Zimri Hinshaw

                                             ┌── Benjamin Hinshaw
                                             │    1738-1840 
                       ┌── William Hinshaw ──┤
                       │    1789-1854        │
                       │                     └── Elisabeth Hinshaw
                       │                          1750-1823 
Zimri Hinshaw ─────────┤
B: 1822                │                     ┌── Jesse Hinshaw
D: 1900                │                     │
                       └── Ruth Hinshaw ─────┤
                            1791-1836        │
                                             └── Mary Marshill
M: Martha McMath Clark
   ├── Sarah Ann Hinshaw (1845-?) 1,2,3
   ├── George Washington Hinshaw (1847-1918) 1,2,3,4
   ├── Margaret Ellen Hinshaw (1850-1882) 1,2,3
   ├── William Martin Hinshaw (1852-1928) 1,2,5
   ├── Mary C. Hinshaw (1853-?) 1,2
   ├── Emily Caroline Hinshaw (1855-1908) 1,2

M: Mary Ellen Wright
   └── Harrison Orlindo Hinshaw (1892-1972) 1,2,6

Zimri Hinshaw     [ID 00148] Click here to switch to Ahnentafel view: Ahnentafel View

Born Sep 28 18221,7,8,9 [Sep - 18236], Chatham County, North Carolina1,7,8,9.  

He married Martha McMath Clark, Mar 14 1844, Chatham County, North Carolina.1,8  Martha, daughter of William+Courtney Clark, was born Sep 3 1817, Chatham County North Carolina.1,10  

Zimri and family were shown in the 1850 census (Sep 19 1850), Chatham County, North Carolina:3

Zimri Hinshaw, age 27, born in North Carolina; farmer.
Martha Hinshaw, age 33, born in North Carolina.
Sarah A. Hinshaw, age 4, born in North Carolina.
George W. Hinshaw, age 3, born in North Carolina.
Margaret E. Hinshaw, age 2 months, born in North Carolina.
Elizabeth Clark, age 10, born in North Carolina; attended school.
Living next door was Zimri's widowed father.11  Also living nearby was first cousin Benjamin Hinshaw #155,12 the family of widow Mary Hinshaw,13 the family of widow Nancy Hinshaw,14

Zimri Hinshaw and family were shown in the 1860 census (Jul 12 1860), Mud Lick, Chatham County, North Carolina:15

Zimri Hinshaw, age 36, born in North Carolina; farming; $1850 real estate; $1538 personal property.
Martha Hinshaw, age 40, born in North Carolina; domestic.
Sarah Hinshaw, age 15, born in North Carolina; domestic; attended school.
Geo Hinshaw, age 13, born in North Carolina; attended school.
Margaret Hinshaw, age 11, born in North Carolina; attended school.
Wm Hinshaw, age 9, born in North Carolina; attended school.
Emily Hinshaw, age 7, born in North Carolina; attended school.

Zimri Hinshaw and family were shown in the 1870 census (Sep 25 1870), Pittsboro, Chatham County, North Carolina:16

Hinshaw, Zimri, age 50, born in North Carolina; farmer; $1500 real estate; $1500 personal property.
Hinshaw, Martha, age 50, born in North Carolina; keeping house.
Hinshaw, Sarah, age 24, born in North Carolina; works at home.
Hinshaw, Marget, age 19, born in North Carolina; works at home.
Hinshaw, Wm, age 17, born in North Carolina; works at home.
Hinshaw, Emily, age 14, born in North Carolina; works at home.

Zimri and family were shown in the 1880 census (Jun 23-24 1880), Albright Township, Chatham County, North Carolina:17

Hinshaw, Zimri, age 58, born in North Carolina; parents born in North Carolina; farmer.
Hinshaw, Martha, wife, age 62, born in North Carolina; parents born in North Carolina; keeping house.
Hinshaw, Margaret E., daughter, age 30, born in North Carolina; parents born in North Carolina.
Hinshaw, Emily C., daughter, age 25, born in North Carolina; parents born in North Carolina.
Hinshaw, Franklin, [..relationship unclear..], age 20, born in North Carolina; parents born in North Carolina; farm hand.
It is unknown who the above Franklin Hinshaw was.  The census shows unclear handwriting that could be interpreted as "nephew" or "gnephew".  This might have been Cyrus Franklin Hinshaw, who was age 20 in 1880 and was grandson of Zimri's sister Jedidah (making him Zimri's great nephew).  

