Michael William Shanahan
Baptised 14 JAN 1838 Holycross Parish, Tipperary
Son of Thomas Shanahan and Bridget Luby
Sibling of
Denis Shanahan 1834 Powerstown Tipperary
Margaret "Maggie" Anne Shanahan 1841 Limerick City
Thomas Shanahan 1844 Limerick City
Orphaned during the famine while living in Limerick City. His youngest brother Thomas drowned in a river near their home as a young child. Michael immigrated to the USA in 1856 and settled in the Senatobia / Coldwater area of Northern Mississippi not far from Memphis, Tennessee. Brother Denis and sister Margaret also immigrated but settled in the New York / Jersey City New Jersey area. Brother Denis present day descendants changed their name to SHANNON. All of Michael's descendants still go by SHANAHAN and live in Mississippi, Tennessee, Texas and points further west.
| Additional Information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date of Birth | 14th Jan 1838 | VIEW SOURCE |
| Date of Death | 26th May 1887 | |
| Mother (First Name/s and Maiden) | Bridget Luby or Looby | |
| Father (First Name/s and Surname) | Thomas Shanahan | |
| Spouse (First Name/s and Maiden/Surname) | Sarah "Sallie" Margaret Potter | |
| Names of Children | Lena Estelle Shanahan, Dennis Potter Shanahan, Mary Luby Shanahan, Nora Mildred Shanahan, Sallie Moina Shanahan, | |
| Place & Date of Marriage | Married 15 Nov 1868 Senatobia, DeSoto, Mississippi, USA | |
| Occupation | Schoolteacher and Farmer | |
| Place of Death | Died at his home 3 miles east of Coldwater, Tate County, Mississippi. Buried Palestine Methodist Cemetery, Coldwater, Mississippi. | |
