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Absalom Hinshaw

                                               +-- Absolom Hinshaw
                                               |    1752-1830 
                   +-- John Hinshaw -----------+
                   |    1783-1855              |
                   |                           +-- Elizabeth Hinshaw
                   |                               c1753-1833 
Absalom Hinshaw ---+
B: 1828            |                           +-- Amos Ratcliff
D: 1905            |                           |
                   +-- Margaret Ann Ratcliff --+
                        1790-1860              |
                                               +-- Eleanor Cashatt
M: Edith H. West
   +-- Viola Alice Hinshaw,  1855-1891 
   +-- Caroline E. Hinshaw,  1856-1873 
   +-- Frank W. Hinshaw,  1858-1886 
   +-- Sarah Addie Hinshaw,  1860-1931 
   +-- Florence M. Hinshaw,  1862-?    
   +-- Minnie Dora Hinshaw,  1864-1883 
   +-- Margaret Gertrude Hinshaw,  1866-1886 
   +-- William Thomas Hinshaw,  1868-1937 
   +-- Clifford Hinshaw,  1871-1872 
   +-- Henrietta J. Hinshaw,  1873-1958 
   +-- Esther Jane Hinshaw,  1875-1877 
   +-- George Washington Hinshaw,  1877-1881
Absalom Hinshaw     [ID 01931] Click here to switch to Ahnentafel view: Ahnentafel View

    (Absalom Hinshaw)a    (Absalom Henshaw)b    (Absolom Hinshaw)58    (Absolom Henshaw)2,c    (Absolem Henshaw)2

Born 8-24-1828, Newberry MM, Highland, Ohio.2,58,d,e,f,g

Absolem shown age 22 in the 1850 Census, Columbiana, Ohioc

He married Edith H. West, Apr 20 1854, Clinton County, Ohio.2,58,h,148,i    (Eadeth West)2    Edith, daughter of Peyton Martin West & Sarah Hadley, was born 2-14-1833, Ohio.2,d,e,f,g,j

At Newberry MM (Ohio) on 6-18-1855, Edith Hinshaw (formerly West) condemned her marriage out of unity.2

At Newberry MM on 2-20-1865, Absolom and children Viola A., Caroline E., Frank W., Sarah A., Florence N., & Minnie D. were received by request.2

Absolem and family were shown in the 1870 census (Jun 10 1870), Clark Township, Clinton County, Ohio:e

Hinshaw, Absalom, age 42, born in Ohio; farmer; $13300 real estate; $1400 personal property.
Hinshaw, Edith H., age 37, born in Ohio; keeping house.
Hinshaw, Viola, age 14, born in Ohio; attended school.
Hinshaw, Caroline E., age 12, born in Ohio; attended school.
Hinshaw, Frank W., age 11, born in Ohio; attended school.
Hinshaw, Sarah A., age 9, born in Ohio; attended school.
Hinshaw, Florence, age 7, born in Ohio; attended school.
Hinshaw, Minnie D., age 6, born in Ohio; attended school.
Hinshaw, Margaret, age 4, born in Ohio.
Hinshaw, William, age 2, born in Ohio.

Absolem and family were shown in the 1880 census (Jun 1880), Clarke Township, Clinton County, Ohio:f
Hinshaw, Absalom, age 51, born in Ohio; parents born in North Carolina; farmer.
Hinshaw, Edith, wife, age 46, born in Ohio; father born in Virginia; mother born in North Carolina; keeping house.
Hinshaw, Frank, son, age 22, born in Ohio; parents born in Ohio; working on farm.
Hinshaw, Minnie, daughter, age 15, born in Ohio; parents born in Ohio; attended school.
Hinshaw, Gertrude, daughter, age 13, born in Ohio; parents born in Ohio; attended school.
Hinshaw, William, son, age 11, born in Ohio; parents born in Ohio; attended school.
Hinshaw, Henrietta, daughter, age 7, born in Ohio; parents born in Ohio; attended school.
Hinshaw, George, son, age 3, born in Ohio; parents born in Ohio.

