The Haines Families of Clinton County, Ohio

A. ZIMRI HAINES, for many years a prominent farmer of Union Township, but now residing at Wilmington, was born in Union Township March 20, 1815. His father was Jacob Haines, a native of Pennsylvania, and a blacksmith by trade. He came to Clinton County from Wayncsville February 4, 1803, having come to Ohio in 1801. He located on Dutch Creek, in Union Township, within half a mile of Center Meeting-House, where he resided till his death. Mr. Haines’ mother was Mary Leonard, a native of North Carolina. Seven children were given to this union. Two are living — Isaac, residing at New Burlington, and Zimri. Mr. Haines’ father died June 4, 1854, and his mother in 1855. Zimri Haines was reared to manhood on the old homestead, and resided there until 1870, when he removed to Wilmington, and erected a handsome residence on West Main street, which he has since occupied. He yet owns the old homestead, now consisting of 350 acres, a permanent proof of a life of industrious toil. Mr. Haines is a member of the Society of Friends, as were also his parents. He is Republican in politics, but never aspired to political honors. Mr. Haines was united in marriage, November 2, 1843, to Mary Miars, a native of this county, having been born and raised two miles northwest of Wilmington. Of their five children, four are living — Carrie A. (wife of Frank S. Broomhall), Marie E. (wife of Edwin K. Peters, of Fulton & Peters), Ada A. (wife of Charles Jenkins), and Alvin Z. (who mar-

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V. - Eva Adams, a native of Highland County, Ohio, and is' now farming on the old homestead), Sallie M. (first wife of Howard A. Haynes), is deceased. Mrs. Haines is also a member of the Society of Friends.

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ELI HAINES, farmer, P. O. New Burlington, was born August 12, 1827, in Caesar’s Creek Township, Greene County, His parents were Zimri and Elizabeth Haines. He was reared to manhood on a farm, and received the rudiments of an English education in a district school. On November 24, 1858, he was united in the holy bonds of matrimony to Miss Emily S. McPherson, born February 7, 1837, and daughter of Stephen and Mary McPherson, of Flighland County. She is a distant relative of Gen. McPherson, who figured in the late war of the rebellion. They are the parents of six children — Jenna M., Zimri F., Eleanora, Jesse Curtiss, and two deceased. He is an ardent member of the Society of Friends, a Republican, and the owner of 130 acres of land.

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DANIEL WEBSTER HAINES.

Daniel Webster Haines, one of the leading members of the Chester township school board for the past decade, is a man of pleasing personality, well known and highly respected, as well as a successful farmer, who owns one hundred and fifty-five acres of land in that township and one hundred and sixty acres in Vernon township. By marriage, Mr. Haines Is connected with the famous McKay family, whose ancestry goes back to the first settlement made In Clinton county. The Haines family maintain a home in Wilmington, where they live a part of the time.

Daniel Weebster Haines was born in Greene county. Ohio, on April 22, 1863, a son of Eber and Mary (Mendenball) Haines, the former born in Caesars Creek township, Greene county, on January 20, 1825, and the latter born at West Milton, Miami county, this state, daughter of Tbaddeus and PrlsctUa (Sturgeon) Mendenball. Eber Haines wbb a son of Zimri and Elizabeth (Compton) Haines, natives of New Jersey and North Carolina, respectively. The latter came with her parous in a wagon from North Carolina to New Burlington, Ohio, when only four years of age. Zlmrl Haines emigrated from New Jersey to Pennsylvania, where be learned the trade of a cabinet-maker. Later he emigrated to Greeue county. Ohio, where he spent the remainder of his life. He and his wife were the parents of ten children, Samuel, Elizabeth, Sarah. Maria, Elwood, Eber. Eli. Clapton, Asaph and Phoebe. The family were earnest members of the Friends church, while politically. Zlmrl Haines was an old time Whig.

