Born in Meadow Creek, Virginia USA
Ancestors 
Daughter of Moses Gwinn
and Elizabeth (Wilson) Gwinn
Sister of
Samuel Moses Gwinn, Nancy (Gwinn) Flanagan, Andrew Gwinn, William Gwinn, Elizabeth (Gwinn) Coffman, Enos Floyd Gwinn, Rebecca Gwinn and Lewis W Gwinn
Wife of
John Hinton
— married
4 Jul 1843 in Fayette, Virginia
Descendants 
Died
at age 91
in Hinton, Summers County West Virginia USA
Profile last modified
| Created 4 Oct 2015
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Biography
Avis Gwinn was born on October 21, 1809 in Meadow Creek, Virginia.
Avis married first Reuben Nichols. Avis married second John Hinton, son of Peter Henton and Mary Scothorn, on July 4, 1843 in Monroe Co., Virginia.
Avis died on January 22, 1901 in Hinton, West Virginia, at the age of 91. She was interred in Hinton Hilltop Cemetery.
She was the owner of the tract of land on which the city of Avis was built, and she made her will in 1861, devising her property to her three sons, Joseph Hinton, Silas Hinton and William Hinton, Jr.
Parents
- Moses Gwinn
- Elizabeth (Wilson) Gwinn
Spouse:
- John Hinton (1788 - 1858)
Children:
- William Hinton (1844 - 1931)*
- Joseph Hinton (1845 - 1929)*
- Silas Hinton (1848 - 1905)*
Sources
WV DEATH REGISTER - Name: Avis/Hinton Sex: Female Death Date: 22 Jan 1901 Death Place: Hinton, Summers, West Virginia Age at Death: 91y 3m Burial Date: 23 Jan 1901 Marital Status: W
- Find A Grave: Memorial #99965332
- Burial: Hilltop Cemetery - Hinton, Summers County West Virginia, USA
- Photo: Has a photo of gravestone on gravesite
WV Marriage Register Date: 04 Jul 1843 Place: Fayette, West Virginia Bride Groom Name: Avis Nickol John Hinton.
Acknowledgements
- Thank you Andrea Pack for adding sources to this profile of Avis Gwinn Hinton on March 5. 2019
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Avis 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 Avis:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Avis 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 Avis:
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~0.39%
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Andrea (Stawski) Pack
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Gwinn-219 and Gwinn-184 appear to represent the same person because: clear duplicate
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