┌── Adolphus D. Hinshaw
                                                   │    1840-1911 
                              ┌── Elmer Hinshaw ───┤
                              │    1863-1935       │
                              │                    └── Louisa Jane Brown
                              │                         1840-1870 
Milton Osborn Hinshaw ────────┤
B: 1886                       │                    ┌── G.D. Reid
D: 1970                       │                    │
                              └── Nettie F. Reid ──┤
                                   1865-1943       │
                                                   └── Mary Collins
M: Estella May "Stella" Blust
   ├── Harold Osborne Hinshaw (1909-1967) 1,2,3
   ├── Virgil Andrew Hinshaw (1911-1999) 1,2,3,4
   └── Wilmer B. Hinshaw (1913-1918) 1

Milton Osborn Hinshaw     [ID 00558]

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Born Dec 28 1886^2,3,5,6 [Dec 28 1887^1,8,10,11, Dec 28 1876¹²], Illinois^2,3,5,6 [Fairbury, Nebraska^7,8,9].  

He married Estella May "Stella" Blust, Dec 26 1908.^1,3,10,13  Estella, daughter of Franklin Andrew "Frank" Blust & Mary "Mollie" Duke, was born Oct 11 1890, Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois.^{1,2,3,6,7,14,15}  

Milton and family were shown in the 1910 census (Apr 20 1910), living (or staying) in the household of Stella's parents, Peoria Heights, Peoria County, Illinois:¹⁵

Milton was shown in the 1910 city directory of Peoria, Illinois:¹⁶

On Jun 5 1917 Milton O. Hinshaw, age 30, registered for the World War I draft in Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois.  He declared he was born Dec 28 1887 in Fairbury, Nebraska, and was then residing at 402 Pennsylvania in Peoria, occupied as a cement worker employed by Ben F. Walters of Peoria.  He declared he was married, with three children, and claimed an exemption due to "dependents".  He was recorded as tall, medium build, gray eyes, light hair.⁸  

Milton and Stella were shown in the 1917 city directory of Peoria, Illinois:¹⁶

Milton and family were shown in the 1920 census (Jan 15 1920), 402 Pennsylvania Avenue, Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois:²

Milton and Stella were shown in the 1921 city directory of Peoria, Illinois:¹⁶

Milton and family were shown in the 1930 census (Apr 25-26 1930), 423 Fulton Place, Richwoods Township, Peoria County, Illinois:³

Milton and Stella were shown in the 1940 census (Jun 1 1940), 4776½ Roosevelt St., Calumet Township, Lake County, Indiana:⁶

Milton was shown in the 1941 city directory of Gary, Lake County, Indiana:¹⁶

On Apr 27 1942 Milton O. Hinshaw, age 55, registered for the World War II draft in Crown Point, Lake County, Indiana.  He declared he was born Dec 28 1886 in Fairbury, Nebraska, and was then residing at 4772 Roosevelt St., Gary, Lake County, Indiana.  He declared his relative/contact was Stella Hinshaw of the same address.  He was recorded as 5'11" tall, 192 lbs., gray eyes, gray hair, ruddy complexion, and a "scar on chin".¹²  

Milton was shown in the 1945 city directory of Gary, Lake County, Indiana:¹⁶

In 1970 Milton was living in/near Gary, Lake County, Indiana.⁹  

Milton Osborn Hinshaw died Aug - 1970.^1,9  

Estella died Mar - 1971.¹⁸

Photo: Milton Osborn Hinshaw ¹⁹

Photo: Milton Osborn Hinshaw World War I draft registration card ⁸

Photo: Milton Osborn Hinshaw World War II draft registration card ¹²

Photo: Milton Osborn Hinshaw and family l-r: Stella, Harold, Milton, Virgil ¹³

Photo: Children of Milton O. Hinshaw & Stella Blust (l-r) Virgil, Harold and Babe ¹³

Social Security information for Milton Osborn Hinshaw: 309-16-8032

Sources

1. Family lineage contributed by Peggy Joan (Peak) Hinshaw
2. 1920 census, Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois; roll T625-400, ED 73, page 7A, line #18, dwelling #150, family #160.
3. 1930 census, Richwoods Township, Peoria County, Illinois; roll T626-549, ED 92, page 9B, line #62, dwelling #210, family #210.
4. Obituary of Virgil Hinshaw, "The Times", Crown Point, Indiana, Mar 4 1999.
5. 1900 census, Kansas Township, Woodford County, Illinois; page 80A (Sheet 14A), line #8, dwelling #270, family #273.
6. 1940 census, Calumet Township, Lake County, Indiana; roll T627-1064, ED 45-3, page 66A, line #9, household #1256.
7. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; http://www.ancestry.com.
8. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918; http://www.ancestry.com.
9. "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
10. "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.
11. "The Hudson Colony", by Ruth Bitting Hamm, "A Project of the Hudson Bicentennial Commission, Hudson, Illinois 61748" (1972?).
12. U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942; http://www.ancestry.com.
13. Contribution from Harold Milton Hinshaw.
14. 1900 census, 7th Ward, Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois; roll T623-335, ED 116, page 3A, line #19, dwelling #49, family #49.
15. 1910 census, Peoria Heights, Peoria County, Illinois; roll T624-317, ED 110, page 6B, line #67, dwelling #144, family #149.
16. U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989; http://www.ancestry.com.
17. 1940 census, Calumet Township, Lake County, Indiana; roll T627-1064, ED 45-3, page 66A, line #5, household #1255.
18. Contribution from Tonya Varnell ().
19. Contribution from Peggy Joan (Peak) Hinshaw.

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