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Elias Shinn 1804–1876 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Mar 1804

Birth Location: Middle Creek, , Harrison, West Virginia

Death Date: 28 Aug 1876

Death Location: Iowa

Father: Daniel Virginia

Mother: Mary Whiteman

Spouse(s): Harriet Ummensetter

Children(s): Asa Shinn, Susan Shinn, Mary Shinn, Elizabeth Shinn, Nancy Shinn, Martha Shinn, Margaret Shinn, Harriet Shinn, Daniel Shinn, Sarah Shinn

Elias Shinn was born in 1804 in Middle Creek, , Harrison, West Virginia, the child of Daniel Shinn Denny Shattuck Ged 1 Another Record Said Moses Married Sarah 15 Apr 1799 In Harrison Co West Virginia And Mary Whiteman. Elias Shinn married Harriet Ummensetter, and had children including Asa Shinn, Daniel Henry Shinn, Eliza Jane Shinn, Elizabeth Ann Shinn, Harriet P Shinn, Mahala Shinn, Margaret Shinn, Martha Shinn, Mary Shinn, Nancy Catherine Shinn, Sarah Iowa Shinn, Susan E Shinn. Elias Shinn passed away in 1876 in Iowa.

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Biography

  • Elias Shinn was born in 1804 in Middle Creek, , Harrison, West Virginia, the child of Daniel Shinn Denny Shattuck Ged 1 Another Record Said Moses Married Sarah 15 Apr 1799 In Harrison Co West Virginia And Mary Whiteman.
  • Elias Shinn married Harriet Ummensetter, and had children including Asa Shinn, Daniel Henry Shinn, Eliza Jane Shinn, Elizabeth Ann Shinn, Harriet P Shinn, Mahala Shinn, Margaret Shinn, Martha Shinn, Mary Shinn, Nancy Catherine Shinn, Sarah Iowa Shinn, Susan E Shinn.
  • Elias Shinn passed away in 1876 in Iowa.

Immediate Family

Parents

Daniel Virginia
1781–1851
Birth Location: Middle Creek, Harrison, West Virginia
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Mary Whiteman
1781–1833
Birth Location: Harrison Co., West Virginia
MW

Spouses(s)

Harriet Ummensetter
1804–1865
Birth Location: Of, Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland
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Children(s)

Asa Shinn
1824–
Birth Location: Tyler Co., Virginia
AS
Susan Shinn
1826–1880
Birth Location: Tyler Co., Virginia
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Mary Shinn
1829–
Birth Location: Tyler Co., Virginia
MS
Elizabeth Shinn
1830–
Birth Location: Tyler Co., Virginia
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Nancy Shinn
1832–1896
Birth Location: Wick, Tyler Co., Virginia
NS
Martha Shinn
1835–
Birth Location: Tyler Co., Virginia
MS
Margaret Shinn
1839–
Birth Location: Tyler Co., Virginia
MS
Harriet Shinn
1841–
Birth Location: Tyler Co., Virginia
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Daniel Shinn
1843–
Birth Location: Tyler Co., Virginia
DS
Sarah Shinn
1845–
Birth Location: Iowa
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Elias Shinn's Ancestors

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Elias Shinn
1804–1876
Birth Place: Middle Creek, , Harrison, West Virginia
Parents
Daniel Shinn [Denny-Shattuck.ged];1. Another record said moses married Sarah 15 Apr 1799 in Harrison Co, ;West Virginia
1781–1851
Middle Creek, Harrison, West Virginia
Mary Whiteman
1781–1833
Harrison Co., West Virginia
Grandparents
Clement Shinn
1746–1805
Burlington County, New Jersey
Ruth Bates
1750–1805
New Jersey
Great-Grandparents
Clement Shinn
1710–1794
Elizabeth Webb
1718–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Shinn
1664–1751
Abigail Lippincott
1677–1751

Elias Shinn's Descendants

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Elias Shinn (11 Mar 1804–28 Aug 1876) m. Harriet Ummensetter (11 Nov 1804–1 Oct 1865)
  1. 1. Asa Shinn 1824–
    1. 1. John (M. C.) Shinn 1849–
      1. 1. Natalie (I.) Shinn 1884–
      2. 2. Grace (A.) Shinn 1886–
      3. 3. John (M. C.) Shinn 1891–
    2. 2. George (Edgar) Shinn 1851–
    3. 3. Lillie (A.) Shinn 1854–
  2. 2. Susan (E.) Shinn 1826–1880 m. John (B.) Richman –1880
  3. 3. Mary Shinn 1829–
  4. 4. Elizabeth (Ann) Shinn 1830–
    1. 1. Jenny (Lind) Cain 1851–
    2. 2. Alleyn (Gertrude) Cain 1853–
    3. 3. Rose (May) Cain 1855–
      1. 1. Ettie Marler 1881–
      2. 2. Ada Marler 1883–
    4. 4. George (F.) Cain 1857–
    5. 5. John (C.) Cain 1859–
    6. 6. Susan (Hattie) Cain 1861–
    7. 7. Minnie (W.) Cain 1863–1888
    8. 8. Francis (M.) Cain 1865–
    9. 9. Frank Cain 1869–
    10. 10. Laura Cain 1871–
    11. 11. Maggie Cain 1873–
  5. 5. Nancy (Catherine) Shinn 1832–1896 m. James (Cummings) Galloway 1800–1869
    1. 1. John (Smith) Galloway 1851–1898
    2. 2. Margaret (Hebben) Galloway 1854–1882
    3. 3. Samuel (Etrican Heblen) Galloway 1857–
    4. 4. Lavinia (Candace) Galloway 1861–
    5. 5. Belinda (Gardner) Galloway 1863– m. Henry Town 1861–
      1. 1. George (Galloway) Town 1891–
      2. 2. Henry (Galloway) Town 1894–
    6. 6. James (Cummings) Galloway 1866–
    7. 7. Myrtle (Lena) Levins 1876–
  6. 6. Martha Shinn 1835–
  7. 7. Margaret Shinn 1839–
  8. 8. Harriet (P.) Shinn 1841–
  9. 9. Daniel (Henry) Shinn 1843–
  10. 10. Sarah (Iowa) Shinn 1845–

Elias Shinn's Timeline

2 Records

1804
11 Mar 1804
Birth of Elias Shinn in Middle Creek, , Harrison, West Virginia
Middle Creek, , Harrison, West Virginia
1876
28 Aug 1876
Age 72
Death of Elias Shinn in Iowa
Iowa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Mar 1804
    Event Place: Middle Creek, , Harrison, West Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] The History of the Shinn Family in Europe and America, 339
    [2] "International Genealogical Index? - Version 5.00", Record submitted after 1991 by a member of the LDS Church. Search performed using PAF Insight on 01 Apr 2004
    [3] Denny-Shattuck.ged

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Aug 1876
    Event Place: Iowa
    Record Source:
    [1] The History of the Shinn Family in Europe and America, 339
    [2] Denny-Shattuck.ged

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Place: Farmer
    Record Source: Denny-Shattuck.ged
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