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Elizabeth Jett SHANNON

Elizabeth Jett SHANNON

Female 1861 - 1956  (~ 94 years)


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  • Name Elizabeth Jett SHANNON
    Census 1900, 1910, 20, 40  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Birth Oct 1861  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Female
    Census 1870, 1880  West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1946  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Death 1956  [2] 
    Burial Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Person ID I99312  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 10 Jun 2015

    Father John Robert SHANNON,   b. 1830, Smithton (now Smithburg), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Jan 1916, Smithton (now Smithburg), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)
    Mother Mary M. JOHNSTON,   b. 1836   d. 1913 (Age 77 years)
    Family ID F29130  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Joseph Alexander MCCONNELL,   b. 3 Aug 1852, Fairmont, Marion Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Apr 1921, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)  [6]
    Marriage 9 Dec 1880  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Notes 
    • Local news item, "West Union Record," Friday, Jan 1 1901, in its entirety:
      "Joe McConnell has purchased J. M. Smith's interest in the West Union planing mill and now owns the entire plant. We wish him success."

      1920 Census, Harrison Co, WV (City of Clarksburg), enumerated on Jan 5 1920 at 185 Mechanic Street:
      Joseph A. McConnell, 67, architect; wife Elizabeth J, 58; dau Helena B, 36, single, architect; son Shannon, 31, single, stenographer; roomer John Callas, 40, b. Greece, single, waiter in restaurant; roomer Clark C. Wright, 23, b. WVa, single, bookkeeper at supply company.
    Children 
     1. Dessie MCCONNELL,   b. Sep 1881
    >2. Helena B. MCCONNELL,   b. 21 Jun 1883, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Jan 1959, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)
     3. Shannon Joseph MCCONNELL,   b. 20 Mar 1888, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Oct 1946, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years)
    >4. Edna V. MCCONNELL,   b. Jul 1889, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    +5. Ruth MCCONNELL,   b. 15 Nov 1896, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Sep 1982, Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)
    Family ID F29635  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1980] 1900 Census, Harrison County, WV.

    2. [S638] Headstone (year only).

    3. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV.

    4. [S1604] Death record of son.

    5. [S1793] West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990)).

    6. [S1590] Death record of daughter.