Sarah (Burns) Hinman (1873 - 1912)

Born Sep 1873 in New York, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Olin T. Hinman — married 26 Sep 1894 in Stamford, Delaware, New York, United States

Descendants

Died 27 Sep 1912 at about age 39 in Stamford, Delaware, New York, United States

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Biography

Sarah was born in September of 1873^[1] to John and Mary Burns.^[2]

Sarah was adopted by Avery C. van Dyke and his wife, Elizabeth, some time between 1875^[3] and1880, when she was listed in their household as Sarah van Dyke, age 6, "adopted."^[4]

She married Olin T. Hinman in Stamford on 26 September 1894.^[5] They moved to Gilboa, Schoharie County, New York, in 1904, where Olin was building a feed and grain supply business. The family was enumerated there in 1905.^[6] When Olin died suddenly of appendicitis in June, 1905 shortly after this census was taken, Sarah was left a widow with four young children: Avery V. (8), Bradley S. (4), Iva C. (2), and Florence A. (5 months old).

Soon after her husband's death, Sarah moved back to Stamford, Delaware County. In 1908, Olin Hinman's uncle Chancey B. Hinman died and left a legacy for the widow and children of his nephew.^[7]

In 1910, Sarah was living on West End Avenue in Stamford and headed a household consisting of:^[8]

• Sarah Hinman, 36, Head, b. New York, both parents b. NY, widow, mother of four children, all still living
• Avery V Hinman, 13, Son, b. New York, both parents b. NY
• Bradley S Hinman, 9, Son, b. New York, both parents b. NY
• Ira C Hinman, 6, Daughter, b. New York, both parents b. NY
• Florence A Hinman, 5, Daughter, b. New York, both parents b. NY

Sarah and her children made frequent visits back to Gilboa to visit her sister, Della Rifenburgh.^[9] One notice, printed sometime in 1911, noted that Sarah had recently been hospitalized^[10]

"Avery Hinman, Bradley Hinman, Iva and Florence Hinman of Stamford are guests of their uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Rivenburg, where they will be joined by their mother, Mrs. Sarah Hinman, on her return from the Albany hospital."

Sarah Hinman died in Stamford on 27 September 1912 after a long illness.^[11] Sarah's children were taken in by her sister and brother-in-law and were living with them in Gilboa in 1920.^[12]

Obituary

"Mrs. Sarah Hinman"^[13]

Mrs. Sarah Hinman died suddenly at her home on West End Avenue Friday afternoon after an illness of six weeks, aged 39 years. Mrs. Hinman was the daughter of Mary and John Burns and was born at Shandaken. At the age of four years she was adopted by Mr. and Mrs. A.C. VanDyke, who were then living in Roxbury. She took their name and was known as Sarah Van Dyke until in 1894 when she married Olin T. Hinman and they resided on a far at South Gilboa. In June 1905 Mr. Hinman died. The following fall Mrs. Hinman moved to Stamford with her children and has since resided here, having recently built a new residence on West End Ave. She had been in her usual health until a few weeks ago when she was taken ill. It was not thought serious and she had been chatting with friends only a short time before her death and expired while sitting in a chair. Mrs. Hinman was a home loving, Christian woman and had a large circle of friends who will greatly miss her. The funeral was held from her late home Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock, her pastor, Rev. A. J. Sadler, officiating. Interment in Stamford cemetery. She leaves to mourn her loss four children, her foster parents, Mr. and Mrs. A.C. Van Dyke, and foster sister, Miss Etta Van Dyke; also three sisters, Mrs. S. Rivenburgh of Gilboa, Mrs. George Cobb of Morgan, Vt., and Miss Eliza Burns of Kingston; also two brothers, Philander and Clarence Burns of Brooklyn."

