Gray Barnum Hinshaw

                                                 ┌── Benjamin J. Hinshaw
                                                 │    1795-1860 
                       ┌── John Thomas Hinshaw ──┤
                       │    1832-1910            │
                       │                         └── Ruth Carter
                       │                              1792-1882 
Gray Barnum Hinshaw ───┤
B: 1865                │                         ┌── Thomas Pearson Coe
D: 1916                │                         │
                       └── Sarah Jane Coe ───────┤
                            1833-1901            │
                                                 └── Amey Bray
M: Carrie Muzzy
   ├── Hester Hinshaw (1892-1973) 1,2,3,4,5
   ├── Hazel Mary Hinshaw (1893-) 1,3,4,5
   ├── William John Hinshaw (1895-1990) 1,3,4,5
   ├── Herbert Hinshaw (1901-1909) 1,3
   ├── Robert J. Hinshaw (1901-1963) 3,5,6
   ├── Carl Hinshaw (1905-1984) 1,3,5,6
   ├── Clarence Hinshaw (1905-1906) 3
   └── Lynn Hinshaw (1908-1995) 1,3,5,6

Gray Barnum Hinshaw     [ID 08629] Click here to switch to Ahnentafel view: Ahnentafel View

Gray Barnum Hinshaw3,7 [Gray Henshaw8].

Born Sep 13 1865, Yadkin County, North Carolina.3,4,5,9  

In 1890 Gray moved, with brothers James and William, from Boonville, North Carolina to Henry County, Indiana.3  

He married Carrie Muzzy7 [Carrie Muzzey10, Carrie Muzzie3, Cory Muzzy1], Nov 5 18917, Henry County, Indiana7.  Carrie, daughter of William Tait Muzzy & Mary Frances Conklin, was born Jul 6 1870, Indiana.3,4,5,6  

Gray and Carrie lived in New Castle, Indiana.3  

Gray and family were shown in the 1900 census (Jun 6 1900), Prairie Township, Henry County, Indiana:4

Hinshaw, Gray B., head-of-household, age 34, born Sept 1865 in North Carolina; parents born in North Carolina; married 8 years; occupation: farmer; rented farm.
Hinshaw, Carrie, wife, age 29, born July 1870 in Indiana; father born in Indiana; mother born in Ohio; married 8 years; 3 children, 3 living.
Hinshaw, Hester, daughter, age 8, born May 1892 in Indiana; father born in North Carolina; mother born in Indiana; attended school 6 months.
Hinshaw, Hazel M., daughter, age 6, born June 1893 in Indiana; father born in North Carolina; mother born in Indiana; attended school 6 months.
Hinshaw, William J., son, age 4, born Dec 1895 in Indiana; father born in North Carolina; mother born in Indiana.

Gray and family were shown in the 1910 census (Apr 26 1910), New Castle, Henry County, Indiana:5

Hinshaw, Grey, head-of-household, age 44, born in North Carolina; parents born in North Carolina; first marriage, married 18 years; occupation: farmer, general farm; rented farm.
Hinshaw, Carrie, wife, age 39, born in Indiana; father born in Indiana; mother born in Ohio; first marriage, married 18 years; 8 children, 6 living.
Hinshaw, Hester A., daughter, age 17, born in Indiana; father born in North Carolina; mother born in Indiana.
Hinshaw, Hazel, daughter, age 16, born in Indiana; father born in North Carolina; mother born in Indiana.
Hinshaw, William, son, age 14, born in Indiana; father born in North Carolina; mother born in Indiana; attended school.
Hinshaw, Robert, son, age 8, born in Indiana; father born in North Carolina; mother born in Indiana; attended school.
Hinshaw, Carl, son, age 4, born in Indiana; father born in North Carolina; mother born in Indiana.
Hinshaw, Lynn, son, age 1 year 11 months, born in Indiana; father born in North Carolina; mother born in Indiana.
Lynn, Daniel, hired man, age 50, born in Indiana; father born in Indiana; mother born in Ohio; widower; occupation: farm laborer, working out.

