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| Name | Lifespan | Where Born | |
| Henry SHANNON | 1841-1909 | Beaver County, PA | |
| Additional Notes | Migration Steps | ||
| “In Memory of H.S. Shannon’ ‘Born June 1, 1841 in Beaver County, Pa.’ ‘Died At 8:30 A.M. Jan. 14, 1909, Mound City, Kansas, at the age of 67 years, 7 months and 13 days.’ ‘The Shannon family came west to Monroe county Iowa, in 1856.’ Henry Shannon remained there a few years but in the late fifties came to Kansas.’ ‘On the 20th of May 1861 he was mustered into Co. E 2nd Kansas Inf.’ ‘Later this regiment became the 2nd Kansas Cav.’ ‘Garnett was his home after the war.’ ‘In the seventies he came to Mound City.’ ‘Here in 1879 he married Maggie Lee.’ ‘There were three children, Roy, Rue and Ted all living.’ ‘Henry was the youngest member of a family of eleven children.’ ‘His sister Jeannie was with him at the time of his death.’ ‘A brother in Nevada and a sister in Pennsylvania are still living.’ ‘The funeral of Henry S. Shannon took place Tuesday the 19th at 2 o’clock in the afternoon.’ ‘The church services were held at the Christian Church and were conducted by Rev. J. M. Iliff.’ ‘The lodge service conducted by Magnolia Lodge of Odd Fellows was rendered at the grave.’ ‘Bro. Shannon’s social nature and love of comradeship led him into membership into several orders.’ ‘He was a member of the Odd Fellows, Rebekah’s, Workmen, Yeoman and Grand Army.’ ‘The membership of all these organizations turned out and assisted in performing the last sad rites, to their brother and comrade.’ ‘…whom the deceased was wont to join while living, sang several appropriate songs among others his favorite, “Nearer My God to Thee,” was very feelingly rendered, both at the Church and at the grave.’ ‘H.S. Shannon was so well known in Mound City that it seems idle to attempt to portray his virtues to the good people of this vicinity.’ ‘Among them he had no enemies, nor will he have any detractors.’ ‘For thirty-five years he lived his industrious, simple life among them: He did not force his opinions upon others yet held tenaciously to them, unless convinced that he was the wrong.’ ‘He was satisfied to live his life quietly and uprightly, attending strictly to his own business affairs and maintaining firmly, if not ostentatiously, and practicing continuously, his own ideas of doing right and avoiding wrong, whereby he won the respect and esteem of the whole community.’ ‘The venerable Elder who so feelingly pronounced the funeral sermon for his old neighbor and friend, highly commended the moral rectitude of his life and disclaimed any disposition or intention of judging him as to his religious or spiritual beliefs.’ ‘What these may have been he did not know.’ ‘He mentioned a fact true to the life of the deceased, which all will realized when he said, that the deceased had never attained to the positions of trust and emoluments to which his abilities and character entitled him.’ ‘More perhaps on account of his modest disposition and unassuming character than for any other reason.’ ‘He has lived a lesson to all, and for his life was not a failure.’ ‘The sympathy of the community is extended to his sister and boys.” This was taken from the Linn County Republic, Volume 25, Mound City, Kansas Friday, January 22, 1909. Stephen Shannon |
to Monroe County, IA in 1856 to KS in abt 1859 to Garnett, Anderson County, KS in abt 1860 to Mound City, Linn County, KS in abt 1870 | ||
| Researcher: Stephen Shannon | |||
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