Samuel L. Haines

As printed in 1882

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.

As printed in The history of Clinton County, Ohio, containing a history of the county; its townships, cities, towns, etc.; general and local statistics; portraits of early settlers and prominent men; history of the (1882). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.