William Henry Hinshaw

                                                  ┌── Jabez Hinshaw
                                                  │    1814-1844 
                         ┌── Elkannah Hinshaw ────┤
                         │    1840-1900           │
                         │                        └── Mary Lamb
                         │                             1817-1869 
William Henry Hinshaw ───┤
B: 1874                  │
D: 1927                  │
                         └── Nancy Melinda Ginn
                              1842-1916 
M: Ada M. Montgomery
   ├── Helen Margurite Henshaw (1898-1992) 1,2,3,4,5
   ├── Audry Ivey Henshaw (1900-1900) 2,3
   ├── Audrey Hinshaw (1900-1900) 6
   ├── Bessie May Henshaw (1902-1994) 1,2,4,5,7
   ├── Paul Montgomery Henshaw (1905-1913) 2,4

M: Sarah Margaret Thomas
   ├── Martha Louise Hinshaw (1909-) 1,4,5,8,9,10
   └── Anna Hinshaw (1914-) 5,8,9,10
William Henry Hinshaw     [ID 09767] Click here to switch to Ahnentafel view: Ahnentafel View

William Henry Hinshaw5,11,12 [William H. Henshaw1,13,14, William Hanchaw15].

Born Aug 25 18744,8,11,12,15,16 [Aug 25 187614, Aug 25 187310,17], Indiana4,8,11,12,15,16.  

He married Ada M. Montgomery13,15 [Addie M. Montgomery16, Mery Montgomery6], Jul 31 189713,15, Madison County, Indiana13,15.  Ada, daughter of William Montgomery & Mary A. Finney, was born 1876.15,16,18  

William and family were shown in the 1900 census (Jun 25 1900), Alexandria, Madison County, Indiana [census page very faded]:3

Henshaw, William, head-of-household, age 2? [unclear], born Aug 187? [unclear] in Indiana; father born in Indiana; [..mother's birthplace unreadable..]; married 3 years; [..occupation unreadable..].
Henshaw, Addie, wife, age 2? [unreadable], born [..unreadable..] in Indiana; parents born in Indiana; married 3 years; 2 children, 2 living.
Henshaw, Hellen M., daughter, age 1, born Sept 1898 in Indiana; parents born in Indiana.
Henshaw, Audrey, daughter, age 5 months, born [..unclear] 1900 in Indiana; parents born in Indiana.

Ada died 1905, buried Oddfellows (IOOF) Cemetery, Alexandria, Madison County, Indiana.16,18  

He then married Sarah Margaret Thomas10,14,19 [Sarah M. Sands19,20, Sarah E. Sands5], Jul 20 190710,14,19, Madison County, Indiana10,14,19.  Sarah, daughter of Silas + Marthy J. Sands4,8,9,14,20, was born Sep 24 18774,8,9,14,20 [Sep - 187521], Indiana4,8,9,14,20.  

Sarah had been previously married to a Benjamin F. Thomas21 (Mar 25 1896, Huntington County, Indiana),19 who had died Nov 14 1905,22 and by whom she had children Fredrick Thomas (Apr 1897)4,21 and Marie Thomas (Nov 8 1900).4,5,8  

William and family were shown in the 1910 census (Apr 25 1910), Alexandria, Madison County, Indiana:4

Henshaw, William, head-of-household, age 36, born in Indiana; father born in Indiana; mother born in Kentucky; second marriage, married 9 years [sic]; occupation: drayman; owned home (free).
Henshaw, Sarah M., wife, age 32, born in Indiana; father born in Ohio; mother born in Indiana; second marriage, married 9 years [sic]; 3 children, 3 living; occupation: housework.
Henshaw, Helen, daughter, age 12, born in Indiana; parents born in Indiana; attended school.
Henshaw, Bessie, daughter, age 8, born in Indiana; parents born in Indiana; attended school.
Henshaw, Paul, son, age 5, born in Indiana; parents born in Indiana.
Henshaw, Martha, daughter, age 9 [unclear] months, born in Indiana; parents born in Indiana.
Thomas, Fredrick, stepson, age 13, born in Indiana; parents born in Indiana; attended school.
Thomas, Marie, stepdaughter, age 9, born in Indiana; parents born in Indiana; attended school.
Living next door in 1900 was William's widowed mother.23  

On Sep 12 1918 William Henry Hinshaw, age 44, registered for the World War I draft in Elwood, Madison County, Indiana.  He declared he was born Aug 25 1874, and was then residing at 205 W. 4th, Alexandria, Madison County, Indiana where he was a self-employed drayman.  He declared his nearest relative was Sarah Margarett Hinshaw of the same address.  He was recorded as medium height, medium build, brown eyes, brown hair.12  