Sources

1. ↑ 1900 Census: "1900 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1900; Census Place: Gilboa, Schoharie, New York; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0048; FHL microfilm: 1241161
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7602 #56669658 (accessed 28 February 2022)
   Satie Hinman (26), wife, in household of Olin Hinman (30) in Gilboa, Schoharie, New York. Born in New York, USA.
2. ↑ "Mrs. Sarah Hinman," image of undated newsclipping posted on Ancestry.com by user dboswell.
3. ↑ Avery and Elizabeth were living with his parents in Roxbury, Delaware County that year and Sarah was not included in this household. See: 1875 Census: "New York, U.S., State Census, 1875"
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7250 #1363904478 (accessed 28 February 2022)
   Avery C Vandyke (22) son in household of Patrick S Vandyke (55) in Roxbury, Delaware, New York, USA.
4. ↑ 1880 Census: "1880 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1880; Census Place: Stamford, Delaware, New York; Roll: 823; Page: 393B; Enumeration District: 081
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6742 #1579963 (accessed 28 February 2022)
   Sarah Van Dyke (6), single daughter, in household of Avery Van Dyke (28) in Stamford, Delaware, New York, USA. Born in New York.
5. ↑ Marriage: "New York State, Marriage Index, 1881-1967"
   New York State Department of Health; Albany, NY, USA; New York State Marriage Index
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61632 #1291729 (accessed 28 February 2022)
   Sarah Burns marriage to Olin T Hinman on 26 Sep 1894 in Stamford, New York, USA.
6. ↑ 1905 Census: "New York, U.S., State Census, 1905"
   New York State Archives; Albany, New York; State Population Census Schedules, 1905; Election District: E.D. 01; City: Gilboa; County: Schoharie; Page: 232
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7364 #6509253 (accessed 28 February 2022)
   Sarah Hinmann (31), wife, in household of Olie T Hinmann (35) in Gilboa, Schoharie, New York, USA. Born in United States.
7. ↑ "New York Probate Records, 1629-1971," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L99T-68N8?cc=1920234&wc=Q751-SPN%3A213302401%2C221451101 : 28 May 2014), Ulster > Wills 1902-1915 vol 6-8 > image 529 of 859; Citing Ulster County Will Book 7, p. 259.
8. ↑ 1910 Census: "1910 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1910; Census Place: Harpersfield, Delaware, New York; Roll: T624_935; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0020; FHL microfilm: 1374948
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7884 #17237715 (accessed 28 February 2022)
   Sarah Hinman (36), widowed head of household in Harpersfield, Delaware, New York, USA. Born in New York.
9. ↑ Searches on Fultonhistory.com and NYS Historic Newpapers for "Mrs. Sarah Hinman," resulted in several notices printed in Delaware and Schoharie county newspapers between 1905 and 1911 about visits paid by Sarah and her children to Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Rifenburgh in Gilboa.
10. ↑ Stamford Mirror Recorder, 1911, no date or page number visible on the image, Fultonhistory.com (image name: Stamford NY Mirror Recorder 1911 00123_1.pdf).
11. ↑ Death: "New York, U.S., Death Index, 1852-1956"
    New York Department of Health; Albany, NY; NY State Death Index
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61535 #1564918 (accessed 28 February 2022)
    Sarah Hinman death 27 Sep 1912 in Stamford, New York, USA.
12. ↑ 1920 Census: "1920 United States Federal Census"
    Year: 1920; Census Place: Gilboa, Schoharie, New York; Roll: T625_1264; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 90
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6061 #111964660 (accessed 28 February 2022)
    Iva Hinman (16), single niece, in household of Sidney Rivenburgh (53) in Gilboa, Schoharie, New York. Born in New York.
13. ↑ "Mrs. Sarah Hinman," image of undated newsclipping posted on Ancestry.com by user dboswell. A negative search was conducted for this obituary on GenealogyBank, Newspapers.com, ChroniclingAmerica, NYS Historic Newspapers, Fultonhistory, and Google Newspaper Archives online. It was probably published in the Stamford Mirror, published in Stamford, New York, where Sarah lived at her death. However, issues of this newspaper from 1912 do not appear to be online.