Showing posts with label Hinshaw. Show all posts
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Saturday, September 15, 2012

On This Day : September 15

1650 - Mary BENNETT born in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.  Mary was the daughter of Francis BENNETT and Alice ________.

1682 - Margaret REYNOLDS born.  Margaret was the daughter of Henry REYNOLDS and Prudence CLAYTON.

1682 - Mary REYNOLDS born.  Mary was the daughter of Henry REYNOLDS and Prudence CLAYTON.

1719 - Mary BEALS born in Chester County, Pennsylvania.  Mary was the daughter of Jacob BEALS and Mary BROOKSBY.

1726 - Naomi WELLS married Peter KENYON.  Naomi was the daughter of Nathaniel WELLS and Mary CRANDALL.

1773 - Elizabeth GARFIELD born.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Samuel GARFIELD and Elizabeth PIERCE.

1816 - Alexander CROCKETT died in Anderson County, Tennessee.  Alexander was the son of David CROCKETT and Elizabeth ________.  Alexander was my 6x-great grandfather.

1830 - Jacob BEALS died in Westfield, Hamilton County, Indiana.  Jacob was the son of Bowater BEALS and Sarah Ann COOK.

1836 - Margaret Ann CAMPBELL died.  Margaret was the daughter of James McPheeters CAMPBELL and Betsey G. BROWN.

1838 - Magdalene BOYER died in Jackson Township, Franklin County, Ohio.  Magdalene was the daughter of Christopher STRADER and Elizabeth BUSH.  Magdalene was Corinne's 6x-great grandmother.

1838 - Boater BALES born.  Boater was the son of Aaron BALES and Susannah RUSSELL.

1842 - Susan WARDLAW born.  Susan was the daughter of James WARDLAW and Susannah GREEN.

1851 - Johannes Heinrich WILD born in Laisa, Beidenkopf, Hessen-Darmstadt. Johannes was the son of Freidrich WILD and Henriette GONDOLF.  Johannes was Corinne's 3x-great grandfather.

1865 - Selina BRUNER died in Hancock County, Illinois.  Selina was the daughter of Nathaniel HAWORTH and Anna OLIPHANT.

1869 - Nancy Jane HENDRIXSON married Phillip J. DUNN in Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio.  Nancy was the daughter of Allen HENDRIXSON and Sarah Ann WRIGHT.

1870 - Amos S. HINSHAW married Edith C. MILLS in Hamilton County, Indiana.  Amos was the son of Stephen HINSHAW and Hannah DAVIS.

1874 - Quinna C. DUFFEY born.  Quinna was the daughter of Daniel F. DUFFEY and Susannah LEEDY.

1882 - Elizabeth JONES died in Madison County, Indiana.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Joseph W. WRIGHT and Rebecca Ann HEATON.

1894 - Mary Elise LeMASTERS married Matthias Jefferson ATKINSON in Jay County, Indiana.   Mary was the daughter of Luman Walker LeMASTERS and Mary Keziah CHEW.

1919 - Joseph W. WRIGHT died in Monroe Township, Madison County, Indiana.  Joseph was the son of John WRIGHT and Anna WARDLOW.  Joseph was my 3x-great grandfather.

1936 - Mathias MILLER died in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  Mathias was the son of William MILLER and Elizabeth SCHAFER.  Mathias was Corinne's 2x-great grandfather.

1937 - Ord Otterbein LeMASTER died in Clinton, Shelby County, Ohio.  Ord was the son of Luman Walker LeMASTERS and Mary Keziah CHEW.

2006 - Lawrence Edward MANLEY died.  Lawrence was the son of I.V. MANLEY and Flossie Pearl CUMMINGS.

Thursday, August 30, 2012

On This Day : August 30

1659 - John MENDENHALL born in Mildenhall, England.  John was the son of Thomas MENDENHALL and Joane STROADE.  He was my 9x-great grandfather.

1779 - Mary DAVIS born.  Mary was the daughter of Nathan DAVIS and Ann GIFFORD.

1801 - Curtis BEALS married Hannah EVANS.  Curtis was the son of Daniel BEALS and Susanna JACKSON.

1825 - Commodore Richard TAYLOR died.  Commodore was the son of George TAYLOR and Rachel GIBSON.

1828 - Henry PUTMAN married Agnes Ann W. JAMES in Bracken County, Kentucky.  Henry was the son of James PUTMAN and Elizabeth KENDRICK.

1858 - Ann JESSOP died.  Ann was the daughter of Richard WILLIAMS and Prudence BEALS.

1859 - Cornelius SUTTON died in Jackson Township, Randolph County, Indiana.  Cornelius was the son of Cornelius SUTTON and Elizabeth APPLEGATE.

1863 - Michael SILLS married Matilda Mary SHELLY in Wabash County, Indiana.  Michael was the son of George SILLS and Mary GRIMES.  Matilda was the daughter of Jacob SHELLY and Elizabeth RICKERT.

1870 - Edwin Michael HINSHAW born in Westfield, Hamilton County, Indiana.  Edwin was the son of Solomon HINSHAW and Elizabeth J. BEALS.

1870 - Mary E. PETRY died in Jay County, Indiana.  Mary was the daughter of Charles PETRY and Susannah WEHRLY.

1880 - Nellie Myrtle BEALS born in Humboldt, Richardson County, Nebraska.  Nellie was the daughter of Nathan Thomas BEALS and Elizabeth Caroline POE.

1885 - Okey DAVIS born in Long Run, West Virginia.  Okey was the son of Joseph Newton DAVIS and Almeda DAVIS.

1898 - John Lawrence METZNER died in Portland, Jay County, Indiana.  John was the son of William Henry METZNER and Angeline MEED.

1899 - Susannah J. HALDEMAN died in Morrow County, Ohio.  Susannah was the daughter of George J. HALEY and Rachel H. GARY.

