Leo Newton Hinshaw

 1. Benjamin Hinshaw (1795-1849) m Sarah A. Vestal (c1792-?)
 2.. Nathan Hinshaw (1827-1876) m Mary Green Sloan (1832-1907)
 3... Emmett Wilson Hinshaw (1872-1928) m Ada Eleanor Denham (1873-1955)
 4.... Leo Newton Hinshaw (1891-1919)
       +Grace Hazel Likens (1893-1945)
 5.....  Harriet Pearl Hinshaw (1911-1987) 1,2
 5.....  Jeremiah Nathan Hinshaw (1913-1957) 1
 5.....  James Emmett Hinshaw (1916-1975) 1
Leo Newton Hinshaw     [ID 00680] Click here to switch to Ancestror Tree view: Tree View

Born Aug 11 1891.1,2,3,4  

He married Grace Hazel Likens, Jun 25 1910, Plevna, Kansas.1,4,5  Grace, daughter of James D. + Harriett M. Likens, was born Jul 27 1893, Kansas.2,6,7  

Leo Newton Hinshaw died Mar 1 1919, buried Plevna Cemetery, Plevna, Reno County, Kansas.1,2  Leo died in the post-WWI flu epidemic.1  

Leo was the mayor of Plevna at the time of his death.  He was also part owner and manager of the "Hinshaw Grain Company".1  

Grace and family were shown in the 1920 census (Jan 15 1920), living with her parents in Plevna, Reno County, Kansas:6

Likens, James D., head-of-household, age 58, born in Illinois; father born in Pennsylvania; mother born in Illinois; owned home; occupation: postmaster.
Likens, Harriett M., wife, age 52, born in New Mexico; father born in Scotland; [..mother's birthplace unclear..]; occupation: telephone operator, [..unclear..].
Hinshaw, Grace, daughter, age 26, born in Kansas; father born in Illinois; mother born in New Mexico; widow; occupation: none.
Hinshaw, Pearl, granddaughter, age 10, born in Kansas; parents born in Kansas; attended school.
Hinshaw, Jerry, grandson, age 7, born in Kansas; parents born in Kansas; attended school.
Hinshaw, James, grandson, age 3 years 9 months, born in Kansas; parents born in Kansas.
Living next door in 1920 was Leo's widowed uncle Jeremiah Hinshaw.8  

Grace and family were again shown in the 1930 census (Apr 23 1930) Arlington Street, Arlington, Reno County, Kansas:7

Hinshaw, Grace H., head-of-household, age 36, born in Kansas; father born in Illinois; mother born in New Mexico; widow; first married at age 17; no radio in home; occupation: operator, telephone exchange.
Hinshaw, James E., son, age 14, born in Kansas; father born in Missouri; mother born in Kansas; attended school.
Hinshaw, Pearl H., daughter, age 19, born in Kansas; father born in Missouri; mother born in Kansas; attended school.
In 1930 son Jerry, age 17, was living with Leo's widowed mother in Plevna, Kansas.9  

Grace died Nov 22 1945, buried Plevna Cemetery, Plevna, Reno County, Kansas.2,4,10  


Sources

  1. "The History of the Hinshaws", a 1995 manuscript by Dale Nathan Hinshaw.
  2. Plevna Cemetery burials; Kansas State Library and Archives:
    http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/reno/cemeteries/plevnacem.htm.
  3. "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.
  4. "Hinshaw Family": a collection of family group sheets by Edna Harvey Joseph; LDS FHL microfilm #1572018 items 8-10 and #1572019 items 1-4
  5. Contribution from Barb Roberts citing:
    Reno/Rice County, Kansas marriage records.
  6. 1920 census, Plevna, Reno County, Kansas; roll T625-546, ED 191, page 5A, line #41, dwelling #12, family #14-15.
  7. 1930 census, Arlington, Reno County, Kansas; roll T626-716, ED 3, page 5B, line #96, dwelling #210, family #213.
  8. 1920 census, Plevna, Reno County, Kansas; roll T625-546, ED 191, page 5A, line #47, dwelling #13, family #16.
  9. 1930 census, Plevna, Reno County, Kansas; roll T626-716, ED 48, page 2B, line #58, dwelling #43, family #44.
  10. Contribution from Dale Nathan Hinshaw.


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