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Chester Vern Shinn 1931–2010 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Dec 1931

Birth Location: Lincoln, Harrison, Iowa, USA

Death Date: 16 Apr 2010

Death Location: Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, United States of America

Father: George Shinn

Mother: Alta Shinn

Spouse(s): Carol Shafer

Children(s):

In 1931, Chester Vern Shinn entered the world in Lincoln, Harrison, Iowa, USA, born to George Allen Shinn And Alta Mae Wall Shinn. Chester Vern Shinn married Carol Ida Shafer. Chester Vern Shinn passed away in 2010 in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1931, Chester Vern Shinn entered the world in Lincoln, Harrison, Iowa, USA, born to George Allen Shinn And Alta Mae Wall Shinn.
  • Chester Vern Shinn married Carol Ida Shafer.
  • Chester Vern Shinn passed away in 2010 in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, United States of America.

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Chester Shinn's Ancestors

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Chester Shinn
1931–2010
Birth Place: Lincoln, Harrison, Iowa, USA
Parents
George Allen Shinn
1900–1975
Harrison County, Iowa, United States of America
Alta (Mae Wall) Shinn
1911–2007
Pisgah, Harrison County, Iowa, United States of America
Grandparents
Homer (Albert) Wall
1881–1973
Pisgah, Harrison County, Iowa, United States of America
Maud (Luella Wiltse) Wall
1889–1969
Herndon, Rawlins County, Kansas, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
James Wiltse
1851–1934
Nancy Wiltse
1861–1920
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Wellington Wiltse
1815–1893
Aurilla Slack
1821–1907

Chester Shinn's Timeline

2 Records

1931
20 Dec 1931
Birth of Chester Vern Shinn in Lincoln, Harrison, Iowa, USA
Lincoln, Harrison, Iowa, USA
2010
16 Apr 2010
Age 79
Death of Chester Vern Shinn
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Dec 1931
    Event Place: Lincoln, Harrison, Iowa, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010, U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs; United States; U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs Birls Death File, 1850-2022
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; Title: Iowa Birth Records, 1888-1904
    [4] Oregon, U.S., State Marriages, Oregon State Archives; Salem, Oregon; Oregon, Marriage Records, 1906-1910, 1946-1966

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Apr 2010
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010, U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs; United States; U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs Birls Death File, 1850-2022
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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