Mordecai M. Haines

As printed in 1882

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.

As printed in The history of Clinton County, Ohio (1882). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.