West Virginia Pioneers

James Boyd Shinn

Male 1890 - 1975  (84 years)


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  • Name James Boyd Shinn 
    Born 4 Oct 1890  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Died 14 Jun 1975  [2
    Buried Fairplain, Jackson, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 


    • J Boyd Shinn
      Ripley - J. Boyd Shinn, 84, of Rt 3, Ripley, died Saturday at Pineview Convalescent Home, Harrisville, after a long illness.
      He was a member of Grass Lick Baptist Church, Kenna, and was a retired farmer.
      Surviving: sons, Perry and Lavelle, both of Ripley. Burton of Live Oak, Fla, Wayne of Denver, Colo, Jack of New Jersey; 11 grandchildren, 8 great-grandchildren.
      Service will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Grass Lick Baptist Church, with the Rev Rankin Roach officiating. Burial will be in the Shinn Cemetery at Fairplain. Visitors may call at Vail Funeral Home after 2 p.m. today. The body will be taken to the church one hour before the service.
      June 15, 1875 Sunday Gazette-Mail
    Person ID I16511  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 1 Oct 2014 

    Father Reuben Perry Shinn,   b. 20 Jul 1860, Mason, Mason County, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Apr 1923  (Age 62 years) 
    Mother Artimitia Shamblin,   b. 24 Sep 1861, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Mar 1946, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Married 1882  [3
    Notes 

    • 1900 Ripley, Jackson, WV all WVWVWV
      Shinn, Reuben P 7/1860 m 18y
      Artimitia 9/1861 m 18y 3-3 children
      Cora E da 2/1883
      Letha B da 2/1885
      James B son 10/1890
      Fisher, Emma boarder 3/1878
      Vance, Blain boarder 12/1885
      Krebbs, Cora boarder 11/1872 s
      Clara B boarder 5/1893

      1920 Ripley, Jackson, WV (next to brother John)
      Shinn, Reuben Perry 59
      Artemisha 58
      Warren 16

      JCDR: Artimitia was a widow when she died.
    Family ID F2070  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Dollie Cordelia Nichols,   b. 23 May 1890, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Apr 1969  (Age 78 years) 
    Married 11 Feb 1908  Putnam County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Notes 

    • http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11480533&Type=Marriage
      Marriage Record
      Date: 2/11/1908
      Place: Putnam, West Virginia, United States
      James Boyd Shinn, 18, Jackson, Jackson
      Dollie Nichols, 18, Jackson, Putnam
      Informants - RP Shinn & J W Nichols
      includes hand written consent from both fathers

      1910 Ripley, Jackson, WV # 245-246
      Shinn, James B 19 m1- 2y
      Cordelia 19 m1- 2y 1-1 child
      Harry R son 1 9/12

      1920 Ripley, Jackson, WV all WVWVWV
      Shinn, J B 29
      Dollie 29
      Harry son 11
      Perry son 9
      Leval son 5
      Berton son 3

      1930 Ripley, Jackson, WV # 109-114
      Shinn, Boyd 39 m 17y
      Dollie 39 m 17y
      Harry son 19
      Lovelle son 15
      Burton son 13
      Wayne son 7

      1940 Ripley, Jackson, WV
      all born WV, 1935: lived same Jackson WV
      Shinn, JB 49 m
      Dollie wife 49
      Jackie son 5

      JCBR
      male 8/27/1908 J. Boyd & Dollie
      Jno P 8/5/1910 JB & Dollie
      John Perry 8/5/1910 James Boyd & Dollie
      Boyd Lavelle 8/18/1914 Boyd & Dollie
      Warren Burton 12/29/1916 J Boyd & Dollie (Nichols) Shinn, Plum Orchard
      male 10/25/1919 JB & Dollie Nichols
      Wayne D 8/4/1922 JB & Dollie (Nichols)
    Children 
     1. Harry Rogers Shinn,   b. 27 Aug 1908, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Dec 1963, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years)
     2. John Perry Shinn,   b. 5 Aug 1910, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1998  (Age 87 years)
     3. Boyd Lavelle Shinn,   b. 18 Aug 1914, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Aug 1997  (Age 83 years)
     4. Burton Warren Shinn,   b. 29 Dec 1916, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Oct 1998, Gainesville, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
     5. Gerald Shinn,   b. 25 Oct 1919,   d. 6 Nov 1919  (Age 0 years)
     6. Wayne D Shinn,   b. 4 Aug 1922, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Nov 1985, Denver, Adams, Colorado, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years)
     7. Jackie James Shinn,   b. 3 Oct 1934,   d. 16 Jun 2014  (Age 79 years)
    Family ID F18943  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S3] Birth Records, Jackson Co, WV.

    2. [S7] Gravestone.

    3. [S70] John House.

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