When Harrison Shinn was born on 4 November 1826, in Harrison, Virginia, United States, his father, Sampson SHINN, was 22 and his mother, Edith Shinn, was 23. He married Maria M Libolt on 18 March 1854, in Knox, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters. He lived in Ord, Valley, Nebraska, United States in 1910 and Valley, Nebraska, United States in 1910. He died on 24 January 1911, in Aurora, Hamilton, Nebraska, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Aurora Cemetery, Aurora, Hamilton, Nebraska, United States.
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American settlers began mining the Wisconsin Territory in the early 1800's. The lead ore in the territory had largely been mined previously by American Indians. By 1829, nearly 4,000 miners had moved to Wisconsin Territory. The miners became known as badgers as they burrowed into hillsides for shelter. The name eventually represented the state and Wisconsin is now known as the Badger State. (Wisconsin Historical Society: Lead Mining in Southwestern Wisconsin)
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.
A debate continues over the location of the creation of the Republican Party. Some sources claim that the party was formed in Ripon, Wisconsin, on February 28, 1854. Others claim the first meeting of the Republican Party took place in Jackson, Michigan, on July 6, 1854, where the Republican Party was officially organized. Over 1,000 people were present and candidates were selected for the party, thus making it the first Republican convention.
English (Norfolk and Suffolk): nickname from Middle English shin(ne) ‘fair, handsome’, a variant of Shine 3 and Sheen 2.
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