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Reuben Perry “Doug” Shinn

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Birth	:	20 Jul 1860 Mason County, West Virginia, USA
Death	:	10 Apr 1923 Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
Burial	:	Fairplain Cemetery, Fairplain, Jackson County, USA
Coordinate	:	38.7557000, -81.6874000
Description	:	Reuben Perry Shinn was portrayed in 'The Last Gallow.' The man in the standing picture is an actor who portrayed him. WV Blue Book (1924), pp. 128 and 194: [SHINN, REUBEN PERRY. (Deceased). Born in Mason county, July 20, 1860; died April 10, 1923. "Doug" Shinn was one of the most popular and beloved men in Jackson county—a private and public benefactor in a strictly literal sense. He was a friend of the poor and unfortunate and those in distress, and will long be remembered for his many acts of kindness and his wise counsel. He served as... Read More	Reuben Perry Shinn was portrayed in 'The Last Gallow.' The man in the standing picture is an actor who portrayed him. WV Blue Book (1924), pp. 128 and 194: [SHINN, REUBEN PERRY. (Deceased). Born in Mason county, July 20, 1860; died April 10, 1923. "Doug" Shinn was one of the most popular and beloved men in Jackson county—a private and public benefactor in a strictly literal sense. He was a friend of the poor and unfortunate and those in distress, and will long be remembered for his many acts of kindness and his wise counsel. He served as deputy sheriff and sheriff of Jackson county; was a member of the Fourth District Republican Congressional Committee for eight years and chairman of the Republican County Executive Committee for a like period; was Presidential Elector in 1916; elected to the Senate in 1920. Senator Shinn was stricken down in the prime of life. He fell a victim of apoplexy while actively engaged in committee service and expired two hours later after having been removed to one of the Charleston hospitals.] [On February 28th, 1922-the sixty-sixth anniversary of his birth Senator John N. Shackleford, a hold-over Senator from the Tenth District, died at his home in the town of Glenville, Gilmer County, after a lingering illness. Hon. Robert F. Kidd, of the same county, was elected in November, 1922, to fill the unexpired term. On the 10th day of April, 1923, in the midst of the busy work of the adjourned session, the Senate was greatly shocked by a sudden and fatal illness that befell Hon. Reuben Perry Shinn, of Ripley, Jackson County, one of the Senators from the Fourth District.· While actively engaged in committee work he was suddenly stricken with apoplexy and died a few hours later in one of the Charleston hospitals, never regaining consciousness. A committee of the Senate and the S[erga]nt-at-Arms accompanied the remains to the late Senator's home in Ripley. Under a resolution of the Senate a joint service was held on Monday, April 23rd, in memory of Senators Shackleford and Shinn, at which appropriate addresses were delivered by several members of the Senate. Mr. James T. Stewart, veteran Doorkeeper of the Senate, departed this life on the 9th of February, 1924, at his home in Moundsville. During the civil war he was a soldier of the Union. He had served as sheriff of Marshall County and was one of its most highly respected citizens. As Doorkeeper of the Senate during the sessions of 1921 and 1923 he was faithful, efficient and accommodating, and had the good will of all the members and attaches.] History of WV, Old and New (1923), Vol. 3, pp. 422 and 423: [Reuben Perry Shinn for many years has been one of the most prominent and influential figures in the agricultural, financial and public affairs of Jackson County. He is still busy directing his extensive farming operations, is president of the First National Bank of Ripley, and in addition is also a member of the State Senate. Mr. Shinn was born in Mason County, West Virginia, July 20, 1860. His grandfather, Samuel Shinn, was born in what is now West Virginia in 1804, spent the greater part of his life on a farm in Jackson County, and died there in 1884. George W. Shinn, father of the Ripley banker, was born in Mason County in 1834, grew up and married there, and about 1863 removed to Jackson County and owned a fine farm at Grass Lick near Fairplain. His death occurred in 1897 at Webster Springs in Webster County. George W. Shinn was also a man of prominence in the public affairs of his section of the state. He was a pioneer republican served eighteen years as a member of the County Court of Jackson County, and also represented the county in the House of Delegates when the capital was at Wheeling. He was a Mason and one of the very liberal and active members of the United Brethren Church. George W. Shinn married Elizabeth Stone, who was born in that portion of old Mason County, now Jackson County, in 1825, and died at her homestead in Jackson County in 1911. Of her children the first was Samuel F., who owns and operates a farm of 1,000 acres at Parchment near Ripley; James O. has a farm of 500 