Doddridge County Roots

A West Virginia Genealogy

Family: John Robert SHANNON / Mary M. JOHNSTON (F29130)

m. CA 1859


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  • John Robert SHANNONFather | Male
    John Robert SHANNON

    Born  1830  Smithton (now Smithburg), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  24 Jan 1916  Smithton (now Smithburg), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  CA 1859  [1]   
    Father  Gamble SHANNON | F16411 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Content DAVIS | F16411 Group Sheet 

    Mary M. JOHNSTONMother | Female
    Mary M. JOHNSTON

    Born  1836   
    Died  1913   
    Buried    Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (old SDB section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Addison A. JOHNSTON | F14762 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Mary Elizabeth RUST | F14762 Group Sheet 

    William Claude SHANNONChild 1 | Male
    + William Claude SHANNON

    Born  1859   
    Died  1930   
    Buried    Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Lundie L. SQUIRES | F29603 
    Married  29 Dec 1909  Braxton Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Elizabeth Jett SHANNONChild 2 | Female
    + Elizabeth Jett SHANNON

    Born  Oct 1861  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1956   
    Buried    Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Joseph Alexander MCCONNELL | F29635 
    Married  9 Dec 1880  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Addison Earle SHANNONChild 3 | Male
    Addison Earle SHANNON

    Born  1864   
    Died  1866   
    Buried    Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (old SDB section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Britomarte Virginia SHANNONChild 4 | Female
    Britomarte Virginia SHANNON

    Born  1868   
    Died  1874   
    Buried    Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (old SDB section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

  • Notes 
    • 1860 Census, Doddridge Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Jun 4 1860:
      Jno Shannon, 29, farmer, value of real estate $1,000, value of personal estate $200; M. S. (female), 23; Wm. C, 1; J. Trainer (male), 22, farmer; E. Trainer (male), 19; M. Ice (female), 12; Thomas Kernim (?), 25. All born in Virginia except Thomas, born in Ireland.
      NOTE: The relationship, if any, of brothers Jacob and Edgar Trainer to any of the other household members is not known. It is known from other records that Mary Ice was born in Indiana. Her relationship, if any, to any of the other household members is not known. We have found no other record of Thomas Kernim.

  • Sources 
    1. [S2032] 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).