William H. Hinton was the son of Simeon and Sarah (Smith) Hinton of Monroe County, New York. At 16 he set in to learn the miller trade. He married Mary Ann Ainsworth in 1864He served in the Civil War. Following the war he returned to Monroe county and then spent one year in the Pennsylvania oil region. In 1867 he came to Linn County where he has continued to reside. He and J.F. Lash built the first Meadville flour mills in 1869. In 1871 they moved to their 357 acre farm in Parson Creek township.
William and Mary Ann had 9 children:
Alma
Clifford R.
Olie V.
Simeon "Simmie"
Dayton L.
William S. "Willie"
Lloyd A.
Sadie Hinton Tower, Milford, MI
Alda (or Alta) M. Bailey, Meadville, MO.
William H. Hinton was the son of Simeon and Sarah (Smith) Hinton of Monroe County, New York. At 16 he set in to learn the miller trade. He married Mary Ann Ainsworth in 1864He served in the Civil War. Following the war he returned to Monroe county and then spent one year in the Pennsylvania oil region. In 1867 he came to Linn County where he has continued to reside. He and J.F. Lash built the first Meadville flour mills in 1869. In 1871 they moved to their 357 acre farm in Parson Creek township.
William and Mary Ann had 9 children:
Alma
Clifford R.
Olie V.
Simeon "Simmie"
Dayton L.
William S. "Willie"
Lloyd A.
Sadie Hinton Tower, Milford, MI
Alda (or Alta) M. Bailey, Meadville, MO.
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