+-- Thomas Hinshaw
                                                   |    1832-1872 
                        +-- Perry Thomas Hinshaw --+
                        |    1871-1939             |
                        |                          +-- Lydia Davis
                        |                               1838-1915 
Orval Howard Hinshaw ---+
B: 1896                 |                          +-- Isaac Jewell
D: 1968                 |                          |
                        +-- Emma Alice Jewell -----+
                             1868-1949             |
                                                   +-- Rebecca Jane Moon
M: Marguritte S. Coffin
   +-- William Howard Hinshaw,  1921-1981 
   +-- Betty Jean Hinshaw,  1923-1923 

M: Ruth May Kepner
   +-- Orville Howard Hinshaw,  1931-     
   +-- Richard Perry Hinshaw,  1935-1989 

Orval Howard Hinshaw     [ID 01323]

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    (Orval Howard Hinshaw)^{65,77,a,b,c,d}    (Orville Howard Hinshaw)⁵³

Born Dec 5 1896, Eagletown, Hamilton County, Indiana.^{65,77,209,b,e,c,f,d,g}

On Jun 5 1918 Orval Howard Hinshaw, age 21, registered for the World War I draft in Marion County, Indiana.    He declared he was born Dec 5 1896 in Eagletown, Indiana, and that his then current address was 6537 Ashland Ave., Indianapolis.    He declared his father was born in Emporia, Kansas, and his nearest relative was "Emma Hinshaw (mother)" of Broad Ripple, Indiana.    He was recorded as medium height, medium build, brown eyes, brown hair.^g

He married Marguritte S. Coffin, Nov 26 1919, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana.^h,65    (Margariette S. Coffin)^a    (Margaret Coffin)⁶⁵    (Margret Coffin)^f

Marguritte, daughter of Madison N. Coffin & Cordella "Della" Shaul, was born Feb 20 1903, Noblesville, Hamilton County, Indiana.^i,j,f    [Madison N. Coffin was born Jan 29, 1859 in Wayne Co, Indiana, an eighth generation decendant of Tristram Coffin of Nantucket, Mass.; Cordella Shaul was born July 1872, in Indiana, a decendant of Peter Chall/Shaul, from France.]^a

Orval and Margret were shown in the 1920 census (Jan 9 1920), living with her widowed mother in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana:^f

Marguritte died Aug 28 1945, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana; buried Washington Park Cemetery, Indianapolis, Indiana.^j,i

He then married Ruth May Kepner, Oct 4 1929, Brazil, Clay County, Indiana.^65,j    Ruth, daughter of Edward William Kepner & Flora "Floy" Wiley, was born Feb 25 1910, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana.^65,j,b,d

Orval and Ruth were shown in the 1930 census (Apr 2 1930), 2719 Massachusetts Ave., Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana:^d

Orval Howard Hinshaw died Feb 15 1968, Whittier, Los Angeles County, California; buried Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, California.^65,j,209,b

Orval's obituary was published as follows:^j

HINSHAW Funeral services for Orval Howard Hinshaw Sr., 71, of 13653 Homeward Ave., La Puente formerly of Whittier, will be conducted Monday at 2:30 P.M. in Hillside Church, Rose Hills Memorial Park, with the Rev.    Dr. Russell E. Clay officiating.    Interment will follow in Rose Hills. Mr. Hinshaw, a resident of this area for 25 years, was born in Indiana, and died Thursday. He was sexton for many years at Whittier First Methodist Church. Mr. Hinshaw is survived by his wife, Ruth; three sons, Orville H., Jr., Brea; Richard D. Hinshaw of the home address and William H. Hinshaw, of Whittier; two brothers, Lawrence and Jack Hinshaw of Indiana; a sister, Mrs. Geneva Travelstead of Indiana; and three grandchildren.

Ruth died Sep 25 1992, La Habra, Orange County, California; buried Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, California.^a,209,b

Photo: Orval Howard Hinshaw and Ruth Kepner, with granddaughter Elaine, about 1948

Photo: Margariette Coffin, c1940

Photo: Gravestone: Orval Howard Hinshaw ^l

Photo: Gravestone: Ruth Kepner Hinshaw ^l

Social Security information for Orval Howard Hinshaw: 304-03-6658

Social Security information for Ruth May Kepner: 303-12-0411

SOURCES

53. "Abstracts of the Records of the Society of Friends in Indiana", Part 6, subtitled "Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Volume VII", (a compendium of many of the records left by William Wade Hinshaw on his death), edited by Willard Heiss; GS929.3 H47 in a local library.

65. "Genealogy of Hinshaw/Henshaw" by DoraLee Harvey Hatley (see Mary Jane Hinshaw), in the LDS Family History Library, microfilm #0982181, item 4.

77. "The Hinshaw Record" by Lyle Harris Hadley, Florida (1965), in the LDS Family History Library, microfilm #0962525, item 10.

209. "Social Security Death Index" (as it is commonly called), derived from the Social Security Administration "Death Master File". See: http://www.rootsweb.com/~rwguide/lesson10.htm

(a) Contribution from Robert S. Hinshaw.

(b) RootsWeb California Death Index:
http://userdb.rootsweb.com/ca/death/search.cgi.

(c) 1910 census, Indianapolis, Wayne Township, Marion County, Indiana; roll T624-369, ED 265, page 170A, line #30, dwelling #168, family #171.

(d) 1930 census, Indianapolis, Center Township, Marion County, Indiana; roll T626-607, ED 304, page 1A, line #15, dwelling #5, family #5.

(e) 1900 census, Anderson, Anderson Township, Madison County, Indiana; roll T623-386, ED 86, page 15B, line #99, dwelling #329, family #339.

(f) 1920 census, Indianapolis, Center Township, Marion County, Indiana; roll T625-451, ED 37, page 12A, line #19, dwelling #306, family #327.

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

(h) Contribution from Robert S. Hinshaw citing:
Marriage certificate for Orval Hinshaw & Margariette S. Coffin.

(i) Contribution from Robert S. Hinshaw citing:
Death certificate for Margariette S. (Coffin) Hinshaw.

(j) GEDCOM file g1682.ged at http://www.ancestry.com.

(k) Contribution from Robert S. Hinshaw citing:
Divorce papers for Orval Hinshaw & Marguritte S. (Coffin) Hinshaw.

(l) Photo courtesy of Robert S. Hinshaw.

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