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Myra Robert (Marah)(Mirah) Shannon 1866–1951 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Jul 1866

Birth Location: Morgan County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 30 Jan 1951

Death Location: Pulaski County, Kentucky, USA

Father: Andrew Shannon

Mother: Charity Hembree

Spouse(s): James Sexton

Children(s): William Sexton, Wright Sexton, Charles Sexton, Samuel Sexton, Mary Sexton, Geroleman Sexton, Malinda Sexton, Rebecca Sexton

In 1866, Myra Robert (Marah)(Mirah) Shannon entered the world in Morgan County, Tennessee, USA, born to Andrew M Shannon And Charity Emeline Hembree. Myra Robert (Marah)(Mirah) Shannon married James Sexton, and had children including Charles Andrew Sexton, Geroleman Sexton, Malinda Sexton, Mary E Sexton, Rebecca Alice Sexton, Samuel Ivan Sexton, William Riley Sexton, Wright Sexton. Myra Robert (Marah)(Mirah) Shannon passed away in 1951 in Pulaski County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1866, Myra Robert (Marah)(Mirah) Shannon entered the world in Morgan County, Tennessee, USA, born to Andrew M Shannon And Charity Emeline Hembree.
  • Myra Robert (Marah)(Mirah) Shannon married James Sexton, and had children including Charles Andrew Sexton, Geroleman Sexton, Malinda Sexton, Mary E Sexton, Rebecca Alice Sexton, Samuel Ivan Sexton, William Riley Sexton, Wright Sexton.
  • Myra Robert (Marah)(Mirah) Shannon passed away in 1951 in Pulaski County, Kentucky, USA.

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Myra Shannon's Ancestors

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Myra Shannon
1866–1951
Birth Place: Morgan County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Andrew M Shannon
1837–1895
Morgan, Tennessee, United States
Charity (Emeline) Hembree
1842–1912
Scott County, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
James Shannon
1810–1850
Tennessee, USA
Mary Gray
1807–1880
North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Andrew SHANNON
1785–1840
Elizabeth Shannon
1790–1850
John Jr
1774–1847
Eady Webb
1785–1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Hamby
1744–1840
Judith Jarratt
1778–1851
John Webb
1761–1798
Elizabeth McMurtrey
1766–1848

Myra Shannon's Descendants

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Myra (Robert (Marah)(Mirah)) Shannon (7 Jul 1866–30 Jan 1951) m. James Sexton (15 November 1861–27 January 1947)
  1. 1. William (Riley) Sexton 1884–1966
  2. 2. Wright Sexton 1899–1979
  3. 3. Charles (Andrew) Sexton 1886–1931
  4. 4. Samuel (Ivan) Sexton 1889–1966
  5. 5. Mary (E) Sexton 1890–
  6. 6. Geroleman Sexton 1894–
  7. 7. Malinda Sexton 1895–
  8. 8. Rebecca (Alice) Sexton 1896–1918 m. Glenn (Elmer) Bilbrey 1888–1958
    1. 1. Benton (Irrel) Bilbrey 1916–1999 m. Bernice (Hildegarde) Lacasse 1917–2011
    2. 2. Otis (J) Bilbrey 1917–1918

Myra Shannon's Timeline

2 Records

1866
7 Jul 1866
Birth of Myra Robert (Marah)(Mirah) Shannon in Morgan County, Tennessee, USA
Morgan County, Tennessee, USA
1951
30 Jan 1951
Age 85
Death of Myra Robert (Marah)(Mirah) Shannon in Pulaski County, Kentucky, USA
Pulaski County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Jul 1866
    Event Place: Morgan County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Jan 1951
    Event Place: Pulaski County, Kentucky, USA

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