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Rev Layne Shannon 1789–1865 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 May 1789

Birth Location: Tazewell County

Death Date: 15 August 1865

Death Location: Sun Hill, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA

Father: Capt. Shannon

Mother: Sarah Layne

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The story of Rev Layne Shannon began in 1789 in Tazewell County. Rev Layne Shannon passed away in 1865 in Sun Hill, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Rev Layne Shannon began in 1789 in Tazewell County.
  • Rev Layne Shannon passed away in 1865 in Sun Hill, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA.

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Rev Shannon's Ancestors

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Rev Shannon
1789–1865
Birth Place: Tazewell County
Parents
Capt. James Shannon
1757–1824
Rockfish, Nelson County, Virginia, United States of America
Sarah Layne
1759–1810
Giles, Amelia, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Samuel Shannon
1727–1818
Sadsbury, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Jean Reid
1731–1806
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
James (Hardage) Lane
1735–1787
Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
Mary (Jane) Smith
1736–1796
Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Shannon
1676–1737
Eigness Reid
1686–1737
James Lane
1718–1790
Lydia Hardwick
1700–1770
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Lane
1697–1732
Martha\Abigail
1700–1728
William Hardwick
1677–1719
Elizabeth BROWN
1678–1734

Rev Shannon's Timeline

2 Records

1789
12 May 1789
Birth of Rev Layne Shannon in Tazewell County
Tazewell County
1865
15 August 1865
Age 76
Death of Rev Layne Shannon in Sun Hill, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
Sun Hill, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 May 1789
    Event Place: Tazewell County

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 August 1865
    Event Place: Sun Hill, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA

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