Rosa Lee Harris

My father was Charles King Shannon. Born: 29 March, 1836, in Danville, Indiana. His father was Russell W. Shannon; mother, Zilpha West. My mother was Mary Jane Bowers (Hough); her father was Lenard Bowers. I was born 4 Feb, 1866, in Kansas City, Mo. I married Franklin Marion Harris in Cass, MO, on 12 Oct., 1881. Died; 17 Dec., 1944, Mountain Grove, Mo. and was buried, 18 Dec., Lone Star Cemetery where my parents were also buried.

My father lived in the state of Indiana for seventy-seven years. He was an architect and builder until his eyesight began to fail. He also was a notary public, surveyor and probate judge, "filling these positions with honor and credit."