1903 - Zella Frances LEE married Jesse Clinton WHITE.  Zella was the daughter of William Nation LEE and Flora Bell COX.

1928 - Catherine B. OVERS died in Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio.  Catherine was the daughter of David SHERRICK and Susan JACOBS.

1939 - Benjamin H. HALEY died in Huron, Erie County, Ohio.  Benjamin was the son of George J. HALEY and Rachel H. GARY.

1942 - Thomas Alexander MAXON died in Mt. Morris, Greene County, Pennsylvania.  Thomas was the son of Alexander Young MAXON and Margaret ROSE.

1990 - Emma Mabel JOHNSON died in Anderson, Madison County, Indiana.  Emma was the daughter of Charles Riggs WRIGHT and Bertha Cordelia LEONARD.

Thursday, February 02, 2012

On This Day : February 2

1638: Rowland CLARKE died in Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts.  Rowland was the son of John CLARKE and Katherine COOKE.


1691: Isaac HAINES born.  Isaac was the son of John HAINES and Esther BORTON.


1712: Rebecca HURLBUT died in Woodbury, Connecticut.  Rebecca was my 9x great-grandmother.


1718: Mary MAXSON died in Westerly, Rhode Island.  Mary was the daughter of Nicholas MOSHER.  Mary was my 8x great-grandmother.


1724: George MENDENHALL died.  George was the daughter of Thomas MENDENHALL and Joane STROADE.


1740: Martha NEWLIN married Isaac HARVEY.  Martha was the daughter of Nathaniel NEWLIN and Jane WOODWARD.


1748: Sarah BEALS married Alexander UNDERWOOD.  Sarah was the daughter of Thomas BOWATER and Sarah Edge.  Sarah was my 8x great-grandmother.


1749: Abraham BEALS born.  Abraham was the son of Jacob BEALS and Elizabeth GRIEST.


1786: Thomas DAVIS died.  Thomas was the son of William DAVIS and Elizabeth PAVIOR.


1797: Sarah BEALS married John CARTER in Guilford County, North Carolina.  Sarah was the daughter of John BEALS and Susannah JOHNSON.


1797: Lucy POTTER married Rogers CRANDALL.  Lucy was the daughter of George POTTER and Content MAXSON.


1800: Rachel HIATT married William KERSEY.  Rachel was the daughter of William HIATT and Charity WILLIAMS.


1809: Rachel PIERCE born.  Rachel was the daughter of Robert PIERCE and Charity THORNBURGH.


1811: Joseph Glass McPHEETERS born in Fayette County, Kentucky.  Joseph was the son of Charles McPHEETERS and Martha GLASS.


1815: Daniel DUFFEY born in Virginia.  Daniel was the son of John M. DUFFEY and Catherine WALDECK.  Daniel was Eileen's 3x great-grandfather.


1818: Dorcas HOGGATT died.  Dorcas was the daughter of Richard WILLIAMS and Prudence BEALS.


1820: Rebecca HIATT married William UNTHANK.  Rebecca was the daughter of William HIATT and Charity WILLIAMS.


1824: Esther STILLMAN died.  Esther was the daughter of Joseph STILLMAN and Mary MAXSON.


1836: William Berry TAYLOR born.  William was the son of Jonathan TAYLOR and Ann BERRY.


1840: Jane Maria ANDERSON born in Crawford County, Pennsylvania.  Jane was the daughter of William Earl ANDERSON and Frances AUSTIN.


1852: Elizabeth COOK born.  Elizabeth was the daughter of George COOK and Matilda JACOBS.


1862: William F. HALEY born in Claridon, Marion County, Ohio.  William was the son of William W. HALEY and Jane Elizabeth OWEN.


1868: Sarah Jane HINSHAW died in Hamilton County, Indiana.  Sarah was the daughter of John BARKER and Anne COX.


1873: Edith Mabel HUBER born.  Edith was the daughter of Walter F. HUBER and Emeline YOUNG.


1883: Fanny LANGWELL died in Spencer, Owen County, Indiana.  Fanny was the daughter of Jesse REYNOLDS and Mary PUTMAN.  Fanny was my 4x great-grandmother.


1884: Mary REYNOLDS died in Bean Blossom Township, Monroe County, Indiana.  Mary was the daughter of James PUTMAN and Elizabeth KENDRICK.  Mary was my 5x great-grandmother.


1894: Floyd LeMASTERS born in Madison Township, Jay County, Indiana.  Floyd was the son of Luman Cooper LeMASTERS and Barbara Isabel WEHRLY.


1904: Jesse Walter SWAFFORD married Ollie Mae BIRD in Reno County, Kansas.  Jesse was the daughter of Aaron W. SWAFFORD and Elizabeth SHIRLEY.


1905: Charles YOUNG died.  Charles was the son of Noah YOUNG and Orlintha BROWN.


1907: Lester L. JACKLEY born in Madison County, Indiana.  Lester was the son of Mark O. JACKLEY and Cora Della KING.


1961: Margaret Elizabeth WARNER died.  Margaret was the daughter of William Perry ALDERMAN and Elizabeth Ann LEE.

Sunday, January 22, 2012

On This Day : January 22

1696: William PRITCHARD married Rebecca TAYLOR in Suffield, Connecticut.  William was the son of William PRITCHARD and Hannah LANGTON.  William was my 8x great-grandfather.


1707: Nathaniel HAINES born.  Nathaniel was the son of William HAINES and Sarah PAINE.


1712: Henry RHOADES born in Mannheim, Germany.  Henry was Eileen's 6x great-grandfather.


1733: Torey MAXSON born in Westerly, Rhode Island.  Torey was the son of John MAXSON and Hannah MAXSON.


1740: Elizabeth SHIRK born. Elizabeth was the daughter of Ulrich SCHERCH and  Anna SWARR.


1747: Tacy MAXSON married Jonathan LEWIS in Washington County, Pennsylvania.  Tacy was the daughter of John MAXSON and Hannah MAXSON.


