+-- Enan Hinshaw
                                                     |    1824-1901 
                        +-- Charles Newton Hinshaw --+
                        |    1849-1918               |
                        |                            +-- Rebecca Ingram
                        |                                 1829-1908 
Harry Lamont Hinshaw ---+
B: 1882                 |                            +-- William C. Smith
D: 1943                 |                            |
No Issue                +-- Anna Ella Smith ---------+
                             1852-1947               |
                                                     +-- Mary Jane Everal
M: Emma "Midge" Gassner

Harry Lamont Hinshaw     [ID 00021]

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Born Jan 6 1882.^1,127,a

Harry lost one eye as a young adult when a chip injured his eye while chopping wood.^b

He married Emma "Midge" Gassner.^c,b    Emma was born c1886, Illinois.^d

On Sep 12 1918 Harry Lamont Hinshaw, age 36, registered for the World War I draft in Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois.    He declared he was born January 6 1882, and was then residing in Danvers, McLean County, Illinois where he was a self-employed farmer.    He declared his nearest relative was Emma Hinshaw of Danvers.    He was recorded as medium height, medium build, brown eyes, brown hair.^a

Harry and Midge were shown in the 1920 census (Jan 17 1920) Danvers Township, McLean County, Illinois:^d

Midge was a nurse.^b    She had graduated in 1904 from Brokaw Hospital School of Nursing.^c

Harry Lamont Hinshaw died Apr 17 1943, Partridge Township, Woodford County, Illinois; buried Washburn, Illinois.^e,f,127

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

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.

127. Family group sheets from Randy Hunter ()

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

(b) Interview with Lola Hinshaw Worley.

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

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

(e) State of Illinois; Database of Illinois Death Certificates, 1916-1950:
http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/idphdeathindex.html.

(f) Contribution from David W. Jones citing: obituary of Laura (Hinshaw) Rockel.

(g) Photo courtesy of David W. Jones.

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