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Ruth Irene Shinn 1903–1953 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 MAR 1903

Birth Location: Preble, Ohio, United States

Death Date: 12 MAY 1953

Death Location: Darke, Ohio, United States

Father: Elmer Shinn

Mother: Martha Bigham

Spouse(s): John Shell

Children(s): Emerson Shell, Sharon Shell, Ruby Shell, Betty Shell, Mary Shell

Ruth Irene Shinn was born in 1903 in Preble, Ohio, United States, the child of Elmer Ellsworth Shinn And Martha E Bigham. Ruth Irene Shinn married John William Shell, and had children including Betty Louise Shell, Emerson Shell, Mary Elizabeth Shell, Ruby Irene Shell, Sharon Kay Shell. Ruth Irene Shinn passed away in 1953 in Darke, Ohio, United States.

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Biography

  • Ruth Irene Shinn was born in 1903 in Preble, Ohio, United States, the child of Elmer Ellsworth Shinn And Martha E Bigham.
  • Ruth Irene Shinn married John William Shell, and had children including Betty Louise Shell, Emerson Shell, Mary Elizabeth Shell, Ruby Irene Shell, Sharon Kay Shell.
  • Ruth Irene Shinn passed away in 1953 in Darke, Ohio, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Elmer Shinn
1867–1942
Birth Location: Preble, OH, USA
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Martha Bigham
1876–1956
Birth Location: Champaign, OH, USA
MB

Spouses(s)

John Shell
1901–1977
Birth Location: Randolph, Indiana, United States
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Children(s)

Emerson Shell
1934–2016
Birth Location: Ohio
ES
Sharon Shell
1946–1946
Birth Location: Greenville, Darke, Ohio, United States
SS
Ruby Shell
1929–2003
Birth Location: Darke, Ohio, United States
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Betty Shell
1922–2014
Birth Location: Preble, Ohio, United States
BS
Mary Shell
1925–2021
Birth Location: Liberty Township, Union, Indiana, United States
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Ruth Shinn's Ancestors

Self
Ruth Shinn
1903–1953
Birth Place: Preble, Ohio, United States
Parents
Elmer Ellsworth Shinn
1867–1942
Preble, OH, USA
Martha (E.) Bigham
1876–1956
Champaign, OH, USA
Grandparents
William (E.) Shinn
1842–1902
OH, USA
Mary (Elizabeth) Snyder
1846–1932
Preble, OH, USA
Great-Grandparents
Job Shinn
1813–1891
Mary Hudlow
1821–1894
Valentine Snyder
1817–1872
Susanna Muntz
1824–1918
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Hudlow
1795–1872
Ann Shaffer
1802–1880
Simon Snyder
1787–1850
Mary Pence
1784–
William Muntz
1794–1870
Maria Hudlow
1804–1868

Ruth Shinn's Descendants

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Ruth (Irene) Shinn (9 MAR 1903–12 MAY 1953) m. John (William) Shell (14 JUN 1901–11 APR 1977)
  1. 1. Emerson Shell 1934–2016 m. Gloria Garza 1934–2014
  2. 2. Sharon (Kay) Shell 1946–1946
  3. 3. Ruby (Irene) Shell 1929–2003
  4. 4. Betty (Louise) Shell 1922–2014 m. Herman (Lecklider) Wagner 1919–2006
  5. 5. Mary (Elizabeth) Shell 1925–2021 m. Hubert (Ray) Lane 1933–1996 m. John (Alvin) Henning 1918–1946

Ruth Shinn's Timeline

3 Records

1903
9 MAR 1903
Birth of Ruth Irene Shinn in Preble, Ohio, United States
Preble, Ohio, United States
1953
1953
Age 50
Burial of Ruth Irene Shinn in Greenville Union Cemetery, Greenville, Darke, Ohio, United States
Greenville Union Cemetery, Greenville, Darke, Ohio, United States
1953
12 MAY 1953
Age 50
Death of Ruth Irene Shinn in Darke, Ohio, United States
Darke, Ohio, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 MAR 1903
    Event Place: Preble, Ohio, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1953
    Event Place: Greenville Union Cemetery, Greenville, Darke, Ohio, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 MAY 1953
    Event Place: Darke, Ohio, United States
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