acres near Point Pleasants in Mason County; Permelia is the wife of Archie A. Reynolds, a merchant and farmer at Evans in Jackson County; Reuben P. is the fourth among the children. James A. and his younger brother Nathan Ulysses Grant Shinn, own jointly a big farm of 1,200 acres in Jackson County, and James also has the distinction of being a former sheriff of Jackson County for four years. Reuben Perry Shinn spent his years to the age of twenty-one on his father's farm, and made the best possible use of his advantages in the rural schools. When he left home to go to work on his own responsibility he took no capital and yet, like his brothers, he has achieved remarkable success as a farmer as well as in other fields of business, Senator Shinn has never been completely divorced from the practical phases of agriculture, and though he has had his residence in Ripley since November, 1912, he keeps in the closest touch with his extensive farming operations. Individually he owns 2,300 acres of valuable land on Grass Lick and in other parts of the county. His farming is a diversified proposition, and he usually keeps from 250 to 300 head of cattle on his lands. He is also associated with a syndicate composed of Starcher Brothers, W. H. O'Brien, T. J. Sayre, W. Walker and himself in the ownership of 2,000 acres of farm land in Jackson County. He owns a large amount of real estate in Ripley, including one of the finest homes of the city. Mr. Shinn has been president of the First National Bank of Ripley for the past twelve years. This bank was established under a state charter June 20, 1893, and was first called the Valley Bank of Ripley, but has been a national bank since August 4, 1915. The officers are R. P. Shinn, president; S. G. Starcher, vice president; and George B. Straley, cashier. The bank is capitalized at $35,000, has surplus and profits of $6,500, and deposits of approximately $400,000. Mr. Shinn is a stockholder in the O. J. Morrison Store Company at Charleston and Clarksburg, and is vice president of the Jackson County Grocery Company. For many years he has been a leader in the republican party in his section of the state. For eight years he was chairman of the county committee, for two terms was a member of the Fourth Congressional District Committee, and he was one of the state electors on the republican ticket in 1916, voting for Mr. Hughes for President. Mr. Shinn has twice been sheriff of Jackson County. He was first elected in November, 1904, serving the constitutional limit of four years, from 1905 to 1909. After an interval of four years he was again elected, in November, 1912, filling the office from 1913 to 1917. In November, 1920, he was elected a member of the State Senate, representing the district of Mason, Jackson and Roane counties for a term of four years. In the session of 1921 he was chairman of the agricultural committee, and a member of the finance, educational, fish and game and other committees. To the full extent of his influence and means Senator Shinn was a supporter of the Government at the time of the World war, and took a personal interest in the success of the various drives in his county. He is a past grand of Ripley Lodge No. 30, Independent Order of Odd Fellows. At Grass Lick in Jackson County in 1882 he married Miss Artemisia Shamblin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Shamblin, now deceased. Her father owned a large farm at Grass Lick. Mr. and Mrs. Shinn have four children: Cora, a teacher in the high school at Ripley, is the wife of Charles W. Lively. Belle is the wife of David L. Rogers, who owns a 200 acre farm and also helps operate the Shinn farms at Grass Lick. James B. is also associated with his father in his farming operations at Grass Lick. Walter Warren is a member of the engineering staff of the State Roads Commission.] Memorial Addresses on the Life and Character of John N. Shackleford and Reuben Perry Shinn (April 23, 1923): [SENATE OF WEST VIRGINIA Charleston, April 23, 1923. The hour of 2:30 o'clock, P. m., having arrived, the time heretofore fixed for appropriate memorial exercises in honor of Senator J. N. Shackleford and Senator R. P. Shinn, Mr. Kidd presiding, Mr. Baker offered the following: Resolved, That the business of the Senate be suspended in order that an opportunity may be given members and ex-members of this Senate to pay tribute to the memories of Senator J. N. Shackleford and Senator R. P Shinn, late members of this body, as a special mark of respect to the deceased and in recognition of their distinguished public careers. Be it further Resolved, That a complete copy of the resolutions and addresses made on this occasion be furnished to the families of the deceased. On motion of Mr. Baker the rules were suspended and the resolution was taken up for immediate consideration, read by the Clerk, and adopted. Thereupon the Senate convened in special session for memorial exercises, in accordance with the resolution, and the following proceedings were had:] Contributor: 1Anonymous1 (50006409)

