James Shannon Family
James
Shannon was born about 1790 in Kentucky. James served as a Private in Captain
Peter Dudley's Company in Boswell's Regiment, Kentucky Volunteer Light Infantry from 27 Mar 1812 to 28 Apr 1812. During the war James was a companion of John A. Holton and his captain.
After
the war Shannon was married to Jane Daniel in Franklin County on 19 Jul 1817.
She was born about 1799 in Virginia. Shannon already held
A member
and trustee of the Baptist Church of Frankfort, Shannon and others were
excommunicated in 1841 because of their personal use of the
In 1840
James had six young male adults living with him. He does not name any children
in his will. Perhaps he was also a tutor. The census for 1850
At the
age of seventy in 1860, James's real estate was $4,000 and his personal estate
$3,000. Living with him and Jane were Kate Kenney, an eighteen
When
he was age seventy-eight, James signed his last
will on 15 Aug 1868. He died 2 Jul 1869 and
was buried in the Frankfort Cemetery. The four items
James'
sister Nancy is living with her husband, Samuel B. Clark in Buffalo Township,
Pike County, Missouri in 1850. Nancy was born about 1800 in
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