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Nelson Wayne Shannon

Male 1882 - 1950  (68 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Nelson Wayne Shannon was born on 22 Jul 1882 in Cass Co, Missouri (son of Charles King Shannon and Mary Jane Bowers); died on 21 Nov 1950 in Mountain Grove, Wright Co, Missouri.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Charles King Shannon was born on 29 Mar 1836 in Danville, Hendricks Co, Indiana (son of Russell W. Shannon and Zilpha B. West); died on 7 Jan 1919 in Mountain Grove, Wright Co, Missouri.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Religion: May 1870
    • Religion: Jan 1871

    Notes:

    Religion:
    Fourth Saturday May 1870
    meeting for the ordaining Brother James T. Swinney, late of West VA, to the Gospel of ministry of. received by letter Brther C.K. Shannon, Sister Mary Shannon, his wife. Brother R.W. Shannon, Sister Zelpha Shannon, Brother Leonard Bowers, Sister Bowers.


    Religion:
    Letter of dismission granted to Bro. C.K. Shannon and Sister Mary Shannnon, his wife, and also Brother R.W. Shannon and Sister Zilpha Shannon, his wife.

    Charles married Mary Jane Bowers in 1864 in Missouri. Mary (daughter of Leonard B. Bowers and Elizabeth Nave) was born on 4 Oct 1842 in Jackson Co, Missouri; died on 17 Dec 1922 in Mountain Grove, Wright Co, Missouri. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Mary Jane Bowers was born on 4 Oct 1842 in Jackson Co, Missouri (daughter of Leonard B. Bowers and Elizabeth Nave); died on 17 Dec 1922 in Mountain Grove, Wright Co, Missouri.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Other-Begin: 15 Oct 1864, Iowa; pension application
    • Religion: May 1870
    • Religion: Jan 1871

    Notes:

    Other-Begin:
    Pension Application
    name of soldier Jesse Sisk
    widow Mary J Sisk
    minor Shannon C.P. (guard)
    service M1 MO SM Car (?)

    date of filing: 1864 Oct 15 widow app #68.765 cert# 885707
    1876 Jul 14 minor app #149809 cert# 143564


    Religion:
    Fourth Saturday May 1870
    meeting for the ordaining Brother James T. Swinney, late of West VA, to the Gospel of ministry of. received by letter Brther C.K. Shannon, Sister Mary Shannon, his wife. Brother R.W. Shannon, Sister Zelpha Shannon, Brother Leonard Bowers, Sister Bowers.


    Religion:
    Letter of dismission granted to Bro. C.K. Shannon and Sister Mary Shannnon, his wife, and also Brother R.W. Shannon and Sister Zilpha Shannon, his wife.


    Died:
    Obit: Mary Jane Bowers
    An Old Citizen Dead
    Mrs. Mary Jane Shannon, widow of the late Charles K. Shannon, died last Sunday, Dec 17 at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Rosa Mattock, on Rosehill. Her death was due to cancer.
    Funeral services were held on the 18th, conducted by Ministers Kent and Anderson, and the burial was at the Lone Star cemetry.
    She was born Oct. 4, 1942, and is survived by three daughters, five sons, and several grandchildren. She has been a member of the Primitive Baptist church since she was 16 years old, and died a faithful servant in the Lord.

    Children:
    1. Rosa Lee Shannon was born on 4 Feb 1866 in Kansas City, Jackson Co, Missouri; died on 17 Dec 1944 in Mountain Grove, Wright Co, Missouri.
    2. Zilpha Belle Shannon was born on 15 Jan 1869 in Sales, Missouri; died on 26 Dec 1947 in Manitou Springs, El Paso Co, Colorado.
    3. Charles Howard Shannon was born on 11 May 1871 in Missouri; died on 7 Nov 1916 in Washington, Vernon Co, Missouri.
    4. Martha Jane Shannon was born on 11 Aug 1872 in Dade Co, Missouri; died on 3 Sep 1956 in Baxter Springs, Cherokee Co, Kansas.
    5. Thomas William Shannon was born on 31 Jan 1877 in Jackson Co, Missouri; died on 10 Jan 1962 in Mountain Grove, Wright Co, Missouri.
    6. Frederick Augustus Shannon was born on 3 Aug 1879 in Jackson Co, Missouri; died on 22 Jul 1967 in Mountain Grove, Wright Co, Missouri.
    7. Nellie Mae Shannon was born on 23 Jul 1882 in Cass Co, Missouri; died on 9 May 1900 in Mountain Grove, Wright Co, Missouri.
    8. 1. Nelson Wayne Shannon was born on 22 Jul 1882 in Cass Co, Missouri; died on 21 Nov 1950 in Mountain Grove, Wright Co, Missouri.
    9. Grover Cleveland Shannon was born on 23 Feb 1886 in Cass Co, Missouri; died on 23 Oct 1969 in Greene Co, Missouri.
    10. Joel Denny Shannon was born on 23 Feb 1886 in Missouri; died after 1900.
    11. Sarah C. Shannon was born in 1889 in Cass Co, Missouri; died in 1889 in Cass Co, Missouri.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Russell W. Shannon was born in 1809 in Giles Co, Virginia (son of Samuel Shannon and Mrs. Elizabeth (..) Brown); died in 1890 in Cass Co, Missouri.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Religion: May 1870
    • Religion: Jan 1871

