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Nancy Jane Shannon 1855–1920 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Feb 1855

Birth Location: Atchison Co, Missouri, USA

Death Date: 12 Feb 1920

Death Location: Maryville, Nodaway County, Missouri, United States of America

Father: John Shannon

Mother: Mary Watkins

Spouse(s): John Sells

Children(s): Margaret Sells, Mary Sells, Emmett Sells, Bryan Sells, Fred Sells, Francis Sells, Ruth Sells, Edward Sells, James Sells, John Sells, Johnie Sells

Nancy Jane Shannon was born in 1855 in Atchison Co, Missouri, USA, the child of John Allen Shannon And Mary Elizabeth Watkins. In 1870, Nancy Jane Shannon resided in Wilson, Gentry, Missouri, USA. In 1880, Nancy Jane Shannon resided in Greene, Lawrence, Missouri, USA. Nancy Jane Shannon married John Valentine Sells, and had children including Bryan Waldo Sells, Edward Sells, Emmett Orson Sells, Francis Marion Sells, Fred Lewis Sells, James Valentine Sells, John Sells, Johnie Sells, Margaret E Sells, Mary L Mae Sells, Ruth Sells. Nancy Jane Shannon passed away in 1920 in Maryville, Nodaway County, Missouri, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Nancy Jane Shannon was born in 1855 in Atchison Co, Missouri, USA, the child of John Allen Shannon And Mary Elizabeth Watkins.
  • In 1870, Nancy Jane Shannon resided in Wilson, Gentry, Missouri, USA.
  • In 1880, Nancy Jane Shannon resided in Greene, Lawrence, Missouri, USA.
  • Nancy Jane Shannon married John Valentine Sells, and had children including Bryan Waldo Sells, Edward Sells, Emmett Orson Sells, Francis Marion Sells, Fred Lewis Sells, James Valentine Sells, John Sells, Johnie Sells, Margaret E Sells, Mary L Mae Sells, Ruth Sells.
  • Nancy Jane Shannon passed away in 1920 in Maryville, Nodaway County, Missouri, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Shannon
1830–1898
Birth Location: , Putnam, IN, USA
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Mary Watkins
1835–1926
Birth Location: , Monroe, MO, USA
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Spouses(s)

John Sells
1849–1902
Birth Location: Henderson, Warren County, Illinois, USA
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Children(s)

Margaret Sells
1869–1945
Birth Location: Indiana, USA
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Mary Sells
1889–
Birth Location: Bartley, Red Willow, NE, USA
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Emmett Sells
1892–1948
Birth Location: Bartley, Red Willow, NE, USA
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Bryan Sells
1897–1980
Birth Location: Redwell Co, Nebraska, USA
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Fred Sells
1884–1970
Birth Location: Maryville, Nodaway, MO, USA
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Francis Sells
1879–1904
Birth Location: Maryville, Nodaway, MO, USA
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Ruth Sells
1890–
Birth Location: Bartley, Red Willow, NE, USA
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Edward Sells
1894–1897
Birth Location: Bartley, Red Willow, NE, USA
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James Sells
1882–1950
Birth Location: , Nodaway, MO, USA
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John Sells
1902–1902
Birth Location: Bartley, Red Willow, NE, USA
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Johnie Sells
1887–1888
Birth Location: Bartley, Red Willow, NE, USA
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Nancy Shannon's Ancestors

Self
Nancy Shannon
1855–1920
Birth Place: Atchison Co, Missouri, USA
Parents
John Allen Shannon
1830–1898
, Putnam, IN, USA
Mary (Elizabeth) Watkins
1835–1926
, Monroe, MO, USA
Grandparents
Russell (Wayne) Shannon
1808–1890
Giles County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Shannon
1781–1841
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Shannon
1753–1841

