William H. Hinshaw

 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...... Jesse Hinshaw (1720-1797) m Abigail Marshall (1724-1806)
 7....... Jesse Hinshaw (1770-1846) m Elizabeth Hinshaw (1780-1823)
 8........ Ira Hinshaw (1812-1892) m Louisa (Wells) Staley (c1820-?)
 9......... William H. Hinshaw (1858-1937)
            +Sarah Ann Mariah Pickett (1860-1895)
10..........  Iola G. Hinshaw (1886-1971) 1,2,3,4
10..........  Joseph Harrison Hinshaw (1887-1954) 1,2,3
10..........  Flora Alice Hinshaw (1890-1945) 1,2,3,5,6
10..........  Maude Hinshaw (1893-) 1,2,3,4,7
10..........  Eva Hinshaw (1895-1895) 8,9
            +Dora Shoffner (1868-1902)
10..........  Ira Jacob Hinshaw (1898-1990) 1,2,3
10..........  Charles J. Hinshaw (1900-1969) 3,10,11,12
10..........  Edgar Hinshaw (1902-1902) 1,2
10..........  Everett Hinshaw (1902-1902) 1,2
            +Mary Ann Payne (1860-1924)
William H. Hinshaw     [ID 03669] Click here to switch to Ancestror Tree view: Tree View

Born Jul 27 18581,2,4,7,12,13,14,15 [Jul - 185611], North Carolina1,2,4,7,12,13,14,15.  

He married Sarah Ann Mariah Pickett, Aug 30 1885, Albright Township, Chatham County, North Carolina.3,16  Sarah, daughter of William + Betsy Pickett, was born 1860.8,17,18  

Sarah died 1895, buried West Union Cemetery, Monrovia, Monroe Township, Morgan County, Indiana.8,18  

He then married Dora Shoffner, Sep 5 1897, Alamance County, North Carolina.1,3,11,16,19,20  Dora, daughter of Jacob Shoffner & Catherine Isley1,2,21, was born Mar 22 18681,2,21 [Mar 21 186819, Mar - 185811], North Carolina1,2,21.  

At West Union MM (Morgan County, Indiana) on 9-8-1898, William & wife Dora & children Tolen (sic), Joda, Alice, Maud, and Ira were received on a certificate.1  

On 9-8-1898 West Union MM meeting recorded:22

West Union Montly Meeting of Friends Church held 9th mo., 8th, 1898.  

[...]

Wm Hinshaw and Dora Hinshaw, his wife, present certificates of good standing in the churches to which they belong in North Carolina with the request that they and their minor children, Iola, Joda, Alice, Maud and Ira Hinshaw, be joined in membership with Friends.  

After deliberation this meeting is united in granting their request and receives them into membership accordingly.  Nathan E. Hubbard, Joshua Armstrong, Ruth Ellen Guyer and Lydia Taylor Painter are appointed to inform them thereof and report to next meeting.

On 10-6-1898 West Union MM meeting recorded:22

West Union Montly Meeting of Friends Church held 10th mo., 6th, 1898.  

The committee appointed at last meeting to inform Wm Hinshaw and family of their reception into membership reports the service attended to.

William and family were shown in the 1900 census (Jun 23 1900), Liberty Township, Hendricks County, Indiana:11

Hinshaw, WM, age 43, born Jul 1856 in North Carolina; parents born in North Carolina; married 13 years; farmer; owns farm.
Hinshaw, Dora, wife, age 42, born Mar 1858 in North Carolina; parents born in North Carolina; married 13 years; 6 children, 6 living.
Hinshaw, Lola, daughter, age 14, born Jun 1885 in North Carolina; parents born in North Carolina; attended school.
Hinshaw, Joseph, son, age 12, born Dec 1887 in North Carolina; parents born in North Carolina; attended school.
Hinshaw, Alice, daughter, age 9, born Oct 1890 in North Carolina; parents born in North Carolina; attended school.
Hinshaw, Maudie, daughter, age 7, born [..unclear..] 1893 in North Carolina; parents born in North Carolina; attended school.
Hinshaw, Ira, son, age 1, born Jul 1898 in Indiana; parents born in North Carolina.
Hinshaw, Charley, son, age ? months, born Apr 1900 in Indiana; parents born in North Carolina.

