Benjamin H. Hinshaw

┌── Enan Hinshaw │ 1824-1901 ┌── Charles Newton Hinshaw ──┤ │ 1849-1918 │ │ └── Rebecca Ingram │ 1829-1908 Benjamin H. Hinshaw ───┤ B: 1887 │ ┌── William C. Smith D: 1967 │ │ └── Anna Ella Smith ─────────┤ 1852-1947 │ └── Mary Jane Everal M: Alma H. Anderson ├── Doris Hinshaw (c1922-) ^1,2,3,4 └── Wayne O. Hinshaw (1923-2002) ^1,2,3

On Jun 5 1917 Ben H. Hinshaw, age 29, registered for the World War I draft in Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois. He declared he was born Nov. 15 1887 in Danvers, Illinois, and was then still residing in Danvers, Illinois where he was single and a farm laborer employed by C.N. Hinshaw of Danvers. He was recorded as medium height, slender, brown eyes, black hair.¹⁰

Ben was shown in the 1920 census (Jan 17 1920), Danvers Township, McLean County, Illinois, living with his widowed mother and sister Mary:¹¹

He married Alma H. Anderson, Nov 24 1920.^1,2,6,7,9 Alma was born Sep 27 1894.^6,7,8

Alma had been a hired worker on the Hinshaw farm, doing almost everything from house work to field work as required.

Ben and family were shown in the 1940 census (Apr 22-23 1940), Danvers Township, McLean County, Illinois:³

Benjamin H. Hinshaw died Jan 15 1967, buried Parklawn Cemetery, Danvers, McLean County, Illinois.^6,7,8 Medical: Ben died from prostate cancer.¹²

Alma died Jun - 1972, buried Parklawn Cemetery, Danvers, McLean County, Illinois.^6,7,8

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