┌── Isaac Hinshaw
                                                 │    1829-1917 
                       ┌── John A. Hinshaw ──────┤
                       │    1867-1895            │
                       │                         └── Hannah Matilda Huff
                       │                              1830-1917 
Horace Dean Hinshaw ───┤
B: 1894                │                         ┌── James Harris
D: 1975                │                         │
                       └── Alice Louise Harris ──┤
                            1873-1919            │
                                                 └── Ava Case
M: Susan Irene Shannon
   ├── Imogene Francis Hinshaw (1919-1979) 1,2,3,4,5

M: Flo Isabelle Sheehy
   ├── Horace Dean Hinshaw, Jr. (1928-1959) 3,6,7,8,9

M: Velma Mae Bandor
   ├── Tyla Hinshaw  10,11,12
   ├── Deanna Mae Hinshaw (c1942-) 10,11,12
   └── Gregory Brent Hinshaw (1949-) 10,11,12

Horace Dean Hinshaw     [ID 06989]

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Horace Dean Hinshaw^2,3,13,14,15 [Dean Hinshaw¹⁶].

Born Sep 2 1894, Grant City, Henry County, Indiana.^{2,9,13,14,15,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24}  

On Jun 5 1917 Horace D. Hinshaw, age 22, registered for the World War I draft in Madison County, Indiana.  He declared he was born Sept 2 1894 in Grant City, Indiana, and was then residing in Anderson, [Madison County,] Indiana where he was single and farming, employed by L.T. Leigh [unclear] of Union Township, Madison County, Indiana.  He claimed an exemption due to "Eyes + lungs bad".  He was recorded as medium height, slender, blue eyes, brown hair, and "Eyed bad".¹³  

He married Susan Irene Shannon, Jun 1 1918, Delaware County, Indiana.^{1,17,22,25,26,27}  Susan, daughter of Roy C. Shannon & Melvina Lawrence, was born Apr 14 1902, Anderson, Madison County, Indiana.^{2,15,22,23,28,29,30,31,32}  

Horace and Susie were shown in the 1919 city directory of Logansport, Indiana:³³

Horace and family were shown in the 1920 census (Jan 7 1920), 1118 Spear, Logansport, Cass County, Indiana:²

Horace and Susie apparently divorced.  Susie remarried to Claude S. Thompson, Oct 29 1921, Delaware County, Indiana.^22,30  She later married Earl B. Short, Jul 3/5 1943, Craven County, North Carolina³¹ (divorced 1950);³⁴ she then married a -- Hough.^15,35  Susan died Nov 21 1985, Volusia County, Florida; age 83.^15,23,32,35  

He then married Flo Isabelle Sheehy^3,6,22 [Florence Isabel Sheehy³³, Isabelle Sheehy⁷], Sep 2 1923^3,6,22, Fayette County, Indiana^3,6,22.  Flo, daughter of Thomas Sheehy & Dora Evaline Reed, was born Apr 22 1904, Connersville, Fayette County, Indiana.^3,22  

On Mar 10 1928, while driving en-route to Oakland, California, Horace and family called on the house of John Embree Hinshaw, Emporia, Kansas.  Glenn Royal Hinshaw remembered "our first meeting and were given a mighty hearty welcome over the week end."⁹  

Horace and family were shown in the 1930 census (Apr 3 1930), 1129 Highland Ave., Indianapolis, Indiana:³

Horace was shown in the 1934 city directory of Indianapolis, Indiana:³³

Horace and Flo divorced.¹⁴  

Horace and family were shown in the 1938 city directory of Fort Wayne, Indiana:³³

Horace was shown in the 1940 census (Apr 6-7 1940), living in (or staying in) a lodging house at 1107 W. Berry St., Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana:¹⁴

He then married Velma Mae Bandor, Jun 5 1940, Allen County, Indiana.¹⁰  Velma, daughter of Michael James Bandor & Bessie Mae Bolin, was born Nov 17 1917, Clinton, Vermillion County, Indiana.^10,15,36  

Horace's marriage to Velma was somewhat of a scandal, as he was almost 23 years older than she.¹⁶  Velma had attended high school with Imogene, who now became Velma's step-daughter.^16,37  

Horace and Velma were shown in the 1940 city directory of Fort Wayne, Indiana:³³

On Apr 27 1942 Horace Dean Hinshaw, age 47, registered for the World War II draft in Columbia City, Whitley County, Indiana.  He declared he was born Sept. 2, 1894 in Henry County, Indiana, and was then residing at "Aero-inn Blue Lake", Churubusco, Whitley County, Indiana.  He was employed by Universal Carloading & Distributing Co. of 137 East Fourth Street, Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana.  He declared his relative/contact was Velma Mae Hinshaw of Churubusco.  He was recorded as 5'8" tall, 173 lbs., blue eyes, brown hair, light complexion, and "wears glasses".²⁴  

Horace and Velma were shown in the 1943 city directory of Fort Wayne, Indiana:³³

Velma was shown in the 1952 city directory of Fort Wayne, Indiana:³³

In 1975 Horace was living in/near Victorville, San Bernardino County, California.¹⁵  

