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Family Group Sheet

Husband:   Amos G Hanshew
Born:   Abt 1822 in:   Rush Co., IN
Died:   30 Mar 1875 in:   New Lancaster, Tipton Co., IN
Father:   Henry Hanshew (1783-1866)
Mother:   Barbara Thomas (1792-1855)
Wife:   Elizabeth Balser
Married:   16 Dec 1845 in:   Rush Co., IN
Born:   11 Jul 1823 in:   Rush Co., IN
Died:   02 Jun 1902 in:   Elwood, Madison Co., IN
Father:   Jacob Balser (c1789-1844)
Mother:   Mary Ann Thomas (1795-1855)
CHILDREN
1   F       Name:   Sarah Ann Hanshew
Born:   1847 in:   Tipton Co., IN
Died:   24 Dec 1872 in:   Tipton Co., IN
Married:   12 Jan 1865 in:   Tipton Co., IN
Spouse:   Benjamin Marshal Jack
Born:   1838 in:   OH
Died:   21 Jun 1901 in:   Elwood, Madison Co., IN
Children:   Levi Baxter Jack (1865-1930) m. Eliza McCartney (1869-1936) m. Louise Jane Ellsworth (1873-1944)
Joseph H Jack (1868-1905) m. Mary Richardson
Mary Lavina Jack (1870-1953) m. Marshall A Hawkes (1874-1953)
2   M       Name:   Benjamin F Hanshew
Born:   Abt 1848 in:   Madison Co., IN
Died:   26 Sep 1898 in:   Summitville, Madison Co., IN
Married:   10 Nov 1872 in:   Tipton Co., IN
Spouse:   Nancy Margaret Heflin
Born:   Abt 1853 in:   IN
Died:   1 Jun 1893 in:   Alexandria, Madison Co., IN
Children:   Cora L Hanshew (1873-1918) m. Charles Henry Brookbank (1867-1954)
William Frank Hanshew (1882-1946)
Married:   13 Sep 1893 in:   Madison Co., IN
Spouse:   Mary H Farmer
Born:   Jan 1861 in:   IN
Died:   in:  
Children:   James O Hanshew (1895-)
Lessie V Hanshew (1898-1981) m. Samuel von Haley (1890-1956)
3   F       Name:   Polly Ann Hanshew
Born:   Abt 1850 in:   IN
Died:   in:  
Married:   25 Jan 1866 in:   Tipton Co., IN
Spouse:   Reece Jack
Born:   Abt 1841 in:   OH
Died:   in:  
Children:  
4   F       Name:   Pernetta J Hanshew
Born:   13 Mar 1854 in:   Tipton Co., IN
Died:   22 Feb 1938 in:   Madison Co., IN
Married:   12 Aug 1879 in:   Tipton Co., IN
Spouse:   Milton Shipley
Born:   18 Aug 1853 in:   IN
Died:   28 Nov 1906 in:   Elwood, Madison Co., IN
Children:   Lenard Shipley (1878-)
Abner Shipley (1879-1935) m. Maude m. Mollie B
Katherine Shipley (1881-) m. Conard
Pauline Shipley (1884-) m. Shell
Cyrus R Shipley (1886-1965) m. Belvia Lockwood Warner m. Laura Brown
Julia Shipley (1887-) m. Walser
Clint Shipley (1900-1978)
5   F       Name:   Emma Rosella Hanshew (1857-1944)
Spouse:   John Henry Sosbe (1853-1938)
6   F       Name:   Louisa Hanshew
Born:   Abt 1859 in:   IN
Died:   in:  
Married:   in:  
Spouse:   William Warner
Born:   in:  
Died:   in:  
Children:  
7   F       Name:   Elizabeth Hanshew
Born:   Abt 1863 in:   IN
Died:   in:  
Married:   in:  
Spouse:  
Born:   in:  
Died:   in:  
Children:  
8   M       Name:   William H Hanshew
Born:   Jun 1870 in:   IN
Died:   in:  
Married:   4 Jul 1894 in:   Madison Co., IN
Spouse:   Elnora Bramel
Born:   Aug 1867 in:   IN
Died:   in:  
Children:   Lily L Hanshew (1895-)
Pearl H Hanshew (1899-)
Atta Hanshew (1901-)
Ruth Hanshew (1904-)
Cecil Hanshew (1907-)
Elizabeth's 2nd Husband:   George Washington Goff
Married:   12 Feb 1893 in:   Tipton Co., IN
Born:   in:  
Died:   in:  

