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Donral Alpha SHINN

Donral Alpha SHINN

Male 1920 - 1967  (46 years)

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  • Name Donral Alpha SHINN 
    Born 5 Sep 1920  Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Military US Navy, World War II, Pacific (attack transport USS Chilton, APA-38)  [3] 
    Census 1930  Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1935  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1940  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Education Doddridge Co H.S. (1940) 
    Occupation electrician  [1] 
    Residence 1943  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Residence 1947  Panama Canal Zone Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Occupation 1954  [6] 
    Hope Gas Co. 
    Residence West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Died 2 Jun 1967  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Buried Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 7] 
    Person ID I56511  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 2 Feb 2017 

    Father David Alpha "Ben" SHINN,   b. 29 Dec 1889, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Jul 1947  (Age 57 years) 
    Mother Retta SMITH,   b. 18 Apr 1892, Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jun 1976  (Age 84 years) 
    Family ID F23408  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Neva A. CROSS,   b. 26 Aug 1923, Fairview, Marion Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 May 2015, Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years)  [8] 
    Married 4 Jun 1943  Lockney, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Children 
    +1. Judy Rose SHINN,   b. 15 Dec 1944, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Oct 2024, Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
     2. Larry Wayne SHINN,   b. 30 Sep 1951, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Apr 2015, Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years)
     3. Living
    Family ID F30411  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Donral A. Shinn, Doddridge Co HS, 1940    		Donral A. Shinn, Doddridge Co HS, 1940

    Documents
    56511_SHINN_DonralA_1920-1967_DeathRecord.jpg    		56511_SHINN_DonralA_1920-1967_DeathRecord.jpg
    56511_DonralAShinn_NevaCross_MarriageRecord_4Jun1943.jpg    		56511_DonralAShinn_NevaCross_MarriageRecord_4Jun1943.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S1670] Harrison County Death Records, Clarksburg, WV.

    2. [S5] Headstone.

    3. [S2598] U.S. World War II Navy Muster Rolls, 1938-1949 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com and National Archives).

    4. [S1889] Gilmer County Marriage Records, Glenville, WV.

    5. [S643] Obituary of father.

    6. [S1640] Newspaper birth announcement of daughter.

    7. [S1793] West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990)).

    8. [S692] Obituary of wife.