+-- Enan Hinshaw
                                                  |    1824-1901 
                     +-- Charles Newton Hinshaw --+
                     |    1849-1918               |
                     |                            +-- Rebecca Ingram
                     |                                 1829-1908 
Walter A. Hinshaw ---+
B: 1892              |                            +-- William C. Smith
D: 1952              |                            |
                     +-- Anna Ella Smith ---------+
                          1852-1947               |
                                                  +-- Mary Jane Everal
M: Natalia Ann Doty
   +-- Jack Wendell Hinshaw,  1916-1992 
   +-- Lola Lorine Hinshaw,  1914-     

Walter A. Hinshaw     [ID 00009]

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Born Nov 26 1892, near Danvers, Danvers Township, McLean County, Illinois.^{1,a,127,b,c,d,e}    Walt had no full middle name - just the given middle initial A.^a

He married Natalia Ann Doty, May 24 1913, East St. Louis, St. Clair County, Illinois.^a,81,b,c    Married by George Blanchard, Justice of the Peace.^b,c

Natalia, daughter of William Franklin Doty & Martha Glendora Johnstone, was born Jun 3 1890, Pana, Christian County, Illinois.^f,b,c    Natalia was affectionately known in the family as "Tootsie".    She had been almost completely blinded by Scarlet Fever as an infant.

On Jun 5 1917 Walter A. Hinshaw, age 24, registered for the World War I draft in Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois.    He declared he was born November 26th 1892 in Danvers, McLean County, Illinois.    He was then residing at 1222 S. Law, Bloomington, where he was married with a wife & two children, employed as an automobile mechanic with Arnold Bros., 214 E. Front St.    He was recorded as medium height, medium build, brown eyes, brown hair.^d

During World War I, Walt served in the U.S. Army,^g as a private in H Company, 7th Infantry,^h stationed in France, where he was gassed and wounded several times.^g

After the war, Walt, having experienced new excitement in France, decided not to return to farm life.    He settled in Chicago and stayed there for some time, alone, until finally his mother wrote him a letter insisting that he send for his wife and children.^g

Walt was shown in the 1920 census (Jan 21 1920), living alone as a lodger at 3534 Ellis Ave. in Chicago:ⁱ

Walt and family were again shown in the 1930 census (Apr 4 1930), 4206 Berkeley Avenue, Chicago, Illinois:^j

Walter A. Hinshaw died Dec 20 1952, A.M. Billings Hospital, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois; age 60; buried Dec 25 1952, Mt. Vernon Memorial Park Cemetery, Homer, Cook County, Illinois.^a,e    Medical: Walter died from lung cancer.^l,e

Natalia died Feb 20 1972, Ingalls Memorial Hospital, Harvey, Illinois; buried Mt. Vernon Memorial Park Cemetery, Homer, Cook County, Illinois.^f

Photo: Walter A. Hinshaw when young ^m

Photo: Walter A. Hinshaw ⁿ

Photo: Walter A. Hinshaw in the Army, c1917 ⁿ

Photo: Walter Hinshaw with wife Natalia Doty, son Jack Hinshaw, and daughter Lola Hinshaw ⁿ

Photo: Walter A. Hinshaw & Natalia Ann Doty marriage license ^b

Photo: Walter A. Hinshaw & Natalia Ann Doty marriage record ^c

Photo: Walter A. Hinshaw World War I draft registration card ^d

Photo: Walter A. Hinshaw death certificate ^e

Photo: Natalia Ann Doty obituary Chicago Tribune, Feb 21 1972 ^o

Social Security information for Walter A. Hinshaw: 345-14-2936

SOURCES

1. "The Hinshaw and Henshaw Families", by William Hinshaw; edited by Milo Custer; private printing, Bloomington, Illinois, 1911; Frank I. Miller Co., printers. LDS microfilm number 1402822.

81. "My Memory Book", a handwritten manuscript by Mary Beatrix Doty Davison.

127. Family group sheets from Randy Hunter ()

(a) Personal knowledge of Jan Hinshaw.

(b) Walter Hinshaw / Natalia Doty marriage license; Illinois Regional Archives Depository.

(c) Walter Hinshaw / Natalia Doty marriage record; Illinois Regional Archives Depository.

(d) World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918; http://www.ancestry.com.

(e) Cook County, Illinois, County Clerk's Office, Vital Records:
http://www.cookcountygenealogy.com/Default.aspx.

(f) her death certificate.

(g) Personal knowledge of Natalia (Doty) Hinshaw, as told to Jan Hinshaw.

(h) Military recognition certificate, issued to Walter Hinshaw.

(i) 1920 census, 2nd Ward, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois; roll T625_307, ED 95, page 18B, line #52, dwelling #130.

(j) 1930 census, Ward 3, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois; Sheet 3A, page 226, line #27, family #51.

(k) 1930 census, Ward 3, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois; Sheet 3A, page 226, line #24, family #50.

(l) Interview with Jack Hinshaw.

(m) Photo courtesy of David W. Jones.

(n) Photo from Jan Hinshaw family photos.

(o) Obituary of Natalia Hinshaw; "Chicago Tribune", Feb 21 1972; Historical Newspapers, Birth, Marriage, & Death Announcements, 1851-2003, http://www.ancestry.com.

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