┌── Abel Hinshaw
                                                     │    1799-1876 
                          ┌── Greenbury B. Hinshaw ──┤
                          │    1841-1915             │
                          │                          └── Nancy Bookout
                          │                               1799-1882 
Nelson Hinshaw ───────────┤
B: 1862                   │                          ┌── William Barns
D: 1934                   │                          │
                          └── Rachel Barnes ─────────┤
                               1844-1905             │
                                                     └── Sarah (Barns)
M: Margaret Adeline Craig
   ├── (female child) Hinshaw (1886-?) 1
   ├── Lydia B. Hinshaw (1888-1978) 2,3,4,5
   ├── Rachel Ann Hinshaw (1890-1969) 2,3,4
   ├── John C. Hinshaw (1892-) 6
   ├── Herschel Greenberry Hinshaw (1896-1962) 2,3,7,8
   ├── Gladys M. Hinshaw (1898-1989) 2,3,4,7,8
   ├── Ernest C. Hinshaw (1900-1986) 2,4,7,8

M: Venora A. Clevenger
   └── Vernon L. Hinshaw (1909-1965) 2,4,8,9

Nelson Hinshaw     [ID 01108]

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Born Nov 12 1862, Lynn, Randolph County, Indiana.^{3,6,7,8,9,10,11}  

He married Margaret Adeline Craig, Dec 10 1886, Jay County, Indiana.^6,7,10,12  Margaret was born Sep 18 1866, Indiana.^3,7  

Nelson and family were shown in the 1900 census (Jun 1900), Lynn, Randolph County, Indiana:³

Margaret died Jun 4 1905.⁷  

He then married Venora A. Clevenger⁶ [Venora A. Mosier¹³, Verna Mosier^14,15], Jul 31 1907⁶, Randolph County, Indiana⁶.  Venora, daughter of Walter Mosier & Manerva "Minnie" Parker, was born about 1868, Indiana.^8,9,13,15  Venora was a widow - she had been previously married to James Madison Clevenger on Oct 31 1891,^13,16 by whom she had six children.^2,8  

Nelson and family were shown in the 1910 census (May 5 1910), Prairie Township, Henry County, Indiana:⁸

Nelson and family were shown in the 1920 census (Jan 6 1920), New Castle, Henry County, Indiana:⁹

Nelson and family were again shown in the 1930 census (Apr 16 1930), 2415 S. 14 St., New Castle, Henry County, Indiana:¹⁷

Nelson Hinshaw died Jun 30 1934, at his home, New Castle, Henry County, Indiana; age 72.^2,18  

Nelson's obituary was published in the New Castle Courier Times (New Castle, Indiana) on Monday, July 2, 1934:²

Nelson Hinshaw is Dead Funeral Services To Be Held Tuesday Afternoon.   Nelson Hinshaw, 72 years old, died Saturday evening at his home, 2415 South Fourteenth Street, New Castle, Indiana.  Besides the widow he is survived by six children, Mrs. Lydia Durham of Marion, Ohio, Herschel Hinshaw of Westwood, Vernon Hinshaw of Kennard, Mrs Anna Cook, Mrs. Gladys Bittner and Ernest Hinshaw of New Castle.  Twenty-three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren also survive as well as six step-children, Mrs. Linnie Thomas of Indianapolis, Charles Clevenger of Kennard, Mrs. Nora Dinkins, Mrs. Lydia Porter, Walter Clevenger and Mrs. James Clevenger of New Castle.   Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Centenary M.E. church at Cherrywood and J avenues.  Interment will be made in Soundmound cemetery in New Castle.

Venora died 1955.¹⁶

Photo: Nelson Hinshaw gravestone South Mound Cemetery ¹⁹

Sources

1. "Index to Birth Records, Jay County [Indiana], 1882-1920", Volume I;
   Indiana Works Progress Administration, 1938; book H-2, page 28.
2. Contribution from Ron Dick citing:
   Obituary of Nelson Hinshaw; The New Castle Courier Times, Jul 2 1934.
3. 1900 census, Lynn, Washington Township, Randolph County, Indiana; roll T623-399, ED 129, page 11B, line #56, dwelling #266, family #268.
4. Obituary of Nelson Hinshaw.
5. Obituary of Rachel Ann Hinshaw Cook.
6. The Church Of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints (LDS) International Genealogical Index (IGI) - Indiana.
7. Contribution from Ron Dick.
8. 1910 census, Prairie Township, Henry County, Indiana; roll T624-355, ED 97, page 203B, line #67, dwelling #171, family #172.
9. 1920 census, New Castle, Henry County, Indiana; roll T625-437, ED 74, page 5B, line #97, dwelling #97, family #100.
10. "Index to Supplementary Record Jay County [Indiana] Marriage Transcripts
    1882-1920", Indiana Work Projects Administration; book MT1, pg 85.
11. 1880 census, Washington Township, Randolph County, Indiana; roll T9-0307, ED 173, page 269B, line #36, dwelling #109, household #109.
12. "Index to Marriage Records, Jay County [Indiana], Volume I";
    Indiana Work Projects Administration; book C-F, pg 83.
13. Posting Jan 23 2000 by Jerry L. Clark () to INDELAWA-L.
14. Posting Jan 29 2000 by Jerry L. Clark () to INDELAWA-L.
15. 1880 LDS census index, Nettle Creek Township, Randolph County, Indiana; roll T9-0307, page 230C.
16. Posting Jan 23 2000 by Cynthia Mahjoub () to INDELAWA-L.
17. 1930 census, New Castle, Henry County, Indiana; roll T626-593, ED 23, page 13B, line #63, dwelling #271, family #276.
18. Contribution from Ron Dick citing: death index, Henry County, Indiana, 1882-2000.
19. Photo courtesy of Ron Dick citing: South Mound Cemetery.

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