┌── Simon Hinshaw
│ 1785-1852
┌── Charles Hinshaw ───────┤
│ 1814-1849 │
│ └── Rebecca Hobson
│ 1784-1855
Abraham Jay Hinshaw ───┤
B: 1845 │ ┌── Abraham (Abram) Haybarger
D: 1916 │ │
└── Mary Susan Haybarger ──┤
1824-1883 │
└── Mary Crowbarger
M: Cyllene J. Harris
├── Charles Bernard Hinshaw (1872-1925) 1,2,3,4,5
├── Ollis David Hinshaw (1875-1923) 1,2,3,4,5,6
├── Belle C. Hinshaw (1876-?) 1,2,3,4
├── Harriett Sue Hinshaw (1878-?) 1,2,3,4,5
├── Lettie May Hinshaw (1881-?) 1,2,3,4
└── Mary Ethel Hinshaw (1883-?) 1,2,3,4
Abraham Jay Hinshaw [ID 00438]
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Abraham Jay Hinshaw1 [Abraham Jehu Hinshaw2].
Born Jul 28 1845, Danvers Township, McLean County, Illinois.1,2,3,5,7,8,9,10
He married Cyllene J. Harris1,2,3,5 [Cyllene S. Harris8, Cyllena Harris11], Dec 29 18701,2,3,5. Cyllene, daughter of Rev. William B. Harris & Harriet Paseley, was born Aug 1 1844, Logan County, Kentucky.1,2,3,4,7,8
Abraham was a farmer near Danvers, McLean County, Illinois.1
Abraham was politically a Republican supporter. He served 12 years as a school Trustee. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church (note first generation in this line to leave the Quakers - his father was a Quaker, but his mother was a Methodist).2
Abraham and family were shown in the 1880 census (Jun 5 1880), Danvers Township, McLean County, Illinois:11
Hinshaw, Abrahm J, age 36, born in Illinois; father born in North Carolina; mother born in Virginia; farmer.
Hinshaw, Cyllena, wife, age 35, born in Kentucky; both parents born in Kentucky; keeping house.
Hinshaw, Charly B, son, age 8, born in Illinois; father born in Illinois; mother born in Kentucky; attended school.
Hinshaw, Ollis D, son, age 4, born in Illinois; father born in Illinois; mother born in Kentucky.
Hinshaw, Bell C, daughter, age 3, born in Illinois; father born in Illinois; mother born in Kentucky.
Hinshaw, Hattie Sue, daughter, age 1, born in Illinois; father born in Illinois; mother born in Kentucky.
Rusmisel, William, farm hand, age 17, born in Illinois; laborer.
Living nearby in 1880 was his brother Charles,12 as well as his widowed mother with his sister Mary Becky.13
Cyllene died May 6 1900, buried Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, McLean County, Illinois.1,2,3,7,8
Widower Abraham Hinshaw and family were again shown in the 1900 census (Jun 22 1900), Danvers Township, McLean County, Illinois:10
Hinshaw, Abraham J, head-of-household, age 54, born Jul 1845 in Illinois; father born in South Carolina [sic]; mother born in Virginia; widower; farmer; owned farm.
Hinshaw, Charles, son, age 28, born Feb 1872 in Illinois; father born in Illinois; mother born in Kentucky; farm laborer.
Hinshaw, Ollis D., son, age 24, born Oct 1875 in Illinois; father born in Illinois; mother born in Kentucky; attended school.
Hinshaw, Belle, daughter, age 23, born Dec 1876 in Illinois; father born in Illinois; mother born in Kentucky.
Hinshaw, Hattie, daughter, age 21, born Sep 1878 in Illinois; father born in Illinois; mother born in Kentucky.
Hinshaw, May, daughter, age 19, born Mar 1881 in Illinois; father born in Illinois; mother born in Kentucky.
Hinshaw, Mary E, daughter, age 16, born Aug 1883 in Illinois; father born in Illinois; mother born in Kentucky.
Widower Abraham Hinshaw and family were again shown in the 1910 census (May 5 1910), Danvers Township, McLean County, Illinois:14
Hinshaw, Abraham J, head-of-household, age 64, born in Illinois; father born in South Carolina [sic]; mother born in Virginia; widower; farmer; owned farm.
Hinshaw, Bell C., daughter, age 33, born in Illinois; father born in Illinois; mother born in Kentucky; single.
Garst, Hattie S., daughter, age 31, born in Illinois; father born in Illinois; mother born in Kentucky; married 7 years; 2 children, 2 living.
Garst, Clinton O., son-in-law, age 41, born in Illinois; parents born in Ohio; married 7 years; farmer.
Garst, Ola M., daughter, age 5, born in Illinois; parents born in Illinois.
Garst, Lyle J., son, age 3, born in Illinois; parents born in Illinois.
Phips, George, hired man, age 23, born in Indiana; farm laborer.
Abraham Jay Hinshaw died Aug 15 1916, buried Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, McLean County, Illinois.7,8
Photo: Abraham Jay Hinshaw
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Photo: Cyllene J. Harris
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Sources
- "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.
- "History of McLean County", F547 M16 B3 in the Sutro Library, S.F.
- Family group sheets from Randy Hunter ()
- "Hinshaw Family": a collection of family group sheets by Edna Harvey Joseph;
LDS FHL microfilm #1572018 items 8-10 and #1572019 items 1-4
- The Church Of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints (LDS)
International Genealogical Index (IGI) - Illinois.
- U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970; http://www.ancestry.com.
- Gravestone inscriptions in the Hinshaw Cemetery, Stout's Grove Cemetery,
Parklawn (Danvers) Cemetery, & Scogin Hill Cemetery, McLean County, Illinois.
- "Cemetery Records, McLean County, Illinois and Vicinity", F547 M16 H35
in the Sutro Genealogy Library in San Francisco.
- "1850 Federal Census, McLean County, Illinois" (a summary),
GR929.377359 G38 in a local library.
- 1900 census, Danvers Township, McLean County, Illinois; ED 100, page 5B, line #69, dwelling #265, family #266.
- 1880 census, Danvers Township, McLean County, Illinois; ED 154, page 9, line #1, dwelling #63, family #64.
- 1880 census, Danvers Township, McLean County, Illinois; ED 154, page 8, line #36, dwelling #60, family #61.
- 1880 census, Danvers Township, McLean County, Illinois; ED 154, page 8, line #41, dwelling #61, family #62.
- 1910 census, Danvers Township, McLean County, Illinois; ED 99, page 12A-B, line #48, dwelling #293, family #293.
- Photo from the book "The Hinshaw and Henshaw Families", 1911.
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