Brief Life History of Mary Elizabeth
When Mary Elizabeth Shinn was born on 1 July 1861, in Doddridge, Virginia, United States, her father, George Washington Shinn, was 44 and her mother, Mary Ann Wilson, was 44. She married Michael Leo Rush on 29 December 1879, in Doddridge, West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She lived in Grant District, Doddridge, West Virginia, United States in 1900 and McClellan District, Doddridge, West Virginia, United States in 1910. She died on 10 April 1944, in Doddridge, West Virginia, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Salem, Harrison, West Virginia, United States.
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- Mary E Rush in household of Mary A Shinn, "United States Census, 1880"
- Mary E. Shinn, "West Virginia Births, 1853-1930"
- Mary E Shinn, "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970"
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World Events (8)
1862 · The Battle of Fredericksburg
The Battle of Fredericksburg involved 200,000 troops with General Ambrose Burnside of the army of the Potomac against General Lee’s Army of the North.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
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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