The sixth child of Zlmrl and Elizabeth (Compton) Haines was Eber, the father of Daniel Webster Haines. Eber Haines was a farmer all his life. After removing to Clinton county, in 1SN2, he began preaching, at the age of forty-five, and continued as a local minister in the Friends church until his death, on December 10, 1911. Daniel Webster Haines is one of ten children born to his parents, the others being as follows: Lydla Ellen, who died when young; Margaret, who married John Turner; Zimri D., who married Alice McKay; Thaddens A., who married Eliza Mary Hlatt; rriscilla, who married Jacob B. McKay; Daniel W., twin brother of Wilomena, the latter of whom died early in life; Mary, who was the wife of William Hlatt, died at the age of twenty-eight, and Eber W., a well-known farmer of Chester township.

Daniel Webster Haines, who received his elementary education in the common schools of Paintersville, Greene county, later pursued his educational training in Chester township, this county, and when a young man began farming in that township. He continued farming there until lOOB, at which time he purchased the old Mahlon Wall farm, consisting of ninety-six acres, and to this tract he has added from time to time until he is now the owner of one hundred and forty-five acres in Chester township and one hundred and sixty acres in Vernon township. He is an extensive breeder of Duroc- Jersey hogs, as well as a feeder of cattle.

On October l.r>. 1801, Daniel W. Haines was married to Estella McKay, who was born on July 5. isr>5, the daughter of Alfred and Sarah L. (Mlars) McKay. Mrs. Haines' father was a farmer in Liberty township and served as county commissioner of Clinton county for several years. He also served as county surveyor. Mrs. Haines was one of two children born to her parents, ner brother. Bay. Is deceased.

To Daniel W. and Est el la (McKay) Haines one son has been bora, Eldon B.. born

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Mr. and Mrs. Haines are members of the Friends church, and Mr. Haines votes the Republican ticket. They take an earnest interest in all good works in their neighborhood and are held in high regard throughout that vicinity.

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Of the many respected citizens and successful farmers now living retired in Wilmington. Ohio. Ell Haines, who owns a farm of one hundred and twenty-three acres In Clinton county, should be mentioned. He is descended from one of the very earliest settlers of this county, his great-grandfather. Jacob Haines, who was a native of Pennsylvania, having come to Ohio in 1NU3 and to Clinton county in the spring of 1SH.

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Mr. Haines's paternal grandparents were Zlmri and Klizaltelh (Comptou) Haines, the former of whom came from New Jersey with his parents. He was married near New Hurlingtou. Ohio. and. having learned the cabinet-maker's trade in Philadelphia, followed this trade to some extent in early life. After coining to Ohio. he became a farmer, buying his land very cheaply. During the early years of his life, he owned about twelve hundred acres of land. He and his wife were members of the Friends church. He died at the age of eighty-seven, and she at a very advanced age.

Jacob Haines, who may be regarded as the founder of the Haines family in Ohio, was born in Pennsylvania. February 10. 17"S. and when a young man moved with his parents to Guilford county. North Carolina. In 1Sim> he was married to.Mary Leonard and three years later came to Ohio, remaining at Waynesville for a short time, after which he came to Union township. Clinton county, in the spring of 1S<M. His family consisted of his wife and one child. Zimri. who seit most of his life in this county. Jacob Haines passed away on June 17. 1N54.

The maternal grandfather of Ell Haines was Elisha Bales, who lived In Greene county, Ohio, ou the middle fork of Caesars creek, where be owned a farm of two hundred acres,

Samuel Haines grew up In Greene county, Ohio, and after Inheriting a part of hie father 8 home farm, added to it until he owned five hundred acres. He was a prominent man in local politics in Greene county and held several township offices. He was a Republican and a member of the Friends church, both he and his wife being elders in the church. They had eleven children, two of whom died in infancy and four of whom died in later life, namely: Amos, who died when a young man and who was a prominent church worker; Sarah, who married H. C. Faulkner and died in May. IMS; Ziiuri, who died of typhoid fever at the age of thirty-three; Elisha, who also died of typhoid fever after his marriage. The living children are: Eunice, who married Ed Bales, of Greene county, Ohio: Ell. the subject of this sketch; Hannah, who is the widow of Professor Calvin, and lives In Spring Valley, Ohio, and Alfred, who is a farmer of Greene county.