    Notes:

    Religion:
    Fourth Saturday May 1870
    meeting for the ordaining Brother James T. Swinney, late of West VA, to the Gospel of ministry of. received by letter Brther C.K. Shannon, Sister Mary Shannon, his wife. Brother R.W. Shannon, Sister Zelpha Shannon, Brother Leonard Bowers, Sister Bowers.


    Religion:
    Letter of dismission granted to Bro. C.K. Shannon and Sister Mary Shannnon, his wife, and also Brother R.W. Shannon and Sister Zilpha Shannon, his wife.

    Russell married Zilpha B. West in 1850 in Green, Gentry Co, Missouri. Zilpha (daughter of Alexander West and Sarah Hawkins) was born on 18 Nov 1811 in Wayne Co, Kentucky; died in 1892 in Big Sac River, Dade Co, Missouri. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Zilpha B. West was born on 18 Nov 1811 in Wayne Co, Kentucky (daughter of Alexander West and Sarah Hawkins); died in 1892 in Big Sac River, Dade Co, Missouri.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Religion: May 1870
    • Religion: Jan 1871

    Notes:

    Religion:
    Fourth Saturday May 1870
    meeting for the ordaining Brother James T. Swinney, late of West VA, to the Gospel of ministry of. received by letter Brther C.K. Shannon, Sister Mary Shannon, his wife. Brother R.W. Shannon, Sister Zelpha Shannon, Brother Leonard Bowers, Sister Bowers.


    Religion:
    Letter of dismission granted to Bro. C.K. Shannon and Sister Mary Shannnon, his wife, and also Brother R.W. Shannon and Sister Zilpha Shannon, his wife.

    Children:
    1. John Allen Shannon was born in 1833 in Hendricks Co, Indiana; died in 1898 in Nodaway Co, Missouri.
    2. 2. Charles King Shannon was born on 29 Mar 1836 in Danville, Hendricks Co, Indiana; died on 7 Jan 1919 in Mountain Grove, Wright Co, Missouri.
    3. Sarah Elizabeth Shannon was born on 17 Jan 1838 in Indiana; died on 18 Nov 1911.
    4. Elizabeth Jane Shannon was born in Oct 1842 in Missouri; died on 13 Aug 1920 in Springfield, Greene Co, Missouri.
    5. Madison T. Shannon was born in 1842 in Greencastle, Putnam Co, Indiana; died after 1860.
    6. Mary C. Shannon was born in 1849 in Missouri; died after 1860.
    7. William G. Shannon was born in 1851 in Gentry Co, Missouri; died after 1860.
    8. Tolbert Shannon was born in 1853 in Gentry Co, Missouri; died in 1860.
    9. Henry Wayne Shannon was born on 26 Mar 1856 in Gentry Co, Missouri; died on 28 Feb 1928 in Douglas Co, Missouri.

  3. 6.  Leonard B. Bowers was born on 6 Aug 1815 in Stoney Creek, Carter Co, Tennessee (son of Rev. Valentine Bowers and Abigail G. Buck); died on 15 Sep 1875 in Johnson Co, Kansas; was buried in Pleasant View Cem, Shawnee, Johnson Co, Kansas.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 1860, Gentry Co, Missouri
    • Census: 1870, Jackson Co, Missouri

    Notes:

    Census:
    1860 Gentry Co, Missouri
    Leonard Bayirag 45
    Catharina Bayirag 27
    Sarah Bayirag 9
    Saml Bayirag 17
    John Bayirag 7
    Abajal Bayirag 5
    William Bayirag 2


