James Preston Haines

!Marriage: IGI Batch 8430001: "Haines, Preston to Amanda Rape" !Marriage: History of Sangamon Co., Illinois, pg. 594, says "5 Aug 1852" (thursday) !Marriage: Illinois State Marriage Index, on microfiche at Santa Clara branch of LDS-FHC, says "15 Aug 1852" (sunday) !Census 1850: James P. Haynes, age 21, shows up in the household of John and Nancy Haynes of Sangamon Co. It is this census record that establishes his parentage. The age is consistent with his age in 1855 and 1860.. !Census 1855: State census .. 1 Male 20-30, 1 female 0-10, 1 female 20-30. (This puts Preston Haines's bdate between 1824 and 1836). Lookup courtesy of AVasGen@aol.com. Found on state census, page 42, line 28. !Census 1860: Dist. 16, Sangamon Co., IL, Pg. 312, household 2228/2243, enum 27 Jul 1860, P.O. Springfield: Preston Haines, 32, M, Farmer, Ky [Note: Index says Penton Haines] Amanda, 26, F, ILL Nancy, 6, F, ILL John W, 4, M, ILL Amelia, 1, F, ILL When comparison with the known birthdates, the 1860 census appears to have been taken between 27 Feb 1862 and 7 Apr 1862. Preston Haines enlisted in 1861 for three years, in Co. B, 11th Missouri Infantry. He died 14 Feb 1863 in the Military Hospital in Keokuk Iowa. His widow remarried to W.T.Williams, had one children (Martin L.) and resides in Cotton Hill, Twp. [Hist. Sangamon Co., Ill., pg. 594] Some unlinked records that may be connected: John W. Hains & Elizabeth Moore m. in Jefferson Co., IL, on 16 Jan 1831. This Marriage Record is found in the Illinois State Marriage Index. Then there is a marriage record (ibid) for a John W. Haines and Sarah G. Heart, 10 Nov 1857 in Sangamon Co., IL. A Preston Haines shows up in the 1850 census of Northern part of the 2nd district of Johnson Co., Illinois. That census entry (Roll 112, page 365, enum 5 Nov 1850, family 259/259) reads as follows: Haines, Preston, 43, M, farmer [?Tenn] Nancy, 30, F, Ky William, 6, Ky Hiram, 3, M, Ill Eliza, 7, Ill As far as I can tell, there is no connection.