Arthur William Shinn

Brief Life History of Arthur William

When Arthur William Shinn was born on 4 December 1881, in Toulon, Stark, Illinois, United States, his father, Charles Elliott Shinn, was 38 and his mother, Rebecca J. Pollock, was 39. He married Margaret Roberta Ogle on 17 September 1912, in Essex Township, Stark, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He died on 26 November 1941, in Toulon, Stark, Illinois, United States, at the age of 59, and was buried in Toulon Cemetery, Toulon, Stark, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

Arthur William Shinn
1881–1941
Margaret Roberta Ogle
1886–1971
Marriage: 17 September 1912
Anna Rebecca Shinn
1913–1985
Robert Arthur Shinn
1921–2006

Sources (13)

  • Arthur W Shinn, "United States Census, 1920"
  • William Arthur Shinn, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947"
  • William Arthur Shinn, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"

World Events (8)

1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act

A federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The Act was the first law to prevent all members of a national group from immigrating to the United States.

1885 · The First Skyscraper

The Home Insurance Building is considered to be the first skyscraper in the world. It was supported both inside and outside by steel and metal that were deemed fireproof and also it was reinforced with concrete. It originally had ten stories but in 1891 two more were added.

1898 · War with the Spanish

After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

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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