1. James Hinshaw 
 2.. James Hinshaw (c1798-1858) m Nellie Robertson (c1800-1860)
 3... Hugh Hinshaw (1818-1898) m Jane Campbell (1820-1904)
 4.... Anderson Corder Henshaw (c1849-<1899) m Sarah Jane Tanner (1855-1906)
 5..... Adah Mae Henshaw (1892-1971)
        +- Lester 
        +Charles Calvin Reece (1890-1963)

Adah Mae Henshaw     [ID 04425]

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Born Oct 31 1892^1,2,4,5,6,7 [1894⁸], Stonefort, Saline County, Illinois^1,2,4,5,6,7.  

Adah was shown in the 1900 census (Jun 1900), living in the household of brother Milo, Stonefort, Williamson County, Illinois (census image very faded):⁸

She married - Lester.¹  

Child:

She then married Charles Calvin Reece, Aug 23 1913, Wilson, Mississippi County, Arkansas.^1,2,3,9  Charles, son of James William Reece & Ollie B. Cannada/Canady^2,4,5,6,7,10, was born Apr 8 1890^2,4,5,6,7,10 [Apr 8 1891¹¹], Trimble, Dyer County, Tennessee^2,4,5,6,7,10.  

Children:¹

On Jun 5 1917 Charley C. Reece, age 26, registered for the World War I draft in Mississippi County, Arkansas.  He declared he was born April 8 1891 in Trimble, Tennessee, and was then residing in Wilson, Arkansas, a laborer employed by Lee Wilson & Co. of Wilson, with a dependent wife and two children.  He was recorded as slender, blue eyes, brown hair.¹¹  

Adah and family were shown in the 1920 census (Jan 2 1920), Golden Lake Road, Wilson, Mississippi County, Arkansas:⁵

Adah and family were shown in the 1930 census (Apr 2 1930), Main Street, Golden Lake Township, Mississippi County, Arkansas:⁶

Adah lived in Arkansas at least until 1935, where Charley was a railroad engineer; they then moved to Memphis, Tennessee, where Charley operated a derrick.¹  

Adah and family were shown in the 1937 city directory of Memphis, Tennessee:¹⁶

Adah and family were shown in the 1940 census (Apr 2 1940), 695 N. Sixth, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee:⁷

Adah and family were shown in the 1940 city directory of Memphis, Tennessee:¹⁶

Adah later moved to Washington, D.C., probably about 1941, where Charley maintained the steam heating system at Gallaudet College.¹  

Adah and Charley were shown in the 1948 city directory of Washington, D.C.:¹⁶

In 1963 Adah and Charley were living at 3436 78th Pl., North Forestville, Maryland.¹⁷  

Charles died Oct 2 1963, Leland Memorial Hospital, Riverdale, Prince George's County, Maryland; buried National Memorial Park, 7482 Lee Highway, Falls Church, Fairfax County, Virginia.^1,10,17  

Charley's obituary was published in the "Washington Post" (Washington, D.C.) on October 3-4, 1963¹⁷ (see scan below).  

Adah Mae Henshaw died Nov 25 1971, North Forestville, Maryland; buried National Memorial Park, 7482 Lee Highway, Falls Church, Fairfax County, Virginia.^1,2  

Adah's obituary was published in the "Washington Post" (Washington, D.C.) on November 26, 1971¹⁸ (see scan below).

Photo: Adah Mae Henshaw & Charles Calvin Reece marriage license Mississippi County, Arkansas ²

Photo: Adah Mae Henshaw & Charles Calvin Reece ²

Photo: Adah Mae Henshaw obituary "Washington Post" (Washington, D.C.), Nov 26, 1971 ^2,18

Photo: Charles Reece obituary "Washington Post" (Washington, D.C.), Oct 3-4, 1963 ¹⁷

Social Security information for Charles Calvin Reece: 412-01-9267

Sources

1. Contribution from Sally Reece Muri ().
2. Ancestry Family Tree data "Reece Muri Family Tree" posted by "saremu" (Sally Reece Muri).
3. Contribution from Linda L. White ().
4. Marriage license.
5. 1920 census, Wilson, Golden Lake Township, Mississippi County, Arkansas; roll T625-73, ED 156, page 1A, line #44, dwelling #11, family #12.
6. 1930 census, Golden Lake Township, Mississippi County, Arkansas; roll T626-85, ED 24, page 1B, line #74, dwelling #14, family #15.
7. 1940 census, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee; roll T627-3961, ED 98-42, page 1B, line #52, household #14.
8. 1900 census, Stonefort, Saline Township, Williamson County, Illinois; roll T623-354, ED 122, page 1A, line #45, dwelling #11, family #12.
9. Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957; http://www.ancestry.com.
10. "Social Security Death Index" (as it is commonly called), derived from the Social Security Administration "Death Master File". See: http://www.rootsweb.com/~rwguide/lesson10.htm
11. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918; http://www.ancestry.com.
12. Arkansas Death Index, 1914-1950; http://www.ancestry.com.
13. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=122577257.
14. U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006; http://www.ancestry.com.
15. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=125428750.
16. U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989; http://www.ancestry.com.
17. "Washington Post" (Washington, D.C.), Oct 3-4 1963; http://www.ancestry.com.
18. "Washington Post" (Washington, D.C.), Nov 26 1971; http://www.ancestry.com.

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