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Harry Wallace Shinn 1902–1944 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 November 1902

Birth Location: Heyworth, McLean County, Illinois, United States of America

Death Date: 8 May 1944

Death Location: Decatur, Macon County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: John Shinn

Mother: Sarah Downs

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Harry Wallace Shinn was born in 1902 in Heyworth, McLean County, Illinois, United States of America, the child of John Harlin Shinn And Sarah Porter Downs. Harry Wallace Shinn passed away in 1944 in Decatur, Macon County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Harry Wallace Shinn was born in 1902 in Heyworth, McLean County, Illinois, United States of America, the child of John Harlin Shinn And Sarah Porter Downs.
  • Harry Wallace Shinn passed away in 1944 in Decatur, Macon County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Harry Shinn's Ancestors

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Harry Shinn
1902–1944
Birth Place: Heyworth, McLean County, Illinois, United States of America
Parents
John Harlin Shinn
1865–1920
Flora, Clay County, Illinois, United States of America
Sarah (Porter) Downs
1872–1962
Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas, United States of America
Grandparents
John (James) Shinn
1833–1883
Port William, Clinton County, Ohio, United States of America
Louisa (Zipporah) Perkins
1838–1918
Port William, Clinton County, Ohio, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Eliphaz ll
1788–1856
Zipporah Porter
1796–1870
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Eliphaz Sr
1753–1828
Lydia ll
1760–1800

Harry Shinn's Timeline

2 Records

1902
9 November 1902
Birth of Harry Wallace Shinn in Heyworth, McLean County, Illinois, United States of America
Heyworth, McLean County, Illinois, United States of America
1944
8 May 1944
Age 42
Death of Harry Wallace Shinn in Decatur, Macon County, Illinois, United States of America
Decatur, Macon County, Illinois, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 November 1902
    Event Place: Heyworth, McLean County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 May 1944
    Event Place: Decatur, Macon County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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

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