HINSHAW, Carla Kay

Carla married SPANG, David Barr 11 Feb 1961, Nyack, NY. David (son of SPANG, H. Austin and COX, Mildred Virginia) was born 12 Aug 1936, New Haven, Connecticut, USA; died 2 Feb 2016, Bangor, Maine, USA. [Group Sheet]

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Carl married GIVENS, Audrey Elizabeth 28 Jun 1930, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana by Rev. James Wilson. Audrey (daughter of GIVENS, Elmer Glenn and SISSON, Pearl Lee) was born 10 Apr 1909, Linwood, Madison County, Indiana; died 03 Mar 2000, New Castle, Henry, Indiana, USA; was buried 07 Mar 2000, Mount Summit, Indiana Cemetery. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

He may have died June 27, 1915
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Newspaper clipping (Friday, June 23, 1916 - New Castle Courier Times)
Gray B. Hinshaw, aged 50 years, died last evening at 11 o'clock, at his home at 324 North 18th street, after an illness of several weeks' duration. The deceased is survived by a wife and several children. The funeral will be held Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock, from the Mt. Summit church. Interment will be made to the Mt. Summit Cemetery

Gray married MUZZY, Carrie 05 Nov 1891, Henry Co., Indiana. Carrie (daughter of MUZZY, William Tait and CONKLIN, Mary Frances) was born 06 Jul 1870; died 08 May 1926, Henry IN; was buried Mount Summit, Indiana Cemetery. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

From: New Castle, Indiana Times; Saturday, May 8, 1926

WOMAN TAKES OWN LIFE, DESPONDENT OVER ILL HEALTH

Mrs. Carrie Hinshaw, of North Eighteenth, Drowns Self in Cistern at Lynn, Indiana

Funeral Services Here

Had Appeared to be in Better Spirits, And Was Preparing to Return to Home Here

Mrs. Carrie Hinshaw of 324 North Eighteenth Street, following months of despondency because of her long sickness, ended her life last night or this morning early, by drowning herself in a cistern at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Harry Bowen, at Lynn, Ind. The body was discovered in the cistern this morning after Mrs. Hinshaw was missed from her room.
The deceased is survived by her mother, Mrs. May Muzzy, of 324 North Eighteenth; four sons, William residing east of the city; Robert, of Dayton, Ohio; Carl and Lynn, both employees of the Daily Times, and who reside at home; two sisters, Mrs. Hester Bowen of Lynn and Mrs. H. H. Locker of this city, and one brother, Claude Muzzy. The husband died about 10 years ago.
Mrs. Hinshaw has been practically an Invalid for many months and has made her home, since her illness, among her children.
Planned to Come Home
She had apparently been much improved recently and was planning to come to her home here. She had made all arrangements to have the home redecorated and prepared for her return.
Her act was not expected, because she had been less despondent of recent weeks and seemed to be in better health.
It is believed that during the night, while brooding of her illness, she arose and went to the rear of the home, where, removing the cover from the cistern, she lowered herself into the cool water to drown.
Funeral Monday
When she did not appear from her room at the usual hour an investigation was made by the daughter and the act was then learned of.
Funeral arrangements were not made, pending the arrival of the son from Dayton, but it was stated that the body would likely be brought to the home here, Sunday, and that the services would be hold from the home sometime, Monday.
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New Castle Times, Monday, May 10,1926
MRS. CARRIE HINSHAW

Funeral services for Mrs Carrie Hinshaw, 324 North Eighteenth St., who ended her life Friday night by drowning herself in a cistern at the home of her daughter Mrs. Harry Bowen at Lynn, Ind. were held this afternoon at 2:00 at the First Christian church. Rev. Leroy Sargent officiated. Interment took place at Mt. Summit cemetery.
The deceased is survived by the mother, Mrs May Muzzy, 324 North 18th street; four sons, William residing east of the city; Robert of Dayton O. Carl and Lynn, both employees of The Daily Times, a daughter Mrs George Lower, residing
east of the city; two sisters Hester Bowen of Lynn and Mrs H. H. Locker of this city, and one brother, Claude Muzzy.