    Census:
    1870 Jackson Co, Missouri
    residence 307
    1870 Jackson Co, Missouri
    Henry Jones 29
    Martha Jones 27
    N W Jones 4
    G W Jones 1 Arkansas
    Riley Jones 20 1850 MO
    Paul Jones 19 MO
    Lucinda Jones 14 MO
    Nancy Jones 56 Tennessee

    residence 308
    Leonard Bowers 48
    Catharine Bowers 36
    Jno H Bowers 17
    Abigail Bowers 14
    Wm Bowers 12
    Lucinda Bowers 10
    Elizabeth Bowers 7
    David Bowers 4
    Agnes Mails 20
    Carry Mails 4/12

    Leonard married Elizabeth Nave on 11 Jul 1835 in Carter Co, Tennessee. Elizabeth was born in 1815 in Carter Co, Tennessee; died before 1849 in Jackson Co, Missouri. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Elizabeth Nave was born in 1815 in Carter Co, Tennessee; died before 1849 in Jackson Co, Missouri.
    Children:
    1. Martha Bowers was born in 1838 in Missouri; died after 1850 in of, Pettis, Platte Co, Missouri.
    2. 3. Mary Jane Bowers was born on 4 Oct 1842 in Jackson Co, Missouri; died on 17 Dec 1922 in Mountain Grove, Wright Co, Missouri.
    3. Samuel Bowers was born on 19 May 1844 in Missouri; died on 19 Aug 1917 in Morgan Co, Missouri.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Samuel Shannon was born on 7 Nov 1781 in Montgomery Co, Virginia (son of Thomas Shannon and Agnes Crow); died on 20 Oct 1841 in Greencastle, Hendricks Co, Indiana.

    Samuel married Mrs. Elizabeth (..) Brown on 3 Nov 1801 in Montgomery Co, Virginia. Elizabeth was born on 26 Dec 1782 in Montgomery Co, Virginia; died on 29 Sep 1838 in Greencastle, Hendricks Co, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Mrs. Elizabeth (..) Brown was born on 26 Dec 1782 in Montgomery Co, Virginia; died on 29 Sep 1838 in Greencastle, Hendricks Co, Indiana.
    Children:
    1. William H. Shannon was born in 1801 in Virginia; died after 1810.
    2. Thomas Reed Shannon was born in 1803 in Montgomery Co, Virginia; died in 1870.
    3. John Crow Shannon was born in 1805 in Virginia; died in 1851 in Missouri.
    4. Samuel B. Shannon was born on 15 Oct 1807 in Virginia; died on 25 Sep 1850.
    5. 4. Russell W. Shannon was born in 1809 in Giles Co, Virginia; died in 1890 in Cass Co, Missouri.
    6. James Wilkinson Shannon was born in 1811 in Viginia; died on 9 Jul 1871.
    7. Polly A. Shannon was born in 1813 in Virginia; died after 1841 in of, Hendricks Co, Indiana.
    8. Margaret C. Shannon was born in 1815 in Virginia; died after 1820.
    9. Sarah Jane Shannon was born in 1816 in Virginia; died after 1820.
    10. Nancy F. Shannon was born on 17 Dec 1820 in Giles Co, Virginia; died on 27 Jan 1897.
    11. Harvey G. Shannon was born on 9 May 1825 in Giles Co, Virginia; died on 3 Mar 1905.

  3. 10.  Alexander West was born in 1765 in Orange Co, North Carolina; died in 1860 in Platte Co, Missouri.

    Alexander married Sarah Hawkins about 1800. Sarah was born in 1773 in Tryon, Rutherford Co, North Carolina; died in 1839 in Marion, Hendricks Co, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Sarah Hawkins was born in 1773 in Tryon, Rutherford Co, North Carolina; died in 1839 in Marion, Hendricks Co, Indiana.
    Children:
    1. 5. Zilpha B. West was born on 18 Nov 1811 in Wayne Co, Kentucky; died in 1892 in Big Sac River, Dade Co, Missouri.
    2. Harriett West was born about 1815; died after 1880 in of, Pettis, Platte Co, Missouri.

  5. 12.  Rev. Valentine Bowers was born on 23 Sep 1788 in Siam, Carter Co, Tennessee (son of John Leonard Bowers and Rebecca Nave); died on 12 Apr 1867 in Carter Co, Tennessee.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Military: Between 5 Jan 1814 and 26 May 1814, Battle of Horshoe on Tallapoosa River, Alabama
    • Census: 1850, Carter Co, Tennessee

    Notes:

    According to a history written by the Siam Baptist Church of Elizabethton, Tennessee, Valentine was a noted Baptist preacher before the Civil War.

    from publication titled, "Tennessee Ancestors"; East Tennessee in the War of 1812; Payrolls and Receipt Rolls.
    VALENTINE BOWERS Pvt. Jan 5, 1814 to May 26, 1814; 4 mos - 22 dys; On Command Fort Strother Total pay: $37.67.