1810: Hannah JACOBS born in Warrington Township, York County, Pennsylvania.  Hannah was the daughter of Michael JACOBS and Margaret ________.


1816: Matthew OSBORNE died in Guilford County, North Carolina.  Matthew was the son of Matthew OSBORNE and Isabel DODSON.  He was my 7x great-grandfather.


1839: Amos S. HINSHAW born in North Carolina.  Amos was the son of Stephen HINSHAW and Hannah DAVIS.


1864: Luhana Paralee BURCHFIEL born.  Luhana was the daughter of Joseph Rmenia BURCHFIEL and Louisa LEE.


1871: Nancy HEATON married John Porter WARNER in Lancaster, Schuyler County, Missouri.  Nancy was the daughter of James R. HEATON and Elizabeth JACOBS.


1876: William H.H. PIERCE married Elizabeth H. HARWELL.  William was the son of Royal Storrs PIERCE and Juliet MORTON.


1876: John V. MAXON born in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.  John was the son of Melford Joseph MAXON and Mary E. LANCASTER.


1888: Laura Belle METZNER born in Jay County, Indiana.  Laura Belle was the daughter of William F. METZNER and Mary Ann HALEY.


1888: Clara SWAFFORD born.  Clara was the daughter of George SWAFFORD and Nancy Kathleen THACKER.


1931: Louisa Elizabeth KELLER died in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  Louisa was the daughter of Petrus Theodore RIEBER and Elizabeth SCHUHMACHER.

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

On This Day : January 18

1699: Mary CLARKE married William CHAMPLAIN in Westerly, Rhode Island.  Mary was the daughter of Joseph CLARKE and Bethiah HUBBARD.


1713: Margery BROWN married John PIGGOTT.  Margery was the daughter of James BROWN and Honour CLAYTON.  They were my 8x great-grandmother.


1724: Anna STICKEL died in Egenhausen, Wurttemberg.  Anna was the daughter of Johannes BRAUN and Jacobina KIRN.  She was my 8x great-grandmother.


1740: Henry MILLS married Hannah THORNBURG in Virginia.  Henry was the son of John MILLS and Rebecca ________.  They were my 7x great-grandparents.


1749: Joseph DAVIS married Anna BABCOCK.  Joseph was the son of William DAVIS and Elizabeth PAVIOR.


1764: Moses MENDENHALL married Diannah RUDDUCK in Guilford County, North Carolina.  Moses was the son of Mordecai MENDENHALL and Charity BEESON.


1774: Aaron MILLS married Charity MENDENHALL in Guilford County, North Carolina.  Aaron was the son of Henry MILLS and Hannah THORNBURG.  Charity was the daughter of Mordecai MENDENHALL and Charity BEESON.  They were my 6x great-grandparents.


1776: Ruth MAXSON married Peleg BABCOCK.  Ruth was the daughter of Samuel MAXSON and Ruth ROGERS.


1795: Jacob BALES married Sarah MULVANEY.  Jacob was the son of William BEALS and Rachel GREEN.


1804: Theophilus WALKER born.  Theophilus was the son of Joseph WALKER and Martha McPHEETERS.


1808: Thomas Hagerman GROENENDYKE born in New Jersey.  Thomas was the son of James GROENENDYKE and Joannah ANTONIDES.


1816: John Newton LOGAN died.  John was the son of John LOGAN and Rachel McPHEETERS.


1822: Susan Octavia McPHEETERS died. Susan was the daughter of William McPHEETERS and Margaret Ann Curry McDANIEL.


1827: Daniel BEALS born.  Daniel was the son of Daniel BEALS and Catherine JACKSON.


1828: Levi JACOBS married Mary Lou BEATY in Brown County, Ohio.  Levi was the son of William JACOBS and Sibell LITTELL.


1828: Margaret HINSHAW died.  Margaret was the daughter of William HUNT and Sarah MILLS.


1836: Uriah PENISTEN born in Benton Township, Pike County, Ohio.  Uriah was the son of Lewis PENISTEN and Elizabeth BOYLES.


1845: Michael SILLS died in Jackson Township, Champaign County, Ohio.  Michael was the son of Michael SILLS and Barbara RHODES.  He was Eileen's 4x great-grandmother.


1872: Margaret Elizabeth ALDERMAN born in Greenville, Bond County, Illinois.  Margaret was the daughter of William Perry ALDERMAN and Elizabeth Ann LEE.


1970: Albert Louis METZNER died Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan.  Albert was the son of Louis Napoleon METZNER and Elizabeth REITER.

Friday, December 31, 2010

Buggies & Wagons: Follow-Up

As a follow-up to my previous post regarding Beals & Hinshaw: Buggies & Wagons, I contacted the Hinshaw Family Association and received this response:


Travis:

That Hinshaw who was apparently a partner with Nathan Thomas Beals was Amos S. Hinshaw (1839-1930), son of Stephen Hinshaw (and, although we don't know with certainty what his full middle name was, one could guess that it was probably Stephen): 
Amos S. Hinshaw indeed did live in Westfield, and was a member of Westfield Monthly Meeting.  And he was shown in the 1900 census with occupation "carriage builder", and in 1910 as "mechanic, carriage shop".

As to his relationship to Nathan Thomas Beals:  inconsequential.  Westfield was a small town in 1893, and there was a tight and close Quaker community - Amos and Nathan might have come together in partnership for reasons other than any genealogical relationship.  However, probably coincidentally, Amos was 3rd cousin once removed to Solomon Hinshaw, who married Nathan's sister Elizabeth.

Regards,
Jan Hinshaw
The Hinshaw Family Association

P.S.: I hope you don't mind, but I liked the "Beals & Hinshaw" scan you referenced, so I copied the image and added it to Amos Hinshaw's page (credited to you of course).
Incidentally, I did perform a relationship search through my Rootsmagic database, and found that Nathan Thomas BEALS and Amos S. HINSHAW were indeed first cousins, once removed - through Charles and Hannah (PIGGOTT) DAVIS.

