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Levi S. SHINN

Levi S. SHINN

Male 1821 - 1902  (80 years)

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  • Name Levi S. SHINN 
    Born 22 Mar 1821 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1860  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1870  Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1880  Hacker Valley District, Webster Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer 
    Died 11 Feb 1902  [1] 
    Buried Hacker Valley Cemetery, Hacker Valley, Webster Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I119272  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2018 

    Father Aaron SHINN,   b. 1782, Shinnston, Harrison Co, W(VA) Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. CA 1839, Arnolds Creek (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years) 
    Mother Mary PIGOTT,   b. CA 1795, Bedford Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. CA 1851  (Age ~ 56 years) 
    Family ID F36350  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sarah R. BOGARD,   b. 20 Oct 1824,   d. 26 Sep 1892  (Age 67 years) 
    Notes 
    • 1850 Census, Doddridge Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Aug 14 1850:
      Levi Shin (sic), 29, farmer, value of real estate $200, cannot read/write; Sarah, 24, cannot read/write; Vilinda J, 6; Tabitha E, 1. All born in Virginia.
      The next enumerated household on one side was that of Levi's brother George W. Shinn and family, and on the other side was Levi's remarried mother and his brothers Josiah, William and David.

      1860 Census, Doddridge Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Jul 13 1860:
      L. S. Shinn, 40, farmer, value of real estate 40, value of personal estate $200; S. (female), 37; V. (female), 16; J. (female), 12; E. A. (female), 1.
      The next enumerated household was that of Sarah (Bogard) Shinn's brother Abraham Bogard and his family.

      1870 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Central Twp), enumerated in June 1870:
      Levi S. Shinn, 50, miller, value of real estate $1,000, value of personal estate (blank); Sarah R, 49, cannot write; Valinda J, 24; Eliza A, 12. All born in Virginia.
      The next enumerated household was that of Levi & Sarah's daughter & son-in-law, Tobitha & Lemuel Hissem:
      Lemuel T. Hissum, 25, common laborer; Tobitha E, 19; Emma M, 1; Thomas Flurnoy (?), 14.

      1880 Census, Webster Co, WV (Hackers Valley District), enumerated on Jun 1 & 2 1880:
      Levi S. Shinn, 58, farmer; wife Sarah, 54, blind; dau Louisa, 18.
      The next enumerated household on one side was that of Levi & Sarah's daughter Valinda and her family:
      John Beer, 29, farmer; wife Malinda (sic), 35; son Levi, 3; son John S, 2.
      On the other side was the household of Levi & Sarah's widowed daughter Tobitha Ellen Hissam and her children:
      Ellen Hissem (sic), 28, widowed; dau Emma M, 11; son David F, 7.
    Children 
     1. Valinda Jane SHINN,   b. CA 1845,   d. 16 May 1907  (Age ~ 62 years)
     2. Priscilla SHINN,   b. 9 Nov 1850, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Nov 1850, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
    +3. Tobitha Ellen SHINN,   b. 19 Jan 1852, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 May 1920  (Age 68 years)
     4. Emza C. SHINN,   b. 6 Mar 1854, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Mar 1854, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     5. Eliza A. SHINN,   b. 14 May 1859, Arnolds Creek, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F51095  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S5] Headstone.

    2. [S934] Findagrave.com.