    --------

    Valentine was born 23 Sept 1788 and died 22 Apr 1867, Carter Co TN. and was buried in the Bowers Cemetery at Siam. Valentine was a War of 1812 veteran. He went to Jackson Co. Missouri in the 1840?s but returned to Carter County. He was well-known Baptist minister who was active in several churches in Carter and Johnson counties. He and Eli Nave (Abraham, Teter) built an iron works on the south bank of the Watauga River in the Neck that Christian Carriger later bought.
    The History of the 13th Regiment Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry USA reports that ?Rev Valentine Bowers had two sons, Reese and Benjamin killed near Fish Springs, Tenn., and two others, William C. and Joseph P., who were loyal men.?
    Valentine married Abigail Buck on 01 Oct 1808 in Carter Co. Abigail was born 09 Jan 1793 in Tennessee. She was a daughter of Rev. Jonathan Buck and a sister of Susannah who married Valentine?s brother, William Nave Bowers.


    Military:
    William served with his brothers Valentine and John Teter Bowers in Captain Adam Winsel's Company, Colonel Ephraim Allison's Regiment, Taylor's Brigade, Colonel Andrew Jackson's Division from January 5, 1814 through May 26, 1814. He and his brothers participated in the Battle of Horseshoe on the Tallapoosa River in Alabama.

    Census:
    Residence 81
    Valentine Bowers 62, Farmer, TN (md;1808); $2,500
    Abigail G. 57 TN
    Benjamin 17 TN
    Mary 15 TN
    Joseph 11 TN

    Neighbors:
    residence 84
    Bowers Daniel L. 1817 Tennessee
    Emeline Bowers 1819 Tennessee
    David 11 1839 TN
    Mary 11 1839 TN
    Martha 7 1843 TN
    Sarah 7 1843 TN
    Levin 3 1847 TN
    Ruth 2 1848 TN
    Isaac 1 1849 TN
    Terri A. 0 1850

    residence 86
    Bowers William C. 23 1827
    Rebecca Bowers 19 1831
    Julia Ann 3 1847
    Valentine 1 1849

    Valentine married Abigail G. Buck on 1 Oct 1808 in Carter Co, Tennessee. Abigail (daughter of Rev. Jonathan Buck and Zuriah Covalt) was born on 9 Jan 1793 in Carter Co, Tennessee; died on 30 Sep 1878 in Elizabethton, Carter Co, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 13.  Abigail G. Buck was born on 9 Jan 1793 in Carter Co, Tennessee (daughter of Rev. Jonathan Buck and Zuriah Covalt); died on 30 Sep 1878 in Elizabethton, Carter Co, Tennessee.
    Children:
    1. Eliza C. Bowers was born in 1809 in Siam, Carter Co, Tennessee; died on 27 May 1877 in Independence, Jackson Co, Missouri; was buried in Camp Cem, Jackson Co, Missouri.
    2. Henry B. Nave Bowers was born in 1814 in Carter Co, Tennessee; died on 25 Jul 1866 in Newton Co, Missouri.
    3. 6. Leonard B. Bowers was born on 6 Aug 1815 in Stoney Creek, Carter Co, Tennessee; died on 15 Sep 1875 in Johnson Co, Kansas; was buried in Pleasant View Cem, Shawnee, Johnson Co, Kansas.
    4. Elizabeth Bowers was born about 1817; died after 1870 in of, Carter Co Tennessee.
    5. Rev. Jonathan Buck Bowers was born on 15 Jan 1820 in Carter Co, Tennessee; died on 28 Sep 1854 in Jackson Co, Missouri; was buried in Campground Cem, Jackson Co, Missouri.
    6. Reese Bayless Bowers was born in 1825 in Siam, Carter Co, Tennessee; died after 1850 in of, Jackson Co, Tennessee.
    7. William Christian Bowers was born in 1827 in Siam, Carter Co, Tennessee; died after 1860 in Siam, Carter Co, Tennessee.
    8. Abraham Nave Bowers was born in 1830 in Tennessee; died after 1850 in of, Blue, Jackson Co, Missouri.
    9. Benjamin White Bowers was born in 1833 in Carter Co, Tennessee; died between 1861 and 1865 in Civil War.
    10. Mary Lincoln Bowers, (dau?) was born in 1835; died after 1855.
    11. Joseph Powell Bowers was born in 1837 in Carter Co, Tennessee; died after 1865 in of, Carter Co, Tennessee.


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