Seth Aniah Shinn

Brief Life History of Seth Aniah

When Seth Aniah Shinn was born on 2 December 1853, in Doddridge, Virginia, United States, his father, George Washington Shinn, was 36 and his mother, Mary Ann Wilson, was 37. He married Mary Sidney Ice on 18 August 1879, in Doddridge, West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 5 daughters. He lived in Central District, Doddridge, West Virginia, United States in 1900 and Central, Doddridge, West Virginia, United States for about 20 years. He died on 23 June 1937, in West Union, Doddridge, West Virginia, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Doddridge, West Virginia, United States.

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Family Time Line

Seth Aniah Shinn
1853–1937
Mary Sidney Ice
1848–1921
Marriage: 18 August 1879
Lena Viola Shinn
1878–1906
Leman Leroy Shinn
1881–1965
Eva Genevera Shinn
1883–1972
Laura Shinn
1886–
Bessie Caroline Shinn
1887–1944
Hettie Alta Shinn
1889–1975

Sources (31)

  • Seth A Shinn, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Seth Shinn, "West Virginia Births and Christenings, 1853-1928"
  • Seth A. Shinn, "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970"

World Events (8)

1861 · The Battle of Manassas

The Battle of Manassas is also referred to as the First Battle of Bull Run. 35,000 Union troops were headed towards Washington D.C. after 20,000 Confederate forces. The McDowell's Union troops fought with General Beauregard's Confederate troops along a little river called Bull Run. 

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

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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