Thursday, October 07, 2010

Beals & Hinshaw: Buggies and Wagons: Westfield, Indiana

Source: Postoffice Directory of Hamilton County, Indiana; 1893-94; Ledger Book and Job Print, Noblesville, Indiana, page 49.

I found this advertisement listing the business venture of my maternal 3rd-great grandfather, Nathan Thomas BEALS (1856-1915).  It was nice to find a record of him during the 1890's in Hamilton County, Indiana.

Previously, in 1885 census he was living in Humboldt, Richardson County, Nebraska where his occupation was listed as school teacher.  The 1900 census in Jackson Township, Hamilton County, Indiana lists him as a dealer in hardware.

Earlier I had posted about his obituary and his death in Arkansas.  There are many mysteries about this man yet to be discovered.

I have not yet identified the relationship with A.S. HINSHAW.  However, there was a Beals-Hinshaw connection, as Nathan's sister, Elizabeth, married Solomon Hinshaw in Hamilton County, Indiana.  It was their sons, Ed and Luther, that Nathan was involved with in the sawmill business in Arkansas.

He was referred to often in the records as simply "N.T. Beals".  

Nathan Thomas BEALS was born February 17, 1856 in Westfield, Hamilton County, Indiana, the son of John T. and Mary (DAVIS) BEALS.  He married September 26, 1876 in Hamilton County, Indiana to Elizabeth Caroline POE, daughter of Isaac S. and Hannah (MILLS) POE.  Nathan died February 16, 1915 in Leola, Grant County, Arkansas and is buried in the Cicero Cemetery, Hamilton County, Indiana.



Saturday, May 01, 2010

Family Milestones: May 1st

My maternal 3rd-great grandaunt, Elizabeth J. BEALS, married on this date in 1867 to Solomon HINSHAW.  Elizabeth was the daughter of John T. and Mary (DAVIS) BEALS, and the older sister of my Nathan Thomas BEALS.  Solomon was the son of Michael and Rachel (________) HINSHAW.  Elizabeth was born March 17, 1849 in Westfield, Hamilton County, Indiana.  Solomon was born November 1841 in North Carolina.  They had 3 sons and lived in Washington Township, Hamilton County, Indiana, where Solomon was a farmer.  Solomon died November 29, 1929.  Elizabeth died September 9, 1928.  Both are buried in the Summit Lawn Cemetery, Westfield, Hamilton County, Indiana.

My maternal 4th-great granduncle, Thomas J. BEALS, married on this date in 1859 to Sarah Malinda THOMPSON.  Thomas was the son of Nathan C. and Elizabeth (CHEW) BEALS, and the younger brother of my John T. BEALS.  Thomas was born August 2, 1836 in Hamilton County, Indiana.  I do not have the dates of birth or death, nor parentage for Sarah. They resided in Humboldt, Richardson County, Nebraska in the 1880 census. Thomas died December 6, 1902.  Nothing further is known at this time.


My maternal 4th-great grandaunt, Anna ALDERMAN, married on this date in 1838 in Marion County, Indiana to William KINGAM.  Anna was the daughter of James and Martha (CANTELL) ALDERMAN, and the younger sister of my Richard ALDERMAN.  I do not have the date of birth or death, nor parentage for William.  Anna was born circa 1820 in Indiana.  They had 2 children.  Nothing further is known at this time.




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Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Family Milestones: March 17th

My maternal 4th-great granduncle, Austin PIERCE, married on this date in 1826 to Mary Ann STERLING.  Austin was born September 2, 1799 in Thetford, Orange County, Vermont, the son of Gordon and Thirsa (SMALLEY) PIERCE.  I do not have the dates of birth or death for Mary Ann.  They had 8 children.  Austin died June 17, 1861 in Villenova, New York.

My maternal 3rd-great grandaunt, Elizabeth J. BEALS, was born on this date in Westfield, Hamilton County, Indiana.  Elizabeth was the daughter of John T. and Mary (DAVIS) BEALS, and the older sister of my Nathan T. BEALS.  Elizabeth married May 1, 1867 to Solomon HINSHAW.  Solomon was born November 1841 in North Carolina, the son of Michael and Rachel (________) HINSHAW.  They raised 3 children in Washington Township, Hamilton County, Indiana.  Solomon died November 29, 1929.  Elizabeth died September 9, 1928.  Both are buried in the Summit Lawn Cemetery, Westfield, Hamilton County, Indiana.

Saturday, February 13, 2010

Banking Scandal of Hamilton County, Indiana circa 1915-16

While I don't yet have all of the details, thanks to some newspaper articles and Google books, I've managed to piece together some information regarding Ed and Luther HINSHAW, nephews of my 3GGF, Nathan Thomas BEALS.  Nathan died in Arkansas before the scandal broke, and I have no evidence that any of his dealings with the HINSHAWS were questionable, but I found it a fascinating story that close family members were involved in a scandal.  Another nephew, Elmer L. STURDEVANT was also involved.


Apparently, the following banks were involved in the crash: Hamilton Trust Company of Noblesville, Indiana; Farmers and Merchants National Bank of Cicero, Indiana; People's State Bank of Arcadia, Indiana; and the Fidelity Trust Company of Indianapolis, Indiana.  I've yet to research using the contemporary newspapers from Hamilton County area, but the following articles found on Ancestry.com will highlight some of the details:

From: Indianapolis, Indiana Star, Sunday, March 5, 1916, page 8.

DENIES HINSHAW CHANGE OF VENUE

Noblesville Judge Overrules Motion Alleging People Have Conspired to Mob or Lynch Defendant in Bank Case

BITTER CHARGES FLY THICK

State Accused of "Packing" Court to Influence Jury in Bowen Trial - Prosecutor Suggests Perjury Indictment

[Special to the Indianapolis Star]


NOBLESVILLE, Ind., March 4. - Late this afternoon Judge Cloe overruled the motion for a change of venue from the county in the case of E.M. Hinshaw, charged with conspiracy in connection with the failure of the Farmers' and Merchants' Bank of Cicero.  The case is set for hearing March 14.