Notes:

"The Givens had farms in Madison, Hamilton and Henry Counties. They moved to the family farm in Middletown, Henry County, Indiana, in 1918. It had 40 acres on both sides of the road. This would remain the family home until 1970 when the farm was sold after Elmer and Pearl died.

The home that the family moved into was only a few years old at the time and consisted of four bedrooms, a parlor, a living room, dining room and kitchen, with front and back porches and a cellar. It was not modern and thus did not have running water and electricity until many years later.

The farm was located 2-1/2 miles southeast of Middletown, Indiana and one-half mile south of the Miller Cemetery where Elmer and Pearl Givens are buried.

The three oldest children (Willis, Fern, Audrey) attended the one room Painter School, 1 mile north of the farm until 1920 when the school closed and then the children went to school in Middletown. The family were members of the Middletown Methodist Church and of the Republican Party" (Arthur Givens -unsigned Genealogy, credited to Arthur by his cousin, Stuart Givens.)

Elmer Givens was accustomed to driving the horse and wagon to Brown County to obtain Sorghum; until his death, John Givens came to dinner every Sunday (Kay Hinshaw Spang, granddaughter)
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Anderson Herald/Bulletin-Wednesday, July 16, 1969, p. 20 B, Column 1

Elmer G. Givens
?MIDDLETOWN ? Elmer Glen Givens, 88, retired farmer of this area, died Wednesday
evening in the Rolling Hills Nursing Home in Anderson after an illness of the past several years.
A native of Madison County, he was the son of John and Amanda Hersberger Givens. He was a member of the Middletown United Methodist Church. Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Frank (Fern) Showers of Indianapolis, Mrs. Carl (Audrey) Hinshaw of New Castle and Mrs. Bert (Neva) Goul of Anderson; four sons, Willis Givens of Indianapolis, Rev. Arthur Givens of Culver, Hanson Givens of Rosemont, Minn., and Eugene Givens of New Castle; a brother, Dr. Willard E. Givens of Washington, D.C.; 20 grandchildren; and 22 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in the Ballard and Shirley Funeral Home, Middletown with the Rev. Morris Howell officiating. Enterment will be in the Miller Cemetery.

Elmer married SISSON, Pearl Lee 08 Feb 1903, M.E. Church, Pendleton, In by Rev. Lovelace. Pearl (daughter of SISSON, William Jr. and GRAHAM, Sarah Electa) was born 08 Feb 1884, Madison County, Indiana; died 20 Jun 1964, Ball Memorial Hospital, Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana; was buried 23 Jun 1964, Miller Cemetery, Middletown, Henry County, Indiana. [Group Sheet]

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Anderson Herald/Bulletin ? Monday, June 22, 1964, P. 6

Mrs. Pearl Givens
?Middletown-Mrs. Pearl Lee Givens, 80, RR2, died Saturday morning at Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie after a short illness. She and her husband, Elmer, had celebrated their 61st wedding anniversary this year.

Born Feb. 8, 1884, near Pendleton, Mrs. Givens was a member of the Middletown Methodist Church, the WSCS, and the Friendly Club of the church.

She is survived by her husband; four sons, Hanson Givens of Minneapolis, Minn., Willis Givens of Indianapolis, Eugene Givens of New Castle, and the Rev. Arthur Givens of Huntington; three daughters, Mrs. Bert Goul of Anderson, Mrs. Ruth Butrum of Indianapolis, and Mrs. Carl Hinshaw of New Castle; a brother, Vernie Widner of Anderson; a sister, Mrs. Ruby McClary of Pendleton; 21 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Middletown Methodist church. The Rev. C. Edwin McClaron will officiate and interment will be in the Miller Cemetery.

Friends are being received at the Ballard and Shirley Funeral Home. The body will be taken to the church one hour before the service.

