Dilcy Shannon

Brief Life History of Dilcy

When Dilcy Shannon was born on 23 February 1855, in Montgomery, Texas, United States, her father, Milus Shannon, was 25 and her mother, Clarissa Bates, was 19. She married Sam Adams about 1878, in Montgomery, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Texas, United States in 1870 and Justice Precinct 4, Montgomery, Texas, United States for about 30 years. She died on 9 September 1938, in Montgomery, Montgomery, Texas, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Montgomery, Texas, United States.

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Family Time Line

Sam Adams
1851–
Dilcy Shannon
1855–1938
Marriage: about 1878
Milus Adams
1879–
Alice Adams
1881–1968
Nannie Adams
1887–1971
Arthur Allen Adams
1889–1968
Lula Adams
1890–1949

Sources (13)

  • Dilcie Shanon in household of John Hightower, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Dilsy Shannon, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"
  • Dilsie Shannon in entry for Alice Chambers, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"

World Events (8)

1861 · Texas Secedes from the United States

On February 1, 1861, Texas seceded from the United States. On March 2, 1861, they had joined with the Confederate States of America.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1881 · Construction of the Fort Worth & Denver Railway

Grenville M. Dodge oversaw the construction of the Fort Worth & Denver Railway. Work began at Hodge Junction, and eventually extended to the New Mexico border by 1888. Service began on April 1, 1888, with trains travelling between Fort Worth and Denver.

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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