Biography and Timeline

Timeline:

  Date:   Place:   Event:
  1822   IN   Birth: Amos
  1826   OH, Butler Co.   Birth: Elizabeth
  1845   IN, Rush Co.   Marriage: Amos and Elizabeth
  1850   IN, Tipton Co.   Land: Amos purchased 40 acres
  1850   IN, Tipton Co.   Census: Amos (age 27) farmer, Elizabeth (age 27)
  1860   IN, Tipton Co.   Census: Amos (age 38) farmer, Elizabeth (age 38)
  1970   IN, Tipton Co.   Census: Amos (age 47) farmer, Elizabeth (age 47)
  1875   IN, Tipton Co.   Death: Amos
  1980   IN, Tipton Co.   Census: Elizabeth (age 52) widowed
  1893   IN, Tipton Co.   Marriage: Washington Goff and Elizabeth
  1900   IN, Tipton Co.   Census: Elizabeth (age 74) remarried to Washington Goff
  1902   IN, Tipton Co.   Death: Elizabeth

Family Photos

 

 

Birth Records

 

 

Marriage Records

Amos G Hanshew and Elizabeth Bolser marriage license, Rush County, IN, married on Dec 16, 1845:

marriage

Indiana State Library, Indiana Marriages Through 1850:

Amos G Hanshaw and Elizabeth Balser
County: Rush
Date: 12-16-1845

Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941:

Name: Elizabeth Hanshew
Spouse Name: Washington J. Goff
Marriage Date: 12 Feb 1893
Marriage County: Tipton
Source Title 1: Tipton County, Indiana
Source Title 2: Marriages 1870-1905 Bk. 4: 1870-1877 Bk. 5: 1877-1
Source Title 3: Compiled by Ruth M. Slevin
Book: 7
OS Page: 419

Death Records

headstone


Amos G. Hanshew
Died
Mar 30, 1875
Aged
52 years

New Lancaster Cemetery
(also known as Cook Cemetery)
Tipton County, IN


According to FindAGrave.com, Elizabeth Balser Goff is buried at the Elwood Cemetery in Madison Co., IN. Her obituary states that she would be buried at the New Lancaster Cemetery with her first husband.

Elizabeth Goff obituary, Elwood Daily Record, June 2, 1902:

Elizabeth Goff funeral notice, Elwood Daily Record, June 3, 1902:

obit obit

Mrs. Pernetta Jane Shipley obituary:

Funeral services for the late Mrs. Pernetta Jane Shipley, the widow of Milton Shipley and for many years a resident of this county, were held at the Methodist Protestent church in Elwood Thursday morning, and attended by many relatives and friends from this county. Mrs. Shipley was one of the pioneers of Tipton county, having been born in Madison township, March 13, 1854, and at the age of 22 was united in marriage to Milton Shipley, whose death occurred over thirty years ago. Her parents were Amos and Elizabeth Hanshew. Five chileren, Mrs. Julia Walser, of Elwood, at whose home the mother died; Mrs. Catherine Conard, of Warren; Mrs. Pauline Shell, of Anderson; Cyrus Shipley, of Greentown; and Clinton Shipley, of Richmond, survive. Other survivors are a sister, Mrs. John Sosbe, of Elwood; twenty-five grandchildren and twenty-five great-grandchildren. Rev. E. L. Ferris of the Elwood church officiated at the services and there were many flowers. Interment was beside the husband in the New Lancaster cemetery.

