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Line 3: {{Infobox person | name = Deputy Sheriff Ted Hinton | image = | caption = The [[Gibsland, Louisiana|Gibsland]] posse | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date|1904|10|05}} | birth_place = [[Tulsa, Oklahoma|Tulsa]], [[Oklahoma]], U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|1977|10|27|1904|10|05}} | death_place = [[Dallas, Texas|Dallas]], [[Texas]], U.S. | resting_place=[[Sparkman-Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery]] in Dallas | children=Including:<br /> Linton Jay "Boots" Hinton (born January 1, 1934 in Dallas, TX; died December 5, 2016 in Arcadia, LA) }} Line 19: [[File:Bonnie Clyde Car.jpg|thumb|240px|right|The vehicle of [[Bonnie and Clyde]] is shown riddled with bullet holes after the ambush. The picture was taken by [[FBI]] investigators on May 23, 1934]] Hinton, then Hinton became a Sheriff's Deputy in 1932 following the election of Schmid. An avid [[baseball]] player, Hinton passed up a chance to join the [[Cleveland Indians]] because he did not want to spend time away from his wife and young son. Born in [[Tulsa, Oklahoma|Tulsa]], [[Oklahoma]], and reared in [[Dallas, Texas|Dallas]], he knew the Barrow family in his youth. Line 30: ==Aftermath== Hinton remained a deputy sheriff until 1941. An accomplished [[aviator|pilot]], he gave flying instructions to new recruits in the [[United States Army Air Corps|Army Air Corps]] just prior to [[World War II]]. Hinton subsequently owned a motel, trucking company and restaurant. He died in 1977<ref>"Bonnie and Clyde ambush team member dies, ''[[Minden Press-Herald]]'', October 28, 1977, p. 1</ref> and is interred with his wife at [[Sparkman-Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery]] in Dallas.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dallashistory.net/dallas_sights/features/bandc/Bonnie_and_Clyde.htm#north |title=Dallashistory.net |access-date=2010-08-11 |archive-date=2016-09-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160916181455/http://www.dallashistory.net/dallas_sights/features/bandc/Bonnie_and_Clyde.htm#north |url-status=dead }}</ref> The couple had at least one child, former Dallas County Deputy Linton Jay "Boots" Hinton (January 1, 1934 – December 5, 2016), who had since 2004 operated the Bonnie and Clyde Ambush Museum in [[Gibsland, Louisiana]], and also served as a Specialist 3 for the [[United States Army]] during the [[Korean War]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://roadsandkingdoms.com/2015/the-last-ride-of-bonnie-and-clyde/|title=The Last Ride of Bonnie and Clyde|date=August 5, 2015|website=Roads & Kingdoms}}</ref> ==Books by Ted Hinton== |