Josephine Adella Hinshaw

                                                  +-- Jacob Allen Hinshaw
                                                  |    1826-1910 
                            +-- Enos H. Hinshaw --+
                            |    1847-1923        |
                            |                     +-- Peninah Scott
                            |                          1829-1910 
Josephine Adella Hinshaw ---+
B: 1881                     |                     +-- William Saxon/Saxton Brown
D: 1963                     |                     |
                            +-- Mary Jane Brown --+
                                 1846-1918        |
                                                  +-- Harriet Ogden
M: Michael Donahue

M: - Sexauer

Josephine Adella Hinshaw [ID 10405]

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Born Jul 7 1881, Indiana.^a,216,b (Jul - 1880).^c

She married Michael Donahue, Apr 12 1899, Blackford County, Indiana.^d,a,216,b Michael was born Aug 16 1877, Indiana.^a,b (Aug 16 1875).^e

Child:

Ruth E. Donahue, born Nov 20 1899 (Apr 1900); died Mar 1981; married Harry Buckles (child: Gwendolyn Buckles, married Eldon Curtis Higgins). ^a,c,f

Josephine and daughter were shown in the 1900 census (Jun 7 1900), living with (or staying with) her parents in Hartford, Blackford County, Indiana:^c

Donahue, Josephine, daughter, age 19, born July 1880 in Indiana; parents born in Indiana; married 1 year; 1 child, 1 living; occupation: housekeeper.

Donahue, Ruth E., granddaughter, age 1 month, born April 1900 in Indiana; father born in Ohio; mother born in Indiana.

Josephine and family were shown in the 1910 census (Apr 22 1910), Hartford, Blackford County, Indiana:^b

Donahue, Michael, head-of-household, age 33, born in Indiana; parents born in Ireland; first marriage, married 11 years; occupation: foreman, glass factory; rented home.

Donahue, Josephine A., wife, age 28, born in Indiana; parents born in Indiana; first marriage, married 11 years; 1 child, 1 living.

Donahue, Ruth E, daughter, age 10, born in Indiana; parents born in Indiana; attended school.

On Sep 5 1918 Mike Donahue, age 43, registered for the World War I draft in Hartford City, Blackford County, Indiana. He declared he was born Aug 16 1875, and was then residing at 913 N. Monroe [unclear], Hartford City, Indiana. He declared his nearest relative was Thomas Donahue of the same address. He was recorded as medium height, medium build, gray eyes, black hair.^e

Josephine and Michael apparently divorced. Michael was shown in the 1920 census (Jan 2 1920), living with (or staying with) his brother Thomas in Hartford, Blackford County, Indiana:^g

Donahue, Mike, brother, age 43, born in Ohio; parents born in Ireland; divorced; occupation: shift foreman, glass factory.

Michael died Oct - 1952.^a

She then married - Sexauer.^216,h (- Sexaur)^a

Josephine was shown in the 1930 census (Apr 18 1930), living with daughter Ruth at 12213 Yale Ave., Chicago, Cook County, Illinois:^f

Buckles, Harry G., head-of-household, age 34, born in Ohio; parents born in Ohio; first married at age 23; rented home ($60 rent); radio in home; occupation: electrician, steel & disc co.; World War I veteran.

Buckles, Ruth, wife, age 20, born in Indiana; father born in Ohio; mother born in Indiana; first married at age 19; occupation: secretary, steel + disc.

Buckles, Gwendolyn, daughter, age 9, born in Indiana; father born in Ohio; mother born in Indiana; attended school.

Sexauer, Josephine, mother-in-law, age 48, born in Indiana; father born in Indiana; mother born in Missouri; widow; occupation: housekeeper.

Josephine Adella Hinshaw died Mar 20 1963, Cook County, Illinois; buried Mount Vernon Memorial Park, Lemont, Cook County, Illinois.^i,a,216

Josephine's death was noted in the "Chicago Tribune" (Chicago, Illinois) on March 21, 1963^h (see scan below).

(photo) Photo: Death of Josephine Adella Hinshaw "Chicago Tribune", Mar 21 1963 ^h

SOURCES

216. Hinshaw family notes and photos from Jim Lieland (); excerpted from "Hinshaw and Allied Families History" by Dota Claudius Brown

(a) Contribution from Lynn Seto ().

(b) 1910 census, 2nd Ward, Hartford, Licking Township, Blackford County, Indiana; roll T624-340, ED 10, page 11B, line #57, dwelling #262, family #267.

(c) 1900 census, Hartford, Licking Township, Blackford County, Indiana; roll T623-360, ED 25, page 9B, line #92, dwelling #209, family #213.

(d) Indiana Marriage Records Index 1845-1920; Ancestry.com; pg 266.

(e) World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918; http://www.ancestry.com.

(f) 1930 census, 9th Ward, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois; roll T626-431, ED 408, page 35A-B, line #50, dwelling #532, family #649.

(g) 1920 census, Hartford, Blackford County, Indiana; roll T625-423, ED 9, page 2B, line #76, dwelling #48, family #48.

(h) Historical Newspapers, Birth, Marriage, & Death Announcements, 1851-2003; http://www.ancestry.com.

(i) Cook County, Illinois Death Index, 1908-1988; http://www.ancestry.com.

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