┌── John Thomas Hinshaw
                                                  │    1832-1910 
                        ┌── Gray Barnum Hinshaw ──┤
                        │    1865-1916            │
                        │                         └── Sarah Jane Coe
                        │                              1833-1901 
William John Hinshaw ───┤
B: 1895                 │                         ┌── William Tait Muzzy
D: 1990                 │                         │
                        └── Carrie Muzzy ─────────┤
                             1870-1926            │
                                                  └── Mary Frances Conklin
M: Edith Mae Evans
   ├── George Hinshaw (1916-c1917) 1
   ├── Hubert William Hinshaw (1918-) 1,2,3,4
   ├── Cecil Bernard Hinshaw (1920-2012) 1,2,4
   ├── Opal Naomi Hinshaw (1922-2006) 1,4,5
   ├── Lloyd E. Hinshaw (1924-1925) 1
   ├── Robert Lee Hinshaw (1930-) 1
   └── Donald Warren Hinshaw (1932-) 1

William John Hinshaw     [ID 08635]

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Born Dec 11 1895, Henry County, Indiana.^{1,2,3,4,6,7,8,9,10,11}  

He married Edith Mae Evans, Dec 11 1915, New Castle, Henry County, Indiana.^12,13  Edith was born Jun 21 1896, Indiana.^1,3,4,6,8,12  

On Jun 5 1917 William John Hinshaw, age 21, registered for the World War I draft in Newcastle, Henry County, Indiana.  He declared he was born Dec 11 1895 in Spring C[..unclear..], Indiana, and he was then residing in New Castle, Indiana where he was married and a farmer employed by a J[..unclear..] Clauson.  He was recorded as short, medium build, brown eyes, brown hair.¹⁰  

William and family were shown in the 1920 census (Jan 14-15 1920), Liberty Township, Henry County, Indiana:³

William and family were shown in the 1930 census (Apr 24 1930), Liberty Township, Henry County, Indiana:⁴

On Apr 27 1942 William John Hinshaw, age 46, registered for the World War II draft in Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana.  He declared he was born 12-11-1895 in Henry County, Indiana, and was then residing in Hagerstown, Dalton Township, Wayne County, Indiana where he was employed in "trucking + tractor" at Chrysler Corp. in New Castle, Indiana.  He declared his relative/contact was Mrs. Edith Hinshaw of Hagerstown.  He was recorded as 5'5" tall, 174 lbs., brown eyes, black hair, ruddy complexion, and "mole on right ankle".¹¹  

In 1980 William and Edith were living in New Castle, Henry County, Indiana.⁶  

Edith died Oct 10 1980, buried Nettle Creek Church of the Brethren Cemetery ("Brick Creek Church Cemetery"), near Hagerstown, Wayne County, Indiana.^1,6,8  

William John Hinshaw died Oct 14 1990, buried Nettle Creek Church of the Brethren Cemetery ("Brick Creek Church Cemetery"), near Hagerstown, Wayne County, Indiana.^1,6,8

Photo: William John Hinshaw World War I draft registration card ¹⁰

Photo: William John Hinshaw World War II draft registration card ¹¹

Social Security information for William John Hinshaw: 309-09-7101

Social Security information for Edith Mae Evans: 304-70-9917

Sources

1. Family lineage notes from Robert Lee Hinshaw
2. Henry County, Indiana Index to Birth Records, Book 1, Vol. 2,
   1882-1920, Indiana Works Progress Administration.
3. 1920 census, Liberty Township, Henry County, Indiana; roll T625-438, ED 76, page 6B-7A, line #99, dwelling #161, family #163.
4. 1930 census, Liberty Township, Henry County, Indiana; roll T626-593, ED 28, page 13A, line #6, dwelling #309, family #315.
5. Obituary of Opal Naomi Hinshaw.
6. "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
7. Contribution from Dave Spang.
8. "Tombstone Inscriptions in Wayne County, Indiana", Volume III;
   Beverly Yount; Fort Wayne (Indiana) Public Library, 1969.
9. 1900 census, Prairie Township, Henry County, Indiana; roll T623-377, ED 72, page 2A, line #26, dwelling #26, family #27.
10. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918; http://www.ancestry.com.
11. U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942; http://www.ancestry.com.
12. Henry County, Indiana Index to Marriage Records, Book 1, Vol. 2,
    1850-1920, Indiana Works Progress Administration; Book CC-17, page 112.
13. Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941; http://www.ancestry.com.

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