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James Lafayette Shinn 1843–1878 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 May 1843

Birth Location: Blackford Co., Indiana

Death Date: 29 Jan 1878

Death Location: Montpelier, Indiana

Father: Hyman Shinn

Mother: Ann Buskirk

Spouse(s): Elizabeth McCleery

Children(s): Charles Shinn, Frederick Shinn, Marian Shinn

In 1843, James Lafayette Shinn entered the world in Blackford Co., Indiana, born to Hyman Shinn And Ann Van Buskirk. James Lafayette Shinn married Elizabeth Mccleery, and had children including Charles Wilburn Shinn, Frederick Linden Shinn, Marian Pearl Shinn. James Lafayette Shinn passed away in 1878 in Montpelier, Indiana.

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Biography

  • In 1843, James Lafayette Shinn entered the world in Blackford Co., Indiana, born to Hyman Shinn And Ann Van Buskirk.
  • James Lafayette Shinn married Elizabeth Mccleery, and had children including Charles Wilburn Shinn, Frederick Linden Shinn, Marian Pearl Shinn.
  • James Lafayette Shinn passed away in 1878 in Montpelier, Indiana.

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James Shinn's Ancestors

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James Shinn
1843–1878
Birth Place: Blackford Co., Indiana
Parents
Hyman Shinn
1817–1890
Harrison Co., West Virginia
Ann (Van) Buskirk
1810–1891
Hampshire Co., Virginia
Grandparents
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
Great-Grandparents
Clement Shinn
1746–1805
Ruth Bates
1750–1805
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Clement Shinn
1710–1794
Elizabeth Webb
1718–

James Shinn's Descendants

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James (Lafayette) Shinn (13 May 1843–29 Jan 1878) m. Elizabeth McCleery (25 Dec 1844–)
  1. 1. Charles (Wilburn) Shinn 1870–1880
  2. 2. Frederick (Linden) Shinn 1876–
  3. 3. Marian (Pearl) Shinn 1877–

James Shinn's Timeline

2 Records

1843
13 May 1843
Birth of James Lafayette Shinn in Blackford Co., Indiana
Blackford Co., Indiana
1878
29 Jan 1878
Age 35
Death of James Lafayette Shinn in Montpelier, Indiana
Montpelier, Indiana

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 May 1843
    Event Place: Blackford Co., Indiana
    Record Source:
    [1] The History of the Shinn Family in Europe and America, 348
    [2] Denny-Shattuck.ged

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Jan 1878
    Event Place: Montpelier, Indiana
    Record Source:
    [1] The History of the Shinn Family in Europe and America, 348
    [2] Denny-Shattuck.ged

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