Gray Barnum Hinshaw died Jun 22 1916, New Castle, Henry County, Indiana; buried Mount Summit, Indiana.11  

Widow Carrie was shown in the 1920 census (Jan 9 1920), 324 18th St., New Castle, Henry County, Indiana:6

Hinshaw, Carrie, head-of-household, age 49, born in Indiana; father born in Indiana; mother born in Ohio; widow; owned home; occupation: none.
Hinshaw, Robert J., son, age 18, born in Indiana; father born in North Carolina; mother born in Indiana; occupation: machinist, factory.
Hinshaw, Carl, son, age 14, born in Indiana; father born in North Carolina; mother born in Indiana; attended school.
Hinshaw, Lynn, son, age 11, born in Indiana; father born in North Carolina; mother born in Indiana; attended school.
Living in the same dwelling in 1920 were Carrie's parents, William & Mary Muzzy (listed as renters).12  

Carrie and family were shown in the 1926 city directory of New Castle, Indiana:13

Hinshaw Carl comp Daily Times r324 N 18th
Hinshaw Carrie Mrs h324 N 18th
Hinshaw Lynn feeder Daily Times r324 N 18th
Hinshaw Robt r324 N 18th

Carrie died May 8 1926, buried Mount Summit, Indiana.11  

In October of 1982, son Carl Hinshaw wrote the following biographical sketch of his parents:14

"Our parents, Gray and Carrie Hinshaw, went to housekeeping east of Springport in November, 1891.  Our sisters Hester and Hazel and brother Willie were born there.  They then moved about one and a half miles southeast of Mount Summit.  About 1898 father bought a small house on the east side of the Old Muncie Pike about one mile north of New Castle.  It was there that Robert and his twin Hubert were born.  Carl and a twin who lived only six months were born here, as was our brother Lynn.  In 1908 we moved to the Devault Millikan farm in Liberty Township a mile east of Ashland.  In 1910 we moved to the Frank Worl place in the Devon neighborhood.  It was in the year 1914 that we moved to the Charles Hutchens place where our father became sick.  We moved to New Castle, 914 North 18th Street, where he died June 22, 1916."


Sources

  1. Henry County, Indiana Index to Birth Records, Book 1, Vol. 2,
    1882-1920, Indiana Works Progress Administration.
  2. Contribution from Thomas Walters ().
  3. Contribution from Dave Spang.
  4. 1900 census, Prairie Township, Henry County, Indiana; roll T623-377, ED 72, page 2A, line #26, dwelling #26, family #27.
  5. 1910 census, New Castle, Liberty Township, Henry County, Indiana; roll T624-355, ED 95, page 174A, line #1, dwelling #120, family #120.
  6. 1920 census, New Castle, Henry County, Indiana; roll T625-437, ED 65, page 8B, line #66, dwelling #173, family #193.
  7. Henry County, Indiana Index to Marriage Records, Book 1, Vol. 2,
    1850-1920, Indiana Works Progress Administration; Book CC-8, page 511.
  8. Henry County, Indiana Index to Birth Records, Book 1, Vol. 2,
    1882-1920, Indiana Works Progress Administration (children's birth records).
  9. 1870 census, Richmond Hill, Fall Creek Township, Yadkin County, North Carolina; page 684-685, line #36, dwelling #90, family #84.
  10. Henry County, Indiana Index to Birth Records, Book 1, Vol. 2,
    1882-1920, Indiana Works Progress Administration (child's birth record).
  11. Dave Spang database: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Shores/1702.
  12. 1920 census, New Castle, Henry County, Indiana; roll T625-437, ED 65, page 8B, line #70, dwelling #173, family #194.
  13. U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989; http://www.ancestry.com.
  14. Contribution from Dave Spang citing:
    Information from Carl Hinshaw.


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