Husband: Seth Anias Shinn
Census name: Sethaniah Shinn 1
Born: Dec-21-1853 in Arnolds Creek, Doddridge Co, (W)VA 2,3,4,5 (see note 1)
Died: Jun-23-1937 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 2,4
Buried: in Pigott-Hiley Cemetery, Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV 2,6
Cause of death: cancer on chin
Resided: at Doe Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 2
Census: 1920, 1930 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV
Resided: 1916 in Mineral Wells, Wood Co, WV 7
Resided: 1916 in Davisville, Wood Co, WV 7
Census: 1870, 1880, 1900 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Occupation: farmer 2
Father: George Washington Shinn (1817 - 1871)
Mother: Mary Ann Wilson (1817 - )
Other spouse 2
Other spouse 3
Wife: Mary Sidney Ice 8 Married: Aug-18-1879 in Doddridge Co, WV 9
Born: May-20-1848 in Indiana 4,6,5,10 (see note 2) Died: Jun-23-1921 at Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV 4,6 Buried: in Pigott-Hiley Cemetery, Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV 6 Census: 1880, 1900, 1920 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1879 in Doddridge Co, WV 5 Census: 1870 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1862, 1868 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 10 Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA (see note 3) Census: 1850 in Eel Twp, Cass Co, IN Father: James Ice (1798 - 1858) Mother: Elizabeth Bogard (1819 - ) Other spouse 1 Other spouse 2 Notes
F Child 1: Lena Viola Shinn
Census name: Viola L. Shinn
Born: Oct-19-1878 4,3
Died: Jan-28-1907 in Doddridge Co, WV 4,11
Buried: in Pigott-Hiley Cemetery, Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV 6
Cause of death: spasms 12
Census: 1880, 1900 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV
Never married: 12
M Child 2: Leroy Leeman "Roy" Shinn Also known as: Leman Leroy Shinn 13 Born: Apr-15-1881 at Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV 14,15,3,16,4 Died: Sep-11-1965 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 13,15,4 Buried: in Pigott-Hiley Cemetery, Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV 13,6 Census: 1930, 506 W Marie St in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1929 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 16 Census: 1920 at Doe Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1900, 1910 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: oil & gas worker 13 Wife: Bessie E. McIntyre b. 1887 d. 1927 Married: Feb-15-1903 in Cascara (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV 16 Wife: Stella L. Hoff b. Feb- 2-1886 d. Dec-25-1976 Married: Oct-11-1929 in Doddridge Co, WV 16
F Child 3: Eva Ginearva Shinn Born: May- 7-1883 17,3 Died: Mar- 9-1972 in Harrison Co, WV 18,17 Buried: in Pigott-Hiley Cemetery, Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV 6 Resided: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 15,7 Census: 1930 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1920 in Williams District, Wood Co, WV Census: 1900 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: John Hamon Davis b. Mar-27-1888 d. Aug- 5-1932 Married: ca 1912 19
F Child 4: Bessie Caroline Shinn Born: Dec-31-1887 at Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV 2,20 (see note 4) Died: Jan-10-1944 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 2,20 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 2 Cause of death: cancer of liver & gall bladder 2 Census: 1940 at Doe Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 21 Census: 1930 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1920 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1910 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1900 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Charles Edwin Powell b. Nov- 6-1885 d. Nov-16-1943 Also known as: Charley Powell 22,23,24,25 Married: ca 1907 26
F Child 5: Hettie Alta Shinn Born: Sep- 2-1889 in Doddridge Co, WV 17,3,5 Died: Oct-16-1975 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 6,17 Buried: in Duckworth (Summit) Cemetery, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 6 Resided: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 17 Resided: 1944 at Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV 7 Census: 1940 in Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 27 Census: 1930 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1910 in Centerville District, Tyler Co, WV Census: 1900 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Ronald Charles James b. Aug-31-1885 d. Jun- 8-1967 Married: May-15-1909 in Doddridge Co, WV 5
Sources: (1) 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central Twp) (2) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (3) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District) (4) Headstone. (5) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (6) Findagrave.com. (7) Obituary of sister. (8) Death record of daughter. (9) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Seth A. Shinn, single, 25, b. & res. in Doddridge Co, son of George W. & Mary A. Shinn; and Mary S. Pigott, widowed, 26, b. Indiana, res. Doddridge Co, dau of James & Elizabeth Ice. Married Aug 18 1879. MR p. 234. (10) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR p. 140, Line 12 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11790957&Type=Marriage. (11) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Lena V. Shinn, white female, single; died Jan 28 1906 (sic), age 28y 3m 9d, cause of death spasms. (Note: Other entries on the page of this ledger-style death record were for both 1906 and 1907, and it appears that this death should have been entered as 1907. Date of death on headstone is Jan 28 1907, with birth date Oct 19 1878, which corresponds to the 28y 3m 9d age at death.), DR p. 146 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=5045743&Type=Death. (12) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. (13) Harrison County Death Records, Clarksburg, WV. (14) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (15) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (16) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (17) Social Security Death Index. (18) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (19) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (20) Obituary. (21) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District) (22) Death record of wife. (23) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District) (24) 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District). (25) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District). (26) Obituary of wife. (27) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District) Event Notes Note (1) Birth record indicates a birth date of Dec 2 1853, but both his death record, obituary and headstone all show it as Dec 21 1853. Note (2) Information provided in her 1868 marriage record indicates birth in about 1847 in Doddridge County, while her 1879 marriage record indicates birth in about 1853 in Indiana. But the 1850 Census shows it as Ohio. Note (3) In household of John R. Shannon and his family. In this census, also in Doddridge County, Mary's sister Nancy was in the household of Lewis Davis, whose late first wife was Elizabeth Shannon, sister of John R. Shannon. Note (4) Birth date given in 1900 Census as Dec 1886.