Family Group Sheet

HUSBAND
Patrick SHANNON
BIRTH	about 1844	Ireland¹¹⁰⁶
CENSUS	1861	Cork County, Ireland¹¹⁰⁷
MISC	1869	Ireland, alone
MISC	1870	Buffalo City Directory has 2 Shanahan, 4 Shannon, none named Patrick¹¹⁰⁸
CENSUS	1875	Patrick Shanahan, age 38, b. Ireland, Labourer, naturalized.¹¹⁰⁹
DEATH	13 July 1889	Buffalo, Erie, New York^1110,1111
BURIAL		Holy Cross Sec O Lot 166¹¹¹²
EMIGRATION		walked to Buffalo, sent for family in 1871
OCCUPATION		blacksmith, laborer;
RELIGION		Catholic;
RESIDENCE		30 Vincennes St., Buffalo, New York
RESIDENCE		moved to Liverpool, then Wales, then to USA in 1869 alone, worked in Scranton
MARRIAGE	16 June 1860	Goleen, Cork, Ireland¹¹⁰⁰

WIFE
Elizabeth MEADE
BIRTH	about June 1846	Crookhaven, County Cork¹⁰⁹⁵
RESIDENCE	1871	Liverpool with 4 children
CENSUS	1875	Buffalo, Erie, New York¹⁰⁹⁶
RESIDENCE	1916	30 Vincennes St., Buffalo, Erie, New York
DEATH	12 November 1918	Buffalo, Erie, New York^1097,1098
BURIAL		Section O, Lot 166, SM 1/4 Holy Cross¹⁰⁹⁹
DESCRIPTION		enjoyed knitting, sewing, did not sing;
DESCRIPTION		easy-going, good-looking, liked clothes;
DESCRIPTION		blue eyes, brown hair, greyed late, beautiful skin;
DESCRIPTION		preferred the standard of living in Wales, but they hated Catholics;
RELIGION		very religous Catholic;
RESIDENCE		Ireland-1863, Wales:1865-71, US before 8/1871
FATHER	John MEADE
MOTHER	Mary MAHONEY


CHILDREN
1.	Bridget SHANNON FEMALE
	BIRTH		Buffalo, Erie, New York¹¹¹³
	DEATH		Buffalo, Erie, New York
	MISC		Unknown 13th child, possibly named Bridget

2.	Living MALE

3.	Living MALE

4.	Margaret Cecelia SHANNON FEMALE
	BIRTH	15 April 1862	Tredegar, Wales^{1114,1115,1116,1117}
	CENSUS	1875	Margaret Shanahan, age 12, born England¹¹¹⁸
	DEATH	19 June 1936	Buffalo, Erie, New York^1119,1120
	BURIAL	23 June 1936	Holy Cross Section P, Lot 18^1121,1122
	MISC	1 January 2001	Note Margaret was not listed in the 1880 census in Buffalo, cause unknown.
	OCCUPATION		seamstress, midwife, owned real estate;
	MISC		1871
	MISC		Catholic
	MISC		Husband died, she was 24 yrs, good with $.
	MISC		She owned the house when he died, had it
	MISC		made duplex. Left $ when she died.
	MISC		White hair when young.
	MARRIAGE	17 October 1893	William George HURLEY; Buffalo, Erie, New York

5.	Gertrude Bridget SHANNON FEMALE
	BIRTH	10 February 1866	Tredegar, Wales^{1123,1124,1125,1126,1127}
	MISC	1871	Wales?
	CENSUS	1875	Bridget Shanahan, age 9, born England¹¹¹⁸
	DEATH	8 March 1937	Buffalo, Erie, New York (Buffalo City Hospital)¹¹²⁸
	BURIAL	11 March 1937	Holy Cross
	OCCUPATION		Republic Metal Co., making blue enamelware;
	RESIDENCE		30 Vincennes St. Buffalo, NY 14204
	MISC		Good cook, baker, puddings
	MISC		Catholic
	MISC		Divorced, returned home with son.
	MISC		Dark hair, went back to live with her
	MISC		mother.
	MARRIAGE	about 1895	Theodore MARTIN;

6.	John SHANNON MALE
	BIRTH	1867	Wales, or England^1118,1129
	MISC	1871	Wales?
	CENSUS	1875	John, age 8, born England¹¹³⁰
	MISC	1900	No John at 30 Vincennes in 1900
	MISC		Left home in his teens for ?Chicago and
	MISC		was never heard from again. Looked for
	MISC		him and couldn't find him.

7.	Elizabeth SHANNON FEMALE
	BIRTH	1869	Wales
	DEATH	1871	Castle Gardens?
	MISC	1871	Wales?
	BURIAL		Ellis Island
	MISC		Child her father never saw, born after he left for USA, she was abt 2 yrs old
	MISC		Age 2, emmigrated, got sick on the boat to USA
	MISC		Taken by authorities at Castle Gardens, fate unknown, prob. died.
	MISC		There was another sister named Elizabeth who also died in USA. in infancy.

