William Farleigh Hinton, Delila Massie Hinton, and grandson Orval

Caption of Newspaper Photo: Like a classical painting in oil, this photo of Mr. And Mrs. William Farleigh Hinton of Spencer (Indiana) was made in the early 1920's. Mr. Hinton died in October 1929 and his wife, Delila Massie Hinton, whom he married in January 1872, preceded him in death about a year and a half. Mr. Hinton was born in 1848 to William Bryant and Elizabeth Farleigh Hinton. His father was a maker of spinning wheels, Mr. Hinton, a farmer, inherited his interest and ability. Mrs. Hinton was an expert spinner. The couple was photographed for their wedding anniversary and with them is a grandson Orval Hinton who now resides in Florida.

William Fairleigh Hinton - born August 26, 1848 in Belmont County, Ohio and died October 09, 1929 in Owen County, Indiana. Son of William Bryant Hinton and Elizabeth Fairleigh.

Delila Massie Hinton - born November 19, 1842 in Belmont County, Ohio and died April 11, 1928 in Owen County, Indiana. Daughter of Nicholas Garner Lunsford Massie and Nancy Brewer. Delila was descended from the brother of famed Revolutionary War heroine, Betty Zane.

In a quiet corner of the stately little city of Wheeling, West Va., stands a monument on which is inscribed:

"By authority of the State of West Virginia to commemorate the siege
of Fort Henry, Sept 11, 1782, the last battle of the American
Revolution, this tablet is here placed."

On September 11, 1782 the Zane family was under siege in Fort Henry by American Indian allies of the British. During the siege and ensuing battle, gunpowder and ammunition ran low. Betty Zane volunteered to venture out of the fort to retrieve more supplies. The opposing forces, apparently surprised at seeing a young woman emerge from the fort, let her pass. In her family's cabin, Betty filled either a tablecloth or her apron with gunpowder and ammunition, and brought it back to the fort. Apparently unaware of what she was carrying, the enemy again let her pass.