One of Aliquippa's oldest residents died Saturday following an extended illness. James Shannon Jr., 97, of Wade Street, had resided in Aliquippa for 65 years. He worked in the pipe shop at the Aliquippa Works of Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp., retiring in 1958. He was a member of the J&L Veteran's Association and Local 1211 of the United Steelworkers of America. Survivors include three sons, John, Homer and Norman, all of Aliquippa; two daughters, Louise Shannon of Aliquippa and Mrs. Howard (Ada Mae) Cashdollar, Rochester; plus 37 grandchildren, 65 great-grandchildren and 14 great-great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ada Shannon, in 1956, and by three sons, Fred, Leroy and Stuart, and by a daughter, Mrs. Florence Barton. Funeral arrangements are being handled by the Frank A. Hornstein Funeral Home, Sheffield Avenue, Aliquippa.
From: The Beaver County, Times, Beaver, Pennsylvania, on Monday March 1, 1976, page A3
Note: James William Shannon, Jr., per his own signature on his WWI Draft card.
Married: Ada Gillespie, July 6, 1907, in Mahoning County, Ohio
One of Aliquippa's oldest residents died Saturday following an extended illness. James Shannon Jr., 97, of Wade Street, had resided in Aliquippa for 65 years. He worked in the pipe shop at the Aliquippa Works of Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp., retiring in 1958. He was a member of the J&L Veteran's Association and Local 1211 of the United Steelworkers of America. Survivors include three sons, John, Homer and Norman, all of Aliquippa; two daughters, Louise Shannon of Aliquippa and Mrs. Howard (Ada Mae) Cashdollar, Rochester; plus 37 grandchildren, 65 great-grandchildren and 14 great-great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ada Shannon, in 1956, and by three sons, Fred, Leroy and Stuart, and by a daughter, Mrs. Florence Barton. Funeral arrangements are being handled by the Frank A. Hornstein Funeral Home, Sheffield Avenue, Aliquippa.
From: The Beaver County, Times, Beaver, Pennsylvania, on Monday March 1, 1976, page A3
Note: James William Shannon, Jr., per his own signature on his WWI Draft card.
Married: Ada Gillespie, July 6, 1907, in Mahoning County, Ohio
Family Members
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Florence Shannon Barton
1905–1972
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Sarah Louise Shannon
1908–1995
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John William Shannon
1910–1978
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Helen Genevieve Shannon
1912–1913
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Robert Norman Shannon
1917–1991
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Frederick Edwin Shannon
1919–1955
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Leroy Shannon
1922–1965
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Ada Mae Shannon Cashdollar
1925–2020
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Shirley Jean Shannon
1928–1929
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Stuart Shannon Sr
1930–1968
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