History of Fulton County, Illinois; together with
Sketches of its Cities, Villages and Townships, Educational, Religious,
Civil, Military, and Political History; Portraits of Prominent Persons
and Biographies of Representative Citizens. Chas. C. Chapman & Co.,
Peoria, Illinois, 1879, page 459, Astoria Township
Eneas Shannon, deceased, was born in Ohio in 1807; grew up and
was married to Miss Melinda Johnson, in that State. Her father, Peter
Johnson, was a brother to the daring pioneer boys, John and Henry
Johnson, who made themselves famous throughout Ohio by the killing of
their captors, two stalwart Indians. Mr. S. settled in Astoria township
in 1850, where he bought a tract of 200 acres of fine land. He died
April 16, 1876, and his remains were consigned to earth in Astoria
cemetery. He left 9 children, - John, Nathan, Thomas, Irving, Asil,
Eneas, Eliza, Nancy, and Anna.
submitted by Carla Finley
