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Joel Johnson Shannon 1829–1886 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 JUN 1829

Birth Location: Palmyra, Marion County, Missouri

Death Date: 17 JAN 1886

Death Location: Brackeen Cem., Atlas, Texas

Father: Alexander Shannon

Mother: Melinda Massie

Spouse(s): Frances Brackeen

Children(s): Jefferson Shannon

The story of Joel Johnson Shannon began in 1829 in Palmyra, Marion County, Missouri. Joel Johnson Shannon married Frances Etta Brackeen, and had children including Jefferson Rush Shannon. Joel Johnson Shannon passed away in 1886 in Brackeen Cem., Atlas, Texas.

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Biography

  • The story of Joel Johnson Shannon began in 1829 in Palmyra, Marion County, Missouri.
  • Joel Johnson Shannon married Frances Etta Brackeen, and had children including Jefferson Rush Shannon.
  • Joel Johnson Shannon passed away in 1886 in Brackeen Cem., Atlas, Texas.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joel Shannon's Ancestors

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Joel Shannon
1829–1886
Birth Place: Palmyra, Marion County, Missouri
Parents
Alexander Milam Shannon
1793–1893
Kentucky
Melinda Massie
1800–1861
Kentucky
Grandparents
Nathaniel Shannon
1764–
Peters Twp., Cumberland Co, Pennsylvania
Sarah Bradley
1780–1822
Orange County, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
William Shannon
1720–1784
Mary O.
–1793
Robert Bradley
1755–1810
Hannah Johnson
1749–1813
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Bradley
1720–1785
Colonel Johnson
1724–1765
Elizabeth Cave
1720–1785

Joel Shannon's Descendants

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Joel (Johnson) Shannon (9 JUN 1829–17 JAN 1886) m. Frances (Etta) Brackeen (15 JAN 1846–24 JUN 1918)
  1. 1. Jefferson (Rush) Shannon 1887–1943 m. Emma (Mae) Smith 1889–1938
    1. 1. George (Verdelle) Shannon 1912– m. Zona (Paulena) White 1922–

Joel Shannon's Timeline

2 Records

1829
9 JUN 1829
Birth of Joel Johnson Shannon in Palmyra, Marion County, Missouri
Palmyra, Marion County, Missouri
1886
17 JAN 1886
Age 57
Death of Joel Johnson Shannon in Atlas, Lamar County, Texas
Atlas, Lamar County, Texas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 JUN 1829
    Event Place: Palmyra, Marion County, Missouri

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 JAN 1886
    Event Place: Atlas, Lamar County, Texas
    Record Source: Tombstone, Brackeen Cemetery Atlas, Texas

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Brackeen Cem., Atlas, Texas

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