When the motion for change was presented it was accompanied by the affidavits of forty-two citizens, who said under oath that the defendant could not obtain a fair and impartial trial in this county.  Ninety-five counter affidavits were presented by the state.  


Arguments on the motion brought out some sharp exchanges of opinion between J.F. Neal, one of the special prosecutors, and E.V. Fitzpatrick of Indianapolis, representing the defendant.
Charges Sharp Practice
 Fitzpatrick insisted that the state had called spectators to the court room by telephone to influence the jury in the trial of George Bowen, who was convicted recently of embezzlement in connection with the failure of the Hamilton Trust Company, of which he had been president.

"Is there an affidavit on file to that effect?" quickly inquired Neal, implying that some one might be charged with a false accusation.

Fitzpatrick also asserted that Neal had indicated to him that a special session of the grand jury might be called to indict Hinshaw for alleged perjury growing out of the statement in the defendant's motion that there were persons in Hamilton County who would perjure themselves in order to get on a jury so they could convict Hinshaw.
Suggests Indictment
In arguing the motion Neal indicated with a great deal of emphasis that Hinshaw should be indicted for this assertion in his motion and also because he alleged the people of Hamilton County had combined and confederated to mob or lynch him.

In passing on the motion Judge Cloe paid a high tribute to the citizenship of Hamilton County and said he could not believe such threats were well founded.

Jointly indicted with E.M. Hinshaw are J.L. Hinshaw, R.H. Metcalf and Lee Tescher.  The latter was cashier in the Cicero bank.  Metcalf was president and J.L. Hinshaw was a director.  Tescher and Metcalf have asked for separate trials and J.L. Hinshaw will probably be tried at another time.  

From: Indianapolis, Indiana Star, Sunday, March 28, 1915, page 10.


AUDITOR CAUSES BANK TO SUSPEND

Crittenberg's Warning to Replace Notes With Cash Results in Closing of Arcadia State Bank.

FOURTH FAILURE IN COUNTY

Indorsers of Paper in Question Are Men Connected With Other Hamilton County Institutions - Officers Expect to Avoid Loss.

[Special to the Indianapolis Star.]


NOBLESVILLE, Ind., March 27. - The People's State Bank of Arcadia did not open its doors today, being locked up by Cashier J.S. Hinesley when Auditor of State Crittenberger demanded that he take out of the institution three notes of $5,000 each and replace them with cash.


Hinesley was notified yesterday by the auditor that he must take up this paper before the bank opened this morning, and realizing that he could not do so in such short time, he refused to open the bank today.  The bank is not yet in the hands of the auditor, but he probably will take charge of it on Monday.
Result of Other Failures
The three notes in question bear the signatures of John W. Jessup, Thomas Hussey, Kenton C. Hershey, Francis T. Hinshaw, A.H. Bowen, Elmer Sturdevant, George Bowen and the estate of John H. Harvey, by George Bowen through power of attorney.  All these persons were directly connected with the Hamilton Trust Company of this city, which was closed by the auditor of state in January and is now in the hands of a receiver.

Jessup and Hussey have made assignments of them properly to Samuel M. Smith of Indianapolis.  Hershey and Hinshaw filed bankruptcy proceedings in the Federal Court at Indianapolis last Thursday.

George Bowen served as president of the Hamilton Trust Company from its organization ten years ago until last December, when Sturdevant was chosen to succeed him.  A.H. Bowen, another endorser on the three notes, is a brother of George Bowen, and has been secretary and treasurer of the Hamilton Trust Company for several years.

Hinesley asserts with the exception of these three note the bank is in good condition and he expects this paper to be eventually paid in full.
 Depends on Court Action
He admits that whether the notes are good depends entirely on two suits pending in court in this city, in which Thomas Hussey and John W. Jessup are suing the officers and other directors of the Hamilton Trust Company to be released from notes aggregating $117,000, now in the possession on John Dulin, receiver for the Hamilton Trust Company.  It is alleged by Jessup and Hussey that their signatures to the $117,000 in notes were procured by George Bowen and Elmer L. Sturdevant through fraud.  In the event the court holds these notes are not legal the action will be equivalent to saying that Hussey and Jessup are not bankrupt, and it is possible Hinesley will be able to collect his three notes of $5,000 each even though the other sureties are not financially responsible.

Hinesley went into court this afternoon and obtained judgment on default against three of the indorsers on the three notes, George and A.H. Bowen and Elmer L. Sturdevant.  Attorney for each of the other indorsers asked that action as to their clients be delayed a few days.  Hinesley said the three notes came to his bank in 1912 through J.L. Hinshaw, then president of the Farmers and Merchants' Bank at Cicero, now in the hands of a receiver.  At that time the sureties were rated high in financial circles.
 Receiver Files Suits
John Dulin, receiver for the Hamilton Trust Company, has made E.M. Hinshaw, the East Tenth Street Bank of Indianapolis and the Farmers and Traders' Bank of Lafayette, defendants in a suit to foreclose a mortgage on property in Cicero, belonging to Hinshaw, which was given to secure a note for $5,400, executed Jan. 7, 1913.  It is said in the complaint that the Indianapolis bank is made a defendant because it has a judgment for $414 against Hinshaw.  The Lafayette bank is brought into the case that it may present whatever interest it may have in the real estate.

In the same complaint Mr. Dulin asks for the foreclosure of another mortgage, which Hinshaw executed last July to secure a note of $900. 

