John Hinshaw

                                           ┌── John Hinshaw
                                           │    1747-1800 
                 ┌── Benjamin H. Hinshaw ──┤
                 │    1782-1866            │
                 │                         └── Ruth (Pike) Weisner
                 │                              1744-1795 
John Hinshaw ────┤
B: 1807          │                         ┌── William Bowman
D: 1882          │                         │
                 └── Annas Bowman ─────────┤
                      1790-1865            │
                                           └── Anna Workman
M: Sarah Elliott
   ├── Quinton Hinshaw (1830-1920) 1,2,3,4,5
   ├── Ruth Hinshaw (1832-1849) 1,2,3,4,5,6,7

M: Anna Ratliff
   ├── Nathan R. Hinshaw (1838-1873) 2,3,4,7,8
   ├── Rebecca Ann Hinshaw (1841-1889) 2,3,4,6,7,8,9
   ├── Cynthia Hinshaw (1844-1925) 2,4,7,8,9
   ├── John Hinshaw (1846-1921) 2,4,7,8,9
   ├── Jesse Hinshaw (1848-1921) 2,4,7,8,9,10
   ├── Sarah Jane Hinshaw (1850-?) 2,4,7,9,10
   ├── Mary M. Hinshaw (1852-1853) 7
   └── Benjamin Frank Hinshaw (1854-1926) 2,4,7,9,10

M: Nancy Boyle

John Hinshaw     [ID 00390] Click here to switch to Ahnentafel view: Ahnentafel View

Born 10-23-1807, Marlborough MM, Randolph County, North Carolina.3,4,5,8,9,10,11,12,13  

He married Sarah Elliott, 11-19-1829, Marlborough MM, North Carolina.1,3,4,6,12,14  Sarah, daughter of Joseph Elliott & Ruth Wilson, was born Apr 5 1808, North Carolina.1,4,5,12  

At Marlborough MM on 9-6-1832, John, Sarah, & family were granted certificates to New Garden MM, Wayne County, Indiana.12  

At New Garden MM on 12-15-1832, Sarah & child, Ruth, were received on a certificate from Marlborough MM, N.C. - endorsed to West Grove MM.  On 1-19-1833, John & son Quinton were also received on a certificate from Marlborough MM "endorsed by this meeting to West Grove & back to this meeting Dec 15-1832 [sic]".  On 2-16-1833, New Garden MM recorded "Certificate received for Sarah & daughter Ruth from Marlborough MM, N.C.; endorsed from West Grove".15  

At West Grove MM in 12-1832, Sarah & daughter Ruth were received on a certificate from Marlborough MM, N.C., at New Garden MM & endorsed over to West Grove MM.  In 1-1833, John & son Quinton were similarly received.3  

Sarah died Apr 5 1833, buried in North Carolina.1,4,16  

At West Grove MM in 12-1833, John & son Quinton were granted a certificate to New Garden MM.3  

At New Garden MM on 3-15-1834, John & children Quinton & Ruth were granted a certificate to Duck Creek MM.15  

At Duck Creek MM on 4-24-1834, John & children Quinton & Ruth were received on a certificate from New Garden MM.3  

He then married Anna Ratliff1,3,4,6,17 [Anna Ratcliff6], 12-20-18351,3,4,6,17, Clear Springs MH, Indiana1,3,4,6,17.  Anna, daughter of Joseph Ratliff & Rebecca Lamb, was born 6-25-1814, Surry County, North Carolina.1,3,4,8,9,16  

John and family were shown in the 1840 census, Henry County, Indiana:18

John Hinshaw household:
1 male under age 5 (Nathan)
1 male age 6-10 (Quinton)
1 male age 20-30 (John)
1 female age 6-10 (Ruth)
1 female age 20-30 (Anna)

At Duck Creek MM on 9-21-1845 John & family requested a certificate.  On 2-26-1846 Anna (wife of John) & children were granted a certificate to Back Creek MM.  On 5-21-1846, John was also granted a certificate to Back Creek MM.3  

At Back Creek MM on 4-16-1846, Anna & children Quinton, Ruth, Nathan, Rebecca Ann, & Cinthia were recieved on certificates from Duck Creek MM, Henry County, Indiana.  On 7-16-1846, John was similarly received.2  

John and family were shown in the 1850 census (Jul 24 1850), Green Township, Howard County, Indiana:8

John Hinshaw, age 42, born in North Carolina.
Anna Hinshaw, age 36, born in North Carolina.
Nathan Hinshaw, age 11, born in Indiana.
Rebecca Hinshaw, age 9, born in Indiana.
Cyntha Hinshaw, age 6, born in Indiana.
John Hinshaw, age 4, born in Indiana.
Jesse Hinshaw, age 1, born in Indiana.
Living nearby in 1850 was John's widowed sister, Anna Hinshaw Cox.19  

