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Richard Houston Shannon 1892–1988 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Dec 1892

Birth Location: Evansville, Washington, Arkansas, United States

Death Date: 2 Jun 1988

Death Location: Lafayette, Contra Costa County, California, United States of America

Father: John Shannon

Mother: Margaret Bacon

Spouse(s): Corda Bigby

Children(s): Margaret Shannon, Thelma Shannon, Geneva Shannon, Virginia Shannon, Richard Jr., William Shannon, Edward Shannon, Patricia Shannon, Johnnie Shannon

In 1892, Richard Houston Shannon entered the world in Evansville, Washington, Arkansas, United States, born to John Houston Shannon And Margaret R Maggie Bacon. In 1900, Richard Houston Shannon resided in Vineyard, Washington, Arkansas, USA. In 1910, Richard Houston Shannon resided in Vineyard, Washington, Arkansas, USA. Richard Houston Shannon married Corda Mae Bigby, and had children including Barbara Ann Shannon, Edward Frank Eddie Shannon, Geneva Shannon, Johnnie David Shannon, Margaret Shannon, Patricia Shannon, Peggy Shannon, Richard Houston Shannon Jr, Thelma Velma Irene Shannon, Virginia Shannon, William Robert Bill Shannon. Richard Houston Shannon passed away in 1988 in Lafayette, Contra Costa County, California, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1892, Richard Houston Shannon entered the world in Evansville, Washington, Arkansas, United States, born to John Houston Shannon And Margaret R Maggie Bacon.
  • In 1900, Richard Houston Shannon resided in Vineyard, Washington, Arkansas, USA.
  • In 1910, Richard Houston Shannon resided in Vineyard, Washington, Arkansas, USA.
  • Richard Houston Shannon married Corda Mae Bigby, and had children including Barbara Ann Shannon, Edward Frank Eddie Shannon, Geneva Shannon, Johnnie David Shannon, Margaret Shannon, Patricia Shannon, Peggy Shannon, Richard Houston Shannon Jr, Thelma Velma Irene Shannon, Virginia Shannon, William Robert Bill Shannon.
  • Richard Houston Shannon passed away in 1988 in Lafayette, Contra Costa County, California, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Shannon
1860–1937
Birth Location: Arkansas
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Margaret Bacon
1861–1913
Birth Location: Madison, Arkansas, United States
MB

Spouses(s)

Corda Bigby
1901–1962
Birth Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States
CB

Children(s)

Margaret Shannon
1923–1993
Birth Location: Drumright, Creek, Oklahoma, USA
MS
Thelma Shannon
1926–1993
Birth Location: Oklahoma, USA
TS
Geneva Shannon
1919–2011
Birth Location: Newport, Oklahoma, USA
GS
Virginia Shannon
1921–2012
Birth Location: Sapulpa, Creek County, Oklahoma, United States of America
VS
Richard Jr.
1929–2009
Birth Location: Maud, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, USA
RJ
William Shannon
1932–
Birth Location: Oklahoma
WS
Edward Shannon
1934–2018
Birth Location: Yale, Payne, Oklahoma, USA
ES
Patricia Shannon
1943–2019
Birth Location: Alameda County, California, USA
PS
Johnnie Shannon
1945–2007
Birth Location: Alameda County, California, USA
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Richard Shannon's Ancestors

Self
Richard Shannon
1892–1988
Birth Place: Evansville, Washington, Arkansas, United States
Parents
John Houston Shannon
1860–1937
Arkansas
Margaret (R. "Maggie") Bacon
1861–1913
Madison, Arkansas, United States
Grandparents
Alexander (May) Shannon
1813–1890
Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, United States
Sara (Smiley Crutchfield) Dunagan
1818–1878
Illinios
Amon (Hale) Bacon
1818–1870
Washington County, Tennessee, USA
Catherine Lee
1825–1899
Washington County, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Charles Bacon
1788–1847
Uratha Hale
1788–1830
William Lea
1798–1847
Nancy Whiteley
1799–1870
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Bacon
1747–1842
Mary Brown
1750–1787
Amon Hale
1759–1843
Mary Carter
1764–1849
MAJOR Lea
1770–1840
Lavina Jarnagin
1770–1849

