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Photo of two separate portrait photographs of James "Jim" M. Shannon of Mt. Jackson with glasses and wearing a suit and tie.

His parents were Charles Melvin and Lelia Rebecca (Raese) Shannon.

He married Margaret Elizabeth (Shutters) Shannon in…

Photograph of C.M. Shannon's filling station and store located on Main Street in Mt. Jackson.

It was a long narrow brick building with windows along the side and gas pumps and a covered porch in the front.

Signs on the front advertise Atlantic…

Photograph of a Marriage certificate attesting that Philip Boyd Shannon of Mt. Jackson, and Isabelle Bemis Sheetz of Woodstock were married in Woodstock, Virginia, on June 6, 1942, in the Evangelical Lutheran Church.

Witness was Genevieve Hisey.…

Photograph of the birth registration issued for Philip Randall Shannon who was born on October 26, 1943, in Shenandoah County.

Parents were Philip Boyd Shannon and Elabelle Bemis Sheetz.

Photograph of the document certifying that Platoon Sergeant Charles Melvin Shannon, Jr., was honorably discharged from the U.S. Marine Corps at the Marine Barricks in Washington D.C., on June 18, 1946.

Photograph of a form pertaining to Charles M. Shannon, Jr.'s discharge from the U.S. Marine Corps in May 1946.

He was born on 17 July 1922 in Mt. Jackson, Virginia. He enlisted in the U.S. Marines in April 1942 and served as an Infantry Officer…

Photograph of the three oldest children born to William Wylie Middleton, Sr. and his first wife, Katherine "Kacky" Walker (Allen) (1893-1973). The couple married in 1916.

Identified (l to r) are: Laura Ripley (Middleton) Shannon, Tiphen Allen…

Portrait photograph of Isabelle Bemis (Sheetz) Shannon as a young woman.

She was the daughter of Luther Guy and Elizabeth Weston (Bemis) Sheetz.

Her husband was Phillip Boyd Shannon who she married in 1942 when he was in the U.S. Army. She…

Portrait photograph of Laura Ripley (Middleton) Shannon as a little girl.

Born in Covington, Virginia, her parents were William Wylie Middleton, Sr. and his first wife, Katherine "Kacky" (Allen) Middleton. She grew up in Mt. Jackson.

In 1937,…

Photograph of siblings Laura Ripley (Middleton) Shannon (left) and her younger brother, William Wylie Middleton, Jr. when they were young children.

Their parents were William Wylie Middleton, Sr. (1890-1970) and his first wife, Katherine "Kacky"…

Three of the seven children born to William Wylie Middleton, Sr., and his first wife, Katherine "Kacky" Walker Allen (1893-1973) Middleton.

Identified (L to r) are: Tiphen Allen Middleton, Laura Ripley (Middleton) Shannon, and William Wylie…

Undated photograph of three women at the Mt. Jackson School Gymnasium.

The woman on the left is Lelia Rebecca Raese Shannon of Mt. Jackson. Lelia was the wife of Calvin (C.M) Shannon who operated Shannon Hardware in Mt. Jackson Virginia.

The…

A portrait photograph of Isabelle Bemis (Sheetz) Shannon.

She was the daughter of Luther Guy and Elizabeth Weston (Bemis) Sheetz.

Her husband was Phillip Boyd Shannon who she married in 1942 when he was in the U.S. Army. She attended…

Photograph of Henry Clay Ellis of Strasburg standing beside a gate. He was the son of William Henry Clay Ellis and Bess Ellen (Machir) Ellis.

As a young man, Henry worked as a bank teller in Washington D. C. There, he met and fell in love with…

Photograph of the C.M. Shannon House located on Route 11 at Shannon Avenue in Mt. Jackson, across from the Dellinger Funeral Home.
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