1. William Henshall  m Margerie Gyll 
 2.. Thomas Henshall (?-c1631) m - Kendrick 
 3... John Henshall (1611-c1687) m Elizabeth - 
 4.... William Hinshaw (?-1699) m Elizabeth - 
 5..... John Hinshaw (c1660->1768) m Elizabeth Belshaw 
 6...... William Hinshaw (1724-1814) m Sarah Courtney (1730-c1768)
 7....... Thomas Hinshaw (1757-1825) m Rebecca Marshill (1762-1836)
 8........ Simon Hinshaw (1785-1852) m Rebecca Hobson (1784-1855)
 9......... Delila Hinshaw (1821-1876)
            +Eli Hollingsworth (1807-1882)

Delila Hinshaw     [ID 00175]

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Delila Hinshaw^1,2,3 [Delilah Hinshaw⁴, Deliah Hinshaw^5,6].

Born May 29 1821^1,2,3 [Jun 3 1821⁶, Feb 29 1821⁷], North Carolina^1,2,3.  

In the 1850 Federal Census of McLean County, Illinois, Delila was listed as still living at home with her parents at age 29.⁸  

She married Eli Hollingsworth, Jan - 1858, Randolph County, Indiana.^1,3,4,5  Eli, son of Levi Hollingsworth & Mary Harry^5,7,9,10,11, was born Apr 12 1807^5,7,9,10,11 [about 1810¹²], Flushing, Ohio^5,7,9,10,11 [Virginia¹²].  

This was Eli's third marriage - he had previously married Elizabeth Ellis (children: John/Jonathan Hollingsworth, Oct 20 1837, Isaac Hollingsworth, Anne Hollingsworth);^5,7 then to Tabitha Thomas,⁵ Jul 14 1839, Randolph County, Indiana.^4,13,14  

Delilah and family were shown in the 1860 census (Jun 26 1860), Jackson Township, Howard County, Indiana:¹⁰

Pipe Creek MM, at the Monthly Meeting of Women Friends held at Pipe Creek on 8-3-1861, recorded:¹⁵

Eli Hollingsworth and Delilah his wife request to be joined in membership with friends Sarah Arnold, Jemima Reynolds, and Hannah Edgerton, are appointed in conjunction with a like committee of men friends to have an opportunity with them and endeavour to judge whether their request be sincere and report their judgement thereof to next meeting.

Pipe Creek MM, at the Monthly Meeting of Women Friends held at Sugar Creek on 9-7-1861, recorded:¹⁵

The committee appointed to visit Eli Hollingsworth and Delilah his wife on account of their request to be joined in membership with friends report that a part of them had an opportunity with them to some satisfaction but thought it would be best to extend further care the committee is continued with the exception of Hannah Edgerton, and Priscilla Hedgecock is appointed they are to extend further care and report to next meeting.

The committee continued and appointed last meeting to extend further care in case of the request of Eli Hollingsworth and Delilah his wife, report that they have attended to the appointment and are free that their request be granted with which the meeting unites and receives them accordingly.  Sarah Canaday and Eliza Stanley are appointed in conjunction with a like committee of men friends to inform them thereof and report to next meeting.

Delilah and family were shown in the 1870 census (Jun 29 1870), Jackson Township, Howard County, Indiana:¹²

Delila Hinshaw died Jul 15 1876⁷ [Jul 16 1876⁶]; buried Pipe Creek Cemetery, Converse, Miami County, Indiana⁷.  

Eli and son were shown in the 1880 census (Jun 16 1880), Jackson Township, Miami County, Indiana:¹¹

Eli died Jun 26 1882, Converse, Miami County, Indiana; buried Pipe Creek Cemetery, Converse, Miami County, Indiana.^5,9

Photo: Deliah Hinshaw gravestone Pipe Creek Cemetery ⁶

Photo: Eli Hollingsworth gravestone Pipe Creek Cemetery ⁹

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.
2. United States National Archives, federal Census, 1850.
3. "Family of William & Rebecca Dixon Marshill, Cane Creek Monthly Meeting, Orange County, N.C.", by Thomas W. Marshall (Washington D.C., 1945, a typewritten manuscript), from the National Library of the Daughters of the American Revolution (Washington D.C.) "Marshill Family Genealogical Records 1700-1900", microfilm #0876559, item 5, in the LDS FHL.
4. Indiana, Marriage Collection, 1800-1941; http://www.ancestry.com.
5. Hollingsworth database: http://www.rootsweb.com/~tsingle/holling/surnames.htm.
6. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=130067350.
7. U.S., Hinshaw Index to Selected Quaker Records, 1680-1940; http://www.ancestry.com.
8. "1850 Federal Census, McLean County, Illinois" (a summary), GR929.377359 G38 in a local library.
9. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=130067373.
10. 1860 census, Xenia P.O., Jackson Township, Howard County, Indiana; roll M653-266, page 601, line #26, dwelling #661, family #662.
11. 1880 census, Jackson Township, Miami County, Indiana; roll T9-299, ED 124, page 615B, line #4, dwelling #174, family #174.
12. 1870 census, Jerome P.O., Jackson Township, Howard County, Indiana; roll M593-324, page 439A, line #29, dwelling #131, family #131.
13. Indiana Marriages to 1850; http://www.ancestry.com.
14. Indiana Marriages, 1802-1892; http://www.ancestry.com.
15. U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935; http://www.ancestry.com.

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