Born about in Tennessee, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Willie Brown Shannon
and Mary Frank (Wilson) Shannon
Sister of
Lillie Shannon
Wife of
Eddie Suggs
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Wife of
George Morton Lightfoot Jr
— married
30 Dec 1946 in Arlington, Virginia, United States
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 93
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 20 Feb 2021
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Biography
Juanita (Shannon) Lightfoot is a part of US Black heritage.
Juanita was born in 1925 in Jackson, Tennesee, the daughter of Willie B. Shannon and Mary F. Wilson. She married George Lightfoot Jr. in 1946 in Arlington, VA. They divorced and she married Eddie Suggs in 1959. She passed away in 2018.
Sources
- 1930 US Census, age 4, b. Tennesee, living with parents W.B and Mary, siblings, grandfather, and gr-grandparents. Free Ancestry Image Year: 1930; Census Place: Jackson, Madison, Tennessee; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0021; FHL microfilm: 2341998. Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002.
- 1946 Marriage: Arlington, Virginia, for Groom: George Lightfoot Jr. 30 Dec 1946. Age 29, bp Baltimore, MD. Parents George Lightfoot Sr, Susie Frye. Living in Washington DC. Bride: Juanita Shannon, age 21, bp Jackson, Tenn, Father: Willie B. Shannon, Mother: Mary F. Wilson. [1] Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia, Marriages, 1936-2014; Roll: 101169389. Ancestry.com. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
- 1959 Marriage: Arlington, Virginia, 24 Aug 1959, Juanita Shannon Lightfoot to Eddie Ben Suggs, 24 Aug 1959. Age 32, Divorced, Prev Times Married: 1. Father: Willie Brown Shannon, Mother: Mary Frank Wilson. Spouse: Eddie Ben Suggs. Free Ancestry Image Certificate # 1959023971. Ancestry.com. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data:Virginia, Marriages, 1936-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 19 February 2021), memorial page for Juanita Shannon Suggs (5 May 1925–25 Dec 2018), Find a Grave Memorial no. 195607352, citing Quantico National Cemetery, Quantico, Prince William County, Virginia, USA ; Maintained by PIN (contributor 47281994) . https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/195607352/juanita-shannon-suggs
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