Elkanah Hinshaw

┌── Absolom Hinshaw │ 1752-1830 ┌── Abel Hinshaw ───┤ │ 1799-1876 │ │ └── Elizabeth Hinshaw │ c1753-1833 Elkanah Hinshaw ─────┤ B: 1842 │ ┌── John Bookout D: 1918 │ │ └── Nancy Bookout ──┤ 1799-1882 │ └── Zilpha Wright M: Mary Ellen Norton ├── Ida J. Hinshaw (1864-?) ^1,2 ├── William Ellis Hinshaw (1867-1945) ^1,2,3 ├── Lillie May Hinshaw (1869-1936) ^1,2 ├── Icy B. Hinshaw (1871-?) ^1,2 ├── Nancy E. Hinshaw (1872-?) ^1,2 ├── Minnie E. Hinshaw (1873-?) ¹ ├── Stephen Hinshaw (1877-?) ^1,2 └── Mabel Hinshaw (1881-1882) ⁴

He married Mary Ellen Norton, Dec 24 1863, Randolph County, Indiana.^5,6,10,11 Mary, daughter of William Norton & Elizabeth Snead, was born Dec 23 1840, Randolph County, Indiana.^{2,4,6,9,11,12}

This Norton family was apparently very friendly with the Hinshaws. The following Norton siblings married Hinshaws:¹¹

Elkanah and family were shown in the 1880 census, Washington Township, Randolph County, Indiana:²

Elkanah and Mary were shown in the 1900 census (Jun 13 1900), Lynn, Washington Township, Randolph County, Indiana:⁹

Mary died Jan 16 1907, Randolph County, Indiana; buried Mount Zion Church Cemetery, near Winchester, Randolph County, Indiana.^4,6,11,12

Widower Elkanah was shown in the 1910 census (Apr 21 1910), South Franklin [street], Lynn, Washington Township, Randolph County, Indiana:⁷

Elkanah Hinshaw died May 23 1918, buried Mount Zion Church Cemetery, near Winchester, Randolph County, Indiana.^4,5

Elkanah's death was reported in "The Indianapolis Star" (Indianapolis, Indiana) on Tuesday, May 28, 1918¹⁴ (see scan below).

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