William Compton Shannon
1821 - 1874 (52 years)-
Name William Compton Shannon [1, 2, 3, 4] Birth 2 Jan 1821 Pecan Point, Mississippi, Arkansas, USA 
[2, 3] - Twin for Owen
Gender Male Residence 1860 Grimes, Texas, USA [2] Death 1874 Texas, USA Person ID I20045 MontyHistNotes_2014 | JMMM_son John Montgomery Last Modified 8 Oct 2025
Father John Shannon, b. 1794, Franklin County, Georgia, USA d. 12 Feb 1838, Montgomery, Texas, USA (Age 44 years) Relationship natural Mother Louisa Compton d. Abt 1822 Relationship natural Marriage 1816 Franklin County, Georgia, USA Family ID F4439 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Martha J McNair, b. 1834, Mississippi, USA Marriage 27 Jun 1850 Grimes, Texas, USA [1] Children 1. Owen Shannon, b. 1853, Texas, USA [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]2. Mary A Shannon, b. 1853, Texas, USA [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]3. William J Shannon, b. 1854, Texas, USA [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]4. John Shannon, b. 1859, Texas, USA [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]Family ID F4420 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 8 Oct 2025
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Birth - 2 Jan 1821 - Pecan Point, Mississippi, Arkansas, USA 
Marriage - 27 Jun 1850 - Grimes, Texas, USA Residence - 1860 - Grimes, Texas, USA 
Death - 1874 - Texas, USA = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Sources - [S8] Ancestry.com, Texas Marriage Collection, 1814-1909 and 1966-2002, (Name: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2005;;), Database online.
Record for William C. Shannon - [S3624] Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;;), Database online. Year: 1860; Census Place: , Grimes, Texas; Roll: ;Page: ; Image: .
Record for W C Shannon - [S423] Robinson, Maggie, Genforum posting from Maggie Robinson 14 Oct 2009, (Name: Location: Houston, Texas; Date: 14 Oct 2009;;), Maggie describes children of John Shannon.
- [S2201] Orr, Daivd, Shannon Ancestry Notes, (Name: Location: http://mail.skybridgechicago.net/~orr/family/shannon.htm;;).
- [S8] Ancestry.com, Texas Marriage Collection, 1814-1909 and 1966-2002, (Name: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2005;;), Database online.