┌── Francis Hanshaw
                                                   │   c1802-1870 
                           ┌── Francis Hanshaw ────┤
                           │    1831-1914          │
                           │                       └── Mary Ann Obrion Simmons
                           │                           c1801-?    
William Wallace Hanshaw ───┤
B: 1881                    │                       ┌── Christopher Bloomer
D: 1965                    │                       │
                           └── Polly Ann Bloomer ──┤
                                1845-1914          │
                                                   └── Mary Jane Williams
M: Emma J. Schoolcraft
   ├── Everett L. Hanshaw (1901-1960) 1
   ├── Howard James Hanshaw (1902-1969) 1,2
   ├── Gladys H. Hanshaw (c1906-) 1

M: Annie Gay
   ├── William Wallace Hanshaw, Jr. (1911-1996) 3,4
   ├── Woodrow Wilson Hanshaw (1913-1999) 3,4,5,6
   ├── Virginia Hanshaw (1916-) 3,4
   ├── Blanche Marie Hanshaw (1918-1918) 7,8,9
   ├── Sybil Hanshaw (1919-) 3,4,5
   ├── Paul Hanshaw (c1921-) 4,5
   ├── Janet R. Hanshaw (c1923-) 4,5
   └── Robert Hanshaw (c1929-) 4

William Wallace Hanshaw     [ID 17802]

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William Wallace Hanshaw¹⁰ [William M. Hanshaw¹¹].

Born Feb 19 1881, Kanawha County, West Virginia.^3,10  (Feb 19 1883).¹²  (Feb 18 1882).¹³  (Dec - 1880).¹⁴  

William lived in Charleston, West Virginia.¹⁵  

He married Emma J. Schoolcraft, about 1899.^1,14  Emma, daughter of Solomon C. Schoolcraft & Polly Belle Welch, was born Dec 8 1885, Kanawha County, West Virginia.^1,14,16  

William and Emma were shown in the 1900 census (Jun 2 1900), living with her parents and family in Kanawha County, West Virginia:¹⁴

The whereabouts of William and Emma in 1910 are currently unknown.  Sons Everett and James Howard were shown in the 1910 census (Apr 27 1910), living with their grandparents, Francis Hanshaw & Polly Ann Bloomer, Sugar Creek Road, Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia:¹⁸

William and Emma divorced¹⁹ (or informally separated).  Emma remarried to a John V. Robinson.^1,16  Emma and family were shown in the 1920 census (Jan 9 1920), 2320 Crescent Road, Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia:¹

William and family were shown in the 1909 city directory of Charleston, West Virginia:¹¹

He then married Annie Gay^15,19 [Anna Gay^3,4,8], Dec 25 1910^15,19, Kanawha County, West Virginia^15,19.  Annie was born about 1892, Kanawha County, West Virginia.^9,19  (c1895).³  (c1893).⁴  

William and family were shown in the 1914 city directory of Charleston, West Virginia:¹¹

On Sep 12 1918 William Wallace Hanshaw, age 37, registered for the World War I draft in Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia.  He declared he was born Feb 19 1881, and was then residing at 1550 Dixie, Charleston, a meat cutter employed by F.D. Keeney of 1303 Washington, Charleston.  He declared his nearest relative was his wife, Annie Hanshaw, of 1550 Dixie, Charleston.  He was recorded as medium height, medium build, blue eyes, light hair.¹⁰  

William and family were shown in the 1920 census (Jan 12 1920), 1119 Bridge Ave., Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia:³

William and family were shown in the 1922 city directory of Charleston, West Virginia:¹¹

William and family were shown in the 1930 census (Apr 9 1930), 1119 Bridge Ave., Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia:⁴

On Sep 27 1942 William Wallace Hanshaw, age 59, registered for the World War II draft in West Virginia.  He declared he was born Feb 19 1883 in Kanawha County, West Virginia, and was then residing at 623 Main St., Charleston, West Virginia.  He was self-employed, with a business at 415 East Washington St., Charleston.  He declared his personal contact as Mrs. Anna Hanshaw of 623 Main St., Charleston.  He was recorded as 5' 6 1/2" tall, 145 lbs., gray eyes, brown/gray hair, light complexion; "right forefinger off, 11 in. scar on right arm, left leg smaller".¹²  

William Wallace Hanshaw died Oct 30 1965, Charleston General Hospital, Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia; age 84.¹³

Photo: William Hanshaw & Annie Gay marriage record Kanawha County, West Virginia ¹⁹

Photo: William Wallace Hanshaw death certificate Kanawha County, West Virginia ¹³

Photo: Emma J. Schoolcraft obituary "Charleston Daily Mail", Monday evening, Jan 11 1937 ²¹

Sources

1. 1920 census, 6th Ward, Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia; roll T625-1958, ED 97, page 5B, line #66, dwelling #99, family #106.
2. Obituary of Howard James Hanshaw.
3. 1920 census, Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia; roll T625-1958, ED 114, page 8B, line #94, dwelling #171, family #186.
4. 1930 census, 3rd Ward, Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia; roll T626-2537, ED 30, page 14B, line #81, dwelling #313, family #338.
5. Obituary of Woodrow Wilson Hanshaw.
6. Woodrow Wilson Hanshaw birth record.
7. Funeral of Blanche Marie Hanshaw.
8. Death certificate of Blanche Marie Hanshaw.
9. Blanch Meree Hanshaw death certificate.
10. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918; http://www.ancestry.com.
11. U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989; http://www.ancestry.com.
12. U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942; http://www.ancestry.com.
13. William Wallace Hanshaw death certificate; West Virginia Division of Culture and History:
    http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=5597963&Type=Death.
14. 1900 census, Elk District, Kanawha County, West Virginia; roll T623-1762, ED 49, page 1B, line #60, dwelling #13, family #13.
15. W.S. Laidley. "History of Charleston and Kanawha County, West Virginia and Representative Citizens";
    Richmond Arnold Publishing Co., Chicago, ILL. 1911; pg 465.
16. RootsWeb WorldConnect data by Pollee ().
17. 1900 census, Elk District, Kanawha County, West Virginia; roll T623-1762, ED 49, page 1B, line #52, dwelling #12, family #12.
18. 1910 census, Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia; roll T624-1684, ED 57, page 11B, line #90, dwelling #151, family #156.
19. William Hanshaw & Annie Gay marriage record; West Virginia Division of Culture and History:
    http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=12686249&Type=Marriage.
20. 1930 census, 14th Ward, Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia; roll T626-2538, ED 49, page 1A, line #31, dwelling #11, family #11.
21. Emma J. Schoolcraft obituary; "Charleston Daily Mail", Jan 11 1937; http://www.ancestry.com.

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