History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky, ed.
by William Henry Perrin,  O. L. Baskin & Co., Chicago, 1882.  p. 798.
[Nicholas County]  [Upper Blue Licks Precinct]

JOHN B. SHANNON, farmer, P. O. Blackhawk, was born in Nicholas County,
Nov. 27, 1827; he is a son of Robt. Shannon, who was raised in Kentucky;
was farmer, trader, and merchant, and died Oct. 4, 1877, and Frances
Berry, daughter of Col. Robert Berry, who took an active part in the
early struggles with the Indians.  John B. Shannon was one of ten
children; he received a limited education in Nicholas County, and up to
the present time has devoted his attention to farming.  He married, Feb.
2, 1851, Elmira Campbell, daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth (Robinson)
Campbell, of Nicholas County.  They have had ten children, six of whom
survive: Robert, Emerson W., John W., Samuel, Thomas J. and Mary F.  Mr.
Shannon is a Republican in politics, and his wife is a member of the
Christian Church at Mt. Zion.

Shannon Berry Campbell Robinson
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