Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1935-08-08
The Haines Reunion

The annual Haines reunion was
held at Embree park, Sunday, Aug.
4. A goodly number were present.
After a season of hearty hand
shakes and conversation, bounti-
full dinner was served at noon. A
short program was given in the af
ternoon. Mrs. Joy Christopher gave
musical number; