Posted on: Jackson County, WV Bios Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/WV/JacksonBios/211 Surname: SHINN, HEUMAN, ROLLINS, MORRISON, STONE, SAYRE, MCCARTHY, MILLER, RADER, SIMMONS, BUSH, LUDWICK, HARPOLD, CASTO, KREBBS, SKIDMORE, SHAMBLIN ------------------------- This sketch taken from "Pioneers of Jackson County", by John House, it appears in the section "Tug Fork". Shinn Family Old Sammy Shinn, born in 1804 and died in 1884, came and settled on Parchment, before 1830. He was probably one of the Harrison County Shinns. He lived at the mouth of Grass Run. His wife was Aerligh Heuman, a sister of John Rollin's wife. His children were: Jim Shinn, married a Morrison. Analiza Shinn, married John Stone, brother of Fred. Rolly Ann Shinn, married Elias Stone, cousin of Fred Stone. George W. Shinn, married "Liz" Stone (widow Sayre), sister of Fred Stone. She was born in 1834 and died in 1897. Charley Shinn, married first a McCarthy, and second Nancy Miller Rader. Elizabeth Shinn, married Eli Simmons. Katy Shinn, Sam's sister, married George Bush, in Gilmer County (uncle of Mrs. Ludwick). Charley Shinn was a brother of Sam. He married Becca Miller, and lived on Cow Run. His daughter, Liz Shinn, married Henry Bush. Betsy Shinn, Sam's sister, married Solomon Harpold, brother of John and Adam. Another sister married Benjamin Casto. "Mire" Shinn, Sam's brother, lived in Mason County. George W. Shinn's children were: Samuel F. Shinn. James O. Shinn, married Mary, daughter of Charles Krebbs. Permelia F. Shinn, married Archie Skidmore. Reuben Perry Shinn, married Artemisa Shamblin. James S. Shinn. Nathan W. G. Shinn. John Shinn. Elizabeth Stone was born in Greene County, Pennsylvania, April 16th, 1822, and died February 14th, 1907, at the age of eighty four. George Stone and wife, Lucinda Miller, and three daughters, Minerva, Sally and Elizabeth, left Greene County in October of 1823, and floated down to the mouth of Big Mill Creek. They brought two horses, two cows and household goods, settled at the Elias Stone place two miles below Ripley. Fred and Elias, her brothers, survived her. Her first husband was Enoch Sayre. J. W. Sayre and Samantha, wife of one of the Harpolds, are her children.