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Below is a family biography included in The History of Spencer County, Indiana published by Goodspeed, Bros. & Co. in 1885. These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary. Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more. There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.
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EDWARD B. HAINS, a native of Lewis County, Ky., was born December 19, 1813, being next to the oldest in a family of nine children born to Joseph and Elizabeth (Wallingsford) Hains, natives of Kentucky and Maryland respectively. At the age of thirteen he removed with his parents to Lawrence County, Ohio, where he lived until 1845, when he came to Spencer County. He received a limited education, partly in his native State and partly in Ohio. He has always followed the business of farming, in which he has been quite successful. He now has an improved farm of 120 acres. In politics he has always been a Republican, and formerly manifested a live interest in political affairs. August 7, 1836, he was joined in wedlock with Adeline Robinson, and to their union ten children were born. Edward, who married Jane Putnam; Mary, widow of Joseph T. Masterson, and Adeline are the only survivors of that number. Three sons served in the United States Army during the Rebellion.
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This family biography is one of 344 biographies included in The History of Spencer County, Indiana portion of the book: History of Warrick, Spencer and Perry Counties Indiana published in 1885 by Goodspeed, Bros. & Co. For the complete description, click here: Spencer County, Indiana History and Genealogy
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