Richard Shannon's Descendants

1.
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Richard (Houston) Shannon (9 Dec 1892–2 Jun 1988) m. Corda (Mae) Bigby (17 Aug 1901–1 May 1962)
  1. 1. Margaret Shannon 1923–1993 m. Walter (Timothy) Besser 1920–1993
    1. 1. Wylie (Joe) Besser 1943–2003
    2. 2. Linda (Marie) Besser 1942–2014
    3. 3. Gary (Lee) Besser 1945–2020
  2. 2. Thelma ((Velma) Irene) Shannon 1926–1993 m. Ross (Joseph) McLean 1917–1977
    1. 1. Janice (Margaret) McLean 1943–2005
  3. 3. Geneva Shannon 1919–2011 m. Cecil (Lockhart) Brown 1914–2008
    1. 1. Charles (Cecil) Brown 1937–2015
  4. 4. Virginia Shannon 1921–2012 m. Herman (Oren) Armstrong 1920–2014
    1. 1. Ren Armstrong 1942–2009
  5. 5. Richard (Houston Shannon) Jr. 1929–2009 m. Sandra (Leilani) Ferreira 1941–2006 m. Matilda Himenes 1929–2018
  6. 6. William (Robert "Bill") Shannon 1932–
  7. 7. Edward (Frank "Eddie") Shannon 1934–2018
  8. 8. Patricia Shannon 1943–2019
  9. 9. Johnnie (David) Shannon 1945–2007

Richard Shannon's Timeline

10 Records

1892
9 Dec 1892
Birth of Richard Houston Shannon in Evansville, Washington, Arkansas, United States
Evansville, Washington, Arkansas, United States
1900
1900
Age 8
Richard Houston Shannon resided here in Vineyard, Washington, Arkansas, USA
Vineyard, Washington, Arkansas, USA
1910
1910
Age 18
Richard Houston Shannon resided here in Vineyard, Washington, Arkansas, USA
Vineyard, Washington, Arkansas, USA
1917
1917-1918
Age 25
Richard Houston Shannon resided here in Washington County, Arkansas, USA
Washington County, Arkansas, USA
1930
1930
Age 38
Richard Houston Shannon resided here in Seminole, Seminole, Seminole, Oklahoma, USA
Seminole, Seminole, Seminole, Oklahoma, USA
1935
1935
Age 43
Richard Houston Shannon resided here in Drumright, Creek, Oklahoma
Drumright, Creek, Oklahoma
1940
1940
Age 48
Richard Houston Shannon resided here in River, River, Mayes, Oklahoma, USA
River, River, Mayes, Oklahoma, USA
1950
1950
Age 58
Richard Houston Shannon resided here in Alameda, California, USA
Alameda, California, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 59
Richard Houston Shannon resided here in Oklahoma
Oklahoma
1988
2 Jun 1988
Age 96
Death of Richard Houston Shannon in Stanislaus County, California, USA
Stanislaus County, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Dec 1892
    Event Place: Evansville, Washington, Arkansas, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Vineyard, Washington, Arkansas; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 0097; FHL microfilm: 1240079
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Vineyard, Washington, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Vineyard, Washington, Arkansas; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 0097; FHL microfilm: 1240079

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Vineyard, Washington, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Washington County, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Arkansas; Registration County: Washington County

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Seminole, Seminole, Seminole, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Seminole, Seminole, Oklahoma; Page: 26A; Enumeration District: 0026; FHL microfilm: 2341665

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Drumright, Creek, Oklahoma
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: River, Mayes, Oklahoma; Roll: m-t0627-03311; Page: 25B; Enumeration District: 49-21

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: River, River, Mayes, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: River, Mayes, Oklahoma; Roll: m-t0627-03311; Page: 25B; Enumeration District: 49-21

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Alameda, California, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Alameda, California

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Oklahoma
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Alameda, California
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Alameda, California

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Alameda, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Jun 1988
    Event Place: Stanislaus County, California, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lafayette, Contra Costa County, California, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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