Charles Elliott Shinn

Brief Life History of Charles Elliott

When Charles Elliott Shinn was born in January 1843, in Fulton, Illinois, United States, his father, Absalom Robinson Shinn, was 27 and his mother, Caroline F Shinn, was 20. He married Rebecca J. Pollock on 23 May 1866, in Stark, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Illinois, United States in 1870 and Toulon, Stark, Illinois, United States for about 20 years. He registered for military service in 1861. He died on 6 October 1906, in Wesley Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in Toulon Cemetery, Toulon, Stark, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

Charles Elliott Shinn
1843–1906
Rebecca J. Pollock
1842–1910
Marriage: 23 May 1866
Charles Frank Shinn
1871–1953
Mary Shinn
1876–
Carroll D. Shinn
1878–1879
Arthur William Shinn
1881–1941

Sources (12)

  • Charles Shinn in household of Caroline Shinn, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Charles E Shinn, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
  • Chas E. Shinn, "Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1871-1998"

World Events (8)

1844

Historical Boundaries: 1844: Stark, Illinois, United States

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1863

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

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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