Brief Life History of Sylvester James
When Sylvester James Shannon was born in 1865, in Wisconsin, United States, his father, James Shannon, was 34 and his mother, Hellen Ellen, was 32. He had at least 5 sons and 1 daughter with Johanna F Josephine Flatley. He lived in Winchester, Winnebago, Wisconsin, United States in 1880 and Holland, Brown, Wisconsin, United States for about 30 years. He died on 2 June 1944, at the age of 79, and was buried in Askeaton, Brown, Wisconsin, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (8)
- Slyvester Shannon, "United States Census, 1930"
- Sylvester J Shannon, "Find A Grave Index"
- Sylvester James Shannon in entry for James Hugh Shannon, "Wisconsin Births and Christenings, 1826-1926"
Spouse and Children
1865–1944 Male
1870–1916 Female
Children (6)
1891–1966 Male
1893– Male
1895–1978 Female
1897–1945 Male
1903– Male
+1 More Child
Parents and Siblings
1831–1919 Male
1833–1903 Female
Siblings (1)
1865–1944 Male
World Events (8)
1865
Age 0
1867 · The First Successful Typewriter is Invented
Age 2
1886
Age 21
Name Meaning
Irish:
shortened form of Shanahan .
shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Seanáin ‘descendant of Seanán’, a personal name based on a pet form of seán ‘old’. This Irish surname became established in Scotland in the 14th century.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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