Calvin Hinshaw

 1. Calvin Hinshaw (c1824-1886)
    +Sally Ann Wilhoit (1828-1890)
 2..  Elsworth Hinshaw (1848-1866) 1,2
 2..  Mahala J. Hinshaw (1852-1877) 2,3
 2..  Ruth A. Hinshaw (1855-?) 2,3,4
Calvin Hinshaw     [ID 02543] Click here to switch to Ancestror Tree view: Tree View

Calvin Hinshaw1,5,6,7 [Calvin Henshaw3,8].

Born about 18241,3,4,9 [18222,10], Indiana1,3,4,9.  

He married Sally Ann Wilhoit5,6,11,12,13,14,15 [Sarah Ann Wilhoit8], Nov 6 18465,6,11,12,13,14,15, Henry County, Indiana5,6,11,12,13,14,15.  Sally, daughter of Moses Wilhoit & Nancy Douglas, was born 1828, Ohio.1,2,3,4,8,10  

On Mar 26 184916 (Sep 29 1848)17 Calvin purchased 120 acres of land in Section 4, Liberty Township, Grant County, Indiana.16,17  In this land record he is described as "Calvin Hinshaw of Wayne County, Indiana".16  

Other Hinshaws who purchased land in Grant County, Indiana:16 Charles Hinshaw and Levi Hinshaw.  

Other Hinshaws who lived in Wayne County, Indiana:16 Edmund Hinshaw, Evan Hinshaw (brother of Charles).  

Calvin and family were shown in the 1850 census, Green Township, Wayne County, Indiana:1

Calvin Henshaw, age 26, born in Indiana; farmer; $600 real estate.
Sally A. Henshaw, age 22, born in Ohio.
Elsworth Henshaw, age 1, born in Indiana.
Living nearby in 1850 was the family of Isaac Hinshaw,18 very probably Calvin's father.19  

Calvin and family were shown in the 1860 census (Jul 16 1860), Fall Creek Township, Henry County, Indiana:2

Calvin Hinshaw, age 37, born in Indiana; farmer; $2500 real estate; $600 personal property.
Sally Hinshaw, age 31, born in Ohio.
Elsworth Hinshaw, age 11, born in Indiana; attended school.
Mahala Hinshaw, age 8, born in Indiana; attended school.
Ruth Hinshaw, age 5, born in Indiana.

In June 1863 Calvin Hinshaw, age 39, born in Indiana, farmer, registered for the Civil War draft in Fall Creek Township, Henry County, Indiana.9  

Calvin and family were shown in the 1870 census (Aug 20 1870), Fall Creek Township, Henry County, Indiana:3

Henshaw, Calvin, age 46, born in Indiana; farmer; $7320 real estate; $2044 personal property.
Henshaw, Sally A., age 42, born in Ohio; keeping house.
Henshaw, Mahala J., age 18, born in Indiana; attended school.
Henshaw, Ruth A., age 15, born in Indiana; attended school.
Ball, Orlando, age 13, born in Indiana; domestic servant; attended school.
Thaxton, John, age 21, born in Kentucky; works on farm.
Living next door in 1870 was the family of a Thomas Wilhoit, age 48.20  

Calvin and family were shown in the 1880 census (Jun 14 1880), Fall Creek Township, Henry County, Indiana:4

Hinshaw, Calvin, age 56, born in Indiana; father born in North Carolina; mother born in Carolina; farming.
Hinshaw, Sallie A., wife, age 52, born in Ohio; parents born in Virginia; keeping house.
Hinshaw, Ruth A., daughter, age 25, born in Indiana; father born in Indiana; mother born in Ohio.
Ayers, William, servant, age 29, born in Virginia; parents born in Virginia; works on farm; "maimed, cripple, bedridden, or otherwise disabled".
Living next door in 1880 was the family of a Thomas Wilhoit, age 58.21  

Calvin Hinshaw died Aug 26 1886, Henry County, Indiana; age 63y 11n 6d.10,22,23  

Sally died Jan 21 1890, Mechanicsburg, Henry County, Indiana; age 62.10,22,24  

Calvin was probably a son of Isaac Hinshaw #98.19  

This person's ancestry is unknown!
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Sources

  1. 1850 census, Green Township, Wayne County, Indiana; roll 180, page 110; dwelling #500.
  2. 1860 census, Mechanicsburgh P.O., Fall Creek Township, Henry County, Indiana; roll M653-266, page 346, line #31, dwelling #948, family #139.
  3. 1870 census, Ashland P.O., Fall Creek Township, Henry County, Indiana; roll M593-323, page 38, line #12, dwelling #121, family #121.
  4. 1880 census, Fall Creek Township, Henry County, Indiana; roll T9-284, ED 4, page 62A, line #8, dwelling #172, family #172.
  5. The Church Of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints (LDS) International Genealogical Index (IGI) - Indiana.
  6. "Index of Indiana Marriages Through 1850", Indiana State Library, Genealogy Division: http://www.in.gov/library/genealogy.htm
  7. "Indiana Marriages to 1850" (www.ancestry.com).
  8. Posting Feb 9 2001 by () to INHENRY-L citing:
    "Compendium of Biography of Henry County, Indiana"; B. F. Bowen; 1920.
  9. U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865; http://www.ancestry.com.
  10. Burials in Mechanicsburg Cemetery; Henry County Genealogical Services:
    http://www.hcgs.net/mechanicsburg.html.
  11. Indiana Marriages to 1850; http://www.ancestry.com.
  12. Indiana Marriages, 1802-1892; http://www.ancestry.com.
  13. Indiana, Marriage Index, 1802-1892; http://www.ancestry.com.
  14. Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941; http://www.ancestry.com.
  15. Indiana, Marriage Index, 1800-1941; http://www.ancestry.com.
  16. U.S. Bureau of Land Management - http://www.glorecords.blm.gov.
  17. "Early Land Records of Liberty Township, Grant County, Indiana"; USGenWeb Archives.
  18. 1850 census, Green Township, Wayne County, Indiana; roll 180, page 113; dwelling #552.
  19. Speculation.
  20. 1870 census, Ashland P.O., Fall Creek Township, Henry County, Indiana; roll M593-323, page 38, line #18, dwelling #122, family #122.
  21. 1880 census, Fall Creek Township, Henry County, Indiana; roll T9-284, ED 4, page 62A, line #1, dwelling #171, family #171.
  22. Indiana Deaths, 1882-1920; http://www.ancestry.com.
  23. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=31704123.
  24. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=31704128.


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