Myrtle Ruth Hinshaw

Myrtle Ruth Hinshaw

                                             +-- Solomon Hinshaw
                                             |    1817-1873 
                        +-- Ira J. Hinshaw --+
                        |    1840-1878       |
                        |                    +-- Rachel Hodgin
                        |                         1819-1869 
Myrtle Ruth Hinshaw ----+
B: 1874                 |                    +-- Eli Thomas
D: 1938                 |                    |
                        +-- Hannah Thomas ---+
                             1836-1917       |
                                             +-- Martha (Thomas)
M: Henry D. Haslem

M: William J. Arthur

M: Richard Lavall Obarr

Myrtle Ruth Hinshaw [ID 04149]

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Born Aug - 1874, Indiana.^a,b,c

She married Henry D. Haslem, about 1893.^144,b,d Henry was born Sep - 1869, Illinois.^b

Myrtle and Henry settled (along with four other families of Hinshaws) about six miles northeast of Jet, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma.^e

Children:^b,f,d

Virgie Mae Haslem, born c1895.

Decima "Dessie" Haslem, born c1896.

Otto Haslam; (buried in Thrawl Cemetery, Jet, Oklahoma).

Myrle Vertner Haslem, born c1901; died Oct 10 1950, Magdelena, NM; married Georgia -.

Myrtle and family were shown in the 1900 census (Jun 30 1900), Saline Township, Woods County (now Alfalfa County), Oklahoma Territory:^b

Haslem, Henry, head-of-household, age 30, born Sep 1869 in Illinois; parents born in England; married 7 years; farmer.

Haslem, Myrtle, wife, age 25, born Aug 1874 in Indiana; father born in Indiana; mother born in Ohio [sic]; married 7 years; 3 children, 2 living.

Haslem, Virgie, daughter, age 5, born Sep 1894 in Kansas; father born in Illinois; mother born in Indiana.

Haslem, Dessie, daughter, age 4, born Oct 1895 in Kansas; father born in Illinois; mother born in Indiana.

Living next door in 1900 were Myrtle's sister Rosanna^g and their widowed mother Hannah Hinshaw.^h

Henry died before 1910.^f

Widow Myrtle and family were shown in the 1910 census (Apr 18 1910), Jett town, Saline Township, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma:^f

Haslem, Myrtle, head-of-household, age 35, born in Indiana; father born in Indiana; mother born in Iowa [sic]; widow; 4 children, 3 living; rented home; occupation: "own income".

Haslem, Virgie M., daughter, age 15, born in Kansas; father born in Illinois; mother born in Indiana.

Haslem, Dessie M., daughter, age 13, born in Kansas; father born in Illinois; mother born in Indiana.

Haslem, Merle, son, age 9, born in Oklahoma; father born in Illinois; mother born in Indiana.

Tenax, Pearl O., partner, age 25, born in Pennsylvania; parents born in Pennsylvania; public school teacher (unemployed); single.

Tenax, Jennie G., partner, age 21, born in Kansas; parents born in Pennsylvania; saleslady in general store (unemployed); single.

She then married William J. Arthur, Apr 28 1910, Jet, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma.^144,d William was born in 1869.^i,j

Children:

Hanna Bethena/Bethina Arthur, born Aug 1 1911, Norman, OK; died Aug 14 1992, Fort Bragg, Mendocino County, California; married - Cooney. ^k,209,l,d

Roberta Bell Arthur, born Sep 17 1914, Cherokee, OK; died Oct 29 1914. ^d

Myrtle and William Arthur apparently moved to California sometime before 1922^i,m (probably between 1920 and 1922, as neither were shown in the 1920 Mendocino County, California register).ⁿ

William died Dec 30 1922, Mendocino County, California; age 53; buried Rose Memorial Park, Fort Bragg, Mendocino County, California.^o (Dec 31 1922).ⁱ

She then married Richard Lavall Obarr.^p,j,c,q Richard was born May 24 1849, Arkansas.^r (May 22 1849).^s (c1850).^t,u,v

Richard had been previously married Apr 21 1870 to Malinda Sabrina Halsel,^s,r,u who had died Feb 24 1918^o and by whom he had nine children,^s then c1920-1922 to Pamela Belle Clement,^r who had died Feb 22 1922.^o

Richard died Dec 22 1925, Ukiah, Mendocino County, California; age 76; buried Fairhaven Memorial Park, Santa Ana, California.^p,s,r,o

In 1930 Mrs. Myrtle Obarr was registered as a Republican in (or near) Ukiah, Mendocino County, California.^m Her occupation was shown as "laundryman".^c

Myrtle Ruth Hinshaw died Oct 18 1938, Mendocino County, California; age 64; buried Rose Memorial Park, Fort Bragg, Mendocino County, California.^c,j

Myrtle's obituary was published in the "Dispatch Democrat" (Mendocino County, California) on Oct 21 1938.^q

SOURCES

144. The old family bible of Chester Edward Hinshaw, containing family lineage information recorded by Rosina Harriet Hinshaw, contributed by Marion Hinshaw and Heather Hinshaw-Tomas.

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) 1880 census, Sterling Township, Rice County, Kansas; roll T9-0394, ED 275, page 181B, line #1, dwelling #9, family #9.

(b) 1900 census, Saline Township, Woods County, Oklahoma Territory; ED 234, page 43B, line #83, dwelling #297, family #304.

(c) Mendocino County, California Cemetery Index:
http://www.pacificsites.com/~pcarna/cemo.TXT.

(d) Contribution from Steven Fletcher () citing:
Notes from Linda (Green) Gibbs April 15, 2002.

(e) Contribution from Harold Blackledge ().

(f) 1910 census, Saline Township, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma; ED 13, page 4A, line #20, dwelling #73, family #73.

(g) 1900 census, Saline Township, Woods County, Oklahoma Territory; ED 234, page 43B, line #87, dwelling #298, family #305.

(h) 1900 census, Saline Township, Woods County, Oklahoma Territory; ED 234, page 43B, line #95, dwelling #299, family #306.

(i) "Mendocino County Cemetery Index":
http://www.pacificsites.com/~pcarna/cema.TXT.

(j) VitalSearch California Death Index 1930-1939:
http://www.vitalsearch-ca.com/gen/ca/_vitals/cadeathm.htm.

(k) RootsWeb California Death Index:
http://vitals.rootsweb.com/ca/death/search.cgi.

(l) "Mendocino County Death Index 1940-1997":
http://www.pacificsites.com/~pcarna/Deathc.TXT.

(m) Index to the Mendocino County "1930 Great Register":
http://www.pacificsites.com/~pcarna/1930grh.TXT.

(n) Index to the Mendocino County "1920 Great Register":
http://www.pacificsites.com/~pcarna/1920grh.TXT.

(o) VitalSearch California Death Index 1905-1929:
http://www.vitalsearch-ca.com/gen/ca/_vitals/cadeathm.htm.

(p) Contribution from Betsy Scott ().

(q) Mendocino County obituaries:
http://www.pacificsites.com/~pcarna/obito.TXT.

(r) RootsWeb WorldConnect data by Cheri Astrahan ().

(s) RootsWeb WorldConnect data by George M. Findley (), citing: Betsy Scott.

(t) 1910 census, Whitlock District, Mariposa County, California; roll T624-87, ED 96, page 166A, line #8, family #6.

(u) 1910 census, 5th Ward, Santa Ana, Orange County, California; roll T624-90, ED 59, page 128A, line #1, dwelling #239, family #251.

(v) 1920 census, 4th Ward, Santa Ana, Orange County, California; roll T625-124, ED 85, page 5B, line #84, dwelling #115, family #118.

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