Horace Dean Hinshaw died Aug 12 1975, San Bernardino County, California.^{15,18,19,20,23}  

Velma remarried to Charles Wilson, Dec 26 1962,^16,36 then to Louis Henry Hamby Rickert, Mar 9 1986, Topanga, Los Angeles County, California.^11,15,36  

In 2001 Velma was living in Oceanside, San Diego County, California.¹⁵  

Velma died Jun 10 2001, Oceanside, San Diego County, California; buried Fort Wayne, Indiana.^10,15,36  

Velma's obituary was published in the The San Diego Union-Tribune on June 13, 2001:¹¹

VELMA MAE RICKERT Nov. 17, 1917 - June 10, 2001 Velma Mae Rickert, 83, of Oceanside died Sunday.  She was born in Clinton, Ind., and was an administrative secretary.  Survivors include her husband, Louis H. Rickert of Oceanside; daughters, Dee Graumann of Cardiff and Tyla Jones of Van Nuys; son, Greg Hinshaw of Norfolk, Va.; sisters, Vicki Blauvelt of Fort Wayne, Ind., and Charlene Soltesz of Melbourne Beach, Fla.; brothers, Max, Frank, Randy and Dan of Fort Wayne; five grandchildren; and one great- grandson.   Services: 10 a.m. Saturday, Trinity Lutheran Church, Fort Wayne.   Donations: Calvary Lutheran Church Caretaker's Fund, P.O. Box 890, Solana Beach, CA 92075.   Arrangements: El Camino Memorial Encinitas Chapel.

Photo: Horace Dean Hinshaw & Velma Mae Bandor wedding photo ³⁶

Photo: Velma Mae Bandor 1937 "Legend" yearbook, North Side High School, Fort Wayne, Indiana ³⁷

Photo: Velma Mae Bandor Jun 4 1978, with son Greg & wife Louan, daughter Tyla and granddaughter Helen ³⁶

Social Security information for Horace Dean Hinshaw: 317-10-0827

Social Security information for Susan Irene Shannon: 308-09-7400

Social Security information for Velma Mae Bandor: 315-09-1140

Sources

1. Indiana Birth Records Index, 1880-1920. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2000.
2. 1920 census, 4th Ward, Logansport, Eel Township, Cass County, Indiana; roll T625-425, ED 36, page 6B, line #69, dwelling #103, family #121.
3. 1930 census, 9th Ward, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana; roll T626-612, ED 131, page 2B, line #80, dwelling #286, family #365.
4. Imogene Francis Hinshaw birth certificate.
5. Imogene Francis Hinshaw death certificate.
6. Contribution from Jody Knipe Hinshaw.
7. Horace Dean Hinshaw, Jr. birth certificate.
8. Horace Dean Hinshaw, Jr. death certificate.
9. Family notes by Glenn Royal Hinshaw; given by him to DoraLee Harvey Hatley at an Indiana Hinshaw reunion; courtesy of DoraLee Harvey Hatley
10. Posting Oct 24 2001 by Helen Catherine Hinshaw to HINSHAW-L.
11. The San Diego Union-Tribune; San Diego, Calif.; Jun 13, 2001:
    http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/sandiego/.
12. Obituary of Velma Mae Bandor Hinshaw Rickert.
13. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918; http://www.ancestry.com.
14. 1940 census, 5th Ward, Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana; roll T627-1116, ED 94-33A, page 3B, line #54, household #74.
15. "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
16. Contribution from Mike Bandor ().
17. Indiana Marriage Records Index 1845-1920; Ancestry.com; book C26, pg 165.
18. RootsWeb California Death Index:
    http://userdb.rootsweb.com/ca/death/search.cgi.
19. California Death Index, 1940-1997; http://www.ancestry.com.
20. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=134950995.
21. Henry County, Indiana Index to Birth Records, Book 1, Vol. 2,
    1882-1920, Indiana Works Progress Administration.
22. Indiana, Select Marriages, 1780-1992; http://www.ancestry.com.
23. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010; http://www.ancestry.com.
24. U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942; http://www.ancestry.com.
25. Delaware County, Indiana Index to Marriage Records, 1827-1920, S-Z,
    Indiana Works Progress Administration, 1940; book C-26, page 165.
26. Indiana Marriages, 1845-1920; http://www.ancestry.com.
27. Indiana, Marriage Collection, 1800-1941; http://www.ancestry.com.
28. Delaware County, Indiana Index to Marriage Records, 1827-1920, S-Z,
    Indiana Works Progress Administration, 1940.
29. Indiana Marriage Records Index 1845-1920; Ancestry.com; book C-28, pg 166.
30. Indiana, Select Marriages Index, 1748-1993; http://www.ancestry.com.
31. North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011; http://www.ancestry.com.
32. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=126298021.
33. U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989; http://www.ancestry.com.
34. Florida, Divorce Index, 1927-2001; http://www.ancestry.com.
35. Florida Death Index, 1877-1998; http://www.ancestry.com.
36. Ancestry Family Tree data "Bandor-McNair (FTM 2014)" posted by "MBandor" (Mike Bandor []).
37. U.S. School Yearbooks; http://www.ancestry.com.

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