Nancy Shannon's Descendants

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Nancy (Jane) Shannon (15 Feb 1855–12 Feb 1920) m. John (Valentine) Sells (15 Jun 1849–1902)
  1. 1. Margaret (E.) Sells 1869–1945 m. Bion (Waldo) Lemon 1865–1932
    1. 1. Josephine (Elizabeth) Lemon 1893–1975 m. Karando Madsen 1891–1958
      1. 1. Henry (Merle) Madsen 1921–1962 m. Alice (Jean) Hansen 1924–2001
        1. 1. Sharon (Merle) Madsen 1947–2005
      2. 2. Margaret (C) Madsen 1915–1993 m. Ferdinand ((Fred) Jospeh) Grzelak 1913–1993
      3. 3. Robert (W) Madsen 1924–1975
      4. 4. Leroy (George) Madsen 1917–1979
      5. 5. Ernest Madsen 1914–
    2. 2. Mary (M.) Lemon 1888–1974
    3. 3. Myrtle (Eleanor) Lemon 1891–1981
    4. 4. Dollie (B A) Lemon 1895–
    5. 5. James (Waldo) Lemon 1904–1963
    6. 6. Dorothy (Beatrice) Lemon 1909–1987
    7. 7. Bion (V) Lemon 1916–1989
    8. 8. Francis Lemon 1908–1969
    9. 9. Mildred Lemon 1913–1983
  2. 2. Mary (L Mae) Sells 1889–
  3. 3. Emmett (Orson) Sells 1892–1948
  4. 4. Bryan (Waldo) Sells 1897–1980
  5. 5. Fred (Lewis) Sells 1884–1970
  6. 6. Francis (Marion) Sells 1879–1904
  7. 7. Ruth Sells 1890–
  8. 8. Edward Sells 1894–1897
  9. 9. James (Valentine) Sells 1882–1950
  10. 10. John Sells 1902–1902
  11. 11. Johnie Sells 1887–1888

Nancy Shannon's Timeline

8 Records

1855
15 Feb 1855
Birth of Nancy Jane Shannon in Atchison Co, Missouri, USA
Atchison Co, Missouri, USA
1870
1870
Age 15
Nancy Jane Shannon resided here in Wilson, Gentry, Missouri, USA
Wilson, Gentry, Missouri, USA
1880
1880
Age 25
Nancy Jane Shannon resided here in Greene, Lawrence, Missouri, USA
Greene, Lawrence, Missouri, USA
1884
abt 1884
Age 29
Nancy Jane Shannon resided here
None
1900
1900
Age 45
Nancy Jane Shannon resided here in East Valley, Red Willow, Nebraska, USA
East Valley, Red Willow, Nebraska, USA
1910
1910
Age 55
Nancy Jane Shannon resided here in Maryville Ward 1, Nodaway, Missouri, USA
Maryville Ward 1, Nodaway, Missouri, USA
1920
1920
Age 65
Nancy Jane Shannon resided here in Maryville Ward 1, Nodaway, Missouri, USA
Maryville Ward 1, Nodaway, Missouri, USA
1920
12 Feb 1920
Age 65
Death of Nancy Jane Shannon in Maryville, Nodaway County, MO, USA
Maryville, Nodaway County, MO, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Feb 1855
    Event Place: Atchison Co, Missouri, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Missouri, U.S., Birth Registers, 1847-2003, Missouri State Archives; Jefferson City, MO, USA; Missouri Birth Records [Microfilm]
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Maryville Ward 1, Nodaway, Missouri; Roll: T625_938; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 174
    [3] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Greene, Lawrence, Missouri; Roll: 698; Page: 416C; Enumeration District: 082
    [4] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Polk, Nodaway, Missouri; Roll: 707; Page: 237B; Enumeration District: 263
    [5] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Wilson, Gentry, Missouri; Roll: M593_776; Page: 670B; Family History Library Film: 552275
    [6] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: East Valley, Red Willow, Nebraska; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 0157; FHL microfilm: 1240938
    [7] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Maryville Ward 1, Nodaway, Missouri; Roll: T624_803; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0142; FHL microfilm: 1374816
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Wilson, Gentry, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Wilson, Gentry, Missouri; Roll: M593_776; Page: 670B; Family History Library Film: 552275

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Greene, Lawrence, Missouri, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Greene, Lawrence, Missouri; Roll: 698; Page: 416C; Enumeration District: 082
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Polk, Nodaway, Missouri; Roll: 707; Page: 237B; Enumeration District: 263

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: abt 1884
    Record Source: Missouri, U.S., Birth Registers, 1847-2003, Missouri State Archives; Jefferson City, MO, USA; Missouri Birth Records [Microfilm]

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: East Valley, Red Willow, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: East Valley, Red Willow, Nebraska; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 0157; FHL microfilm: 1240938

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Maryville Ward 1, Nodaway, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Maryville Ward 1, Nodaway, Missouri; Roll: T624_803; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0142; FHL microfilm: 1374816

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Maryville Ward 1, Nodaway, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Maryville Ward 1, Nodaway, Missouri; Roll: T625_938; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 174

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Feb 1920
    Event Place: Maryville, Nodaway County, MO, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Missouri, U.S., Death Certificates, 1910-1971
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Maryville, Nodaway County, Missouri, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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