Martha died Jul 21 1888, buried Flint Ridge Methodist Church, Flint Ridge, Chatham County, North Carolina.1,18  

He then married Mary Ellen Wright, about 1892, North Carolina.1,6,8  Mary was born Feb - 1849, North Carolina.6  

Zimri and family were shown in the 1900 census (Jun 19-26 1900), Patterson Township, Alamance County, North Carolina:6

Hinshaw, Zimri, head-of-household, age 76, born Sept 1823 in North Carolina; parents born in North Carolina; married 8 years; occupation: farmer; owned farm (free).
Hinshaw, Mary E., wife, age 52, born Feb 1849 [sic] in North Carolina; parents born in North Carolina; married 8 years; 1 child, 1 living.
Hinshaw, Harrison, son, age 7, born Oct 1892 in North Carolina; parents born in North Carolina.
Living nearby in 1900 was the family of cousin Jabin Hinshaw19 and his nephew John Wesley Hinshaw;20

Zimri Hinshaw died Sep 20 1900, buried Flint Ridge Methodist Church, Flint Ridge, Chatham County, North Carolina.1,18  

Zimri's will, probated in Alamance County in 1900, is recorded in the North Carolina State Archives (Raleigh, NC); Will Book 3, page 346 (and/or Chatham County Will Book G, page 574).21  


Sources

  1. "The Hinshaw and Henshaw Families", by William Hinshaw; edited by Milo Custer; private printing, Bloomington, Illinois, 1911; Frank I. Miller Co., printers. LDS microfilm number 1402822.
  2. A handwritten document titled "Hinshaws - Early Chatham Co. & Cane Creek Quaker Meeting", by William C. & Nolan Moran.
  3. 1850 census, Upper Regiment, Chatham County, North Carolina; roll M432-624, pg 382, line #11, dwelling #462, family #463.
  4. Family group sheets contributed by Thornton Neal Hinshaw
  5. Contribution from Hugh Malcolm Hinshaw.
  6. 1900 census, Patterson Township, Alamance County, North Carolina; roll T623-1180, ED 1, page 10A, line #3, dwelling #191, family #191.
  7. "Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy", by William Wade Hinshaw, in many well-stocked libraries.
  8. The Church Of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints (LDS) International Genealogical Index (IGI) - North Carolina.
  9. Society of Friends, Cane Creek MM Records; LDS FHL microfilm #0371251
  10. Contribution from () citing: gravestone.
  11. 1850 census, Upper Regiment, Chatham County, North Carolina; roll 624, pg 382, family #464.
  12. 1850 census, Upper Regiment, Chatham County, North Carolina; roll 624, pg 385, family #517.
  13. 1850 census, Upper Regiment, Chatham County, North Carolina; roll 624, pg 382, family #467.
  14. 1850 census, Upper Regiment, Chatham County, North Carolina; roll 624, pg 382, family #468.
  15. 1860 census, Mud Lick, Chatham County, North Carolina; page 313, line #17, dwelling #613, family #583.
  16. 1870 census, Pittsboro, Chatham County, North Carolina; page 236, line #10, dwelling #1414, family #1448.
  17. 1880 census, Albright Township, Chatham County, North Carolina; roll T9-0957, page 146B, line #36, family #309.
  18. Posting Nov 16 2001 by Jim Pearce () to NCRANDOL-L:
    http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/ncrandol/2001-11/1005890584.
  19. 1900 census, Patterson Township, Alamance County, North Carolina; roll T623-1180, ED 1, page 10A, line #31, dwelling #199, family #199.
  20. 1900 census, Patterson Township, Alamance County, North Carolina; roll T623-1180, ED 1, page 10A, line #27, dwelling #198, family #198.
  21. Mitchell, Thornton W. "North Carolina Wills; A Testator Index, 1665-1900".


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