+-- Francis Hanshaw
                                                        |   c1802-1870 
                            +-- John Jackson Hanshaw ---+
                            |    1832-1913              |
                            |                           +-- Mary Ann Obrion Simmons
                            |                               c1801-?    
Grover Cleveland Hanshaw ---+
B: 1893                     |                           +-- Wilson Arthur
D: 1971                     |                           |
                            +-- Mary Druzilla Arthurs --+
                                 1850-1936              |
                                                        +-- Mary Miller
M: Susan Vera Rogers
   +-- Delta Faye Hanshaw,  1913-1995 
   +-- Lester R. Hanshaw, c1915-     
   +-- Cenith Alice Hanshaw,  1918-2006 
   +-- Ruby M. Hanshaw,  1922-1984 

M: Opal F. McCallister

Grover Cleveland Hanshaw     [ID 03593]

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Born Oct 7 1893, Wallback, Clay County, West Virginia.^{a,b,209,c,d,e,f,g,h,i,j,k}

He married Susan Vera Rogers, Jan 13 1913, Clay County, West Virginia.^a,b,l,e    (Susie Rodgers)^m    Susan, daughter of William Harrison Rogers & Mary Boggs, was born Oct 29 1895, Roane County, West Virginia.^g,h,j,k,m

Note that Susan was the sister of Rhoda Rogers who married Grover's brother Van.

On Jun 5 1917 Grover Cleveland Hanshaw, age 23, registered for the World War I draft in Clay County, West Virginia.    He declared he was born October 7 1893 in Wallback, West Virginia, and was then residing in Procious, West Virginia, where he was a self-employed farmer with a wife and two children.    No previous military service.    He was recorded as medium height, medium build, gray eyes, dark hair, no disabilities.^f

Grover and family were shown in the 1920 census (Feb 20 1920), Clay County, West Virginia:^g

Susan's obituary was published in the "Charleston Daily Mail" (Charleston, West Virginia) on Saturday evening, August 1, 1931^o (see scan below).

Grover was shown in the 1934 city directory of Charleston, West Virginia:ⁿ

He then married Opal F. McCallister, Jan 27 1945, Winfield, Putnam County, West Virginia.^q    (Opal F. Blankenship)^q    Opal, daughter of Elijah Blankenship & Louisa Adkins, was born about 1905, Kanawha County, West Virginia.^q

In 1971 Grover was living in/near Widen, Clay County, West Virginia.²⁰⁹

Grover Cleveland Hanshaw died Aug 8 1971, buried Pleasant Hill Cemetery, near Wallback, Clay County, West Virginia.^209,j

Opal died Sep - 1985.²⁰⁹

Photo: Grover Cleveland Hanshaw ^r

Photo: Grover Cleveland Hanshaw & Susan V. Rogers marriage license Clay County, West Virginia ^e

Photo: Susie Rodgers Hanshaw death record ^m

Photo: Susan Vera Rogers obituary "Charleston Daily Mail" (Charleston, West Virginia), Saturday evening, August 1, 1931 ^o

Photo: Grover Cleveland Hanshaw & Opal F. McCallister marriage license Putnam County, West Virginia ^q

Photo: Grover Cleveland Hanshaw & Susan Vera Rogers gravestone Pleasant Hill Cemetery ^k

Social Security information for Grover Cleveland Hanshaw: 235-01-2106

Social Security information for Opal F. McCallister: 233-82-6411

SOURCES

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 Melissa Kay Hanshaw McLain.

(b) "Hacker's Creek Pioneer Descendants", "Don Norman Family Files": http://www.rootsweb.com/~hcpd/norman/HANSHAW.

(c) 1900 census, Henry District, Clay County, West Virginia; roll T623-1757, ED 7, page 18B, line #83, dwelling #315, family #336.

(d) 1910 census, Henry District, Clay County, West Virginia; roll T624-1678, ED 2, page 289A, line #38, dwelling #232, family #236.

(e) Grover Cleveland Hanshaw & Susan V. Rogers marriage license; West Virginia Division of Culture and History:
http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=10985735&Type=Marriage.

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

(g) 1920 census, Clay County, West Virginia; roll T625-1949, ED 28, page 13A, line #14, dwelling #212, family #214.

(h) 1930 census, Spring Hill, Jefferson Township, Kanawha County, West Virginia; roll T626-2538, ED 67, page 15A, line #1, dwelling #349, family #349.

(i) U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942; http://www.ancestry.com.

(j) Burials in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Clay County, West Virginia; USGenWeb:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvclay/clocem3.htm.

(k) http://www.findagrave.com.

(l) West Virginia, Marriages Index, 1785-1971; http://www.ancestry.com.

(m) Susie Rodgers Hanshaw death record; West Virginia Division of Culture and History:
http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=5522232&Type=Death.

(n) U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989; http://www.ancestry.com.

(o) "Charleston Daily Mail", Aug 1 1932; http://www.ancestry.com.

(p) 1940 census, Spring Hill, Jefferson District, Kanawha County, West Virginia; roll T627-4415, ED 20-95, page 11A, line #12, household #187.

(q) Grover Cleveland Hanshaw & Opal F. McCallister marriage license; West Virginia Division of Culture and History:
http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11485956&Type=Marriage.

(r) Photo courtesy of Ellen Jones () and (private) Hanshaw.

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