Abijah Hinshaw (1812 - 1878)

Born 23 Jan 1812 in Randolph, North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Jones) Hinshaw — married 2 Jan 1840 (to 26 Nov 1840) in Cass, Michigan, United States

Husband of Hannah (Traverse) Hinshaw — married 1 Sep 1842 (to 12 Jun 1869) in Porter Township, Cass, Michigan, United States

Husband of Susannah Maurer — married Dec 1869 in Michigan, United States

Descendants

Died 10 Jul 1878 at age 66 in Cass, Michigan, United States

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Biography

Abijah was born Jan 23 1812 Randolph County, North Carolina. He is the son of Ezra Hinshaw and Phebe Hobson.

At Cane Creek MM, on 5-7-1814, Abijah & his brother Reuben were "received by request" of their father, Ezra.

On May 1 1839 Abijah purchased 80 acres of land in Cass County, Michigan.

He married Elizabeth Jones, Jan 2 1840, Cass County, Michigan.

At Mississinewa MM (Indiana) on 12-18-1840, Abijah was disowned for his marriage contrary to discipline.

Elizabeth died childless about a year after their marriage.

He then married Hannah Traverse, Sep 1 1842, Porter Township, Cass County, Michigan. Hannah, daughter of Robert Traverse and Lavinia Camp, was born Dec 1 1822, Ohio.

Hannah was the sister of John Traverse, who married Abijah's sister Lydia.

Abijah and family were shown in the 1850 census (Sep 13 1850), Penn Township, Cass County, Michigan:

Abijah Hinshaw, age 38, born in North Carolina; farmer; $2000 real estate.

Hannah Hinshaw, age 27, born in Ohio.

Lovina Hinshaw, age 7 [unclear], born in Michigan; attended school.

Sarah J. Hinshaw, age 4, born in Michigan.

Emeline Hinshaw, age 1, born in Michigan.

William Pegg, age 18, born in Michigan; farming; attended school.

Lovina Javers, age 18, born in Ohio.

Abijah and family were shown in the 1860 census (Jun 13 1860), Penn Township, Cass County, Michigan:

A. Henshaw, age 48, born in North Carolina; farmer; $7000 real estate; $1000 personal property.

H. Henshaw, age 37, born in Ohio.

Lovina Henshaw, age 15, born in Michigan; attended school.

Sarah J. Henshaw, age 13, born in Michigan; attended school.

Emeline Henshaw, age 10, born in Michigan; attended school.

Mary L. Henshaw, age 5, born in Michigan; attended school.

Hannah died Jun 12 1869, Penn Township, Cass County, Michigan; age 46. Medical: Hannah died from consumption.

He then married Susanna Mourer Crook, Dec - 1869. Susanna was born Apr 13 1832, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Susanah had been previously married to William A. Crook, by whom she had two children, Harmon W. Crook and Bell (Crook) Alexander.

Abijah and family were shown in the 1870 census (Sep 19 1870), Penn Township, Cass County, Michigan:

Hinshaw, Abijah, age 58, born in North Carolina; farmer; $10,000 real estate; $2500 personal property; married previous December.

Hinshaw, Susannah, age 38, born in Pennsylvania; keeping house; married previous December.

Hinshaw, Mary S., age 15, born in Michigan; attended school.

Crook, Sabelle, age 17, born in Ohio; attended school.

Crook, Harmon, age 13, born in Michigan; attended school.

On Jan 14 1878, "Susannah Hinshaw and Abijah her husband of Cass County in the state of Michigan" sold, through a quit-claim deed, 30 acres of land in Fairfield Township, Columbiana County, Ohio. The price was $45.71; sold to Jacob Rice.

Abijah Hinshaw died Jul 10 1878, Cass County, Michigan; buried Young's Prairie Cemetery, near Penn, Cass County, Michigan. Medical: Abijah died from lung disease.

Abijah's obituary was published in the Cassopolis (Michigan) "Vigilant" on Jun 19 1879:

Abijah Hinshaw, of Penn, was born in Randolph county, N.C., January 3rd, 1812. He was brought by his parents to Preble county, Ohio, and there remained about one year, when Abijah and Reuben came on to Michigan and settled on the north side of Young’s Prairie in 1830. He married his first wife, Elizabeth Jones, a sister of Mrs. John Nixon, January 2nd, 1840, and she died childless about a year later. September 1st, 1842, he was married to Hannah Traverse, by Milo Powell, a Cass county pioneer, and to them was born five children, all girls; the eldest died in infancy, the next married Jas. H. Stamp, our popular and efficient sheriff; the next was the first wife of Martin Stamp, and the next is the wife of Joshua Johnson, and the youngest is Mrs. Rollin Alexander, the last two only are living. Mrs. Hannah Hinshaw died June, 1869, and about a year after he married Mrs. Crook, who now survives. Mr. Hinshaw died greatly respected, July 10th, 1878, in his 66th year.

Sources

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF8D-JWN : 12 April 2016), Abijah Henshaw, Penn, Cass, Michigan, United States; citing family 1465, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWD1-851 : 12 April 2016), A Henshaw, 1860.
• "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHHX-VZS : 12 April 2016), Abijah Hinshaw, Michigan, United States; citing p. 13, family 102, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,167.
• "Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH8S-34T : 9 December 2014), Abijah Henshaw, 10 Jul 1878; citing Penn, Cass Co., Mi., reference v A p 93; FHL microfilm 1,021,048.
• "Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCF2-WZB : 25 April 2016), Abijah Henshaw and Leean Crook, 15 Dec 1869, Browneville, Cass, Michigan, United States; citing reference ID 1138, various archives, Michigan; FHL microfilm 1,021,045.
• "The Hobson Family Lineage", by Jay W. Hobson, 1994; GS929.2 H684 in a local library
• "Hinshaw Family": a collection of family group sheets by Edna Harvey Joseph; LDS FHL microfilm #1572018 items 1-4.
• Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy", by William Wade Hinshaw, in many well-stocked libraries.
• "Family of William & Rebecca Dixon Marshill, Cane Creek Monthly Meeting, Orange County, N.C.", by Thomas W. Marshall (Washington D.C., 1945, a typewritten manuscript), from the National Library of the Daughters of the American Revolution (Washington D.C.) "Marshill Family Genealogical Records 1700-1900", microfilm #0876559, item 5, in the LDS FHL.
• Society of Friends, Cane Creek MM Records; LDS FHL microfilm #0371251
• U.S. Bureau of Land Management - http://www.glorecords.blm.gov.
• Abstracts of the Records of the Society of Friends in Indiana", Part 3, subtitled "Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Volume VII", (a compendium of many of the records left by William Wade Hinshaw on his death), edited by Willard Heiss; GS929.3 H47 in a local library.

Acknowledgements

• This person was created through the import of Robb Brock_2011-03-17.ged on 17 March 2011.
• Janice Hardin, firsthand knowledge. Click the Changes tab for the details of edits by Janice and others.
• He passed away in 1878. Entered by Janice Hardin, Feb 24, 2012