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Samuel Enoch Shannon (1912)

HARRIS, HUGHART, KIRK, SHANNON

Posted By: Kent Transier
Date: 11/8/2023 at 18:03:09

The Des Moines Tribune
Des Moines, Iowa
Saturday, May 25, 1912
Page 2, Column 4

S. E. SHANNON DIES AT MERCY HOSPITAL

The police are making no further probe into the injuries which caused the death of S. E. Shannon, 72 years old, at Mercy hospital Friday night. Shannon was found in serious condition in the rear of the Garfield school, West Third and Chestnut streets, about a week ago. The police, after an investigation, said he had been accidentally hurt.

Funeral services over the body will be held Sunday morning at 9 o’clock at the family home, 1126 West Nineteenth street. Later the body will be taken to Atlantic, Ia., for burial.
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The Des Moines Daily News
Des Moines, Iowa
May 25, 1912
Page 1, Column 7-8

AGED SOLDIER’S TRAGIC DEATH DUE TO JOY-RIDERS, HIS DAUGHTER BELIEVES

S. E. Shannon, Found Week Ago, Dies Without Making Statement; Family Scouts Robbery Theory and Attributes Accident to Autoists.

Without regaining consciousness, S. E. Shannon, 72, a well known retired farmer and veteran of the civil war, who was found in an alley in the rear of the Garfield school last Saturday night, died Friday night at the Mercy hospital.

That Shannon is the victim of automobile joy riders who ran over him and concealed his unconscious form in the alley to avoid detection, is the belief of Mrs. H. F. Harris, a daughter.

The fact that Shannon’s clothes were disordered, his leg broken, and his skull fractured tends to strengthen the theory. His head was matted with blood when Shannon was found by the police and he appeared as though he had been dragged in the street.

Sons of the dead man are assisting the police in a thorough investigation of the case. At home today, Chief Jenney declared that every available clue had been run down and that the detectives had been able to discover nothing that would solve the mystery.

Shannon was on his way to attend a meeting of the Grand Army of the Republic. He left his house about 7 o’clock in the evening and about two and a half hours later, was discovered in the alley, unconscious.

Mr. Shannon was born in Greencastle, Ind. and came to Iowa in 1880. He first settled on a farm in Atlantic. He served during the civil war as a member of Company D of the First Iowa cavalry and participated in many important engagements. He moved to Des Moines about a year ago and has been living at 1126 Nineteenth street.

Mr. Shannon is survived by his widow, Mrs. E. H. Kirk of Atlantic, Iowa, Mrs. H. F. Harris of Atlantic; Edward Shannon of Atlantic; Henry Shannon of Oneida; Tom Shannon of Council Bluffs; Dolly, Sam, Margaret and Jessie of Des Moines, and Joe Shannon of Butte, Mont.

The funeral will be held at 9 o’clock Sunday morning from the family home. The body will be taken to Atlantic for burial.
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The Atlantic News Telegraph
Atlantic, Iowa
Tuesday, May 28, 1912
Page 5, Column 1-2

LAST SAD RITES FOR MR. SHANNON

FUNERAL OF LATE S. E. SHANNON HELD YESTERDAY P. M. AT METHODIST CHURCH.

Rev. L. H. Wickersham Delivered the Sermon—G. A. R. and Odd Fellows Attended Services.

The funeral services of the late S. E. Shannon were held yesterday afternoon from the Methodist church. Rev. L. R. Wickersham delivered the funeral sermon which was one filled with words of comfort for the relatives. The services were very largely attended, the members of the local G. A. R. and the Odd Fellows were in attendance. The floral offerings were many and beautiful, attesting the esteem in which the deceased was held by all who knew him.

S. E. Shannon was born at Greencastle, Ind., Sept. 20, 1840. Died in Des Moines, Iowa, May 24, 1912, aged 71 years, 8 months, 4 days. He came to Iowa in 1854. In November, 1865, he was married to Mary E. Hughart. To this union ten children were born, five sons and five daughters, all of whom with their mother, were with him in his last sickness, and at the time of his death, except Mrs. S. H. Kirk, who is confined to her home in this city on account of illness. Mrs. Shannon and the children are well known in a business and social way. The survivors of the deceased are as follows: Mrs S. H. Kirk, Mrs. H. F. Harris and Ed Shannon of this city: Henry of Anita, Tom of Council Bluffs, Dolly, Margaret, Sam and Jessie of Des Moines; Hal of Basin, Montana. A sister, Mrs. H. M Hughart, of this city, two brothers, John of Runnels, Ia., and James of Perkins, Okla.

Mr. Shannon enlisted with Co. D. First Iowa Cavalry, and served for three years. The thing that was especially remarkable in his service was that during those years where temptation constantly confronted him, no bad habits were formed and he has retained this high standard of living throughout the years. In 1880 Mr. Shannon came to Cass county. He resided with his family on a farm near Atlantic for twenty years, later moving into Atlantic where he lived a retired life, until a year ago, when he purchased a nice home at 1126 19th street. Des Moines, Iowa, and resided there until the time of his death.

The deceased was a high type of christian character. He became a member of the M. E. church when quite young and has served faithfully all his life. For years he was a member of the official board and at different time served in nearly every capacity in the church. Mr. Shannon’s devotion to his family was unlimited. His highest aim in life was the comfort and happiness of the members of his family. He always took so much pleasure in planning the home coming for those who were away from time to time. He was a great reader and always kept himself informed as to the important topics of the day and took an active part in municipal affairs.

At the time the accident occurred to Mr. Shannon which resulted in his death, he was on his way to attend a G. A. R. meeting. The general opinion concerning the accident from the attending physicians, and nurses, who had him in charge, was that he was struck by an automobile, from the injuries received, and the condition of his clothing, and that perhaps the owners of the car started to take him to Mercy hospital, but deciding his injuries serious, and fearing punishment, left him where he was found, and phoned to city authorities. This opinion is due to the fact that the party who phoned refused to give his name. Short services were held in Des Moines Sunday morning at 9:00 o’clock. Rev. Billingsley had charge of the services.

The body was brought here Sunday and taken to the home of Mrs. H. F. Harris, a daughter. The funeral services were held here from the M. E. church as stated above. The pallbearers were J. A. McWald, C. A. Meredith, J. S. Harlan, E. M. Willard, J. S. Pressnall, and E. F. Berg. The Odd Fellows had charge at the grave and conducted their ritualistic services there.
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Transcriber's note: Deceased first came to Iowa in the early 1850s, residing in Madison County where he appeared in the 1856 and 1860 censuses. He served in the Civil War from Madison County and was married in the county in 1865. His fist name is from his marriage record and his middle name from a son's Social Security Application.

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