8.	Mary SHANNON FEMALE
	BIRTH	2 May 1870	Buffalo, Erie, New York^{1131,1132,1133}
	CENSUS	1875	Mary, age 5, Born Erie County¹¹³⁴
	MISC	1900	Mary is not listed in the directory, may not be working.
	MISC	1925	282 Katherine St. , Buffalo, NY¹¹³⁵
	DEATH	12 May 1954	Buffalo, Erie, New York^1136,1137
	BURIAL	17 May 1954	Holy Cross
	OCCUPATION		Everybody loved Aunt Mary;
	RESIDENCE		282 Katherine St. Buffalo, NY
	RESIDENCE
	MISC		Tall, husky, buxom, generous
	MISC		Catholic, OLO Perpetual Help
	MISC		Gave clothes to kids and $5 to family at
	MISC		Christmas (a day's pay), a favorite of
	MISC		V.J. Shannon, she'd give the kids $ when
	MISC		they visited on Sundays.
	MARRIAGE	15 October 1893	William J. O'BRIEN; Buffalo, Erie, New York^1138,1139

9.	Michael SHANNON MALE
	BIRTH	October 1871	Buffalo, Erie, New York¹¹⁴⁰
	CENSUS	1875	Michael Shanahan, age 3 years 9/12, born Erie Co.¹¹³⁴
	DEATH	1895	Buffalo, Erie, New York
	MISC		Catholic
	MISC		Died young, possibly in infancy. His mother bought a
	MISC		window for St. Bridget's church (now gone)
	MISC		in her name and his.

10.	Elizabeth SHANNON FEMALE
	BIRTH	6 June 1873	baptised at St. Brigids, Buffalo, Erie, New York¹¹⁴¹
	DEATH	October 1874	Buffalo, Erie, New York^1142,1143

11.	Anna Sara SHANNON FEMALE
	CENSUS	1875	Annie Shanahan, age 3 months, born Erie Co.¹¹⁴⁴
	BIRTH	3 February 1875	Buffalo, Erie, New York¹¹⁴⁵
	OCCUPATION	1900	soap wrapper in 1900 age 24; ¹¹⁴⁶
	RESIDENCE	1900	30 Vincennes, St, Buffalo, NY¹¹⁴⁷
	RESIDENCE	1918	20 Harvey Place
	DEATH	25 March 1944	Buffalo, Erie, New York
	BURIAL		Section II plot 634, Holy Cross
	RESIDENCE		3 miles from family-long walk
	MISC		Bought socks at Christmas
	MISC		Had no children
	MARRIAGE	26 June 1902	Cornelius WHALEN; Buffalo, Erie, New York¹¹⁴⁸

12.	Joseph SHANNON MALE
	BIRTH	23 May 1877	Buffalo, Erie, New York^1149,1150
	RESIDENCE	1900	30 Vincennes St.¹¹⁴⁷
	RESIDENCE	1918	30 Vincennes St. Buffalo, NY
	DEATH	9 February 1918	Buffalo, Erie, New York¹¹⁵¹
	BURIAL		Holy Cross Sec O Lot 166¹¹⁵²
	OCCUPATION		Pile driver on waterfront, laborer iron wk;
	MISC		Catholic
	MISC		Teased the children by hiding pennies in
	MISC		his hand. A favorite of Ed (n43)
	MISC		Died from hemorrhage, pile fell on him.
	MISC		Dark haired, husky. Never married.

13.	Dennis Patrick SHANNON MALE
	BIRTH	3 November 1878	resided at 30 Vincennes Street, Buffalo, Erie, New York¹¹⁵³
	MISC	1920	54 Alabama Street, Buffalo, Erie, New York¹¹⁵⁴
	RESIDENCE	1930	54 Alabama Street, Buffalo, Erie, New York¹¹⁵⁵
	OCCUPATION	1936	Archer Daniels Midland, Mann Bros Co Plant 352 Ohio St., Buffalo, New York; ¹¹⁵⁶
	DEATH	5 April 1948	Buffalo, Erie, New York¹¹⁵⁷
	BURIAL	9 April 1948	Holy Cross Cemetery, Buffalo, New York¹¹⁵⁸
	DESCRIPTION		singer, curly dark hair;
	DESCRIPTION		hazel eyes, left school gr 5, self-taught;
	DESCRIPTION		interested in education, medicine;
	OCCUPATION		stationary engineer;
	RELIGION		devout Catholic;
	RESIDENCE		47 Alabama St., Buffalo, Erie, New York
	SSN		071-07-1794A;
	MISC		helped cook on weekends, took baby for walks
	MISC		good with his hands, building
	MARRIAGE	26 June 1912	Anna Gertrude SHEEHAN; Buffalo, Erie, New York¹¹⁵⁹

14.	Helen Ellen SHANNON FEMALE
	BIRTH	23 December 1881	¹¹⁶⁰
	DEATH		In infancy, probably in USA.
	MISC		This child may have been names Elizabeth after her mother and deceased sister.

15.	Carol SHANNON FEMALE
	BIRTH	14 April 1882	¹¹⁶¹