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George Shinn 1787–1861 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Aug 1787

Birth Location: Harrison Co., West Virginia

Death Date: Mar 1861

Death Location: Wythe, Hancock Co., Illinois

Father: Isaac Shinn

Mother: Agnes Drake

Spouse(s): Sarah Kirk

Children(s): Elizabeth Shinn, Wilson Shinn, William Shinn, John Shinn, George Shinn, Cynthia Shinn, Deborah Shinn, Jane Shinn, Isaac Shinn, Samson Shinn, James Shinn, Eleanor Shinn, Thomas Shinn, Edwin Shinn

The story of George Shinn began in 1787 in Harrison Co., West Virginia. George Shinn married Sarah Kirk, and had children including Cynthia Shinn, Deborah Shinn, Edwin Taylor Shinn, Eleanor Shinn, Elizabeth Ann Shinn, George Drake Shinn, Isaac Shinn, James Shinn, Jane Shinn, John Kirk Shinn, Samson Shinn, Thomas Edgar Shinn, William Shinn, Wilson Kirk Shinn. George Shinn passed away in 1861 in Wythe, Hancock Co., Illinois.

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Biography

  • The story of George Shinn began in 1787 in Harrison Co., West Virginia.
  • George Shinn married Sarah Kirk, and had children including Cynthia Shinn, Deborah Shinn, Edwin Taylor Shinn, Eleanor Shinn, Elizabeth Ann Shinn, George Drake Shinn, Isaac Shinn, James Shinn, Jane Shinn, John Kirk Shinn, Samson Shinn, Thomas Edgar Shinn, William Shinn, Wilson Kirk Shinn.
  • George Shinn passed away in 1861 in Wythe, Hancock Co., Illinois.

Immediate Family

Parents

Isaac Shinn
1760–1844
Birth Location: Burlington Co., New Jersey
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Agnes Drake
1759–
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Kirk
1784–
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Shinn
1808–
Birth Location: –
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Wilson Shinn
1810–
Birth Location: –
WS
William Shinn
1811–
Birth Location: Harrison Co., West Virginia
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John Shinn
1813–1889
Birth Location: Harrison Co., West Virginia
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George Shinn
1815–1842
Birth Location: Harrison Co., West Virginia
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Cynthia Shinn
1815–
Birth Location: Harrison Co., West Virginia
CS
Deborah Shinn
1816–1903
Birth Location: –
DS
Jane Shinn
1818–1903
Birth Location: –
JS
Isaac Shinn
1819–1882
Birth Location: –
IS
Samson Shinn
1821–1893
Birth Location: Shinnstown, Harrison Co., West Virginia
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James Shinn
1823–1891
Birth Location: Harrison Co., West Virginia
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Eleanor Shinn
1825–1844
Birth Location: –
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Thomas Shinn
1827–1903
Birth Location: –
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Edwin Shinn
1829–1903
Birth Location: –
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George Shinn's Ancestors

Self
George Shinn
1787–1861
Birth Place: Harrison Co., West Virginia
Parents
Isaac Shinn
1760–1844
Burlington Co., New Jersey
Agnes Drake
1759–
Grandparents
Benjamin Shinn
1732–1791
Mount Holly, New Jersey
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Shinn
1702–1759
Mary Budd
1704–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Shinn
1664–1751
Abigail Lippincott
1677–1751
William Budd
1680–1723
Elizabeth Stockton
1680–1738

George Shinn's Descendants

1.
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George Shinn (20 Aug 1787–Mar 1861) m. Sarah Kirk (1784–)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Ann) Shinn 1808– m. John (Manier) Fortney –1892
    1. 1. Jasper Fortney 1837–
    2. 2. Newton Fortney 1838–1860
    3. 3. Benjamin (Frank) Fortney 1840–
    4. 4. Sarah (Ellen) Fortney 1848– m. Ray Piper –1882
  2. 2. Wilson (Kirk) Shinn 1810–
    1. 1. Sabra (Shinn [Denny-Shattuck.ged];Another record said Charles born 1859 but the 1880 census lists him at ;age 10, so Cal) 1870. 1831– m. George Best 1828–
      1. 1. James (Shinn) Best 1851–1855
      2. 2. Ellen (Sabra) Best 1856–
      3. 3. Anna (Florence) Best 1862–
  3. 3. William Shinn 1811–
  4. 4. John (Kirk) Shinn 1813–1889
    1. 1. Ataline Shinn 1837–
      1. 1. William (Egbert) Stokes 1862–
      2. 2. Addie Stokes 1864–
      3. 3. Eva Stokes 1866–1892
      4. 4. Helen Stokes 1860–
    2. 2. Edgar (Jay) Shinn 1839– m. Rebecca Ayres –1882
      1. 1. Edward (Frank) Shinn 1875–
      2. 2. Tabitha Shinn 1885–
    3. 3. Martha (Ellen) Shinn 1840–
    4. 4. Albert (Clay) Shinn 1842– m. Frances (Evaline) Bride 1843–
      1. 1. Tabitha (Evaline) Shinn 1867–
      2. 2. Esther (Ann) Shinn 1869–
      3. 3. Phebe (Clara) Shinn 1871–1893
      4. 4. Jacob (Elwin) Shinn 1874–
      5. 5. Clay (Bride) Shinn 1887–
    5. 5. Taylor (Ogden) Shinn 1848–
    6. 6. Lucy (Ann) Shinn 1851–
    7. 7. Arthur (Burthnot) Shinn 1853–
    8. 8. Charles (William) Shinn 1854–
    9. 9. Flora (Evelyn) Shinn 1857–
    10. 10. Homer (Ellsworth) Shinn 1861–
  5. 5. George (Drake) Shinn 1815–1842
  6. 6. Cynthia Shinn 1815–
  7. 7. Deborah Shinn 1816–1903
  8. 8. Jane Shinn 1818–1903
  9. 9. Isaac Shinn 1819–1882
    1. 1. Alice (Chatten) Shinn 1863–
    2. 2. Edwin (Chatten) Shinn 1865–
      1. 1. Oilve Shinn 1891–
    3. 3. Lucy (Chatten) Shinn 1867–
  10. 10. Samson Shinn 1821–1893 m. Lucy (Anna) Dodd –1903
  11. 11. James Shinn 1823–1891
  12. 12. Eleanor Shinn 1825–1844
  13. 13. Thomas (Edgar) Shinn 1827–1903
  14. 14. Edwin (Taylor) Shinn 1829–1903

George Shinn's Timeline

2 Records

1787
20 Aug 1787
Birth of George Shinn in Harrison Co., West Virginia
Harrison Co., West Virginia
1861
Mar 1861
Age 74
Death of George Shinn in Wythe, Hancock Co., Illinois
Wythe, Hancock Co., Illinois

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Aug 1787
    Event Place: Harrison Co., West Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] The History of the Shinn Family in Europe and America, 272
    [2] Denny-Shattuck.ged

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Mar 1861
    Event Place: Wythe, Hancock Co., Illinois
    Record Source: Denny-Shattuck.ged
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