The Haines Families of Warren County, Ohio

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NER HAINES, farmer; P. O. Waynesville; born on the place where he now resides, April 19, 1837; is a son of Wesley and Susan (Engle) Haines, natives of New Jersey. The grandparents were Ner and Elizabeth Haines, natives of New Jersey, who emigrated to Ohio and located in Warren County

Google about 1819, where he lived and died on the farm where our subject now lives. Wesley was 14 years of age when his parents came to Warren County; here he was raised and grew to manhood; was married and became the father of six children; three now survive: Hannah, now Mrs. Charles J anne; Ner, and Prudence, now Mrs. Amos Sides. Mr. Haines was raised to farm labor, and, after his father’s death, took the old home place, where he resided till after the death of his wife in the summer of 1848, when he moved to Waynesville and resided six years; was again married to Mrs. Prudence Haines, a daughter of Isaac Engle; thence he located again on the farm, where he resided a few years, and again returned to Waynesville, where he has since resided; his second wife died in the summer of 1872. Mr. Haines is now 75 years of age; he commenced in life with but limited means, and, by his own labor and industry has accumulated a good competency; has never held or desired office, but has devoted himself industriously to his business interests, and has been well rewarded for his labors. Ner, the subject of this sketch, was raised to farm labor; was married, April 5, 1860, to Sarah, daughter of Samuel and Mary Sides, natives of Lancaster Co., Penn.; Sarah was born May 6, 1842; their issue has been six children; five now survive — Wesley, bom Jan. 4,1861; Daniel Albert, bom July 28, 1863; Samuel K., Nov. 22, 1869; Elsworth, Oct. 21, 1871; and Ner W.,born Feb. 15, 1874. Mr. Haines located upon the old home place of his father’s, where he has since resided. This place has been in the possession of the Haines family since their first location here — a period of sixty-six years.

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ALBERT D. HAINES, farmer; P. O. Waynesville; born in Warren County Nov. 10, 1846; is a son of Daniel and Prudence (Engle) Haines, natives of New Jersey. The paternal grandparents were Ner and Elizabeth Haines, natives of New Jersey, but who became early settlers of Warren County, locating here about 1817, and lived and died here. The maternal grandfather, Isaac Engle, was a native of New Jersey; also became a settler of this county, where he died. Daniel, the father of our subject, was a young single man when he came to this county; married here and became the father of one child, Albert D. Mr. Haines died Jan. 14, 1852, aged 48 years; his wife died July 20, 1872, aged 64 years. Albert D. was but 5 years of age when his father died, and was raised by his mother; was married, April 5, 1870, to Susanna E., daughter of John R. and Jane Dunwiddie, he a native of Pennsylvania and she of Ohio; he came to Ohio a young man; was married in Greene County, and became the father of nine children; seven now survive — Mary Jane, (now Mrs. Dunwiddie); Samuel G., James, John A., Francis, Sarah M. (now Mrs. John Holmes, Jr. and Susanna E.; the latter was born Sept. 4, 1849.. The grandfather of Samuel Dunwiddie was a native of Ireland, and emigrated to America in 1803, and settled in Greene Co., Ohio, and, later in life, in Preble County, where he resided, till his death. Mr. Haines and wife, after their marriage, located on the place where they now live and have since resided. This place was formerly known as the James Chenoweth farm; it consists of 57 acres of good land, with good buildings and improvements, and constitutes a pleasant home and residence.

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HON SETH SILVER HAINES, President of Waynesville National Bank, was born in Waynesville, Warren Co., Ohio, Feb. 1, 1824, and was the son of Noah Haines, who came from near Winchester, Va., in 1807, and settled at Old Town in Greene Co., Ohio, whence he removed to Waynesville; he was Postmaster at Waynesville from 1817 until his death, in 1834; he was County Commissioner when the present court house was built, which edifice was approaching completion at the time of his death. Noah Haines was married, m 1808 to Miss Anna Silver (the mother of S. S. Haines, who, with her father, Seth’silver, and her sister, Leatitia (afterward Mrs. David Linton), came from Salem, N. J., in 1806, and settled at Waynesville. Noah Haines was highly esteemed as a man of entire probity, and possessed of eminent business ability, and his death was universally regretted; his widow survived him fifteen years; she was esteemed as a woman of eminent virtue. Seth Silver (for whom e subject of this memoir was named) was one of the early merchants of the village, and was also held in great esteem; he died in 181. ames was the youngest of a family of four sisters and three brothers, all of whom lived until they arrived at their majority, but all of whom have long since passed from this life. S. S. Haines was thrown on his own resources at an early age; in October, 1841, at the age of 17 years, he entered as clerk m the village store of Joseph B. Chapman, on the southwest corner of Mam and North streets, where he remained until he came of age; the circumstance that he worked m this store the first six months for $4 per month is still vividly remembered by him, and the fact that, even at that low salary, he came out ahead at the end of the half year specified, was but the foreshadowing of the successful career which followed, and of which it w&s the happy beginning. In December, 1845, at the age of 21 years, young Mr. Haines felt himself in position to buy out his employer and embark in business on his own responsibility. Soon after attaining his majority, he served one year each as Clerk and Treasurer of Way Township. On the ist of June, 1847, Mr. Haines was married, mXema, to Miss Eliza F Hmchman, daughter of Griffith Hinchman and Mary B. Hi man, who came from Gloucester Co., N. J., in 1832 and settled m Warren County; the latter died in 1874; she was a woman of sterling go°d se and possessed of eminent Christian virtues; her husband survived her but foui years, dying in 1879, at the home of his affectionate daughter; he was a hearty specimen of a jovial, warm-hearted man, with a pleasant word for ery one, and is memory will long be fondly cherished by a large circle of friends. Mr. Haines with

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