Eli Haines attended the public schools of Pnintersville. Ohio, and lived at home on the farm until he was married. He purchased one hundred and twenty-three acres of the home farm and still owns that tract of land. In October. 1908, he purchased twenty-seven acres of land at the edge of Wilmington, Ohio, where he built a modern house and now has a comfortable home.

On September 20, 18S2. Ell Haines was married to Louisa E. Faulkner, who was born in Greene county, Ohio, one mile from her husband's birthplace, the daughter of Allen and Elizabeth A. Faulkner, both of whom are still living, he being ninety years of age and she eighty-eight. Mr. and Mrs. Haines have had four children, one of whom Is deceased. Homer, who was born In 1.888, and died on February 13, 1901. The living children are: Lizzie Mary, born on June 23, 1884, who married J. R. Mlddlelou and lives on a farm in Caesars Creek township. Greene county; Berniec, July 2. 1893, who Is a school teacher; and Sylvester. August 2S, 1904.

Mr. and Mrs. Haines and family are members of the Friends church and he was an elder in the church. He Is Identified with the Republican party.

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SAMUEL L. HAINES, farmer, P. 0. Wilmington, was born in Clinton County, Ohio, December 5, 1811. His parents were John and Lydia (Lamb) Haines, native.s of Guilford County, N. C., lie of English and she of Scotch descent. His paternal grandfather was one of three brothers that emigrated from England in 1725, and located in North Carolina, where our subject’s father was born March 15, 1773. 11 is mother was born in the sumo State ou August 24, 1779. II is paternal great-grandparents, Joshua and Elizabeth (Harris) Haines, were married, April 8, 1752, the certificate of their marriage being now in Mr. Haines’ possession. His material great-grandfather, Robert Lamb, was born in Scotland, and at sixteen years of age was left fatherless. At this age he expressed a desire to go to the “ New World,” but being opposed in his wish by his mother, he awaited a favorable opportunity and boarded an American vessel as she was about to sail, concealing himself among the cargo. His movements were discovered by his mother, who immediately boarded the vessel, but, being unable to find her son, was obliged, with great grief, to giro him up. Arriving in this country, he was “ sold ” for five years to pay his passage, and at the expiration of his term of service received his liberty and $500 with which to commence life for himself. He became one of the leading men of his State, and at one time owned 2,800 acres of land. He married a sister of President Jackson’s mother. Our subject received his education in the primitive schoolhouses of Clinton County, to which county his parents came at a very early day. He has followed farming during his life, and is now possessed of 215 acres of good land. He was the youngest of a family of seven children, of whom he and a sister, born in 1800, are the sole survivors. In 1835, he married Mary Ford, a native of Virginia and a daughter of George and Prudence Ford. Her parents emigrated from Ireland in 1798, and landed in New York. In 1820, they came to Union Township, Clinton Co., Ohio, where they spent the remainder of their days. By his marriage, Mr. Haines has been blessed with seven children, five of whom have died with quick consumption. The survivors are Lydia J. and Nancy E., the latter being married to C. R. Vantress, a successful farmer of this township. Mr. Haines is among the most prosperous and influential citizens of the township. He is a man that thinks and acts for himself, and expresses his views without regard to the opinion of others. He is a Republican, and a member of the Society of Friends, and has served his township as School Director and Township Trustee.