William and family were shown in the 1920 census (Jan 9 1920), 205 W. 4th, Alexandria, Madison County, Indiana:8

Hinshaw, William H., head-of-household, age 46, born in Indiana; parents born in Indiana; owned home; occupation: dairyman.
Hinshaw, Sarah M., wife, age 43, born in Indiana; father born in Ohio; mother born in Indiana.
Hinshaw, Martha, daughter, age 10, born in Indiana; parents born in Indiana; attended school.
Hinshaw, Anna, daughter, age 5, born in Indiana; parents born in Indiana.
Thomas, Marie, stepdaughter, age 19, born in Indiana; parents born in Indiana; occupation: clerk, store.

William Henry Hinshaw died Mar 24 1927, Alexandria, Madison County, Indiana; age 53y 6m 29d.9,10,16,17,24,25  

William's obituary was published in the "Anderson Daily Bulletin" (Anderson, Indiana) on Mar 26 1927.24  

Widow Sarah and family were shown in the 1930 census (Apr 3 1930), 205 4th Street, Alexandria, Madison County, Indiana:9

Hinshaw, Sarah M., head-of-household, age 52, born in Indiana; father born in Ohio; mother born in Indiana; widow; owned home ($1000 value); radio in home; occupation: laundress, at home.
Hinshaw, Martha, daughter, age 20, born in Indiana; parents born in Indiana; attended school; occupation: operator, telephone office.
Hinshaw, Anna, daughter, age 16, born in Indiana; parents born in Indiana; attended school.

(photo)Photo: Children Helen, Paul and Bessie 2,10

(photo)Photo: Daughters Martha and Anna 10

(photo)Photo: Daughters Martha and Anna 10

Sources

  1. Indiana Birth Records Index, 1880-1920. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2000.
  2. Contribution from Janet McDonald () citing:
    family bible belonging to Bessie Mae Hinshaw.
  3. 1900 census, Alexandria, Monroe Township, Madison County, Indiana; roll T623-386, ED 95, page 15B, line #55, dwelling #291, family #294.
  4. 1910 census, 2nd Ward, Alexandria, Monroe Township, Madison County, Indiana; roll T624-364, ED 112, page 211A, line #15, dwelling #201, family #203.
  5. Indiana Births, 1880-1920; http://www.ancestry.com.
  6. Audrey Hinshaw death certificate.
  7. Contribution from Angela Gonzalez ().
  8. 1920 census, Alexandria, Monroe Township, Madison County, Indiana; roll T625-449, ED 125, page 9A, line #7, dwelling #197, family #216.
  9. 1930 census, 2nd Ward, Alexandria, Monroe Township, Madison County, Indiana; roll T626-605, ED 42, page 2A, line #18, dwelling #31, family #32.
  10. Hinshaw family notes and photos from Marta Flaherty, Peoria, Illinois.
  11. 1880 census, Van Buren Township, Madison County, Indiana; roll T9-0293, ED 17, page 12D, line #9, dwelling #224, family #224.
  12. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918; http://www.ancestry.com.
  13. "Index to Marriage Record, Madison County, Indiana 1880-1920", Vol II; Book 6, page 541.
  14. "Index to Marriage Record, Madison County, Indiana 1880-1920", Vol II; Book 17, page 210.
  15. Index to Supplemental Record Madison County Marriage Transcripts, 1880-1920;
    Indiana Works Progress Administration, 1938; Book W-1, page 33.
  16. Madison County Area Cemetery Database; Anderson, Indiana Public Library:
    http://www.and.lib.in.us/madison-county-cemetery-records-database/.
  17. Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011; http://www.ancestry.com.
  18. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=70644586.
  19. Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941; http://www.ancestry.com.
  20. 1880 census, Jefferson Township, Huntington County, Indiana; roll T9-285, ED 199, page 616C, line #17, dwelling #99, family #121.
  21. 1900 census, Warren, Salamonie Township, Huntington County, Indiana; roll T623-378, ED 89, page 14B, line #60, dwelling #306, family #349.
  22. Indiana Deaths, 1882-1920; http://www.ancestry.com.
  23. 1910 census, 2nd Ward, Alexandria, Monroe Township, Madison County, Indiana; roll T624-364, ED 112, page 211A, line #13, dwelling #200, family #202.
  24. Obituary of William H. Henshaw; "Anderson Daily Bulletin", Mar 26 1927;
    Madison County Area Obituary Database; Anderson (Indiana) Public Library:
    http://www.and.lib.in.us/cemetery/obituary.asp.
  25. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=122117169.

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