James Madison Hinshaw

                                                        ┌── Benjamin H. Hinshaw
                                                        │    1782-1866 
                         ┌── William Benjamin Hinshaw ──┤
                         │    1808-1891                 │
                         │                              └── Annas Bowman
                         │                                   1790-1865 
James Madison Hinshaw ───┤
B: 1832                  │                              ┌── Joseph Coffin
D: 1888                  │                              │
                         └── Hannah Coffin ─────────────┤
                              1814-1897                 │
                                                        └── Hannah Ballenger
M: Caroline Mary Ham
   ├── Charles E. Hinshaw (1854-1908) 1,2
   ├── Alice A. Hinshaw  1
   └── Daniel Robert Hinshaw (1874-?) 1,3,4,5,6

James Madison Hinshaw     [ID 00945] Click here to switch to Ahnentafel view: Ahnentafel View

James Madison Hinshaw3,4,5,7,8,9,10 [Madison Hinshaw2,4, Mat Hinshaw11].

Born 5-8-1832, Wayne County, Indiana.2,3,4,5,7,8,9,11  

At Springfield MM on 6-19-1852, James M. Hinshaw was disowned for "marrying contrary to discipline, drinking spiritous liquor to excess, and using profane language".8  

He married Caroline Mary Ham12,13 [Caroline Mary Hamm3,4, Caroline Mary Hane3, Caroline Haus14], Mar 6 186712,13, Wayne County, Indiana12,13.  Caroline, daughter of Emsley Hamm & Pamelia Talbott, was born 10-14-1835, Indiana.2,3,4,5,11,15,16  

Son Charles, born well before James and Caroline were married, had been shown in the 1860 census (Jun 2 1860), living with Caroline and her parents and family in Centreville, Wayne County, Indiana:15

Emsly Ham, age 55, born in North Carolina; hotel keeper; $1500 real estate; $300 personal property.
Parmelia Ham, age 58, born in Virginia.
Caroline Ham, age 24, born in Indiana; teacher.
Eliza Ham, age 20, born in Indiana; teacher.
Jason T. Ham, age 18, born in Indiana; clerk.
Charles Henshaw, age 7, born in Indiana; attended school.
[.. plus hotel guests and staff ..]

James and family were shown in the 1870 census (Jun 6 1870), White River Township, Randolph County, Indiana:2

Madison Hinshaw, age 38, born in Indiana; farmer.
Caroline Hinshaw, age 34, born in Indiana; keeping house.
Charles Hinshaw, age 16, born in Indiana.

At Chester MM on 4-23-1874, James M. Hinshaw & wife Caroline & son Daniel B. were received in membership.3  

The Chester MM membership list of 12 Mo. 1878 lists Madison Hinshaw, Caroline Hinshaw, and Robert Hinshaw.3  

James and family were shown in the 1880 census (Jun 2 1880), Wayne Township, Wayne County, Indiana:5

Hinshaw, James, age 48, born in Indiana; parents born in North Carolina; farmer.
Hinshaw, Carolin M., wife, age 45, born in Indiana; father born in North Carolina; mother born in Virginia; keeping house.
Hinshaw, Daniel R., son, age 7, born in Indiana; parents born in Indiana; attended school 3 months.

At Chester MM on 10-20-1886, James M. Hinshaw was "released on request"3 (perhaps he had joined another church).  

James Madison Hinshaw died Apr 4 1888, Chester, Wayne County, Indiana; age 56.10,11,17  

At Chester MM on 9-22-1898, Caroline M. Hinshaw was granted a certificate to Whitewater MM.3  

At Whitewater MM on 10-27-1898, Caroline M. Hinshaw was received on a certificate from Chester MM.3  

At Whitewater MM on 4-7-1902, Caroline M. Hinshaw "set off with S. 8th St. MM".3  

Caroline was shown in the 1910 census (Apr 16 1910), 100 South 6th St., Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana:16

Henshaw, Caroline, head-of-household, age 74, born in Indiana; father born in North Carolina; mother born in Virginia; widow; 3 children, 1 living; occupation: none.
Maule, Indiana N. [female], servant, age 60, born in Indiana; father's birthplace unknown; mother born in North Carolina; widow; 3 children, 2 living; occupation: servant, house.

Caroline died Jul 16 1910, Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana; buried Crown Hill Cemetery, Centerville, Wayne County, Indiana.11,18  


Sources

  1. "Hinshaw Family": a collection of family group sheets by Edna Harvey Joseph; LDS FHL microfilm #1572018 items 8-10 and #1572019 items 1-4
  2. 1870 census, Winchester P.O., White River Township, Randolph County, Indiana; roll M593-354, page 550, line #39, dwelling #353, family #356.
  3. "Abstracts of the Records of the Society of Friends in Indiana", Part 1, subtitled "Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Volume VII", (a compendium of many of the records left by William Wade Hinshaw on his death), edited by Willard Heiss; GS929.3 H47 in a local library.
  4. "Webster Parry's Abstracts of Quaker Records", LDS microfilm #0367987
  5. 1880 census, Wayne Township, Wayne County, Indiana; roll T9-322, ED 68, page 226C, line #40, dwelling #27, family #27.
  6. "Index to Supplementary Record Jay County [Indiana] Marriage Transcripts
    1882-1920", Indiana Work Projects Administration; book MT5, pg 13.
  7. The Church Of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints (LDS) International Genealogical Index (IGI) - Indiana.
  8. "Abstracts of the Records of the Society of Friends in Indiana", Part 2, subtitled "Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Volume VII", (a compendium of many of the records left by William Wade Hinshaw on his death), edited by Willard Heiss; GS929.3 H47 in a local library.
  9. "Abstracts of the Records of the Society of Friends in Indiana", Part 4, subtitled "Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Volume VII", (a compendium of many of the records left by William Wade Hinshaw on his death), edited by Willard Heiss; GS929.3 H47 in a local library.
  10. "Index to Death Records Wayne County [Indiana] 1882-1920", Volume II;
    Indiana Works Progress Administration, 1941 (book H-20, page 248).
  11. "Tombstone Inscriptions in Wayne County, Indiana", Volume II;
    Beverly Yount; Fort Wayne (Indiana) Public Library, 1968.
  12. "Index to Marriage Records, Wayne County, Indiana 1860-1920 Volume II",
    Indiana Work Projects Administration, 1941; book C-I, pg 446.
  13. Wayne County, Indiana, marriage records database:
    http://www.co.wayne.in.us/marriage/retrieve.cgi.
  14. Index to Supplemental Record Marriage Transcripts 1882-1920, Jay County, Indiana;
    Indiana Works Progress Administration, 1938.
  15. 1860 census, Centreville, Wayne County, Indiana; roll M653-308, page 16, line #4, dwelling #119, family #124.
  16. 1910 census, 1st Ward, Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana; roll T624-388, ED 187, page 2A, line #8, dwelling #26, family #34.
  17. Contribution from A. M. Greenlee ().
  18. "Index to Death Records Wayne County [Indiana] 1882-1920", Volume II;
    Indiana Works Progress Administration, 1941 (book CH-13, page 26).


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