+-- 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-     
   +-- Wayne O. Hinshaw,  1923-2002 

Benjamin H. Hinshaw     [ID 00018]

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Born Nov 15 1887, Danvers, McLean County, Illinois.^{1,33,127,209,a,b}

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.^b

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

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

Benjamin H. Hinshaw died Jan 15 1967, buried Parklawn Cemetery, Danvers, McLean County, Illinois.^33,127,209    Medical: Ben died from prostate cancer.^f

Ben's obituary appeared in the Bloomington Pantagraph on, as follows:^a

Ben Hinshaw Danvers (PNS) -- The funeral for Ben Hinshaw, 79, who died Thursday at his home, will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Otto-Argo Funeral Home here with the Rev. Richard Richards officiating.    Burial will be in Pa (sic) Lawn Cemetery. Visitation will be 2-4; 7-9 this afternoon and evening at the funeral home. Mr. Hinshaw was born near Danvers Nov. 15, 1887, a son of Charles Newton and Anna Ellen Smith Hinshaw.    He married Alma H. Anderson Nov. 24, 1920. Surviving are his wife; a son, Wayne, Danvers; a daughter, Mrs. Wesley Haskovec, Elma, Iowa; five grandchildren. Eight brothers and four sisters preceded him in death.

Alma died Jun - 1972, buried Parklawn Cemetery, Danvers, McLean County, Illinois.^33,127,209

Photo: Ben Hinshaw with brothers Bert, Harry and Ed ^g

Social Security information for Benjamin H. Hinshaw: 320-32-1401

Social Security information for Alma H. Anderson: 330-16-1553

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.

33. Gravestone inscriptions in the Hinshaw Cemetery, Stout's Grove Cemetery, Parklawn (Danvers) Cemetery, & Scogin Hill Cemetery, McLean County, Illinois.

127. Family group sheets from Randy Hunter ()

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 David W. Jones citing: obituary of Ben Hinshaw.

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

(c) 1920 census, Danvers Township, McLean County, Illinois; ED 127, page 15B, line #52, dwelling #171, family #181.

(d) Interview with Jack Hinshaw.

(e) Interview with Wayne Hinshaw.

(f) Contribution from David W. Jones citing: Eva Hinshaw.

(g) Photo courtesy of David W. Jones.

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