At Honey Creek MM on 7-10-1852, John (member of Back Creek MM) was reported taking an oath.2  

Back Creek MM on 11-18-1852 recorded John "has received & administered an oath" - reported by Honey Creek MM, Iowa [sic].2  

At Back Creek MM on 9-15-1853, John was disowned for "receiving & adminstering an oath".2  

John and family were shown in the 1860 census (Jul 24 1860), Union Township, Howard County, Indiana:9

John Henshaw, age 52, born in North Carolina; farmer; $2000 real estate; $600 personal property.
Anna Henshaw, age 46, born in North Carolina.
Rebecca Henshaw, age 19.
Cynthia Henshaw, age 17; attended school.
John Henshaw, age 14; attended school.
Jessee Henshaw, age 12; attended school.
Sarah Henshaw, age 9; attended school.
Benjamin F. Henshaw, age 6; attended school.
Living next door in 1860 was the family of nephew Milton Cox;20 one more house away was the family of widowed sister, Anna Hinshaw Cox.21  

Anna died Feb 7 1862.1,4,16  

At Back Creek MM on 7-17-1862, the children of John were granted a certificate to New Salem MM.2  

At New Salem MM on 7-26-1862, Nathan, Rebecca Ann, Cynthia, John, Jesse, Sarah Jane, & Benjamin F., children of John, were received on a certificate from Back Creek MM.2  

At New Salem MM on 6-25-1864, Rebecca Ann, wife of John (??), & children John, Jesse, Sarah J., & Benjamin F. were granted a certificate to Duck Creek MM, Henry County, Indiana.2  

At Duck Creek MM on 9-22-1864, Rebecca Ann and John Jr., Jesse, Sarah J., & Benjamin F. were received on a certificate from New Salem MM.3  

He then married Nancy Boyle22 [Nancy Boyd10, Nancy Byrket23,24,25, Nancy Byrkitt4], Mar 3 186422, Henry County, Indiana22.  Nancy, daughter of Jacob Byrket & Eve Sheats4,10,13,24,25,26, was born Jun 21 18254,10,13,24,25,26 [about 182627,28, Jun - 183029], Indiana4,10,13,24,25,26.  

Nancy had been previously married to Patrick Boyle, Feb 27 1845, Henry County, Indiana,28,30,31,32 by whom she had children Mary J.,26,28 James,10,26,28 Josephine, Alice, and Eliza/Louisa Boyle.10,26  Note that John's son Jesse married Nancy's daughter, Josephine Boyle.  

John and family were shown in the 1870 census (Sep 15 1870), Greensboro Township, Henry County, Indiana:10

Hinshaw, John, age 62, born in North Carolina; farmer; $5800 real estate; $951 personal property.
Hinshaw, Nancy, age 45, born in Indiana; keeping house.
Hinshaw, Jessie, age 22, born in Indiana; farming.
Hinshaw, Sarah J., age 19, born in Indiana; attended school.
Hinshaw, Benj F, age 16, born in Indiana; farm hand; attended school.
Boyd, James, age 21, born in Indiana; farm hand.
Boyd, Josephene, age 19, born in Indiana; attended school.
Boyd, Alice, age 17, born in Indiana; attended school.
Boyd, Eliza, age 16, born in Indiana; attended school.

John and Nancy were shown in the 1880 census (Jun 5 1880), Greensboro Township, Henry County, Indiana:13

Hinshaw, John, age 72, born in North Carolina; parents born in North Carolina; farmer.
Hinshaw, Nancy, wife, age 54, born in Indiana; parents born in North Carolina; keeps house.
Living next door in 1880 was the family of son Jesse.33  

John Hinshaw died May 4 1882, age 74y 7m 12d.1,4,34  

Nancy remarried to a William Keesling, Jan 28 1894, Henry County, Indiana.27,35  

Nancy and husband were shown in the 1900 census (Jun 11 1900), Fall Creek Township, Henry County, Indiana:29

Keesling, William, head-of-household, age 73, born Jan 1827 in Ohio; parents born in Virginia; married 6 years; occupation: farmer, retired; owned home (free).
Keesling, Nancy, wife, age 69, born June 1830 in Indiana; parents born in North Carolina; married 6 years; no children.

