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Born 1847
From History of Randolph County, Indiana with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers : to which are appended maps of its several townships (1882)
ELZA HINSHAW, farmer and stock-raiser, P. 0. Snow Hill, was born in Randolph County, Ind., July 4, 1847. He is the son of Absalom and Eliza (Carter) Hinshaw, native! of North Carolina. The subject of this sketch was married, July 31, 1869, to Mary E. Robbins, who was born in this county September 22, 1852. She is the daughter of Ezekiel and Ann (Plait) Hobbins, the former born in New Jersey, and the latter in Ohio. This union has been blessed with Llewelen, born September 2, 1870; Laura W., September 7, 1872; Eliza A., September 27, 1874; Viola, October 14, 1876; Loliiia M., November 5, 1878, and Josephine, December 16, 1880. Mr. Hinshaw owns a farm of 160 acres; is engaged in farming nnd baying and shipping stuck. He is a thorough gentleman, highly respected by all who him.
As printed in History of Randolph County, Indiana with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers : to which are appended maps of its several townships (1882). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
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