The Wainwright Trust Company, as administrator, with will annexed of the estate of the late John H. Harvey, a former county commissioner, and the First National Bank of this city have filed a replevin suit against John L. Dulin, receiver for the Hamilton Trust Company, to obtain the property of the Hamilton Abstract Company.  Damages in the sum of $10,000 are demanded.  The abstract company and the Hamilton Trust Company were conducted jointly and owned by the same persons.  It is alleged the stockholders turned over their holdings in the company to the First National Bank and the Wainwright Trust Company and these two plaintiffs are demanding possession of the property, which is under the control of Mr. Dulin. 

From: Indianapolis, Indiana Star, Saturday, November 13, 1915, page 4.


COURT REFUSES TO QUASH BANK CASE INDICTMENTS

Noblesville, Ind. Nov. 12. - In the Circuit Court today Judge Cloe overruled motions to quash thirteen grand jury indictments alleging felonies growing out of the failure of the Farmers and Merchants Bank at Cicero and the Hamilton Trust Company of this city.  The defendants are A.H. and George Bowen and Elmer Sturdevant of the trust company, and Lee Tescher, Ed and Luther Hinshaw and R.H. Metcalf, who were connected with the Cicero bank.  On a motion filed by the Special Prosecutor, J.F. Neal, the court quashed seven indictments against the same defendants and at the same time new affidavits were filed to take the place of the indictments.  The dismissal of these indictments and the filing of new ones was the result of a desire on the part of the state to correct some clerical and technical errors.  No material changes were made in any of the charges, which include embezzlement, larceny, grand larceny and conspiracy.  Bench warrants were issued for the rearrest of the defendants, who will appear in court tomorrow and provide new bonds.


From: Fort Wayne, Indiana Daily News, Monday, July 24, 1916


JURORS DISAGREED IN METCALF CASE

Young Man Believes Now He Will Never Be Convicted

Noblesville, Ind. July 24. - After being out 30 hours the jury in the case against R.H. Metcalf, charged with having accepted a check for $6,700 while president of the Farmers' and Merchants' bank at Cicero, and when, it is alleged, he knew the institution was insolvent, reported to Judge Cloe yesterday afternoon that it could not agree and was discharged.  Nearly 50 ballots were taken.  The last one stood nine for conviction and three for acquittal.  Most of the ballots were two for acquittal and ten for conviction.


Metcalf and his friends consider the disagreement a victory.  It is generally believed that Metcalf, who has been in jail here for nearly ten months, will be able to give bond and return to his home at Paint Lick, Ky.  There are several other charges against him, but the opinion prevails that he may never be tried again.


The disagreement in the Metcalf case was the first in the four trials here resulting from the three bank failures in Hamilton county about a year ago.  George Bowen, who was president of the Hamilton Trust company of this city until a short time before it was closed by the auditor of the state, was the first convicted and sentenced to prison, charged with embezzlement.  Edwin M. Hinshaw and John Luther Hinshaw, brothers, who controlled the Cicero bank until the reorganization by which Metcalf became its president, also were sentenced to prison.  The convicted men are at liberty under bond, pending appeals to the supreme court.


Metcalf, who is less than 30 years old, had been the object of much sympathy.  In his defense he attempted to show that he was led to enter the Cicero through misrepresentations of E.M. Hinshaw and that state examiners gave him reason to believe the bank was sound.

From: Logansport, Indiana Daily Tribune, Wednesday, August 16, 1916, page 1


FORMER BANKER OF NOBLESVILLE UNDER ARREST

[By Associated Press]

Noblesville, Ind., Aug. 15. - Charged with forgery and conspiracy.  John L. Hinshaw, formerly connected with the Hamilton Trust company of this place, was arrested here tonight, and it was announced the arrest of Edwin M. Hinshaw, formerly of Farmers and Merchants Trust company of Cicero, and of George W. Bowes and Elmer Sturdevant of the Hamilton Trust company is expected to be made tomorrow on similar charges.


The charges are said to be the outgrowth of evidence given at the recent trials of the Hinshaws here.  Under the new conspiracy charges it is alleged the former bankers sought to give the public the impression the institutions were solvent when it was known to them, it is alleged, that they were insolvent.


From: Rushville, Indiana Daily Republican, Monday, March 5, 1917, page 8.


TRIAL TO LAST A LONG TIME

Only Few of 75 Witnesses in Noblesville Bank Wrecking Case


[By United Press]


Noblesville, Ind., March 5. - When the trial of Elmer L. Sturdevant on the charge of conspiracy to wreck the Hamilton Trust Company was resumed today, it was evident that the case would extend over several weeks.  The case has been on for nine days and only a few of the seventy-five witnesses which the state has summoned, have been examined.  W.H. Whitson, former state bank examiner, was expected to resume the stand today.  He has already occupied a day and a half in giving testimony.


From: Tipton, Indiana, Daily Tribune, Saturday, June 29, 1918, page 4.


ANOTHER BANK ECHO

Frankfort Court Given Judgment Against Arcadia Concern


Guy Booth, receiver for the defunct People's State Bank of Arcadia, has been given judgment in the Clinton county circuit court against the defendants in his suit, the amount fixed by the court being $4,480.  The judgment is against John Luther Hinshaw and the American Surety Company.


This is another echo of a financial disaster that befell Hamilton county some time ago.


Hinshaw had given bond in the sum of $2,000 during the fiscal year of 1911 and 1912 for the faithful and honest discharge of his duties as the president of the bank.  It is alleged in the complaint that Hinshaw and his brother Ed took from the bank $2,100 and executed their note for that amount at a time when each was alleged to be insolvent.  It was further alleged that in 1912 and 1913, by means of two checks, one for $1,500 and one for $2,500, executed by J.L. Hinshaw and Ed Hinshaw respectively and that they took from the bank $4,000 without having funds on desposit and later executed notes for that amount when, it was charged, each knew they were insolvent.


The Frankfort court found there had been a breach of the bond in the execution of the $2,700 note and also a breach of the bond in drawing two checks.  There was a judgment entered against the defendents to the amount of $4,000 and interest from the date of demand which amounted to $180.  The surety company immediately gave notice of an appeal of the case to the Supreme Court.

