Michael William Shanahan
- Born
- 1838-01-14 12:00:00
- Died
- 1887-05-26 12:00:00
- Gender
- Male
- Place of migration
- Migrated to/Born in USA
Michael William Shanahan
Baptised 14 JAN 1838 Holycross Parish, Tipperary
Son of Thomas Shanahan and Bridget Luby
Sibling of
Denis Shanahan 1834 Powerstown Tipperary
Margaret "Maggie" Anne Shanahan 1841 Limerick City
Thomas Shanahan 1844 Limerick City
Orphaned during the famine while living in Limerick City. His youngest brother Thomas drowned in a river near their home as a young child. Michael immigrated to the USA in 1856 and settled in the Senatobia / Coldwater area of Northern Mississippi not far from Memphis, Tennessee. Brother Denis and sister Margaret also immigrated but settled in the New York / Jersey City New Jersey area. Brother Denis present day descendants changed their name to SHANNON. All of Michael's descendants still go by SHANAHAN and live in Mississippi, Tennessee, Texas and points further west.