Nancy died Mar 18 1904.27  

Also see: John Hinshaw #8482 who married Dorotha Graves in 1862 [or 1872] Howard County, Indiana, which might actually be an additional marriage for this John.36  


Sources

  1. "Hinshaw-Bernard and Related Families" by Cordelia E. Bogue Wright, in the Family History Library of the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints (LDS), microfiche #6019151.
  2. "Abstracts of the Records of the Society of Friends in Indiana", Part 3, subtitled "Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Volume VII", (a compendium of many of the records left by William Wade Hinshaw on his death), edited by Willard Heiss; GS929.3 H47 in a local library.
  3. "Abstracts of the Records of the Society of Friends in Indiana", Part 4, subtitled "Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Volume VII", (a compendium of many of the records left by William Wade Hinshaw on his death), edited by Willard Heiss; GS929.3 H47 in a local library.
  4. "Webster Parry's Abstracts of Quaker Records", LDS microfilm #0367987
  5. Seth Hinshaw family bible, from "Hinshaw Family Bible Records",
    LDS microfilm 1906029, Item 1.
  6. The Church Of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints (LDS) International Genealogical Index (IGI) - Indiana.
  7. Contribution from A. M. Greenlee ().
  8. 1850 census, Green Township, Howard County, Indiana; roll M432-151, page 469A, line #36, dwelling #68, family #68.
  9. 1860 census, Jerome P.O., Union Township, Howard County, Indiana; roll M653-266, page 698, line #5, dwelling #1414, family #1313.
  10. 1870 census, Millville P.O., Greensboro Township, Henry County, Indiana; roll M593-323, page 90, line #22, dwelling #144, family #150.
  11. "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.
  12. "Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy", by William Wade Hinshaw, in many well-stocked libraries.
  13. 1880 census, Greensboro Township, Henry County, Indiana; roll T9-284, ED 7, page 114B, line #13, dwelling #76, family #78.
  14. The Church Of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints (LDS) International Genealogical Index (IGI) - North Carolina.
  15. "Abstracts of the Records of the Society of Friends in Indiana", Part 2, subtitled "Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Volume VII", (a compendium of many of the records left by William Wade Hinshaw on his death), edited by Willard Heiss; GS929.3 H47 in a local library.
  16. "Hinshaw Family": a collection of family group sheets by Edna Harvey Joseph; LDS FHL microfilm #1572018 items 8-10 and #1572019 items 1-4
  17. "Index of Indiana Marriages Through 1850", Indiana State Library, Genealogy Division: http://www.in.gov/library/genealogy.htm
  18. 1840 census, Henry County, Indiana; USGenWeb Archives (page 113, line 24).
  19. 1850 census, Green Township, Howard County, Indiana; roll M432-151, page 469B, line #21, dwelling #72, family #72.
  20. 1860 census, Jerome P.O., Union Township, Howard County, Indiana; roll M653-266, page 698, line #13, dwelling #1415, family #1314.
  21. 1860 census, Jerome P.O., Union Township, Howard County, Indiana; roll M653-266, page 698, line #16, dwelling #1416, family #1315.
  22. Henry County, Indiana Index to Marriage Records, Book 1, Vol. 2,
    1850-1920, Indiana Works Progress Administration; Book CC-3, page 147.
  23. Ancestry Family Tree data "JonesHoover_2010-10-22" posted by "lecjones80".
  24. RootsWeb WorldConnect data from: Jesse F Davis ().
  25. RootsWeb WorldConnect data from: Kriss Replogle ().
  26. 1860 census, Greensboro P.O., Greensboro Township, Henry County, Indiana; roll M653-266, page 439, line #4, dwelling #1617, family #157.
  27. Nancy Hinshaw family bible, from "Hinshaw Family Bible Records",
    LDS microfilm 1906029, Item 1.
  28. 1850 census, Greensboro Township, Henry County, Indiana; roll M432-151, page 295, line #19, dwelling #630, family #630.
  29. 1900 census, Fall Creek Township, Henry County, Indiana; roll T623-377, ED 57, page 6B, line #72, dwelling #130, family #132.
  30. Indiana, Marriage Collection, 1800-1941; http://www.ancestry.com.
  31. Indiana Marriages to 1850; http://www.ancestry.com.
  32. Indiana Marriages, 1802-1892; http://www.ancestry.com.
  33. 1880 census, Greensboro Township, Henry County, Indiana; roll T9-284, ED 7, page 114B, line #9, dwelling #75, family #77.
  34. Greensboro Friends Cemetery burials; Henry County Genealogical Services:
    http://www.hcgs.net/greenscem.html.
  35. Henry County, Indiana Index to Marriage Records, Book 1, Vol. 2,
    1850-1920, Indiana Works Progress Administration; Book CC-9, page 207.
  36. Speculation.


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