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John Harlin Shinn 1865–1920 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 July 1865

Birth Location: Flora, Clay County, Illinois, United States of America

Death Date: 23 February 1920

Death Location: Decatur, Ill.

Father: John Shinn

Mother: Louisa Perkins

Spouse(s): Sarah Downs

Children(s): Cleo Koontz, Mary Hauck, John Sr, Harlin Shinn, Bernice Clark, Walter Shinn, Harry Shinn

In 1865, John Harlin Shinn entered the world in Flora, Clay County, Illinois, United States of America, born to John James Shinn And Louisa Zipporah Perkins. John Harlin Shinn married Sarah Porter Downs, and had children including Bernice Mildred Clark, Cleo Ethel Koontz, Harlin Porter Shinn, Harry Wallace Shinn, John William Shinn Sr, Mary E Hauck, Walter Edwin Shinn. John Harlin Shinn passed away in 1920 in Decatur, Ill..

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Biography

  • In 1865, John Harlin Shinn entered the world in Flora, Clay County, Illinois, United States of America, born to John James Shinn And Louisa Zipporah Perkins.
  • John Harlin Shinn married Sarah Porter Downs, and had children including Bernice Mildred Clark, Cleo Ethel Koontz, Harlin Porter Shinn, Harry Wallace Shinn, John William Shinn Sr, Mary E Hauck, Walter Edwin Shinn.
  • John Harlin Shinn passed away in 1920 in Decatur, Ill..

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Shinn's Ancestors

Self
John Shinn
1865–1920
Birth Place: Flora, Clay County, Illinois, United States of America
Parents
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
Grandparents
Eliphaz (Perkins) ll
1788–1856
Zipporah Porter
1796–1870
Great-Grandparents
Eliphaz Sr
1753–1828
Lydia ll
1760–1800
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jabez ll
1729–1806
Lydia Huntington
1735–1803

John Shinn's Descendants

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John (Harlin) Shinn (21 July 1865–23 February 1920) m. Sarah (Porter) Downs (2 April 1872–7 January 1962)
  1. 1. Cleo (Ethel) Koontz 1897–1993
  2. 2. Mary (E) Hauck 1914–1997
  3. 3. John (William Shinn) Sr 1895–1943
  4. 4. Harlin (Porter) Shinn 1909–1984
  5. 5. Bernice (Mildred) Clark 1892–1942 m. John (Harpin) Clark 1888–1941
    1. 1. Mildred (Lucille Clark) Kaiser 1912–2002
    2. 2. Sarah Clark 1919–
    3. 3. William Clark 1915–1999
    4. 4. Harry Clark 1918–1946
    5. 5. John Clark 1921–1992 m. Daisy (Mae) Wilson 1925–2000
      1. 1. Laura (Lee) Clark 1944–1944
      2. 2. William (Dudley) Clark 1950–1952
    6. 6. Charles Clark 1924–1996
    7. 7. Dudley Clark 1925–2003
    8. 8. Roy Clark 1929–1949
  6. 6. Walter (Edwin) Shinn 1899–1962
  7. 7. Harry (Wallace) Shinn 1902–1944

John Shinn's Timeline

3 Records

1865
21 July 1865
Birth of John Harlin Shinn in Flora, Clay County, Illinois, United States of America
Flora, Clay County, Illinois, United States of America
1920
21 February 1920
Age 55
Death of John Harlin Shinn in Decatur, Macon County, Illinois, United States of America
Decatur, Macon County, Illinois, United States of America
1920
23 February 1920
Age 55
Burial of John Harlin Shinn in Decatur, Ill.
Decatur, Ill.

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 July 1865
    Event Place: Flora, Clay County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Illinois, U.S., Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Decatur, Ill.
    Record Source: Illinois, U.S., Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 February 1920
    Event Place: Decatur, Macon County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Illinois, U.S., Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 23 February 1920
    Event Place: Decatur, Ill.
    Record Source:
    [1] Illinois, U.S., Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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