By JOHN LASOLA SHINN III
LAZT Founder-Editor
father John Ignacio Shinn Sr. (inset, top left), was buried at
Grave 845-A at the Presidio Military Cemetery in San Francisco.
In 1898, at age 17, Zeller---who listed his occupation in his
enlistment papers as a photographer---went to the Philippines as
a "volunteer" at the start of the Spanish-American War.
Zeller, who was born and raised in Russellville, Arkansas, even-
tually married Joaquina Bondoy Ignacio of Zamboanga City. The
marriage produced four children: John Sr., Fanny, Dionisio and Rosie.
John Atilano Shinn Jr. --- the son of John Sr. --- is the father
of LAZT founder-editor John Lasola Shinn III whose only son is
John Ruiz Shinn IV.
Right
inset
photos by JOHN L. SHINN III / LAZT
Left
inset
photos courtesy of LOURDES A. SHINN
MEMORIAL DAY: REMEMBERING ZELLER H. SHINN. Zeller H.
Shinn, the father of my grandfather, John Sr., was buried at
Grave 845-A at the Presidio Military Cemetery in San Francisco.
Zeller, at age 17 in 1898, went to the Philippines as a "volunteer"
at the start of the Spanish-American War. He died on May 16,
1915 at the Presidio's Letterman Hospital after his appendix raptured.
Photo by VINCENT ALVAREZ / LAZT For more on the Shinn family history click here
For the Shinn family tree click here
Copyright 2001 | By John L. Shinn III
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