He had 15 children by his first wife, Hannah Morris. They were John Colby, Benejah,Jonathan,Eli,Samuel Morris,Levi, Thomas ,Margaret,Rachael.Perninnie,Hannah,Jane,Permelia,Ann and William. He then went to Indiana and married Nancy Tyra and they had 11 more ( No Names) He had 26 children in all.Inforation from THE SHANNON GENEALOGY Index 2 Pg 568. Mesa LDS Library SH1.He came to Warren Co Ohio in 1800 from Green Co, Penna.. All located on a section on land at Red Lion, Ohio, a wild and uninhabitated area.He moved to Anderson, Indiana in 1825 and lived there till his death in 1848 I have a family group sheet on the 26 children in my files. -----------------------------------------------------------------