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Thomas J Shannon 1820–1897 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 08 Apr 1820

Birth Location: Kilkee, County Clare, Ireland

Death Date: 7 Sep 1897

Death Location: Houtzdale, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: Thomas Shannon

Mother: Margaret O'Rourke

Spouse(s): Catharine Shannon

Children(s): James Shannon, John Shannon

Thomas J Shannon was born in 1820 in Kilkee, County Clare, Ireland, the child of Thomas Shannon And Margaret Catherine O Rourke. Thomas J Shannon married Catharine Shannon, and had children including James Shannon, John S Shannon. Thomas J Shannon passed away in 1897 in Houtzdale, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Thomas J Shannon was born in 1820 in Kilkee, County Clare, Ireland, the child of Thomas Shannon And Margaret Catherine O Rourke.
  • Thomas J Shannon married Catharine Shannon, and had children including James Shannon, John S Shannon.
  • Thomas J Shannon passed away in 1897 in Houtzdale, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Shannon
1789–1841
Birth Location: Kilkee, County Clare, Ireland
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Margaret O'Rourke
1790–1841
Birth Location: Kilkee, County Clare, Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Catharine Shannon
1845–1911
Birth Location: Ireland
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Children(s)

James Shannon
1882–1937
Birth Location: Woodward Twp, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, USA
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John Shannon
1873–1937
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Thomas Shannon's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Shannon
1820–1897
Birth Place: Kilkee, County Clare, Ireland
Parents
Thomas Shannon
1789–1841
Kilkee, County Clare, Ireland
Margaret (Catherine) O'Rourke
1790–1841
Kilkee, County Clare, Ireland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Shannon's Descendants

1.
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Thomas (J) Shannon (08 Apr 1820–7 Sep 1897) m. Catharine Shannon (Abt 1845–08 May 1911)
  1. 1. James Shannon 1882–1937 m. Margaret Hyde 1884–1963
    1. 1. James (Regis Shannon) SGT 1912–1976 m. Emma (K.) Colledge 1910–1978
    2. 2. Cathrine Shannon 1905–1991 m. Murrary Gratton 1903–1971
  2. 2. John (S) Shannon 1873–1937

Thomas Shannon's Timeline

7 Records

1820
8 April 1820
Birth of Thomas J Shannon in Kilkee, County Clare, Ireland
Kilkee, County Clare, Ireland
1820
08 Apr 1820
Birth of Thomas J Shannon in Kilkee, County Clare, Ireland
Kilkee, County Clare, Ireland
1840
8 April 1840
Age 20
Birth of Thomas J Shannon in Ireland
Ireland
1880
1880
Age 60
Thomas J Shannon resided here in Woodward, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, USA
Woodward, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, USA
1897
11 February 1897
Age 77
Death of Thomas J Shannon in Houtzdale, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Houtzdale, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
1897
11 Feb 1897
Age 77
Death of Thomas J Shannon in Houtzdale, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, USA
Houtzdale, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, USA
1897
7 Sep 1897
Age 77
Burial of Thomas J Shannon in Houtzdale, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Houtzdale, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 April 1820
    Event Place: Kilkee, County Clare, Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Woodward, Clearfield, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1116; Page: 320A; Enumeration District: 272
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 April 1840
    Event Place: Ireland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 08 Apr 1820
    Event Place: Kilkee, County Clare, Ireland
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Woodward, Clearfield, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1116; Page: 320A; Enumeration District: 272

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Woodward, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Woodward, Clearfield, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1116; Page: 320A; Enumeration District: 272

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773 - 2007; Record Group Number: 15; Series Title: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; Se

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 February 1897
    Event Place: Houtzdale, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1890 Veterans Schedules of the U.S. Federal Census, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Special Schedules of the Eleventh Census (1890) Enumerating Union Veterans and Widows of Union Veterans of the Civil War; Series Number: M123; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Vet
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Feb 1897
    Event Place: Houtzdale, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Pennsylvania and New Jersey, U.S., Church and Town Records, 1669-2013, Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 7 Sep 1897
    Event Place: Houtzdale, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Headstones Provided for Deceased Union Civil War Veterans, 1861-1904, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Card Records of Headstones Provided for Deceased Union Civil War Veterans, ca. 1879-ca. 1903; Record Group: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General; Record Group Number: 92; Series Num
    [2] Pennsylvania and New Jersey, U.S., Church and Town Records, 1669-2013, Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records

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