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Title: Zeitler-Shannon (Shanahan) Marriage Look up Request
Post by: treebird on Thursday 27 October 11 18:24 BST (UK)

Dear All,

I have searched many websites and still can't find the Marriage Record of my great-grandfather and great-grandmother.

Supposedly, a relative, thinks that they got married August 26, 1892 possibly in Brooklyn or somewhere in New York.

His name was Joseph Zeitler and her name (a bit complicated) was Hanna Shannon (sometimes called Ann or Anna on other documents and originally her last name was Shanahan until she immigrated to the USA from Ireland and it seems they changed it to Shannon).

I would be so grateful if anyone could shed some light on this mysterious marriage record.

Hanna's birth record is also a mystery as she is the only daughter of Philip Shanahan and Anne Keane whose birth record we can not find. She was either born in Wexford, Waterford, Cork, Ireland or there is a slim chance she was born in Liverpool).

If anyone can help me find her birth record and her marriage record I would be grateful. Suposedly she was born on July 4, 1870 or 72, thereabouts.
Thank you in advance for your help!

all the best
 :)

Title: Re: Zeitler-Shannon (Shanahan) Marriage Look up Request
Post by: shellyesq on Thursday 27 October 11 21:37 BST (UK)

There is a groom's/bride's index for New York City at www.italiangen.org, but I couldn't find any likely matches for your people.

Title: Re: Zeitler-Shannon (Shanahan) Marriage Look up Request
Post by: treebird on Thursday 27 October 11 22:22 BST (UK)

Thank you. yes, I've looked at that site and came up with the same results. Perhaps they were married in a different state. It's hard to know where to look.

Title: Re: Zeitler-Shannon (Shanahan) Marriage Look up Request
Post by: merjones on Thursday 27 October 11 23:46 BST (UK)

1900 Brooklyn, Kings County, New York

Joseph Zeitler born October 1870 married for 8 years in 1900
Annie Zeitler born July 1872 Ireland, 4 children 3 living, immigrated 1875
May Zeitler 6 daughter
John Zeitler 3 son
Anna Zeitler 1 daughter
Phipil Shannon 23 brother in law
Anni Shannon 60 mother in law

Title: Re: Zeitler-Shannon (Shanahan) Marriage Look up Request
Post by: treebird on Friday 28 October 11 09:43 BST (UK)

Thank you MerJones. I did see that census that is how I also got the confirmation of their marriage date of 1892 (as it says they had been married 8 years in 1900).
Funny how her name is Annie on that census. She has also been Hanna, Anna and Ann.
The trick is to find their marriage record. I am almost postive they were living in one of the boroughs in or around NY City.