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JOB R. HAINES (deceased) was born in North Carolina, September 14, 1809, and was a son of John and Lydia Haines, who settled in this county in 1810. The subject of this sketch was but one year old at the time the family settled here. He received the rudiments of his education in the district schools, which was developed by a course of study in the McMillen College in Xenia, Ohio, which thoroughly fitted him for the profession of teaching, which he began at age of eighteen, and followed steadily in the county for sixteen years. June 14, 1840, he was married to Rebecca, the daughter of William and Ann Noble, old settlers. For three years after his marriage, he taught school during the winter months and farmer in the summer, after which he located on land in Greene Township, which he purchased, cleared up, improved and lived on for twelve years, when he sold out, and in 1854 purchased 40G acres, where his wife at present time (1882) resides. This land he cleared up and improved, which at his death was one of the best improved farms in the township. He prospered and was a hard-working and successful farmer — shrewd, but never venturesome. His interest in schools and the general advancement of education, was always strong, and he zealously supported every measure that had a tendency to develop the intelligence of the people. He was reared in conformity to the requirements of Quaker faith and discipline, which faith he clung to through life. To him were born six children, all living, viz., Mary J., born in 1841; William N., born in 1843; Stephen P., born in 1845; Samuel L., born in 1847; Frank M., born in 1850; Albert M., born in 1855. Mr. Haines departed this life August 26, 1879; was a member of Free and Accepted Masons, belonging to the Vienna Lodge. Mrs. Haines was born in Greene Township, Clinton Co., Ohio, June 14, 1821.

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ISAAC HAINES, farmer, P. O. Sabina, was born in Union Township, this county, in 1813, and is a son of Job and Elizabeth (Doan) Haines. He was born in North Carolina, and when a young man came to Clinton County, and was one of its first settlers. He was a farmer and blacksmith by occupation. He was married to a daughter of Joseph Doan, of whom mention is made elsewhere. Fifteen children were born to Mr. Haines, Sr., two of whom are now living, viz., Isaac and Jeremiah. The deceased were Joseph, John and Jemima, the balance died in childhood. Jemima was drowned in a tub. For many years Mr. Haines lived in this county, then went to Fayette County, Ohio, in which he died about 1855. Mrs. Haines died in about 1857. He served in the war of 1812. Our subject was brought up on the farm, and when old enough learned the blacksmith trade, which he followed seventeen years, after which he resumed farming on the place where he now lives. He owns 132 acres of excellent land, well improved. In 1835, he was married to Miss Susanna, the daughter of James Lundy, of Clinton County, Ohio, who has borne him three children, viz., Elizabeth, Mary J. and Joseph; the latter was a member of the Seventy-Ninth Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He and his amiable wife are consistent members of the Methodist Protestant Church, of Sabina, to which they have belonged for twenty years or more. Politically, Mr. Haines is a Republican, having always voted with that party upon all questions at issue.

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MORDECAI R. HAINES, farmer, P. O. Blanchester, son of Isaac and Keziah (Woolman) Haines, was born in Burlington County, N. J., May 25, 1809. In the fall of 1811, his parents came to this county and settled about six miles north of Wilmington, where they bought 256 acres of land. They cleared about forty acres and made a number of improvements. In the fall of 1828, they lost their place, after having it nearly paid for. The following year, they removed to Marion Township, and bought 497 acres, giving in part payment 160 acres they owned in Greene County. Of this estate, our subject received 129 acres, and was married May 24, 1834, to Susanna, daughter of Jeremiah and Hannah (Greer) Rowan, born in Hamilton County, Ohio. They had twelve children, seven living — Zimri, Amanda, Jeremiah, Salathiel, Grandville, Robert and Sylvester; deceased were named Abigail, Hannah A., Merrill, Martha A. and Keziah. After his marriage, Mr. Haines settled on his land given him by his father, which was principally covered with timber. He built a log hut in the woods. At the end of four years, he had twenty-five acres cleared and fenced. He then sold, and bought 126 acres where his family now live. They now have 225 acres, 200 of which are under cultivation. He has cleared 170 acres himself. In 1876, he sold the farm to his two sons, Salathiel and Grandville, but he still lives on the homestead. His wife died in 1875. Zimri H., his eldest son, was born in this township February 26, 1837, and remained at home till twenty-four years of age, when he was married to Emeline A., daughter of Cyrus and Fanny Dudley, born in Woodville, Clermont Co., Ohio, January 28, 1842. They had six children— Charlie, Ida, Fanny, Florence, Dudley and Maggie. Mr. Haines purchased sixty acres of land in Jefferson Township, part of the old homestead, where he resided till 1865, when he sold and moved to Perry Township, Brown County, where he bought ninety-six acres, which he still owns, eighty under cultivation. Mr. H. enlisted at Camp Dennison in the one-hundred-day service in the spring of 1863. He re-enlisted in Company C, One Hundred and Seventy-fifth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, under Capt. Wolf. At the end of three months, he was discharged on account of disability, and returned home. He is a member of the Grange. Himself and wife are members of the Baptist Church.

