Donald Andrew Hinshaw

┌── Enan Hinshaw │ 1824-1901 ┌── Charles Newton Hinshaw ──┤ │ 1849-1918 │ │ └── Rebecca Ingram │ 1829-1908 Donald Andrew Hinshaw ───────────┤ B: 1890 │ ┌── William C. Smith D: 1966 │ │ └── Anna Ella Smith ─────────┤ 1852-1947 │ └── Mary Jane Everal M: Esther Irene Victoria Johnson └── Maurice Hinshaw (1920-2000) ^1,2,3,4,5 M: Stella Pearl Hays M: Helen Maxine -

On Jun 5 1917 Don A. Hinshaw, age 27, registered for the World War I draft in McLean County, Illinois. He declared he was born May 27 1890 in Danvers, Illinois, and was then still residing in Danvers, Illinois where he was single and a mechanic employed by the L.M.S. Motor Co. of Bloomington. He was recorded as medium height, medium build, brown eyes, dark hair.⁹

He married Esther Irene Victoria Johnson^3,4 [Irene Esther Johnson¹⁰], about 1917^3,4. Esther was born Sep 30 1897, Illinois.^3,4,10

Esther was on only child, the daughter of Swedish immigrants who spoke only halting English.³ Esther (Irene) was inconsistent in the order of her given names, often using a different name order at different times (even to the point that her son Maurice was confused about exactly what her name was).³

Don Andrew and Esther Irene were shown in the 1920 census (Jan 8 1920), 108 North Elmwood, Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois:¹⁰

Don Andrew and family were again shown in the 1930 census (Apr 5 1930), 1115 West McClure Avenue, Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois:⁴

He then married Stella Pearl Hays, about 1938.^3,13 Stella, daughter of William T. Hays, was born Jan 5 1898, Corydon, Indiana.¹³

Stella had been a friend of Esther Irene, but she and Don Andrew did not strike up a relationship until after Esther Irene had died.³ Stella had been previously married, and had a son who died from a heart attack at age 15.³

Don Andrew remarried to the nurse who had been taking care of Stella during her illness prior to her death.³ The nurse was described as a "young thing" - about the same age as Don Andrew's son Maurice.³ Her last name is thought to have been Henderson.³

Don Andrew and family lived outside of town near Farmington, Illinois. Don was an auto mechanic for Ford Motor Company, working on Lincolns and Fords.³

Helen died 1956, buried Oak Ridge Cemetery, Farmington, Fulton County, Illinois.¹⁵

Donald Andrew Hinshaw died Mar 19 1966, buried Section 8, Oak Ridge Cemetery, Farmington, Fulton County, Illinois.^7,8,11 Medical: Don died from cancer.¹⁷

Don Andrew's obituary appeared in a local newspaper as follows (probably from the Peoria Journal Star):¹⁸

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