 2668739; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Se

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Barre, Washington, Vermont
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Vermont, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 69

    Genealogy Event 20
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Washington, Vermont
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946

    Genealogy Event 21
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Mar 1980
    Event Place: New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 009-10-2037; Issue State: Vermont; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
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