CARROLL COUNTY ILLINOIS

Shannon
Carroll Co IL
Business & Manufacturing

First State Bank
Top of a 1958 Calendar

Geiseman & Nesemeier
Carriages, Buggies & Surries

Contributed by John Sharp
August 19, 1897 Shannon Express
Advertisement for carriages, buggies and surreys which warns Express readers that "Horseless Carriages are the things that only the rich enjoy" and those living in Shannon would do better purchasing a practical carriage at Geiseman & Nesemeier.

HELDER WHITMORE
WELL DIGGERS
C.S. Helder & George W. Whitmore
Shannon Ill.
Contributed by John Sharp - From the Shannon Express 23 April 1881

Henry M. Honken
Dealer in Fine Shoes
1958 Calendar

Henry Scharman
Shannon Illinois
Merry Christmas 1929-1930
Henry Scharman was a successful Undertaker and Furniture dealer in Shannon for many years. Henry was born in Germany about 1858. Its uncertain just when he first came to Carroll County. His marriage to Adelaide Peters, daughter of Conrad & Katherine (Rister) Peters, occurred in Whiteside County on the 29th of July 1889. They were blessed with two children - Verna born in 1890 and Ralph coming along in 1899. Both Henry & Adelaide died in 1937 and are buried side by side in the Brethren Cemetery in Shannon. Their son Ralph & daughter-in-law are also buried in this plot. Their daughter Verna married Benjamin Harison Barnes 05 October 1910 in Whiteside County.

SHANNON GARAGE

An ad from the Shannon Express
June 25, 1897 - Sword Photo Studio.

To get people to come to Lanark,
Sword had a clever special for a dozen pictures
and they would pay your way to and from the city.
Contributed by John Sharp - From the Shannon Express 25 Jun 1897