John Clifton Shahan

b. 18 September 1883, d. 27 September 1963
  • John Clifton Shahan was born on 18 September 1883 in Alabama.
  • He was known as Clifton.
  • John Shahan and Evelyn Hopper appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1900 in Faunsdale, Marengo County, Alabama. Other members of the household included John Clifton Shahan, Kate Estelle Shahan, Elizabeth Hopper Shahan, James Alfred Shahan, Nancy Westmoreland Shahan, Evelyn Shahan, John Edward Shahan and Nell Shahan. Also in the household was one young female house servant.
  • He was employed by a drugstore as a salesman, according to the 1910 census.
  • The following appeared on 10 September 1911 in The Montgomery Advertiser: (Uniontown, Sept. 9) Mr. John Shahan of Faunsdale, died Thursday, after an illness of about a week. Interment was at St. Michaels Cemetery.
         Mr. Shahan was a prominent farmer of Marento and leaves a wife and eight children, Mrs. George Nixon of East Orange, N. J., Miss Elizabeth Shahan of Nashville, Tenn., Clifton Shahan of Mississippi and Mrs. R. D. Drake, Misses Evelyn and Nell Shahan of Faunsdale. He was about 65 years old.
  • The following appeared on 14 April 1912 in The Montgomery Advertiser: (Faunsdale) B. C. Adams of Marion Junction spent the week end with his sister Miss Louise. . . . Clifton Shahan is visiting relatives here.
  • John Clifton Shahan registered for the draft on 9 September 1918 in Marengo County, Alabama, while employed as a US Cost Accountant by Kelsey Wheel Company, Shelby County, Tennessee, permanent address Faunsdale.
  • John Clifton Shahan died on 27 September 1963 at age 80 in Thomasville, Clarke County, Alabama.
  • Last Edited: 17 Jan 2013