Thomas Hinshaw

He married Mary Morgan^3,4,5,6 [Mary I. Morgan⁷, Polly Morgan^3,5], Feb 3 1846^3,4,5,6, Cass County, Missouri^3,4,5,6. Mary was born about 1831^8,9,10 [about 1821¹¹], Missouri^8,9,10.

On Nov 1 1848 Thomas purchased 40 acres of land in Cass County, Missouri.¹² He was described in this record as "Thomas Hinshaw of Van Buren County, Missouri".¹² (Van Buren County was renamed to Cass County in 1849).¹² About this same time, father Benjamin and brother Nathan also purchased land in Cass County, Missouri.¹²

Thomas Hinshaw died Feb 6 1847, age 26 years, 1 month, 27 days.^1,2,13,14 Thomas died during a cholera epidemic.¹⁵ Thomas is buried next to his father and mother in Rheems Cemetery.¹⁴

Thomas died intestate. On Jan 1 1848 Thomas's estate was probated, with named estate administrators Levi J. Shelton, Elias Shelton, and John Gray.¹⁶

Mary (Polly) remarried to Levi J. Shelton, Dec 19 1847, Cass County, Missouri.^3,5 Levi was born 1820 in North Carolina.^7,8,11

Note that Thomas' sister Matilda Jane also married an Elias Shelton in Cass County, Missouri in 1856.

Polly and family were shown in the 1850 census (Oct 1 1850), Cass County, Missouri:⁸

Levi (presumably with Polly and children) settled in Oregon, arriving there Sep 18 1852.⁷

Polly and family were shown in the 1860 census (Jul 9 1860), Polk County, Oregon:¹¹

Levi J. Shelton died Jul 27 1861, Polk County, Oregon.^7,17,18 Levi committed suicide.¹⁷

Mary (Polly) remarried to John Frederick Syron, May 14 1863, Polk County, Oregon¹⁹ (1862),²⁰ with whom she had children John/Mack Syron (1864-1925),^9,10,21 Jackson/Jack C. Syron (c1867),^9,10 and Irazina/Zina Syron (1871-1950).^10,21,22 John Frederick Syron was born Mar 28 1827, New Philadelphia, Tuscarawas County, Ohio.¹⁹

Mary and family were shown in the 1870 census (Jul 11 1870), Polk County, Oregon:⁹

Polly and family were shown in the 1880 census (Jun 9-10 1880), Polk County, Oregon:¹⁰

Mary died 1890, buried Pleasant Hill Pioneer Cemetery, Sheridan, Polk County, Oregon.^20,21

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