. Shannon genealogy; genealogical record and memorials of one branch of the Shannon family in America; . erate soldier has not much chance in a town like that. But the chief burden of his letters seems to have been the great concern he feltlest his sister Anna should fail to use her time profitably in study. He is constantlyreferring to it. In one letter written from camp near Pine Bluff, in 1863, he says : You must study hard and improve as much as you can while you have the dont know how much I want \ou have a good education. In another letter he says, with evident satisfaction :
. Shannon genealogy; genealogical record and memorials of one branch of the Shannon family in America; . erate soldier has not much chance in a town like that. But the chief burden of his letters seems to have been the great concern he feltlest his sister Anna should fail to use her time profitably in study. He is constantlyreferring to it. In one letter written from camp near Pine Bluff, in 1863, he says : You must study hard and improve as much as you can while you have the dont know how much I want \ou have a good education. In another letter he says, with evident satisfaction : I can see a great improvement already both in your writing and in your composition; SIXTH GENERATION 281 356. MARY BARKER SHANNON^ [151], (RichardCutts^, Thomas+, Cutts^, NathanieP, Nathaniel), daughter ofDr. Richard Cutts and Mary (Tebbets) Shannon, was born inSaco, Me., May t,, 1810. She married, January 25, 18^2, Jennison, who was born in Walpole, N. H., August 26,I 805, the son of Major WilUam and Phebe (Field) Jennison. Hewas graduated at Dartmouth College in the class of 1827, and at. REV. EDWIN AND MARY BARKER (SHANNON) JENNISON. and if you continue to improve as fast as you have, I shall be very much ashamed of mv ownwriting. Further on he says : I hope to see the time before manv years when you will be quite an accomplished vounglady, capable of conversing with ease on any subject. And then he adds, with rare wisdom for a youth of his years : As no one knows in what sphere he will be required to act, so the best way is to makeone self able to fill any position. Finally in a letter from camp at Marksville, La., in February, 1864, he writes : It is said that the gunboats are in the mouth of Red River ; and I expect it is true, aswe now hear heavy cannonading in that direction. It was only two months after penning those lines that our gallant cousin fell atPleasant Hill,—an irreparable loss to his family, for he was an only son.—R. C. S. 282 THE SHANNON FAMU
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