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Reuben Perry “Doug” Shinn's memorial is located at: Fairplain Cemetery, Fairplain, Jackson County, USA.
When did Reuben Perry “Doug” Shinn death?
Reuben Perry “Doug” Shinn death on 10 Apr 1923 in Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
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Latitude: 38.7557000
Longitude: -81.6874000

Family Members:

Parent

George Wallace Shinn

(1833 - 1897)

Spouse

Artimitia Shamblin Shinn

(1861 - 1946)

Siblings

Nathan Ulysses Grant Shinn

(1866 - 1939)

Children

Leathia Belle Shinn Rogers

(1885 - 1959)

Walter Warren Shinn

(1901 - 1941)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Fairplain Cemetery
Fairplain, Jackson County, USA
Coordinate: 38.7557000, -81.6874000

2. Pringle-Castro Cemetery
Fairplain, Jackson County, USA
Coordinate: 38.7646260, -81.6982860

3. Hall Cemetery
Jackson County, USA
Coordinate: 38.7681007, -81.6810989

4. Casto Cemetery
Fairplain, Jackson County, USA
Coordinate: 38.7374070, -81.6771650

5. Shamblen/Shamblin Cemetery
Fairplain, Jackson County, USA
Coordinate: 38.7207480, -81.6681700

6. Easter Cemetery
Jackson County, USA
Coordinate: 38.7938995, -81.6791992

7. Ephesus Baptist Church Cemetery
Jackson County, USA
Coordinate: 38.7275620, -81.6511010

8. Given Cemetery
Given, Jackson County, USA
Coordinate: 38.7329460, -81.7358850

9. Fairview Cemetery
Fairplain, Jackson County, USA
Coordinate: 38.7100160, -81.6893200

10. Stephens Cemetery at Zion Church
Gay, Jackson County, USA
Coordinate: 38.7648800, -81.6074360

11. Mount Olive Cemetery
Gay, Jackson County, USA
Coordinate: 38.8135500, -81.6461940

12. Grasslick Baptist Church Cemetery
Kenna, Jackson County, USA
Coordinate: 38.6896976, -81.6693083

13. Casto Cemetery at Tug Fork
Jackson County, USA
Coordinate: 38.6895374, -81.6690280

14. Anderson Cemetery
Jackson County, USA
Coordinate: 38.7047005, -81.6241989

15. Foster Chapel Cemetery
Evans, Jackson County, USA
Coordinate: 38.7553480, -81.7788060

16. Levi Moore Cemetery
Given, Jackson County, USA
Coordinate: 38.7109400, -81.7615800

17. Parsons Cemetery
Kenna, Jackson County, USA
Coordinate: 38.6909200, -81.6415300

18. Board Cemetery
Jackson County, USA
Coordinate: 38.7780991, -81.5947037

19. Big Pine Cemetery
Fairplain, Jackson County, USA
Coordinate: 38.6816100, -81.7261980

20. Zearley Cemetery
Cottageville, Jackson County, USA
Coordinate: 38.7561000, -81.7903000

21. Plainview Cemetery
Kenna, Jackson County, USA
Coordinate: 38.7007810, -81.6092420

22. Parrish Cemetery
Hereford, Jackson County, USA
Coordinate: 38.8223480, -81.6244250

23. Johns Family Cemetery
Jackson County, USA
Coordinate: 38.7664700, -81.5816000

24. Board Cemetery
Jackson County, USA
Coordinate: 38.8199997, -81.6172028