Lowell Jacob Hinshaw

                                                   ┌── Jacob Hinshaw
                                                   │    1834-1920 
                        ┌── Lewis Edmund Hinshaw ──┤
                        │    1873-1950             │
                        │                          └── Elizabeth Barker
                        │                               1836-1882 
Lowell Jacob Hinshaw ───┤
B: 1898                 │                          ┌── Joshua Chance
D: 1978                 │                          │
                        └── Nora L. Chance ────────┤
                             1875-1953             │
                                                   └── Mary Lydia "Liddy" Jessup
M: Mary Swain
   └── Nora Jean Swain Hinshaw (1919-2012) 1,2,3,4

M: Opal Macy

Lowell Jacob Hinshaw     [ID 06343] Click here to switch to Ahnentafel view: Ahnentafel View

Born Aug 11 1898, Boone County, Indiana.1,2,3,5,6,7,8,9,10,11  

He married Mary Swain, Jan - 1917, Hamilton County, Indiana.12  Mary, daughter of William S. Swain & Nora A Neal, was born Mar 2 1899, near Sheridan, Hamilton County, Indiana.1,2,3,6  

On Sep 12 1918 Lowell Jacob Hinshaw, age 20, registered for the World War I draft in Hamilton County, Indiana.  He declared he was born Aug 11 1898, and was then residing in Sheridan, Hamilton County, Indiana, a self-employed farmer.  He declared his nearest relative was Mary Hinshaw of Sheridan.  He was recorded as medium height, medium build, blue eyes, white hair.10  

Lowell and family were shown in the 1920 census (Jan 5-6 1920), Hamilton County, Indiana:1

Hinshaw, Lowell J., head-of-household, age 21, born in Indiana; parents born in Indiana; occupation: farmer, general farm.
Hinshaw, Mary, wife, age 20, born in Indiana; parents born in Indiana.
Hinshaw, Nora Jean, daughter, age 1 month, born in Indiana; parents born in Indiana.

Lowell and family were shown in the 1930 census (Apr 29 1930), Boone County, Indiana:2

Hinshaw, Lowell, head-of-household, age 31, born in Indiana; parents born in Indiana; first married at age 19; rented home ($1500 rent); radio in home; occupation: salesman, retail gas, oil; not a war veteran.
Hinshaw, Mary, wife, age 31, born in Indiana; father born in North Carolina; mother born in Indiana; first married at age 19.
Hinshaw, Nora, daughter, age 10, born in Indiana; parents born in Indiana; attended school.

Lowell and family were shown in the 1940 census (Apr 18 1940), "gravel roads", Adams Township, Hamilton County, Indiana:3

Hinshaw, Lowell J., head-of-household, age 41, born in Indiana; completed 3 years of high school; on Apr 1 1935 resided in the same house; occupation: farmer.
Hinshaw, Mary, wife, age 41, born in Indiana; completed 3 years of high school; on Apr 1 1935 resided in the same house.
Cline, Ivan L, son-in-law, age 21, born in Indiana; completed 4 years of high school; on Apr 1 1935 resided in Hamilton County, Indiana; occupation: farm laborer.
Cline, Nora Jean, daughter, age 20, born in Indiana; completed 4 years of high school; on Apr 1 1935 resided in the same house.

Mary died Dec 3 1962, Riverview Hospital, Sheridan, Hamilton County, Indiana; age 63.6  

Mary's obituary was published as follows:6

Mrs. Mary Hinshaw, R.2, Sheridan, died at Riverview Hospital Monday night following a heart attack.  She was 63 years old.  

The deceased was born March 2, 1899, three miles south of Sheridan daughter of William ad Nora Neal Swain.  In 1917 she and Lowell Hinshaw were married and he survives.  A life resident in and near Sheridan, she was a member of the Sheridan Friends Church and the Symposium Club.  

Survivors besides the husband are one daughter, Mrs. Jean Cline; four grandchildren, all of Sheridan; four sisters, Mrs. Nell Moore and Mrs. Juanita Stultz, both of Sheridan; Mrs. Alpha Watson, Plainfield; Mrs. Esther Stout, Indianapolis and one brother, Neal Swain, of Noblesville.

He then married Opal Macy.6  Opal was born May 2 1900.11  

Opal had been previously married to a -- Macy, and had three children.6  

In 1978 Lowell was living in/near Sheridan, Hamilton County, Indiana.11  

Lowell Jacob Hinshaw died Apr 6 1978, Riverview Hospital, Sheridan, Hamilton County, Indiana; age 79.6,11  

Lowell's obituary was published as follows:6

Lowell J. Hinshaw, R2, Sheridan, died this morning, April 6, 1978 at Riverview Hospital.  He was 79 years old, born Aug. 11, 1898 in Boone County to Lewis and Nora (Chance) Hinshaw.  A lifetime resident of the Sheridan area, he was a retired farmer.  

He was first married in 1917 to Mary Swain who died in 1962.  He later married Opal Macy who survives along with a daughter, Mrs. Ivan (Jean) Cline, Columbia, S.C.; three step-children, Keith Macy, Noblesville; Kenneth Macy, Westfield and Mrs. Joe Stewart, Jolietville; a sister, Mrs John (Marie) King, R3, Sheridan; a brother, Myron Hinshaw, Sheridan; four grandchildren, nine step-grandchildren, five great-grandchildren and six step-great grandchildren.  

Mr. Hinshaw was a member of the Hortonville Friends Church.

Opal died May 12 1997.11  

Social Security information for Lowell Jacob Hinshaw: 310-38-9880

Social Security information for Opal Macy: 308-42-8249


Sources

  1. 1920 census, Adams Township, Hamilton County, Indiana; roll T625-435, ED 111, page 1B, line #56, dwelling #13, family #13.
  2. 1930 census, Marion Township, Boone County, Indiana; roll T626-578, ED 16, page 9A, line #15, dwelling #218, family #218.
  3. 1940 census, Adams Township, Hamilton County, Indiana; roll T627-1050, ED 29-3, page 1B, line #50, household #13.
  4. Obituary of Nora Jean Hinshaw.
  5. Boone County, Indiana, Index to Birth Records, A-Z, Supplemental and Unknown
    1882-1920, Indiana Works Progress Administration.
  6. http://www.findagrave.com.
  7. 1900 census, Marion Township, Boone County, Indiana; roll T623-361, ED 17, page 6B, line #54, dwelling #127, family #127.
  8. 1910 census, Adams Township, Hamilton County, Indiana; roll T624-353, ED 91, page 12A, line #8, dwelling #174, family #177.
  9. Family history information contributed by Waldo Hinshaw.
  10. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918; http://www.ancestry.com.
  11. "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
  12. Indiana, Marriage Collection, 1800-1941; http://www.ancestry.com.


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