Eliza Ann Shinn

Brief Life History of Eliza Ann

When Eliza Ann Shinn was born in 1819, in Shinnston, Harrison, Virginia, United States, her father, Aaron Shinn, was 37 and her mother, Mary Pigott, was 24. She married John R. Bogard Sr on 9 September 1841, in Tyler, West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Doddridge, Virginia, United States in 1850. She died on 11 June 1858, in Central Station, Doddridge, Virginia, United States, at the age of 39, and was buried in Pigott Cemetery, West Union, Doddridge, West Virginia, United States.

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Family Time Line

John R. Bogard Sr
1821–1864
Eliza Ann Shinn
1819–1858
Marriage: 9 September 1841
Emily Jane Bogard
1842–1924
Mary Ellen Bogard
1844–1910
Phebe E. Bogard
1846–1878
Hester A Bogard
1849–1873
Priscilla Emma Bogard
1853–1908
John R. Bogard Jr
1856–1856
Flumoy Bogard
1856–1861
Sarah Emmaline Bogard
1858–1920

Sources (24)

  • Eliza Bogart in household of John R Bogart, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Eliza Shinn, "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970"
  • Eliza Shinn Bogard, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (6)

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

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

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

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

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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