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Elmer L. STURDEVANT was the son of Calvin and Emma (BEALS) STURDEVANT, and my  maternal 1st cousin 4 times removed.


Edwin M. HINSHAW and John Luther HINSHAW were the sons of Solomon and Elizabeth J. (BEALS) HINSHAW, and my maternal 1st cousins 4 times removed.







Friday, February 12, 2010

The Hinshaw Brothers: Edwin Michael and John Luther

The HINSHAW brothers, Edwin Michael and John Luther, were the nephews of my 3rd-great grandfather, Nathan Thomas BEALS.  They were the sons of Solomon and Elizabeth J. (BEALS) HINSHAW.  In attempting to obtain the backstory regarding Nathan's death, I found that I needed to find out more about these nephews, as the obituary stated that my 3GGF had gone to Arkansas to be involved with the lumber and sawmill business with Ed and Luther Hinshaw.

Since Nathan died in 1915, I decided to see what I could discover about Ed and Luther in the 1910 and the 1920 census records.



Edwin was living in Indianapolis in the 1910 census, living on College Avenue, listed with wife Frances and son Clark. Ed's occupation is listed as banker.  This fits with the Beals Chronology's account of him being the Indiana State Bank Examiner.

 

John Luther was living in Cicero, Jackson Township, Hamilton County, Indiana in the 1910 census.  Luther's occupation was also listed as a banker.  Note that he was living just down the street from Charles and Pearl LAMBERTSON, my 2nd-great grandparents.

 
 

By the time of the 1920 census, the brothers had left the Indiana area.  The exact nature has not yet been discovered, but what I have discovered involves a major banking scandal in the Hamilton county area during the 1915-1916 time frame.
In the 1920, Ed was a lodger in Wichita County, Texas, working as a manager at an oil company.  His son Clark was a driver for the oil company.



 

By 1920, Luther was living in Stoddard County, Missouri, his occupation was listed as a farmer.

 

Though this is just one slice of the lives of these men, I found it most interesting to find out where they were residing in the period prior to and after the death of their uncle, Nathan Thomas BEALS.  Hopefully, I will be able to find out more about their business relationship and what brought Nathan to Arkansas. 

Thursday, February 11, 2010

Response from Grant County (AR) Museum

I received the following response from the Grant County Museum regarding my query about Nathan Thomas BEALS and the HINSHAW brothers:

Mr. LeMaster,
I've not located anything thus far regarding N.T. Beals or the Hinshaws.  Grant Lumber and Timber was operating in Leola in 1900.  They operated a sawmille, a planner and a wagon hub factory during that time frame.  I will continue to research this for you and will send anything I find.
I've forwarded copies of Nathan's obituaries as well to the museum.  Hopefully, they may have something in their files that might shed some light on my ancestor's stay in Arkansas.

 

Tuesday, February 09, 2010

Down The Rabbit Hole: Discovering the Backstory of N.T. Beals death

My recent success in locating the death date and the obituary of my 3GGF, Nathan Thomas Beals has left me with more questions and sent me chasing some interesting rabbit trails in my family history search.

Starting with the obituary itself, I'm left with some avenues of research to explore.  For example, why exactly was Nathan T. Beals in Arkansas, where exactly was he at, and for how long?  

The why appears to be answered by the obituary: that he was engaged in the sawmill and lumber business with Ed and Luther Hinshaw.  Who are Ed and Luther Hinshaw?  They were Nathan T.'s nephews, and will be discussed at length later.

Where exactly was Nathan T. Beals at?  The obituary states that the telegram came from Leola, Arkansas.  When John T. Beals, Nathan T.'s father died two years later in 1917, Nathan T. was referred to as being 'late of Leola, Ark.'  Leola is in Grant County, Arkansas.

How long was he there?  The obituary states he went to Arkansas ten years before his death, the funeral notices states it was five years.  Since Nathan T. Beals died February 16, 1915, and I've located him in the 1910 census living in Jackson Township, Hamilton County, Indiana, the funeral notice seems more accurate.  Sometime between 1910 and 1915 he must have gone to Arkansas.

The obituary stated that "for many years he was a resident of Cicero.  At one time, he was interested in a hardware store there, but later spent most of his time traveling for a wholesale hardware firm."  Cicero is located in Jackson Township of Hamilton County, Indiana, where we find Nathan living most of his adult life.  In the 1900 census, his occupation was listed as "dealer in hardware", and in the 1910 census, his occupation was listed as "superintendent of lumber yard."  

I need to research city directories at the Hamilton East Public Library in Noblesville to see if I can locate more information and maybe even find out the name of the hardware store and lumber yard that he worked for.  I've contacted the Grant County, Arkansas Museum looking for any information they might have about him or the Hinshaws in Arkansas.  


I searched the Arkansas Death Index, 1914-1950 at Ancestry.com for a record of Nathan Thomas Beals without any success.  According to the database, compliance with statewide record keeping was not complete for about three decades.  


Who were Ed and Luther Hinshaw?  They were Nathan T. Beals' nephews, the sons of his older sister Elizabeth and her husband, Solomon Hinshaw, of Westfield, Indiana.


According to the Chronology of the Beals Family, written in 1912 by Nathan's father, John T. Beals, two sons were born to Solomon and Elizabeth (Beals) Hinshaw: Edwin M. Hinshaw and John Luther Hinshaw.  The book states that Edwin M. "is in the banking business.  He served as State Bank Examiner for six years or more.  He is interested in several other enterprises in this and other states."  


Digging around on the internet, I was able to find quite a bit of information on the Hinshaw brothers, as well as another nephew, Elmer Sturdevant, also mentioned in the obituary.  Apparently, these men were all prominent businessmen of Hamilton County, Indiana at one time, and their paths seem to have crossed a number of ways.  In future days, I hope to be able to piece together all of the puzzle.


