Born in Arkansas, United States
Daughter of John Calvin Pettus
and Rebecca (Denton) Pettus
Sister of
William Lee Pettus, Allison Woodville Pettus, Jonathon S Pettus, Neal M Pettus, Obed B Pettus and James Holland Pettus
Wife of
James William Shinn
— married
31 Oct 1872 (to 29 Jan 1882) in Sevier, Arkansas, United States
[children unknown]
Died
at age 23
in Sevier, Arkansas, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 10 Mar 2011
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Biography
America was born in Arkansas in 1859, the daughter of John Calvin Pettus and Rebecca Denton .[1][2] She married John W. Shinn in Arkansas in 1872.[3] America passed away in 1882 and is buried in Sevier, Arkansas.[4]
Sources
- ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8WS-1QC : 13 December 2017), America A Pettis in entry for J C Pettis, 1860.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNCX-C1Z : 12 April 2016), America A Pettis in household of John C Pettis, Arkansas, United States; citing p. 2, family 13, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,563.
- ↑ "Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N97W-FPP : 11 February 2018), J W Shinn and America Ann Pettis, 31 Oct 1872; citing Marriage, , Sevier, Arkansas, United States, county offices, Arkansas; FHL microfilm 1,007,941.
- ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 20 January 2019), memorial page for America A. Pettus Shinn (5 Jan 1859–29 Jan 1882), includes grave photo, Find A Grave: Memorial #60008755, citing Mount Ida Cemetery, Sevier County, Arkansas, USA ; Maintained by Doyle Wester (contributor 47305809) .
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