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Otis Shinn 1888–1963 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1888

Birth Location: Indiana, USA

Death Date: 4 Oct 1963

Death Location: Reelsville, Putnam, Indiana, USA

Father: Reuben Shinn

Mother: Elizabeth Leslie

Spouse(s): Laura None

Children(s):

Otis Shinn was born in 1888 in Indiana, USA, the child of Reuben T Shinn And Elizabeth Leslie. In 1900, Otis Shinn resided in Brazil, Clay, Indiana, USA. Otis Shinn married Laura. Otis Shinn passed away in 1963 in Reelsville, Putnam, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • Otis Shinn was born in 1888 in Indiana, USA, the child of Reuben T Shinn And Elizabeth Leslie.
  • In 1900, Otis Shinn resided in Brazil, Clay, Indiana, USA.
  • Otis Shinn married Laura.
  • Otis Shinn passed away in 1963 in Reelsville, Putnam, Indiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Reuben Shinn
1849–1914
Birth Location: Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA
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Elizabeth Leslie
1851–1925
Birth Location: Putnam County, Indiana, USA
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Spouses(s)

Laura None
1889–1980
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Otis Shinn's Ancestors

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Otis Shinn
1888–1963
Birth Place: Indiana, USA
Parents
Reuben T. Shinn
1849–1914
Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA
Elizabeth Leslie
1851–1925
Putnam County, Indiana, USA
Grandparents
Solomon Leslie
1814–1869
Kentucky, Kentucky, USA
NANCY (BELL ...CRAVEN) LESLIE
1815–1880
Ohio, Ohio, USA
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Lasley
1783–1872
Jenny Nighton
1755–1836
Jacob Bell
1795–1880
Elizabeth Lash
1800–1842
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Otis Shinn's Timeline

6 Records

1887
27 Jan 1887
Birth of Otis Shinn in Coal Bluff, Vigo County, Indiana, USA
Coal Bluff, Vigo County, Indiana, USA
1888
1888
Birth of Otis Shinn in Indiana, USA
Indiana, USA
1900
1900
Age 12
Otis Shinn resided here in Brazil, Clay, Indiana, USA
Brazil, Clay, Indiana, USA
1910
1910
Age 22
Otis Shinn resided here in Brazil Ward 4, Clay, Indiana, USA
Brazil Ward 4, Clay, Indiana, USA
1920
1920
Age 32
Otis Shinn resided here in Brazil Ward 4, Clay, Indiana, USA
Brazil Ward 4, Clay, Indiana, USA
1963
4 Oct 1963
Age 75
Death of Otis Shinn in Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA
Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Jan 1887
    Event Place: Coal Bluff, Vigo County, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Brazil, Clay, Indiana; Roll: 363; Page: 11; Enumeration District: 0003
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1963; Roll: 16

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1888
    Event Place: Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Brazil Ward 4, Clay, Indiana; Roll: T625_424; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 27
    [2] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Brazil Ward 4, Clay, Indiana; Roll: T624_343; Page: 12b; Enumeration District: 0006; FHL microfilm: 1374356

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Brazil, Clay, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Brazil, Clay, Indiana; Roll: 363; Page: 11; Enumeration District: 0003

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Brazil Ward 4, Clay, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Brazil Ward 4, Clay, Indiana; Roll: T624_343; Page: 12b; Enumeration District: 0006; FHL microfilm: 1374356

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Brazil Ward 4, Clay, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Brazil Ward 4, Clay, Indiana; Roll: T625_424; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 27

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Oct 1963
    Event Place: Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1963; Roll: 16

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Reelsville, Putnam, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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