Jul-28-2018                   
             Husband: William Henry Shannon    
                Born: ca 1821               1
                Died: Jun-26-1854          in Gallia Co, OH   (see note 1)
              Buried:                      in Wilcox Cemetery, Morgan Twp, Gallia Co, OH  
          Occupation: Feb-  -1848          appointed coroner in Doddridge Co  2
          Occupation: 1846                 Commissioner of Revenue in Doddridge Co  3
              Father: Gamble Shannon   (1798 - 1850) 
              Mother: Content Davis   (1802 - 1886) 
                Wife: Providence Odell Jones   4  
       Also known as: Odell Jones 5
             Married: May- 1-1845          in Doddridge Co, (W)VA  6
                Born: ca 1830              in Doddridge Co, (W)VA  
                Died: May-22-1909          in Gallia Co, OH  
              Father: Thomas Anderson Jones   (1797 - 1883) 
              Mother: Catherine Luella Smith   (1799 - 1875) 
Other spouse 2
           F Child 1: Emily Jane Shannon      
                Born: Jan-10-1847          in Doddridge Co, (W)VA  7,8
                Died: Sep-16-1915          in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV  9
             Resided: from abt 1885        in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV  7
             Resided: formerly             at Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV  7
             Resided: 1868                 in Doddridge Co, WV  8
             Husband: William Armstrong  b. ca 1844  d. 1885  
             Married: Jun-10-1868          in Doddridge Co, WV  8
           M Child 2: Lewis Cass Shannon      
                Born: Aug-  -1848          in Doddridge Co, (W)VA  10,11,8
                Died: 1923                  11
              Buried:                      in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV  12
              Census: 1900, 1910, 1920     in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV  
              Census: 1880                 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV  
              Census: 1870                 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV  
          Occupation:                      farmer  10
                Wife: Mariah Louise Duckworth  b. 1846  d. 1914  
       Also known as: Louisa Duckworth 13
             Married: Nov-17-1868          in Doddridge Co, WV  8
                Wife: Sarah Abagail ___  b. ca 1849  
       Also known as: Abagail ___ 14
             Married: Jul-14-1915          in Ohio  15

Sources:
(1) Susie Davis Nicholson, Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & 
Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >, p. 54. 
(2) Doddridge County Court House, West Union, WV, Minute Book, p. 210. 
(3) Doddridge County Court House, West Union, WV, Doddridge County Land Book 1845-1854. 
(4) Marriage record of son. 
(5) Obituary of brother. 
(6) Susie Davis Nicholson, Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & 
Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >. 
(7) Obituary. 
(8) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. 
(9) Obituary - At home. 
(10) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District) 
(11) Headstone (year only) 
(12) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) 
(13) Birth record of daughter. 
(14) Doddridge County Republican, Thursday, 7/22/1915. 
(15) Doddridge County Republican, Local news item, in its entirety: 
"Mr. L. C. Shannon, one of Doddridge county's most prominent and prosperous citizens, surprised his many friends by his 
marriage on last Friday evening, at Vinton, Ohio, to Mrs. Abagail Shannon, a splendid and eminently respected widow of 
the Buckeye state.  The happy 'young couple' returned here Tuesday morning and will reside at the Shannon homestead, 
which is one of West Union's best suburban residences.", Thursday, 7/22/1915. 

Event Notes
Note (1) "Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV," p. 104, reports death as 1852.







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