Edwinnie Stella "Edwene" Bates

1856 - 1940  (84 years)

• Name	Edwinnie Stella "Edwene" Bates
  Birth	25 Sep 1856	La Crosse County, WI   [1]
  	'Edwinnie Stella Bates was born near LaCrosse, Wisconsin September 25, 1856.' Excerpted from her obituary.
  Gender	Female
  Death	11 Nov 1940	Shelby, Polk, NE
  Burial	Shelby, Polk, NE
  	Union Cemetery Shelby, Polk County, Nebraska
  Person ID	I3730	Drollinger Genealogy
  Last Modified	1 Jun 2025

  
  

  Family	William Trullinger Hanshew,   b. 19 Sep 1846, Pittsburg, Van Buren, IA d. 10 Jul 1922, Polk County, NE (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	6 Mar 1873	Osceola, Polk, NE
  	Married 6 Mar 1873 per her obituary. Married 6 Mar 1873 at Osceola, Nebraska, per his obituary.
  Children	1. Leslie Hanshew,   b. 13 Dec 1873, Polk County, NE d. 31 Jan 1954, Osceola, Polk, NE (Age 80 years)   2. Ray William Hanshew,   b. 4 Jul 1875, Polk County, NE d. 9 Dec 1964, Custer County, NE (Age 89 years)   3. Guy Hilary Hanshew,   b. 27 Dec 1876, Polk County, NE d. 5 Aug 1965, Stromsburg, Polk, NE (Age 88 years)   4. Alpha Lina Hanshew,   b. 22 Nov 1878, Polk County, NE d. 21 Mar 1947, Osceola, Polk, NE (Age 68 years)   5. Bessie Laura Hanshew,   b. 17 Oct 1880, Polk County, NE d. 22 Feb 1912, Shelby, Polk, NE (Age 31 years)   6. Cecile Edwinnie Hanshew,   b. 15 Oct 1882, Polk County, NE d. 6 May 1943, Long Beach, Los Angeles, CA (Age 60 years)   7. Della Augusta Hanshew,   b. 4 Nov 1884, Polk County, NE d. 15 Dec 1981, Stromsburg, Polk, NE (Age 97 years)   8. Ethel Elmina Hanshew,   b. 28 Sep 1886, Polk County, NE d. Feb 1889, Shelby, Polk, NE (Age 2 years)   9. Flossie Henrietta Hanshew,   b. 6 Oct 1888, Polk County, NE d. 18 Jul 1979, Cheyenne, Laramie, WY (Age 90 years)   10. Gracie Galena Hanshew,   b. 17 Oct 1893, Polk County, NE d. 10 Sep 1976, Stromsburg, Polk, NE (Age 82 years)   11. Hazel Belle Hanshew,   b. 24 Jul 1895, Stromsburg, Polk, NE d. 6 Mar 1985, Iowa City, Johnson, IA (Age 89 years)
  Family ID	F1227	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Jun 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 25 Sep 1856 - La Crosse County, WI Marriage - 6 Mar 1873 - Osceola, Polk, NE Death - 11 Nov 1940 - Shelby, Polk, NE Burial - - Shelby, Polk, NE  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos		Back row- Alpha, Ray, Della, Guy, Bessie, Leslie and Cecile. Front row-Flossie, William, Gracie, Edwene and Hazel. Photo courtesy Jeanne Gaumer
  		Edwinnie Stella (nee Bates) Hanshew September 25, 1932 Photo courtesy Jeanne Gaumer

  
  

  Documents		Death Notice - Obituary The Custer County Chief Broken Bow, Nebraska · Thursday, November 21, 1940 Page 7
  		Obituary The Shelby Sun Shelby, Nebraska · Thursday, November 21, 1940 Page 1

  
  

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• Notes

  FATHER Charles A. Bates MOTHER Charlotte Augusta Field Identified as 'Edwinnie Stella [nee] Bates' per her obituary.

  
  

• Sources

  [S362] Marilyn M. Fischer, Marilyn Fischer Data, (321 S G St, Broken Bow, NE 68822-2541).