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SYLVESTER C. HAINES, merchant, Westboro, of the firm of S. C. Haines Co., merchants, was born in Mnrion Township, Clinton County, December 2, 1855. His parents were M. R. and Susan It. Haines. Mr. Haines spent his youth and early manhood on a farm and acquired his education in the Normal School of Lebanon. Ho graduated from that institution of learning in June, 1878. The following winter, ho taught in Warren County, and the same year ho engaged in the mercantile business with Haines Bros., of Martinsville. In February, 1880, this firm opened a branch store in Westboro, under the firm name S. C. Haines & Co., and Mr.. Haines has since had charge of this department of their business. They carry a neat and wclI-sclcctcd stock of dry goods, groceries, boots, shoes, hats and caps to the amount of $5,000. They do exclusively a cash business. In 1881, their sales aggregated $20,000. Mr. Haines is a successful merchant. Ho is a gentleman of culture, and by his genial, courteous manner and upright business principles ho has won the respect and esteem of many. Ho was married July 20, 1881, to Miss Emma Hadley, a daughter of William Hadley, of Martinsville. Mrs. Haines is a native of Clark Township, where sho was born November 29, 1801. Mr. Haines is connected as a member with the Methodist Episcopal Church, and Mrs. Haines with the Society of Friends. Mr. Haines is identified with the Masonic fraternity, and I. O. O. F. as Vice Grand. His political associations have boon with the Republican party. July, 1876, he enlisted in Company C, Thirteenth Ohio State Militia, and was elected Commissary Sergeant. He served in that capacity till August, 1881, when he received an honorable discharge.

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MORDECAI M. HAINES, farmer, P. O. Westboro, was born February 2, 1832. He is the second son of Granville and Rhoda Haines, who were among the early pioneers of Clinton County. Mr. Haines was reared on a farm, and has always followed that business. For the last twenty-eight years, Mr. Haines has occupied and farmer the old homestead. He was married November 10, 1853, to Miss Leona Curl, daughter of Joel Curl, of Greene County, Ohio. Nine children were the fruits of this union, as follows: Maria L., wife of Erlistus Moon; Andrew J., married Bell

Garner; Joel E., Mary M., Emma, Cora, Brisbine, Arthur and Hattie. Mr. Haines was a member of, Company C, One Hundred and Seventy-fifth Ohio Volunteer Infantry in the late war, and was a participator in the Franklin and Nashville engagements. He was Color Sergeant, and was discharged from that position at the close of the war. He served two mouths as a mechanic in constructing the largo depot at Nashville. At the close of the war, ho returned home and resumed farming and stock-raising, in which he has been eminently successful. Of late years, he has devoted considerable attention to fruit-raising. He owns an excellently improved farm of 235 acres; fifteen of which is orchard. Mr. Haines is identified with the Grange as Lecturer. In political affairs, he is a Republican. He is a man of enterprise and has achieved a worthy success.

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AMOS HAINES, farmer, P. O. Ilarveysburg, was born November 7, 1820, in Massie Township, Warren Co., Ohio. He was the son of Nathan and Rachel Haines, who settled in Warren County about the year 1818. Amos was reared to manhood on a farm, and received the rudiments of education in a district school. On June 18, 1850, he was united in marriage to Miss Hannah Denney. She departed this life January 28, 1853. In 1854, March 2, he married Miss Angeline Carr, by whom he had two children — Charles C. (at present ticket agent and operator at Corwin Station) and Mary B. Mr. Flaines is a member of the Baptist Church. His political views are Republican, and he is the owner of about 169 acres of land, in Warren and Clinton Counties.

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