Census Records

1850 Census, Indiana, Tipton County, Madison Township:

  Amos Hanshew age 27, male, farmer, $200 real estate, born in IN
  Elizabeth Hanshew age 27, female, born in OH, cannot read & write
  Sarah A Hanshew age 3, female, born in IN
  Benjamin Hanshew age 2, male, born in IN
  Polly A Hanshew age 6/12, female, born in IN

1860 Census, Indiana, Tipton County, Madison Township:

  Amos Hanshew age 38, male, farmer, $800 real estate, $250 personal, born in IN
  Elizabeth Hanshew age 38, female, born in OH
  Sarah Hanshew age 13, female, born in IN
  Benjamin F Hanshew age 11, male, born in IN
  Polly A Hanshew age 10, female, born in IN
  Pernetta Hanshew age 6, female, born in IN
  Emma Hanshew age 3, female, born in IN
  Louisa Hanshew age 1, female, born in IN

1870 Census, Indiana, Tipton County, Madison Township:

  Amos Hanshew age 47, male, farmer, $2500 real estate, $500 personal, born in IN
  Elizabeth Hanshew age 47, female, keeping house, born in OH
  Benjamin F Hanshew age 21, male, at home, born in IN
  Pernetty J Hanshew age 15, female, born in IN, attended school
  Emma R Hanshew age 13, female, born in IN, attended school
  Louisa Hanshew age 11, female, born in IN, attended school
  Elizabeth Hanshew age 7, female, born in IN, attended school
  William H Hanshew age 1, male, born in IN
  George Hanshew age 25, male, farm laborer, born in IN

1880 Census, Indiana, Tipton County, Madison Township:

  Elizabeth Hanshew age 52, female, widowed, keeping house, born in OH, father born in VA, mother born in TN
  Louisa Hanshew age 21, female, daughter, single, at home, born in IN, father born in OH, mother born in IN (this data recorded backwards)
  William Hanshew age 10, male, son, single, born in IN, father born in IN, mother born in OH
  Stella Brown age 3, female, granddaughter, single, born in IN
  Pernetta J Shiply age 26, female, daughter, married, born in IN
  Milton Shiply age 27, male, son in law, married, born in IN
  Lenard Shiply age 2, male, grandson, single, born in IN
  Abner Shiply age 7/12, male, new grandson, single, born in IN

1900 Census, Indiana, Tipton County, Madison Township:

  Washington Goff head, born Mar 1823, age 77, married 7 years, born in NC, parents born in NC
  Elizabeth Goff wife, born Mar 1826, age 74, married 7 years, 8 children, 3 living, born in OH, father born in VA, mother born in TN, cannot read or write

Notes and Other Records

To do:

  • Look for Amos Hanshew obituary in Tipton County, IN
  • Return to Cook/New Lancaster Cemetery and look for Elizabeth Goff headstone

Proof of lineage notes:

  • 1845 Rush County, IN, marriage record shows Amos G Hanshaw married to Elizabeth Balser
  • 1860 census shows Emma Hanshew (age 3) living with Amos and Elizabeth Hanshew
  • 1870 census shows Emma R Hanshew (age 13) living with Amos and Elizabeth Hanshew
  • 1874 Tipton Co., IN marriage license for John H Sosbe and Emma R Hanshew states that "Consent of Amos G Hanshew on file".
  • 1944 obituary for Emma Sosbe states that she is daughter of Amos and Elizabeth Hanshew

U.S.General Land Office Record, Amos G Hanshew, 1 Jan 1850, Tipton Co., IN:

land record

1863 Civil War draft registration record:

Indiana, Tipton Co., District 90, Amos Hanshew, age 42, white, farmer, born in Indiana
Indiana, Tipton Co., District 90, Jacob S Hanshew, age 43, white, farmer, born in Indiana
Civil War Draft Registration

Sources and Credits

  • 1845 Rush County, Indiana marriage record.
  • Indiana State Library, Indiana Marriages Through 1850.
  • Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941 (Ancestry.com).
  • U.S.General Land Office Record, Tipton County, Indiana.
  • 1850 Census, Indiana, Tipton County, Madison Township.
  • 1860 Census, Indiana, Tipton County, Madison Township.
  • 1870 Census, Indiana, Tipton County, Madison Township.
  • 1880 Census, Indiana, Tipton County, Madison Township.
  • 1900 Census, Indiana, Tipton County, Madison Township.
  • Elizabeth Goff obituary, Elwood Daily Record, June 2, 1902.
  • Elizabeth Goff funeral notice, Elwood Daily Record, June 3, 1902.
  • Emma Sosbe obituary, Anderson Bulletin, Tuesday, August 22, 1944, p.12.
  • Cemetery headstone photo by Tom.
  • 1863 Civil War draft registration record.
  • Data and photos from FindAGrave.com.
  • Data from Ancestry.com family trees.