West Virginia Pioneers

Amonson Boswell Shinn

Male 1883 - 1908  (25 years)


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  • Name Amonson Boswell Shinn 
    Nickname Hammond 
    Born 1 Jan 1883  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Died 29 Aug 1908  Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Death Record
      Name: A. B./Shinn
      Sex: Male
      Death Date: 29 Aug 1908
      Death Place: Big Chimney, West Virginia
      Age at Death: 25y 7m
      Marital Status: M
      Occupation: Miner
      Informant:mother
      Cause: killed in coal mine

      Amonson Boswell "Hammond" Shinn
      Birth: Jan. 1, 1883
      Ripley
      Jackson County
      West Virginia, USA
      Death: Aug. 29, 1908
      Big Chimney
      Kanawha County
      West Virginia, USA
      Died in a mining accident.
      Family links:
      Parents:
      William Thomas Shinn (1859 - 1901)
      Martha Ann Boswell Shinn McGraw (1863 - 1940)
      Spouse:
      Rhoda May Kinser Kennedy (1887 - 1947)
      Siblings:
      Amonson Boswell Shinn (1883 - 1908)
      Floyd Wesley Shinn (1885 - 1956)*
      Otis Clayton Shinn (1887 - 1964)*
      Archie Alonzo Shinn (1890 - 1944)*
      Richard Howard Shinn (1894 - 1959)*
      William Franklin Shinn (1896 - 1968)*
      *Calculated relationship
      Burial:
      Hall Cemetery
      Big Chimney
      Kanawha County
      West Virginia, USA
      Created by: myrootsplace
      Record added: Dec 04, 2014
      Find A Grave Memorial# 139602939
    Person ID I113322  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 7 Sep 2017 

    Father William Thomas Shinn,   b. 15 Jun 1859, Mason County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Feb 1901, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 41 years) 
    Mother Martha Ann Boswell,   b. 23 Jun 1863, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Mar 1940, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Married 16 Mar 1882  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 

    • Marriage Record
      Date: 16 March 1882
      Place: Jackson, West Virginia, United States
      William Thomas Shinn, 21, Mason Co, WV; (Rockcastle Mason Co) Jackson Co, WV
      Martha Ann Boswell, 18, Jackson Co WV; Jackson co, WV
      Informant: A H Boswell

      1900 Ripley, Jackson, West Virginia
      Shinn, William Jun 1860 age 39 m 18y WV WV WV
      Martha A wife Jun 1863 age 36 m 18y 6-6 children WV WV WV
      Hammond B son Jan 1883 age 17 WV WV WV
      Floyd W son Aug 1885 age 14 WV WV WV
      Otta C son July 1887 age 1 WV WV WV
      Archie A son July 1890 age 9 WV WV WV
      Richard H son Apr 1896 age 6 WV WV WV
      William F son Dec 1897 age 2 WV WV WV 12/25/1896
      Boswell, Walter H boarder June 1893 age 6 WV WV WV

      1910 Elk, Kanawha, West Virginia
      Mcgraw, George 34 m2- 4y WV WV WV
      Martha A wife 46 m3 - 4y 7-6 children WV WV WV
      Shinn, Archie L ss 19 WV WV WV
      Richard H ss 16 WV WV WV
      William F ss 13 WV WV WV
      Silva A ss 9 WV WV WV
      [Floyd Shinn is next]

      1920 Elk, Kanawha, West Virginia
      McGraw, George H 43 WV WV WV
      Martha A wife 56 WV WV WV
      Audry L gda 8 WV WV WV
      Lanbert, Cliford boarder 14 WV WV WV

      1930 Elk, Kanawha, West Virginia
      Mcgraw, George H 53 md age 26 WV WV WV
      Martha A wife 66 md age 19 WV WV WV
      Bessie M gd 11 WV WV WV
      Carl gs 10 WV WV WV

    Family ID F28821  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Rhoda May Kinser,   b. 11 Jul 1887, Nicholas County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Nov 1947, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years) 
    Married 10 Sep 1905  Clay County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Notes 

    • Marriage Record
      Date: 10 Sep 1905 at the bride's home
      Place: Clay, West Virginia
      A. B. Shinn, 22, Jackson Co, Kanawha Co
      Rhoda May Kinser, 18, Nicholas Co, Clay Co

      1910 Kanawha Co, WV Putney Dist
      Major Kinser 54
      Clarinda 55 8-8
      Noah 27
      ____ 19 son
      Perry 17
      Dewey E 11
      Shinn, Rhoda M da 22 Wd 0-0 child
    Family ID F28822  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S7] Gravestone.

    2. [S479] Death records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History.

    3. [S17] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV.

    4. [S654] Marriage Records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History.