William T. Shannon (1905)

SHANNON, SWANSON

Posted By: Kent Transier
Date: 12/28/2023 at 12:12:47

The Des Moines Register
Des Moines, Iowa
Friday, November 10, 1905
Page 6, Column 6

DIED

SHANNON—In Des Moines, Thursday, Nov. 9, 1905, William T. Shannon, at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. Harry Swanson, 2701 High street.

Funeral will be held from the late residence Saturday afternoon at 3 o’clock.
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The Des Moines Register
Des Moines, Iowa
Sunday, November 12, 1905
Page 6, Column 5

OLD SOLDIER PASSES AWAY

William P. Shannon of First Iowa Cavalry Dies at His Home on High Street.

The funeral of William P. Shannon of 2701 High street was held from the residence yesterday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock under the auspices of the Crocker Post.

Mr. Shannon’s record as an army man is unusually good. He was a member of the First Iowa cavalry, having served with his troop all through the civil war.
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Transcriber's note: Transcribed as published, his middle initial per his gravestone is "T". The deceased was a Madison County resident from about 1856 through some time after 1885 per census records.

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