John married COE, Sarah Jane 17 Jan 1856. Sarah (daughter of COE, Thomas Pearson and BRAY, Amey) was born 04 Aug 1833, Surry County, North Carolina; died 04 Dec 1896, Yadkin County, North Carolina; was buried Mt. Pleasant Methodist Church, Yadkin County, NC. [Group Sheet]

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?William T. Muzzy, age 84, died this morning at 5 o?clock at his home, 324 North Eighteenth street. Mr. Muzzy had been ill for several years and his death did not come unexpected. He was a Civil War veteran and an active member of the G.A.R. until his illness prevented him from taking part in the G.A.R. activities.
He is survived by 3 daughters, Mrs. Carrie Hinshaw, Mrs. Homer Locker of this city and Mrs. Edward Smith of Sulphur Springs. One son, Claude Muzzy, of this city also survives.
The funeral services will be held Monday afternoon at 2:30 o?clock from the Mt. Summit Christian church. Interment will be made in the Mt. Summit cemetery. A short service will be held by the G.A.R. at the room at 1 o?clock.

New Castle, Indiana, Times; Saturday, August 5, 1922.
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William Muzzy, age 83, died this morning, about 5 o?clock at his home, 324 North 18th street. Mr. Muzzy was a veteran of the Civil war and has lived here since he retired from farming. He had been in ill health for some time. The survivors are the widow, Mrs. Mary F. Muzzy, three daughters, Mrs. Carrie Hinshaw, Mrs. Homer Locker, and Mrs. Ed Smith, the former two of this city and the latter of Sulphur Springs, and one son, Claud, of Newcastle.
The funeral services will be conducted Monday afternoon at 2:30 o?clock at the Christian church at Mt. Summit, of which Mr. Muzzy was a member, and will follow a short house service at 1 o?clock. Burial will be made in the Mt. Summit cemetery.

New Castle, Indiana, Courier; Saturday, August 5, 1922.
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OBITUARY
Newcastle, Indiana, Courier, Wednesday, August 9, 1922

Wm. Muzzy, a man of sterling worth, was born in Knightstown, Ind., November 10, 1838. He was the son of James and Mary Muzzy.
Up to the age of 23 he was a farmer, and on April 18, 1861 he answered the call of volunteers to defend the Constitution and the old flag he loved. Three times he enlisted and was three times honorably discharged, his final discharge dated September 20, 1865.
After the close of the war he was married to Mary L. Conklin. To them were born five children, Carrie, Cora, Maude and Claude (twins) and Ethalind.
He was generous to the needy, almost to a fault, and the reputation he maintained for honesty and integrity was beyond reproach. He relished a joke and his humorous nature and disposition for making acquaintances made for him a legion of friends.
In 1879, he made a confession of faith in Christ and became a member of the Mt. Summit Christian church.
Mr. Muzzy was a harness maker by trade and for several years plied his trade in Mt. Summit. Six years ago at the age of 78 (long after he had passed the allotted three score and ten), the burden of years began to weigh him down and with much regret he and his faithful help-mate sold their little home in Mt. Summit and went to Newcastle to live with their children. Although he suffered night and day since that time, his iron constitution and wonderful vitality bore him up until at 5 o?clock on the morning of August 5, the bugle from on high sounded the last taps and he peacefully went to
sleep, in that land from which no traveler has ever yet returned, aged 84 years, 8 months and 25 days. Although his faithful wife and loving children will miss him, they know that God knows best and feel a keen sense of satisfaction in knowing he will suffer no more.
He leaves to mourn his departure, his wife, three daughters, Mrs. Carry Hinshaw, North 18th steet, Newcastle, Mrs. Maude Locker, Grand avenue, Newcastle, and Mrs. Etha Smith, Sulphur Springs, and one son, Claude, Walnut street, Newcastle, one brother, James, the last of seven brothers, of Bryant, Ill, still lives. There are seventeen grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. One daughter, Cora, preceded him to the other world in June, 1903.
Let me so live that when the summons comes to join the innumerable caravan that moves on towards that Mysterious Realm, I can wrap the draperies of my couch about me and lie down to pleasant dreams.

