http://www.angelfire.com/wv2/ebrown3992/pdf/shannon.pdf
According to the 1830 Census of Logan County, West Virginia, James Shannon owned 8 slaves. In the 1840 Census, he was reported to own 9 slaves. His real estate according to the 1860 Census of Wyoming County, West Virginia was worth $3,000 and he reported the his personal property was worth $14,447. In the 1870 and 1880 Census of Wyoming County, James had two servant women living in his home; Rutha and Evaline Bishop. There is no way for sure to find about the slaves that James Shannon, Esquire owned, however there are several black and mulatto Shannon's from the Clear Fork District of Wyoming County were James Shannon's farm was. Those named in the 1880 Census of Wyoming County were Lane Shannon born 1853, Richard Shannon born 1810 and Patterson Shannon born 1834. Lane was the son of Richard and Mary Shannon.
