Joseph Shinn

Brief Life History of Joseph

When Joseph Shinn was born on 19 May 1822, in Virginia, United States, his father, Clement Isaac Shinn III, was 48 and his mother, Lucretia Shinn, was 36. He married Henrietta Ash on 26 November 1846, in Wilsonburg, Harrison, West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Indiana, United States in 1870 and Carrollton, Burlington Township, Carroll, Indiana, United States in 1880. He died in 1906, at the age of 84, and was buried in Deer Creek Township, Carroll, Indiana, United States.

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Family Time Line

Joseph Shinn
1822–1906
Henrietta Ash
1824–1914
Marriage: 26 November 1846
Isaac Riley Shinn
1847–1870
James Washington Shinn
1849–1913
Mary Sophia Shinn
1851–1885
Sabra Katherine Shinn
1853–1932
Margaret Jane Shinn
1854–1945
Peter B. Shinn
1856–1935
William Stephen Shinn
1859–1947
Truman Alfred Shinn
1862–1941
Lucretia Ann Shinn
1864–
Barbara C Shinn
1865–
Andrew Martin Shinn
1867–1868
Joseph B Hendrix
1897–

Sources (8)

  • Joseph Shinn, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Joseph Shinn, "West Virginia Marriages, 1854-1932"
  • Joseph Shinn, "Find a Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1824 · "Mary Randolph Publishes ""The Virginia Housewife"""

“The Virginia Housewife” was published by Mary Randolph. It was the first cookbook published in America. 

1825 · The Crimes Act

The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

1844 · Lumpkin's Jail

In 1844 when Robert Lumpkin bought land in Virginia, this would be the spot of the Infamous Slave Jail (or Lumpkin’s Jail). The slaves would be brought here during the slave trade until they were sold. Lumpkin had purchased the land for his own slave business.

Name Meaning

English (Norfolk and Suffolk): nickname from Middle English shin(ne) ‘fair, handsome’, a variant of Shine 3 and Sheen 2.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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