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Samuel Houston Shannon 1860–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 September 1860

Birth Location: Canehill, Washington County, Arkansas, United States of America

Death Date: 9 January 1940

Death Location: Morrow, Washington County, Arkansas, United States of America

Father: William Captain

Mother: Sarah Drake

Spouse(s): Louisa Sparks

Children(s): Lillie Shannon, Thomas Shannon, William Shannon, Oma Risley, Henry Shannon, Hucy Shannon, Myrtle Shannon, Maud Thomas, Lacey Shannon, John Shannon

Samuel Houston Shannon was born in 1860 in Canehill, Washington County, Arkansas, United States of America, the child of William Henry Shannon Captain And Sarah Evelyn Drake. Samuel Houston Shannon married Louisa Lulla Sparks, and had children including Henry Lenard Shannon, Hucy L Shannon, John Edward Shannon, Lacey R Shannon, Lillie Shannon, Maud Lee Thomas, Myrtle Shannon, Oma Evelyn Risley, Thomas Isaac Shannon, William Coleman Shannon. Samuel Houston Shannon passed away in 1940 in Morrow, Washington County, Arkansas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Samuel Houston Shannon was born in 1860 in Canehill, Washington County, Arkansas, United States of America, the child of William Henry Shannon Captain And Sarah Evelyn Drake.
  • Samuel Houston Shannon married Louisa Lulla Sparks, and had children including Henry Lenard Shannon, Hucy L Shannon, John Edward Shannon, Lacey R Shannon, Lillie Shannon, Maud Lee Thomas, Myrtle Shannon, Oma Evelyn Risley, Thomas Isaac Shannon, William Coleman Shannon.
  • Samuel Houston Shannon passed away in 1940 in Morrow, Washington County, Arkansas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Captain
1835–1878
Birth Location: Washington, Arkansas, USA
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Sarah Drake
1842–1907
Birth Location: Lincoln, Washington, Arkansas, USA
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Spouses(s)

Louisa Sparks
1864–1939
Birth Location: Meridian, Bosque, Texas, USA
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Children(s)

Lillie Shannon
1893–1946
Birth Location: –
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Thomas Shannon
1888–1927
Birth Location: –
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William Shannon
1882–1938
Birth Location: –
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Oma Risley
1898–1990
Birth Location: –
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Henry Shannon
1885–1970
Birth Location: Canehill, Washington County, Arkansas, United States of America
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Hucy Shannon
1906–1911
Birth Location: –
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Myrtle Shannon
1881–1964
Birth Location: Dutch Mills, Washington, Arkansas, USA
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Maud Thomas
1889–1986
Birth Location: Washington County, Arkansas, United States of America
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Lacey Shannon
1899–1970
Birth Location: –
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John Shannon
1891–1982
Birth Location: Arkansas, United States of America
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Samuel Shannon's Ancestors

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Samuel Shannon
1860–1940
Birth Place: Canehill, Washington County, Arkansas, United States of America
Parents
William Henry SHANNON Captain
1835–1878
Washington, Arkansas, USA
Sarah (Evelyn) Drake
1842–1907
Lincoln, Washington, Arkansas, USA
Grandparents
Isaac Shannon
1799–1865
Logan, Kentucky, United States
Jamimah Black
1804–1890
NC
James (DRAKE) Jr.
1795–1857
Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
Margaret Fields
1799–1879
North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
William Sr
1776–1855
Elizabeth Meacham
1780–1850
James Sr
1775–1820
Jenny JONES
1777–1797
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Black
1746–1830
Sophia Springs
1750–1830
Colonel Sr
1748–1820
Jemima Hancock
1753–1784
Mark IV
1726–1788

Samuel Shannon's Descendants

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Samuel (Houston) Shannon (2 September 1860–9 January 1940) m. Louisa ("Lulla") Sparks (4 Dec 1864–30 Dec 1939)
  1. 1. Lillie Shannon 1893–1946 m. George Davis 1880–1951
    1. 1. Jeanie (Renee) Davis 1934–1997
    2. 2. Violetta (Dee) Davis 1926–1946
  2. 2. Thomas (Isaac) Shannon 1888–1927
  3. 3. William (Coleman) Shannon 1882–1938
  4. 4. Oma (Evelyn) Risley 1898–1990
  5. 5. Henry (Lenard) Shannon 1885–1970
  6. 6. Hucy (L.) Shannon 1906–1911
  7. 7. Myrtle Shannon 1881–1964 m. Robert (Lewis) Collins 1871–1920
    1. 1. Clifford (C) Collins 1910–1991
    2. 2. Cornia (Elizabeth) Collins 1906–1988
    3. 3. Esther Collins 1912–1991
    4. 4. Shannon (W) Collins 1905–1987
  8. 8. Maud (Lee) Thomas 1889–1986
  9. 9. Lacey (R.) Shannon 1899–1970
  10. 10. John (Edward) Shannon 1891–1982

Samuel Shannon's Timeline

2 Records

1860
2 September 1860
Birth of Samuel Houston Shannon in Canehill, Washington County, Arkansas, United States of America
Canehill, Washington County, Arkansas, United States of America
1940
9 January 1940
Age 80
Death of Samuel Houston Shannon in Morrow, Washington County, Arkansas, United States of America
Morrow, Washington County, Arkansas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 September 1860
    Event Place: Canehill, Washington County, Arkansas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 January 1940
    Event Place: Morrow, Washington County, Arkansas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Morrow, Washington County, Arkansas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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