James Haynes

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• Military Service: 1812, Geneseo, Livingston County, New York; War of 1812 (US) Capt Pierce's Artillery Co. Lewiston Heights - under General Wadsworth Battle of Lundy Land, Bridgewater, Chippewa and Fort Erie.

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James served in the War of 1812 in Capt. Pierce's Artillery Company at Lewiston Heights was on guard duty under General Wadsworth. Saw action at Lundy Lane, Bridgewater, Chippewa, and Fort Erie. On Sep1814 volunteered again with his brother John, as a minuteman. James later moved to Ohio.

James married Hannah Aldrich about 1810 in Geneseo, Livingston County, New York. Hannah was born on 23 Feb 1787 in Pennsylvania; died on 22 Oct 1846 in York, Sandusky County, Ohio; was buried in York Free Chapel Cemetery, York, Sandusky County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Amanda married Lanson Pixley on 4 Apr 1833 in York, Sandusky County, Ohio. Lanson was born in ca 1805 in Pompey, Onondaga County, New York; died in 1869 in Leighton Twp, Allegan County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Sanford married Sarah Ann Carter on 6 May 1847 in Huron County, Ohio. Sarah was born on 1 Nov 1829 in Ohio; died on 13 Jan 1890 in Michigan; was buried in Leonardson Memorial Cemetery, Pittsford, Hillsdale County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Military Service: 2 Sep 1864, Adrian, Lenawee County, Michigan; American Civil War (US) 4th Michigan Regt., Co. F Promoted to Full Sergeant. Promoted to Full Principal Musician on 01 Sep 1865. Mustered out on 26 May 1866 at Houston, TX.

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L. A. Haynes, the present treasurer of Kalkaska County, was the second settler to remain permanently in the county, and the first in what is now the town of Wilson. He was born in Livingston County, N. Y., in the year 1829. When he was about two eyars of age his parents removed to Ohio, and settled in the township of York, Sandusky County. February 24, 1851, he married the daughter of a Mr. Root, one of the early settlers in that township, and in 1855 they removed to Michigan and settled in Lenawee County. September, 1864, he enlisted and was in service until May, 1866. After the close of the war his company was sent to Texas. After returning home he made up his mind to go into a new country where he could settle upon a homestead, and in August of that year, 1866, visited the Traverse Region. A friend who had located in Traverse County gave him information about the country, and after looking about, he located eighty acres in Section 8, what is now the town of Wilson. In September, 1866, he brought his family. They went to Elk Rapids and were taken by team to Smith Lake, where they lived in a lumber shanty about a month, while their log cabin was being built. William Hough, also of Rome, Mich., settled with this family at the same time, and located on a homestead adjoining Mr. Haynes. Mr. Hough afterward went into lumbering and removed from the county. The first clearing in Wilson was done by Mr. Haynes. Mr. Hough had some money but poor health, while Mr. Haynes had no money and with pork at thrity-six dollars and flour at fourteen dollars per barrel, it was necessary to labor. During that winter he chopped five acres for Mr. Hough and five acres for himself. He was the first justice of the peace and first supervisor in the town, and as a member of the board of supervisors, took an active part in the first affairs of the county. In the fall of 1869 he went to Rome with his family, and remained there until February, 1871, when they returned and located on Section 7, where they lived until the winter of 1883, when, having been elected treasurer of the county, Mr. Haynes removed with his family to the village of Kalkaska. They have had four children, and buried one son. The first school in Wilson was taught by Miss Ada Haynes, at Mr. Haynes' house, in the winter of 1868-'69. The first death in Wilson was that of a son of Mr. Hough, which occurred about 1869. Thomas Johnson owned the first team, a yoke of oxen. The next settlers in Wilson after Messrs. Haynes and Hough were William Gibson and Thomas Johnson. - The Traverse Region, 1884

Family/Spouse: Mary Ann Root. Mary (daughter of Simeon Root, Jr. and Meribah George) was born on 17 Sep 1828 in Ohio; died on 14 Apr 1898 in Kalkaska, Kalkaska County, Michigan; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Kalkaska, Kalkaska County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Military Service: 11 Aug 1862; American Civil War (North) 55th Ohio Infantry, Co.A Wounded at Battle of Chancellorsville, Severe wound in left leg, amputated. Mustered out 9 Dec 1864

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• Military Service: 10 May 1861, Hudson, Lenawee County, Michigan; American Civil War (North) 2nd Michigan Infantry, Co.B Re-enlisted 31Dec1863 at Blains Cross Roads, Tenn Mustered out Delany House, Washington DC 28 Jul 1865

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• Military Service: 11 Aug 1862, Ohio; American Civil War (North) 55th Ohio Infantry, Co. A Died of Disease