Absalom and family were shown in the 1900 census (Jun 14 1900), Twin Township, Ross County, Ohio:g
Hinshaw, Absalom, head-of-household, age 71, born Aug 1828 in Ohio; parents born in North Carolina; married 46 years; occupation: farmer; rented farm.
Hinshaw, Edith H., wife, age 66, born Feb 1833 in Ohio; father born in Virginia; mother born in North Carolina; married 46 years; 12 children, 5 living.
Hinshaw, Nettie J., daughter, age 37, born Feb 1873 in Ohio; parents born in Ohio; single.
Hinshaw, William, son, age 31, born Oct 1868 in Ohio; parents born in Ohio; married 8 years; occupation: farmer.
Hinshaw, Renna, daughter-in-law, age 26 [unclear], born Mar 1874 in Ohio; parents born in Ohio; married 8 years; 2 children, 2 living.
Hinshaw, Clifford E., grandson, age 6, born May 1894 in Ohio; parents born in Ohio; attended school 2 months.
Hinshaw, Donald L., grandson, age 2, born Mar 1898 in Ohio; parents born in Ohio; occupation: farm laborer [sic].
Woodland, Thomas, hand, [..age not shown..], born in Ohio; parents born in Ohio; occupation: farm laborer.

Absalom Hinshaw died May 26 1905, Twin Township, Ross County, Ohio.d,148

Widow Edith and family were shown in the 1910 census (Apr 20 1910), Bainbridge Road, Twin Township, Ross County, Ohio:j

Hinshaw, Edith, head-of-household, age 77, born in Ohio; father born in Virginia; mother born in North Carolina; widow; 12 children, 3 living; occupation: farmer, general farm; rented farm.
Hinshaw, William, son, age 42, born in Ohio; parents born in Ohio; widower; occupation: manager, farm.
Hinshaw, Earl, grandson, age 15, born in Ohio; parents born in Ohio; attended school.
Hinshaw, Donald, grandson, age 12, born in Ohio; parents born in Ohio; attended school.
Hinshaw, Floyd, grandson, age 10, born in Ohio; parents born in Ohio; attended school.

Edith died Nov 21 1912, Twin Township, Ross County, Ohio.d   

SOURCES

2. "Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy", by William Wade Hinshaw, in many well-stocked libraries.

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

148. Family group sheets contributed by Melissa Kay Hinshaw Owens

(a) Contribution from Melissa Kay Hinshaw Owens citing:
Court documents signed by Absalom Hinshaw (Clinton County, Ohio).

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

(c) 1850 census, District 163, Clark Township, Clinton County, Ohio; page 264, line #9, dwelling #988, family #988.

(d) Contribution from Ginger-lyn (Hinshaw) Summer citing:
Jane Walls Wilson, Bainbridge, Ohio, in part from family group sheets
in the possession of Almeda Grace Hinshaw Rhinehart,
brought to a Hinshaw family reunion in the late 1980s.

(e) 1870 census, Farmers Station P.O., Clark Township, Clinton County, Ohio; roll M593-1182, page 477, line #4, dwelling #126, family #131.

(f) 1880 census, Clarke Township, Clinton County, Ohio; roll T9-1001, ED 56, page 36D, line #7, dwelling #200, family #213.

(g) 1900 census, Twin Township, Ross County, Ohio; ED 102, page 182B, line #55, dwelling #109, family #111.

(h) Contribution from Ginger-lyn (Hinshaw) Summer citing:
Absalom & Edith's marriage license.

(i) Contribution from Melissa Kay Hinshaw Owens citing:
Clinton County, Ohio, courthouse marriage records.

(j) 1910 census, Twin Township, Ross County, Ohio; ED 180, page 136A, line #29, dwelling #114, family #117.

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