Dora died Aug 2 1902, Monrovia, Morgan County, Indiana; age 34y 4m 10d.1,2,19,23  

Dora died less than a month after the death of her baby twins Everett and Edgar;19 it is possible that Dora might have died from complications of birth.24  Dora's death was reported in the "Martinsville Republican" on August 7, 1902.19  

He then married Mary Ann Payne, Aug 11 1904, Patterson, Alamance County, North Carolina.12,15,16,25,26  Mary was born 1860, North Carolina.25,26,27  

At West Union MM on 11-7-1907, Mary Hinshaw had been received on a letter from Mt. Pleasant English Lutheran Church, Alamance County, North Carolina.1  

On 11-7-1907 West Union MM meeting recorded:22

West Union Montly Meeting of Friends Church held 11th mo., 7th, 1907.  

[...]

Mary A. Hinshaw produces a letter of recommendation from the Mt. Pleasant E.L. Church, Alamance Co., N.C., with the request that she be joined in membership with Friends.  

This meeting is united in granting the above request and receives Mary A. Hinshaw a member of this Church.  [..unclear..] and Abigail R. [..unclear..] are appointed to inform her of the above action and report to next meeting

On 12-12-1907 West Union MM meeting recorded:22

West Union Montly Meeting of Friends Church held 12th mo., 12th, 1907.  

[...]

The committee appointed at last meeting to inform Mary A. Hinshaw of her reception into membership reports that the service has been attended to.

William and family were shown in the 1910 census (May 5 1910), Monroe Township, Morgan County, Indiana:12,28

Hinshaw, William, age 52, born in North Carolina; parents born in North Carolina; third marriage, married 6 years; occupation: farmer; owned farm.
Hinshaw, Mary, wife, age 49, born in North Carolina; parents born in North Carolina; second marriage, married 6 years; no children.
Hinshaw, Iola, daughter, age 23, born in North Carolina; parents born in North Carolina.
Hinshaw, Joseph, son, age 21, born in North Carolina; parents born in North Carolina.
Hinshaw, Alice, daughter, age 19, born in North Carolina; parents born in North Carolina.
Hinshaw, Maude, daughter, age 17, born in North Carolina; parents born in North Carolina.
Hinshaw, Ira, son, age 11, born in Indiana; parents born in North Carolina.
Hinshaw, Charley, son, age 10, born in Indiana; parents born in North Carolina.
Living two houses away in 1910 was William's brother Jesse.29  

William and family were shown in the 1920 census (Feb 11 1920), Monroe Township, Morgan County, Indiana:7

Hinshaw, William, head-of-household, age 61, born in North Carolina; parents born in North Carolina; owned home; occupation: farmer.
Hinshaw, Mary A., wife, age 59, born in North Carolina; parents born in North Carolina.
Hinshaw, Iola, daughter, age 33, born in North Carolina; parents born in North Carolina; single.
Hinshaw, Maude, daughter, age 26, born in North Carolina; parents born in North Carolina; single; occupation: public school teacher.
Living next door in 1920 was the family of son Joseph.30  

Mary died Jul 29 1924, Monrovia, Morgan County, Indiana; age 64.26,27  

Mary's obituary was published in "The American Friend" on August 14, 1924 (page 659).26  

Widower William and family shown in the 1930 census (Apr 14 1930), 1831 Ashland Avenue, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana:4

