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EARLY SETTLERS OF SANGAMON COUNTY - 1876
By John Carroll Power
These biographies were submitted by a researcher and evidently abstracted from the 1876 History of Sangamon
County, IL. Errors could occur, so one should always verify the correctness by obtaining copies of vitals and performing all
necessary research to document what is contained herein.
HAINES, CHRISTOPHER
, His son, FRANCIS A., was born March 22, 1832, in Sangamon county. In 1853 he went overland to the Pacific coast, and in 1856 and '7 was a volunteer soldier against the Indians in the North of Oregon. In November, 1858, he started for Illinois, arriving in Springfield January lst and was married in Bureau county Jan. 17, 1859 to Zerela G. Britt. They had two children, ELLA BELLE and MINNIE, both died young. Mr. Haines enlisted Jan. 13, 1864, in Co. C. 2d Ill. Artillery, served to the end of the rebellion, and was mustered out with the regiment Aug. 3, 1865. He and his wife reside at New City, Sangamon county, Illinois.
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