+-- Absolom Hinshaw
                                                     |    1752-1830 
                         +-- John Hinshaw -----------+
                         |    1783-1855              |
                         |                           +-- Elizabeth Hinshaw
                         |                               c1753-1833 
Amos Ratcliff Hinshaw ---+
B: 1825                  |                           +-- Amos Ratcliff
D: 1900                  |                           |
                         +-- Margaret Ann Ratcliff --+
                              1790-1860              |
                                                     +-- Eleanor Cashatt
M: Sarah Jane Pelley
   +-- Elizabeth J. Hinshaw,  1844-?    
   +-- Francis Alonzo Hinshaw,  1851-1900 

M: Elizabeth Linton
   +-- Alfanza Hinshaw,            
   +-- Americus Fernando Hinshaw,  1854-1943 
   +-- Selustina Evaline Hinshaw,  1855-1905 
   +-- Sarah Janet Hinshaw,  1857-1883 
   +-- Suvanna Alfiala Hinshaw,  1859-?    
   +-- Theron Nimsico Hinshaw,  1860-1899 
   +-- Alton Aleck Hinshaw,  1863-?    
   +-- Ada Genevera Hinshaw,  1864-1866 
   +-- John Daniel T. Hinshaw,  1867-1896 
   +-- Mattie Alwilda Hinshaw,  1869->1944
   +-- Angeline Josephine Hinshaw,  1873-1898 

Amos Ratcliff Hinshaw     [ID 01930]

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Born Sep 5 1825, Clinton County, Ohio.^{121,a,b,c,d,e,f}

He married Sarah Jane Pelley.^a    (Sarah Jane Kelly)^g    Sarah was born c1829, Virginia.^c    Sarah was the sister of Amos' brother Abel's wife.^a

Amos and his brothers John and Timothy had all moved to Randolph County, Indiana sometime before 1850.^c

Amos Hinchaw and family were shown in the 1850 census, Washington Township, Randolph County, Indiana:^c

Amos and family were again shown in the 1860 census (Jul 1 1860), then living in Greensfork Township, Randolph County, Indiana:^d

Amos and his brother Abel were Civil War soldiers.^121,o    Amos and Abel (who lost a leg in the Civil War) came to Missouri in 1865, immediately after the war.    They travelled by river, landing at Burlington, Missouri.    They lived on the bottom land in that area for a few years.    They then moved to Cedar Creek, also Boone County, Missouri.    They built a log house, and later a frame house which is still standing on a farm owned by Luther Clatterbuck.    The farm was very productive and Amos made a good living farming it.    He also raised watermelons on four or five acres of sandy land.^a

Amos and family were again shown in the 1870 census (Aug 15 1870), Cedar Township, Boone County, Missouri:^e

Amos Ratcliff Hinshaw died Nov 30 1900, Ashland, Boone County, Missouri; buried Millersburg Cemetery, near Millersburg, Callaway County, Missouri.^m,q,r,s

In Sep 1898 Elizabeth applied for a Civil War pension, as wife of Amos R. Hinshaw, invalid, veteran of the Indiana Infantry.^t    In Feb 1901 Elizabeth again applied for a Civil War pension, as widow of Amos R. Hinshaw, veteran of the Indiana Infantry.^t

Elizabeth died May 30 1905, Boydsville, Callaway County, Missouri; buried Millersburg Cemetery, near Millersburg, Callaway County, Missouri.^m,a,j,i    Elizabeth's death was reported Jun 12 1905 in the Fulton (Callaway County) Telegraph, and in the Callaway Weekly Gazette.^j

Photo: Amos Ratcliff Hinshaw and Elizabeth Linton

Photo: Amos Ratcliff family photo

SOURCES

47. The Church Of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints (LDS) International Genealogical Index (IGI) - Indiana.

121. Family information from Val & Harold Hinshaw.

(a) Contribution from Frank Machala Hinshaw.

(b) Contribution from Lynn Lewis () citing:
Amos Hinshaw gravestone, Goshen Cemetery, near Wilton, Missouri.

(c) 1850 census, Washington Township, Randolph County, Indiana; roll 168, pg 41, household #6.

(d) 1860 census, Greensfork Township, Randolph County, Indiana; pg 765, line #7, dwelling #523, family #509.

(e) 1870 census, Columbia P.O., Cedar Township, Boone County, Missouri; page 32B, line #24, dwelling #580, family #583.

(f) 1900 census, Cedar Township, Boone County, Missouri; ED 16, page 49A (sheet 1A), line #1, dwelling #1, family #1.

(g) Contribution from Melissa Kay Hinshaw Owens citing:
Clinton County, Ohio, Marriage Record Book 4, page 140.

(h) Indiana Marriages, 1845-1920; http://www.ancestry.com (county bk page 25).

(i) Contribution from Jody Logan ().

(j) "Missouri Newspaper Death Index", Ancestry Inc., 1997, Orem UT. (www.ancestry.com).

(k) Contribution from Lynn Lewis () citing:
Elizabeth Hinshaw gravestone, Goshen Cemetery, near Wilton, Missouri.

(l) Contribution from Jody Logan () citing: LDS IGI.

(m) Contribution from Frank Machala Hinshaw citing:
gravestone, Millersburg Cemetery, Callaway County, Missouri.

(n) 1860 census, Greensfork Township, Randolph County, Indiana; pg 765, line #4, dwelling #522, family #508.

(o) Contribution from Ginger-lyn (Hinshaw) Summer.

(p) LDS 1880 census index, Cedar Township, Boone County, Missouri; roll T9-0676, ED 12, page 63B.

(q) Weant, Kenneth: "Boone County, Missouri 5977 Deaths Reported in the
Columbia Missouri Herald, 7 January 1892 - 30 December 1901", Vol. 2.
Orem, UT: Ancestry, Inc., 1999.

(r) Boone County, Missouri Obituaries, 1871-91; http://www.ancestry.com.

(s) Boone County, Missouri Obituaries, 1892-1901; http://www.ancestry.com.

(t) National Archives and Records Administration. "General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934":
"Civil War Pension Index". [database] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2000.

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