Dixon, Iola H., head-of-household, age 43, born in North Carolina; parents born in North Carolina; married, first married at age 40; owned home ($5500 value); no radio in home; occupation: none.
Hinshaw, William, father, age 72, born in North Carolina; parents born in North Carolina; widower, first married at age 28; occupation: retired; not a war veteran.
Bockins, Maude E., sister, age 37, born in North Carolina; parents born in North Carolina; married, first married at age 27; occupation: seamstress, shop.
Bockins, William O., brother-in-law, age 46, born in Indiana; father born in Pennsylvania; mother born in Indiana; married, first married at age 36; occupation: none; not a war veteran.
Bockins, Wilma L., niece, age 9, born in Indiana; father born in Indiana; mother born in North Carolina; attended school.
Bockins, Dorothy M., niece, age 5, born in Indiana; father born in Indiana; mother born in North Carolina.
Bockins, Lurronda [unclear], niece, age 1 year 11 months, born in Indiana; father born in Indiana; mother born in North Carolina.
Hinshaw, Zula May, cousin, age 26, born in North Carolina; parents born in North Carolina; single; occupation: none.
McFadden, Carl, roomer, age 30, born in Indiana; parents born in Indiana; married, first married at age 26; occupation: laborer, auto plant; not a war veteran.
McFadden, Zelma, roomer, age 23, born in Missouri; parents born in Missouri; married, first married at age 19.
McFadden, Edith L., roomer, age 3, born in California; father born in Indiana; mother born in Missouri.

William H. Hinshaw died Apr 30 1937, Indiana; buried West Union Cemetery, Monrovia, Monroe Township, Morgan County, Indiana.3,15  

See also: John A. Hinshaw who was also living in Morgan County, Indiana about this same time period.

(photo)Photo: William Hinshaw & Sarah Ann Mariah Pickett marriage license Chatham County, North Carolina 16

(photo)Photo: William Hinshaw family birth & death records West Union MM 2

(photo)Photo: Sarah Ann Mariah Pickett gravestone West Union Cemetery 8

(photo)Photo: Dora Shoffner gravestone West Union Cemetery, with infant sons Everett and Edgar 19

(photo)Photo: William Hinshaw & Mary Ann Payne gravestone West Union Cemetery 15

Sources

  1. "Abstracts of the Records of the Society of Friends in Indiana", Part 6, 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.
  2. U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935; http://www.ancestry.com.
  3. Contribution from Robert S. Hinshaw citing: Debbie Hinshaw.
  4. 1930 census, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana; roll T626-608, ED 31, page 19A, line #37, dwelling #375, family #375.
  5. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=23287342.
  6. "The Hobson Family Lineage", by Jay W. Hobson, 1994; GS929.2 H684 in a local library
  7. 1920 census, Monroe Township, Morgan County, Indiana; ED 202, page 10B, line #56, dwelling #264, family #265.
  8. Gravestone photo courtesy of Rebecca Ann Wall.
  9. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=69286411.
  10. Indiana Birth Records Index, 1880-1920. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2000.
  11. 1900 census, Liberty Township, Hendricks County, Indiana; ED 35, page 247A, line #9, dwelling #256, family #259.
  12. 1910 census, Monroe Township, Morgan County, Indiana; ED 65, page 5B, line #56, dwelling #122, family #123.
  13. 1880 census, Albright Township, Chatham County, North Carolina; roll T9-0957, page 142A, line #29, family #213.
  14. Family bible extracts and notes contributed by Rodger Hinshaw
  15. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=84297629.
  16. North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011; http://www.ancestry.com.
  17. A handwritten document titled "Hinshaws - Early Chatham Co. & Cane Creek Quaker Meeting", by William C. & Nolan Moran.
  18. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=69286533.
  19. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=69286330.
  20. Contribution from .
  21. Contribution from Rex M. Isley ().
  22. U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1994; http://www.ancestry.com.
  23. Indiana Deaths, 1882-1920; http://www.ancestry.com.
  24. Speculation.
  25. Contribution from Robert S. Hinshaw citing:
    1920 census, Monroe Township, Morgan County, Indiana; ED 202, page 10B, line #56, dwelling #264, family #265.
  26. Earlham College Library; "American Friend Obituary Index":
    http://www.earlham.edu/~libr/content/friends/obituaries/index.html.
  27. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=84297538.
  28. Indiana 1910 census index: http://www.scican.net/~morglib/genasist/cens1910.html.
  29. 1910 census, Monroe Township, Morgan County, Indiana; ED 65, page 5B, line #68, dwelling #124, family #125.
  30. 1920 census, Monroe Township, Morgan County, Indiana; ED 202, page 10B, line #52, dwelling #263, family #264.

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