Born about in Ohio
[uncertain]
Ancestors [uncertain]
Daughter of John Graham
and Elizabeth (English) Graham
Sister of
Abraham Graham
Wife of
Daniel David Shinn
— married
9 Jul 1837 in Pike, Illinois, United States
Wife of
Benjamin Franklin Alcorn
— married
1860 in Summer Hill Pike County, Illinois, USA
Descendants 
Mother of
Elizabeth (Shinn) Turnbaugh, George Henry Shinn, Mary (Shinn) Williams, Abigail (Shinn) McClain, Sarah Shinn and Josephine Alcorn
Died about
at about age 71
in Summer Hill, Pike, Illinois
Profile last modified
| Created 29 Apr 2011
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Biography
Eliza was born about 1820. Eliza Graham ... After Daniel's death in 1851, she married Benjamin Alcorn. They had one child, Josephine Alcorn. Eliza passed away about 1892.
Benjamin Franklin Alxorn was born Oct 14, 1814 in Kentucky to Mr and Mrs Robert Robin Alcorn. He died Jan 25, 1900 in New Canton, Pike Couty, Illinois. BuriL,was in the Shinn cemetery.
Josephine Alcorn married Col Elliot Baker ( b 01/02//1842, d 07/15/1918), son of James and Mary (Betts) Baker. The Bakers were natives of Ohio.
Death
- Death:
- Cause: Located in Section 12 of Atlas township just north of Summerhill and on the west side of Hwy 54. Atlas Township covers two township divisions. On the map it can be found at T6S R6W and T6S R5W. Villages, towns and cities found within Atlas township i
- Date: 7 March 1892
- Place: Summer Hill, Pike, Illinois, USA
Sources
The Shinn History, George E Shinn, 1985 find-a-grave , Pike County, IL
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Eliza by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Eliza:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Eliza by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Eliza:
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~6.25%
Linda (Hutcherson) Simmons
:
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Lindahsimmons
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~3.12%
Charles Campbell :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A441532 [compare], Ancestry member charlesrobertcampbell
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