In working on this puzzle, I've learned that there is so much more about Nathan Thomas Beals and the other members of his extended family that I need to discover.  For instance, after their marriage, Nathan and his wife, Elizabeth moved to Humboldt, Richardson County, Nebraska where two of their daughters were born.  Why were they living there, and why were they back by 1900?


The decades after Nathan's death will provide more fodder for research, as his widow was back in Indiana, yet she wasn't living with family members in the 1920 census, as I would have suspected.  

The public downfall of his nephews in a bank scandal shortly after his death is a story for another day.

Friday, February 05, 2010

Nathan Thomas Beals Obituary & Funeral Notice (1915)

Thanks to the help of the sexton at the Cicero Cemetery, I had a date to search for the obituary of Nathan Thomas BEALS.  I headed out Tuesday evening after work and visited the Hamilton East Public Library in Noblesville.  I was pleased to discover that they had copies of the Noblesville Ledger going back to the time period I needed, February of 1915.

Paydirt was struck with the February 15, 1915 edition of the Noblesville, Ledger.  There on page 1 was the obituary of my 3GGF, Nathan Thomas BEALS, or N.T. as he was apparently known.

N.T. BEALS DIED IN ARKANSAS

Remains Brought To This County And Will Be Buried At Cicero

FORMERLY LIVED AROUND HERE

Fifty-Nine Years of Age and Spent Practically All of His Life in This Locality - Father at Sheridan.

Charles Lambertson, of Cicero, received a telegram, Saturday night, from Leola, Ark., announcing the death of his father-in-law, Nathan T. Beals.  The remains passed through Noblesville, Monday, enroute to Cicero, where the funeral will occur on Tuesday.

His death was a surprise to relatives in this county, although it was known that he had not enjoyed good health for several months.
He was fifty-nine years of age and is survived by a widow and two children - Mrs. Charles Lambertson, of Cicero, and Mrs. Nellie Beals Stober, of Huntington.  He was a son of John Beals, now nearly ninety years of age and who is living with his daughter, Mrs. Joel Hill, at Sheridan.  He was a brother of Mrs. Calvin Sturdevant, an uncle of Dr. J.D., Walter and Elmer Sturdevant, of this city, and a brother of Frank Beals, formerly City Attorney, but now a resident of West Virginia.

He lived in this county all his life until about ten years ago, when he went to Arkansas to engage in the sawmill and lumber business with Ed and Luther Hinshaw.  For many years he was a resident of Cicero.  At one time, he was interested in a hardware store there, but later spent most of his time traveling for a wholesale hardware firm.

Relatives here had known for a few weeks that he had suffered some from malaria fever and nervous trouble and recently had a slight stroke of paralysis.  It is presumed that the latter affliction hastened his death.

Funeral at the M.E. church in Cicero, at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon.  Rev. Amos Carson officiating.  Interment in the Cicero cemetery. 


The February 17, 1915 edition of the Ledger had a notice of his funeral, which shed a little more light on when he was in Arkansas.

SERVICES HELD FOR N.T. BEALS

Conducted by Rev. Amos Carson, Assisted by Rev. W.H. Jenkin - Aged Father Present

The funeral services for Nathan T. Beals were held at Cicero, Tuesday afternoon, at 2 o'clock, at the M.E. church.  Rev. Amos Carson, assisted by Rev. W.H. Jenkin, the pastor of the church, conducted the services.  Mr. Beals was a member of the Friends church, of which Rev. Mr. Carson is a minister.

The church was well filled with relatives and friends, and the Masonic and Knights of Pythias orders were well represented at the church and in the procession to the cemetery, where the ceremonies were conducted.

The music was by a quartet composed of Miss Nellie Mendenhall, Mrs. Monte Meek, M.M. Hartley and Clyde Nichols.

The father, Capt. John Beals, although very feeble, was able to be present, and J.F. Beals, a brother, came from his home in West Virginia.  The words of Rev. Mr. Carson were based on the saying of Jesus to His disciples, that it was necessary that He should go away, but that he would send a Comforter.  The speaker had known the family and his words of sympathy were fitting and appropriate.  He drew lessons from the text for the benefit of all.

The obituary as read showed that Mr. Beals had been in business at Westfield and Cicero, before going to Arkansas, about five years ago, and that his birth place was at Grassy Branch, on the Beals farm, near Westfield.  Rev. Mr. Carson spoke of his good qualities, and the concourse of people at his funeral services showed that he was a man who made friends. 

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I've already contacted the Grant County, Arkansas museum, hoping that they would have information on the business ventures of N.T. Beals and the Hinshaws.  Ed and Luther Hinshaw were first cousins of N.T. Beals.


I will need to seek a copy of his death certificate to verify the exact date and cause of death, but preliminary data from this obituary would place his death on Saturday, February 13, 1915 in Leola, Grant County, Arkansas.  Burial was three days later on February 16, 1915 in Cicero Cemetery, Cicero, Hamilton County, Indiana. 

Friday, February 09, 2007

Solomon Hinshaw Family - Hamilton Co., IN

Today I sourced the data from the census records of the Solomon Hinshaw family in Washington Twp., Hamilton Co., IN. I have them in the 1870, 1900, 1910 and 1920 census. Solomon married my maternal 3rd-great grandaunt, Elizabeth Beals, daughter of John T. and Mary (Davis) Beals.

Solomon was a farmer with North Carolina roots. In the 1900 census, daughter Rachel and her husband John Briles are living in the same household. I have not tracked down the children after that census. According to the census, there were 3 children born to Elizabeth & Solomon.

Solomon HINSHAW b. November 1841 North Carolina, d. after 1920 census; m. May 1, 1867 to Elizabeth J. BEALS, daughter of John T. and Mary (DAVIS) BEALS. Elizabeth b. March 17, 1849 Westfield, Hamilton Co., IN., d. after 1920 census. Solomon died after 1920 census as well.