Clair Adell Hinshaw

                                                           ┌── John Hinshaw
                                                           │    1828-1902 
                              ┌── Charles Wilson Hinshaw ──┤
                              │    1868-1895               │
                              │                            └── Sarah Ann Drake
                              │                                 1837-1872 
Clair Adell Hinshaw ──────────┤
B: 1894                       │                            ┌── Elijah H. Worley
D: 1973                       │                            │
                              └── Charlotte Adell Worley ──┤
                                   1872-1943               │
                                                           └── Isabel C. Taliaferro
M: Benjamin Franklin Kneisley

Clair Adell Hinshaw     [ID 05964] Click here to switch to Ahnentafel view: Ahnentafel View

Clair Adell Hinshaw1,2,3 [Clara Hinshaw4,5, Clara Wrigley6].

Born Jul 11 18941,2,5,6,7 [Jul 11 18923,8], Champaign, Champaign County, Illinois1,2,5,6,7.  

She married Benjamin Franklin Kneisley, Jul 25 1912, St. Joe, Michigan.1,8,9  Benjamin was born Jan 26 1890, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, Indiana.9,10,11  

Children:1,8

Wayne B. Kneisley, born Oct 24 1919, Indiana; died Jan 27 1965; buried Hanna Cemetery, LaPorte County, Indiana 7,9,12
Dale Grove Kneisley, born Nov 14 1921, Illinois; died Sep 20 1988, Olmsted County, Minnesota; buried Westville Cemetery; married Jane Hills. 9,13,14
Guy Kneisley, born 1935; died 1954; buried Westville Cemetery. 15

On Jun 5 1917 Benj. Franklin Kneisley, age 27, registered for the World War I draft in LaPorte, Indiana.  He declared he was born January 26th 1890 in Walkerton, Indiana, and he was then residing at 311 Scott St., LaPorte, Indiana where he was married and occupied as a painter with the Advance Runnely Co.  He was recorded as tall, slender, blue eyes, light brown hair.10  

Clair and family were shown in the 1920 census (Jan 8 1920), 604 State St., LaPorte, LaPorte County, Indiana:7

Kneisley, Ben, head-of-household, age 30, born in Illinois; father born in Ireland; mother born in Illinois; rented home; occupation: laborer, construction.
Kneisley, Clair, wife, age 26, born in Indiana [sic]; father born in Nova Scotia; mother born in Indiana.
Kneisley, Wayne, son, age 3 months, born in Indiana; parents born in Illinois.

Clair and family were shown in the 1930 census (Apr 7 1930), Westville, LaPorte County, Indiana:9

Kneisley, Benjamin F., head-of-household, age 40, born in Indiana; parents born in Indiana; first married at age 21; rented home ($25 rent); radio in home; occupation: laborer, construction.
Kneisley, Clara, wife, age 37, born in Illinois; parents born in Illinois; first married at age 18.
Kneisley, Wayne B., son, age 10, born in Indiana; father born in Indiana; mother born in Illinois.
Kneisley, Dale G., son, age 8, born in Illinois; father born in Indiana; mother born in Illinois.

Benjamin died Nov 30 195711 [Nov 30 19578]; buried Westville Cemetery, Westville, LaPorte County, Indiana11.  

In 1973 Clair was living in/near Westville, LaPorte County, Indiana.2  

Clair Adell Hinshaw died Dec 8 1973, Fountainview Terrace Nursing Home, LaPorte, LaPorte County, Indiana; age 81.1,2,3,8

(photo)Photo: Clair Adell Hinshaw obituary "The Vidette Messenger" (Valparaiso, Indiana), Monday, Dec 10 1973 8

Social Security information for Clair Adell Hinshaw: 306-70-1398


Sources

  1. Contribution from John Huber () citing:
    Jane Wrigley Stiller, granddaughter of Charlotte "Della" (Worley) Hinshaw & Herbert R. Wrigley.
  2. "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
  3. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=101146484.
  4. Family group sheets and newspaper clippings contributed by Bill Hewitt ().
  5. 1910 census, 2nd Ward, North Judson, Starke County, Indiana; roll T624-379, ED 207, page 212A, line #8, dwelling #168, family #169.
  6. 1900 census, Danvers Township, McLean County, Illinois; roll T623-322, ED 100, page 12B, line #95, dwelling #270, family #271.
  7. 1920 census, LaPorte, Center Township, LaPorte County, Indiana; roll T625-447, ED 113, page 3B, line #82, dwelling #49, family #54.
  8. "The Vidette Messenger", Dec 10 1973; http://www.ancestry.com.
  9. 1930 census, Westville, New Durham Township, LaPorte County, Indiana; roll T626-604, ED 41, page 5A, line #19, dwelling #131, family #135.
  10. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918; http://www.ancestry.com.
  11. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=101146433.
  12. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=9285599.
  13. Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2002; http://www.ancestry.com.
  14. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=101146553.
  15. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=101146639.


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