Andrew Lewis Hanshaw

┌── John Hanshaw │ c1785-? │ │ Andrew Lewis Hanshaw ───┤ B: 1836 │ D: 1926 │ └── Rebecca Goudy c1795-? M: Susanah Argo ├── James Grant Hanshaw (1868-1955) ^1,2,3,4 ├── William Albert Hanshaw (1869-1972) ^1,2,3,4 ├── Edward T. Hanshaw (c1873-1937) ^3,4 ├── Emma Hanshaw (c1875-1895) ^3,4,5 └── Clara Hanshaw (1878-1957) ^3,4,6

Born Jan 1 1836, Winfield, Putnam County, Virginia.^1,4,7,8,9,10 (c1835, Ohio).¹¹ (c1835, Virginia).²

On Aug 22 1862 Andrew enlisted as a Private in Company D, 29th Indiana Volunteer Infantry.^1,12,13,14 (Company L).¹⁰ When he enlisted he was described as 5'8", fair complexion, blue eyes, dark hair,¹ a resident of Knox, Indiana.¹³ He was wounded on Dec 31 1862 at Stone River, Tennessee.¹³ Discharged because of wounds on Mar 17 1863.¹³

He married Susanah Argo^15,16 [Susan Heminger Argo¹, Susan Heminger^1,6,17], Feb 24 1867^15,16, Marshall County, Indiana^15,16. (Feb 10 1869, Knox, Starke County, Indiana).¹ Susanah, daughter of Jacob J. Heminger, was born 1840, Clermont County, Ohio.^1,4,17 (1843).^2,17

Susan/Susanah had been previously married to Joseph Argo, Nov 15 1857,¹ Stark County, Indiana;¹⁸ he had died Sep 20 1863.¹⁸ They had one daughter, Sarah Isabel Argo¹⁸ (1858-1878, married Abraham French).¹⁹

Note that Andrew's brother John married a Mary A. Heminger (relationship unknown).

Andrew and family were shown in the 1870 census (Jul 23 1870), North Bend Township, Starke County, Indiana:²

Andrew and family were shown in the 1880 census (Jun 17 1880), Aubbeenaubbee Township, Fulton County, Indiana:³

On Jul 26 1880 [or 1890 - year unclear], Andrew L. Hanshaw applied for a Civil War Pension as an invalid veteran of Company D, 24th Indiana Infantry.²¹ The pension application was filed in Nebraska.²¹

In Sep 1883 Andrew L. Hanshaw homesteaded 160 acres of land in Gosper County, Nebraska. He built a 16'x30' sod house with a shingle roof, with a well, a windmill and a stable. 90 acres under cultivation and 40 acress fenced for pasture. He declared he was living on the homestead with his wife and three children.²²

Andrew and family were shown in the 1885 Nebraska State Census (Jun 2 1885), Highland Precinct, Gosper County, Nebraska:⁴

On Jul 26 1890 Andrew L. Hanshaw applied, in Nebraska, for a pension as an invalid veteran of Company D, 29th Indiana Infantry.¹⁴

Susanah died Sep - 1895, buried Highland Union Cemetery, Gosper County, Nebraska.^1,17

Widower Andrew was shown in the 1910 census (Apr 16 1910), living in the household of son Edward on Duncan Ave., Laird, Yuma County, Colorado:⁹

Andrew Lewis Hanshaw died Mar 22 1926, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa; buried Section 03, Walnut Hill Cemetery, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa.¹⁰ (Mar 23 1926).^1,7 (Mar 21 1926).⁶

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