1. William Henshall  m Margerie Gyll 
 2.. Thomas Henshall (?-(c1631)
 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 Mary Hinshaw (?-1822)
 7....... George Hinshaw (1775-1862) m Susannah Johnson (1790-1876)
 8........ George Hinshaw (1820-1874)
           +Polly Maria Toliver (1828-1925)
 9.........  Stephen Hinshaw (1848-1858)
 9.........  Eli Hinshaw (1850-1853)
 9.........  Kerna Hinshaw (1853-1857)
 9.........  Otto Hinshaw (1856-1856)
 9.........  Ida May Hinshaw (1857->1925)
 9.........  Asa Hinshaw (1858-1859)
 9.........  Harriet Hinshaw (1860-1861)
 9.........  Ezra Hinshaw (1862-1923)
 9.........  Toby George Hinshaw (1865-1952)
 9.........  Roland Hinshaw (1867-1927)

George Hinshaw     [ID 00544]

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Born Dec 26 1820, Overton County, Tennessee; on a farm 2 mi from Monroe.^{1,33,45,54,80,87,a,b}

He married Polly Maria Toliver, Jul 1 1847, Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois.^{1,33,45,46,54,80,87,91,c,d,e}    Polly, daughter of James Toliver & Elizabeth Maxwell, was born Dec 21 1828, Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois.^{1,33,54,80,91,205,b,f,g,h,i,j,k}

George and family were shown in the 1850 census (Sep 3 1850), Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois:^b

     DATE       ACRES         COUNTY: TWP/RANGE, SECTION    RESIDENCY
  1/15/1853  159.46 @ $1.25  McLean: 23N/05E, Sec 2        McLean County
  6/15/1853  159.46 @ $1.25  McLean: 23N/05E, Sec 1        McLean County
  6/15/1853  159.46 @ $1.25  McLean: 23N/05E, Sec 35       McLean County
  6/15/1853  159.46 @ $1.25  McLean: 24N/05E, Sec 36       McLean County

George and family were shown in the 1860 census, Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois:^f

George and family were shown in the 1870 census (Jul 14 1870), Bloomington Township, McLean County, Illinois:^g

George Hinshaw died Jun 27 1874, Bloomington Township, McLean County, Illinois; buried Scogin's Cemetery, Bloomington Township, McLean County, Illinois.^1,33,80,87

Widow Polly was shown in the 1880 census (Jun 1880), Bloomington Township, McLean County, Illinois:^h

Polly died Mar 24 1925, buried Scogin's Cemetery, Bloomington Township, McLean County, Illinois.^33,91

George & Polly are buried with their son Ezra in Scogin's Cemetery.⁸⁰

The historical book "The Good Old Times in McLean County, Illinois" described George as follows:⁵⁴

"As to personal appearance he is tall and portly.    When he was twenty-seven years of age he had a severe sickness, was ill for a long time with the typhoid fever, and since then he has been very stout in appearance.    He has a large head and a large brain; has small sparkling eyes, and a pleasant, genial countenance; he is full of fun and appreciates a joke.    He has a firm, resolute character, combined with a mild and pleasant disposition.    He is always ready to meet his friends with real English cheer, and indeed he appears a 'fine old English gentleman, one of the olden time'."

Photo: George Hinshaw Jr. ^o

Photo: Polly Maria Toliver ^o

Photo: Gravestone: Scogin's Cemetery, Bloomington, Illinois ^p

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.

33. Gravestone inscriptions in the Hinshaw Cemetery, Stout's Grove Cemetery, Parklawn (Danvers) Cemetery, & Scogin Hill Cemetery, McLean County, Illinois.

45. The Church Of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints (LDS) International Genealogical Index (IGI) - Tennessee.

46. The Church Of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints (LDS) International Genealogical Index (IGI) - Illinois.

54. "The Good Old Times in McLean County, Illinois", subtitled "Old Settlers of McLean County, Illinois", microfilm #0164002 in the LDS Family History Library.

80. "All About the Bensons, Hinshaws, and Others" by Imogen Benson Emery, in the LDS Family History Library, microfiche #6017328.

87. "History of McLean County", F547 M16 B3 in the Sutro Library, S.F.

91. Letters from Warren Gfeller, Wichita, KS (re George/Polly Toliver).

122. State of Illinois, Public Domain Land Tract Sales Archive (gopher://uicvm.cc.uic.edu:70/11/library/libdb/landsale).

205. "Hinshaw Family": a collection of family group sheets by Edna Harvey Joseph; LDS FHL microfilm #1572018 items 8-10 and #1572019 items 1-4

(a) GEDCOM file g442.ged at http://www.ancestry.com.

(b) 1850 census, Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois; roll M432-117, page 5B, line #31, dwelling #325, family #334.

(c) "Illinois Marriages to 1850" (www.ancestry.com).

(d) Contribution from Mara Bruce () citing:
McLean County, Illinois marriages, Marriage Card Catalog in the
McLean County Letitia Green Stevenson Genealogical Society Library,
McLean County Historical Society; McLean County book B pg 157.

(e) Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900:
http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/marriage.html.

(f) 1860 census, 3rd Ward, Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois; page 719, line #33, dwelling #1601, family #1612.

(g) 1870 census, Bloomington P.O., Bloomington Township, McLean County, Illinois; roll M593-258, page 43, line #16, dwelling #90, family #90.

(h) 1880 census, Bloomington Township, McLean County, Illinois; roll T9-0230, ED 167, page 361C, line #36, dwelling #370, family #380.

(i) 1900 census, Bloomington Township, McLean County, Illinois; ED 79, page 72A, line #40, dwelling #143, family #146.

(j) 1910 census, Bloomington Township, McLean County, Illinois; ED 79, page 12B, line #64, dwelling #248, family #250.

(k) 1920 census, Bloomington Township, McLean County, Illinois; roll T625-386, ED 89, page 8B, line #73, dwelling #191, family #200.

(l) 1860 census, 3rd Ward, Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois; page 719, line #39, dwelling #1601, family #1613.

(m) 1870 census, Bloomington P.O., Bloomington Township, McLean County, Illinois; roll M593-258, page 43, line #8, dwelling #89, family #89.

(n) 1920 census, Bloomington Township, McLean County, Illinois; roll T625-386, ED 89, page 8B, line #65, dwelling #188, family #197.

(o) Photo from the book "The Hinshaw and Henshaw Families", 1911.

(p) Photo from Jan Hinshaw.

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