Jul-28-2018
Husband: William Jehu Shinn
Born: Jan-19-1832 in Tyler Co, (W)VA 1,2 Died: Apr- 7-1918 in Greentop, Schuyler Co, MO 3,4 Buried: in Greentop Memorial Park, Greentop, Schuyler Co, MO 4 Census: 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA Census: 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Military: Oct- 3-1862 - 1865 Corpl, Co E, 6th W.Va. Infantry, Civil War 2,5,6 (see note 1) Father: Aaron Shinn (1782 - 1839) Mother: Mary Pigott (1795 - 1851)
Wife: Eliza Jane Wilson
Born: Dec-20-1834 in Tyler Co, (W)VA 3,4 Died: Apr-22-1905 in Greentop, Schuyler Co, MO 3,4 Buried: in Greentop Memorial Park, Greentop, Schuyler Co, MO 4 Census: 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA Father: John Marshall Wilson (1806 - 1881) Mother: Charlotta Dotson (1812 - 1898)
Sources: (1) 1850 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA. (2) Historical Military Records, www.fold3.com. (3) Headstone. (4) Findagrave.com. (5) U.S. Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 [database online], Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration (NARA) (6) U.S. Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 [database on-line], Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration. Event Notes Note (1) Military records show that William J. Shinn, age 30, born in Tyler County, farmer, enlisted as Private in Co E, 6th W.Va. Infantry, at Central Station on Oct 3 1862 for a term of three years. In June and July 1863, under Lt. George M. Ireland, he had duty at the Smithton N.W.V.R.R. (North West Virginia Railroad) in Doddridge County building a blockhouse. He remained there afterwards to perform guard duty. From Jul 4 to Aug 23 1864, he was sick in the General Hospital at Cumberland, Maryland. He was promoted to Corporal on Dec 26 1864.Name Index