+-- William Hinshaw
                                                         |    1724-1814 
                                  +-- George Hinshaw ----+
                                  |    1775-1862         |
                                  |                      +-- Mary Hinshaw
                                  |                              ?-1822 
Jehu Hinshaw ---------------------+
B: 1819                           |                      +-- Francis Johnson
D: 1903                           |                      |
                                  +-- Susannah Johnson --+
                                       1790-1876         |
                                                         +-- Mary Harrington
M: Cynthia Ann Elizabeth Beeler
   +-- Adolphus D. Hinshaw,  1840-1911 
   +-- William Hinshaw,  1842-1920 
   +-- Reuben Hinshaw,  1844-1845 
   +-- Cornelia Hinshaw,  1846-1899 
   +-- Mary Hinshaw,  1847-1847 
   +-- Ellen Hinshaw,  1851-?    
   +-- Levi P. Hinshaw,  1853-1918 
   +-- Amos Hinshaw, c1856-?    
   +-- Alonzo Hinshaw,  1857-1943 

M: Mary Ann (Rhodes) Johnson
   +-- Grant Hinshaw,  1864-1932 
   +-- George W. Hinshaw,  1867-?    
   +-- Emma Hinshaw,  1869-?    

M: Margaret D. (Stephenson) Smith

Jehu Hinshaw     [ID 00543]

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    (Jehu Hinshaw)^1,46,102    (John Hinshaw)^{46,91,a,b,c,d}

Born Feb 19 1819, Overton County, Tennessee.^{1,45,80,134,180,e,f,g,h}    (c1817).ⁱ

Jehu was a minister; he was also a great hunter.¹⁰²

He married Cynthia Ann Elizabeth Beeler, Oct 31 1839, McLean County, Illinois.^{1,46,62,80,88,91,134,j,k}    (Ann Elizabeth Beeler)⁴⁶    Cynthia, daughter of William Beeler & Mary Hall, was born Jun 22 1821, Fayette County, Kentucky.^180,h,1,80

Jehu and family were shown in the 1840 census, McLean County, Illinois.^l   

Widower Jehu and family were shown in the 1860 census (Jul 17 1860), Woodford County, Illinois:ⁱ

Jehu and family were shown in the 1870 census (Jul 22 1870), Kansas Township, Woodford County, Illinois:^e

Mary died Apr 17 1888, buried East White Oak Cemetery, Kansas Township, Woodford County, Illinois.^1,80,180,h

He then married Margaret D. (Stephenson) Smith, Oct 30 1890, McLean County, Illinois.^1,46,80,b,d    (Margaret D. Stephenson)^1,46    Margaret was born Dec - 1831, Illinois.^g,n    No issue from the third marriage.^1,80,g,n

Jehu and Margaret were shown in the 1900 census (Jun 4 1900), Eureka, Woodford County, Illinois:^g

Jehu's obituary was published in "The Daily Review" (Decatur, Illinois) on Monday, February 2, 1903^o (see scan below).

Widow Margaret was shown in the 1910 census (Apr 20 1910), living alone in Eureka, Woodford County, Illinois:ⁿ

Jehu and family are buried in the far back of East White Oak Cemetery with a gravestone reading:¹⁸⁰

JEHU HINSHAW Feb 19, 1819 - Jan 29, 1903

CYNTHIA ANN BEELER HIS WIFE June 22, 1821 - May 30, 1858 REUBEN Oct 29, 1845 - Sep 26, 1845 MARV May 14, 1847 - May 14, 1847 CHILDREN OF J. & C.A. Hinshaw

MARY ANN RHODES HIS WIFE Mar. 14, 1827 Apr. 17, 1888

Photo: Jehu Hinshaw ^p

Photo: Cynthia Ann Elizabeth Beeler ^p

Photo: Jehu Hinshaw obituary "The Daily Review" (Decatur, Illinois), Feb 2 1903 ^o

Photo: Jehu Hinshaw gravestone East White Oak Cemetery ^h

Photo: Mary Ann Rhodes gravestone East White Oak Cemetery ^h

Photo: Margaret Stephenson Smith gravestone East White Oak Cemetery ^h

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.

45. The Church Of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints (LDS) International Genealogical Index (IGI) - Tennessee.

46. The Church Of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints (LDS) International Genealogical Index (IGI) - Illinois.

62. "Custer's McLean County", by Milo Custer, in the LDS Family History Library, microfilm #0897324, item 5.

80. "All About the Bensons, Hinshaws, and Others" by Imogen Benson Emery, in the LDS Family History Library, microfiche #6017328.

88. "McLean County Marriages, 1831-1841", by Milo T. Custer, F547 M16 C87 in the Sutro Genealogical Library in San Francisco.

91. Letters from Warren Gfeller, Wichita, KS (re George/Polly Toliver).

102. Family Group sheets gathered at the 1992 Hinshaw reunion, submitted by attendees.

134. Family lineage contributed by Peggy Joan (Peak) Hinshaw

180. Family history and family group sheets contributed by Mary G. Tidwell, 2320 SE Pennsylvania, Topeka, Kansas 66605 ()

(a) Contribution from Mara Bruce () citing:
McLean County, Illinois marriages, Marriage Card Catalog in the
McLean County Letitia Green Stevenson Genealogical Society Library,
McLean County Historical Society; McLean County book D pg 299/249.

(b) Contribution from Mara Bruce () citing:
McLean County, Illinois marriages, Marriage Card Catalog in the
McLean County Letitia Green Stevenson Genealogical Society Library,
McLean County Historical Society; McLean County book J pg 218.

(c) Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900 (book D, page 299):
http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/marriage.html.

(d) Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900 (book J, page 218):
http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/marriage.html.

(e) 1870 census, El Paso P.O., Kansas Township, Woodford County, Illinois; roll M593-295, page 314, line #5, dwelling #10, family #10.

(f) 1880 census, Kansas Township, Woodford County, Illinois; roll T9-0262, ED 237, page 557C, line #37, dwelling #22, family #22.

(g) 1900 census, Eureka, Woodford County, Illinois; roll T623-356, ED 132, page 5A, line #46, dwelling #149, family #121.

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

(i) 1860 census, Stouts Grove P.O., Kansas Township, Woodford County, Illinois; roll M653-241, page 851, line #11, dwelling #1583, family #1581.

(j) Contribution from Mara Bruce () citing:
"McLean Co. Marriage Records 1831 - 1872", Book A, page 141.

(k) Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900 (book A, page 141):
http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/marriage.html.

(l) 1840 census, McLean County, Illinois; roll M704-65, page 282.

(m) 1880 census, Kansas Township, Woodford County, Illinois; roll T9-0262, ED 237, page 557C, line #33, dwelling #21, family #21.

(n) 1910 census, 1st Ward, Eureka, Woodford County, Illinois; roll T624-337, ED 136, page 272B, line #57, dwelling #124, family #129.

(o) "The Daily Review", Feb 2 1903; http://www.ancestry.com.

(p) Photo from the book "The Hinshaw and Henshaw Families", 1911.

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