William married CONKLIN, Mary Frances 06 Nov 1866, Wayne County, Indiana. Mary (daughter of CONKLIN, Aaron and GOLDMANN, Lavinia) was born 19 Nov 1847, Miamisburg, Ohio; died 16 Nov 1935, New Castle, Henry, Indiana, USA; was buried Mount Summit, Indiana Cemetery. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

According to an unsigned genealogy obtained 3/7/2000, John and Amanda bought a 62 acre farm in Stony Creek Township in Madison County, Indiana. It remained in the family until after the death of his grandson (unnamed) in 1991. They were members of the Progressive Dunkard Church. (7/14/2002 - the Genealogy was begun by Arthur Givens after he retired as a minister. Information obtained from Stuart Givens, his nephew.)
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HISTORY OF MADISON COUNTY
Forkner, 1914. Page 437

John L. Givens. A resident of Madison County for sixty-five years, Mr. Givens represents the progressive rural citizenship of Stony Creek township, where he has a fine farm of sixty-two acres, with excellent improvements and a comfortable home for himself and family.
John L. Givens was born in Green Township, Madison County, November 30, 1848, a son of Andrew and Elizabeth (Shawl) Givens. Andrew Givens, the father, was born in the state of Michigan, came to Indiana and was married in Madison County, his wife being a native of this state. He continued to reside in Madison County until his death in 1854. He and his wife were the parents of 3 children, the other two being N.D. Givens, of Indianapolis; and Julius Givens, who is connected with the street railway system in St. Louis.
Mr. John L. Givens was reared in Green township until he reached his majority, and as a boy attended the district school near his home. Green township, while he was growing up, still presented almost an expanse of wilderness, and residents were still engaged in the hard labor of clearing and grubbing and planting the first crops in the hard won fields. That was the training ground for his early life. He was married in Green township to Amanda Heshberger (sic), and their happy married life continued until 1909 when Mrs. Givens died. She was reared in Green and Stony Creek
townships and received her education in the public schools. The four sons born to their marriage are all living in 1913, namely: Horace, who is married and a resident of Stony Creek township; Elmer, who graduated from common schools and is married and lives in Hamilton county; Willard, who graduated from the Lapel High School and in 1913 from the University of Indiana, and is now a principal of a graded school in Noblesville, this state; Asa, who finished the course in common schools, and at the present time is in Indianapolis. Mr. Givens and family are members of the Progressive Dunkard Church. In politics he has always been a regular supporter of the Republican
party up to the campaign of 1912 in which he voted the Progressive ticket.

John married HERSBERGER, Amanda 31 Oct 1875, M.E. Church, Pendleton, In by Rev. Pierce. Amanda (daughter of HERSBERGER, John William and NORRIS, Sarah Ann) was born 23 Jul 1847, Jefferson, Maryland; died 19 Feb 1910; was buried East Grove Lawn Cemetery, Pendleton, Indiana. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Amanda made the trip from Jefferson, Maryland to Pendleton, Indiana in a covered wagon. This trip took 6 weeks. (Oral History - as told by Willard Givens, her son, to Stuart Givens, to this writer on 7/14/2002)

Notes:

Lapel History says that William and Eva built the fourth house in Lapel, located on Pendleton Avenue, one block east of Main Street.
source- Keith Sisson via email.

William married GRAHAM, Sarah Electa Nov 1879, Madison County, Indiana. Sarah (daughter of GRAHAM, Henry and SEARS, Mary Jane) was born 12 Jun 1861, Stony Creek Township, Madison County, Indiana; died 30 Aug 1938, Pendleton, Madison, Indiana, USA; was buried 01 Sep 1938, Grove Lawn Cemetery, Pendleton, Ind.. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

When William Sisson died in 1887, Sarah had 3 small children and a farm to take care of. Oliver P. Widener, William's nephew, came and worked as a farm hand. In 1888, Oliver and Sarah were married and they continued to live on the farm.
At the death of Oliver P. Widener, his son, Vernie O. Widener, purchased the farm from the estate and it is now (2000) owned by Oliver's grandson, Vernie Widener.
The farm next to the the William Sisson/Oliver Widener farm was owned by George N. Sisson, William's brother and later by Mrs. Vernie O. (Elva) Widener. An adjoining farm was owned by John Sisson, another of William's brothers.
(Information provided by Lydia Fadely, daughter of Elva and Vernie O. Widener, 4/12/2000)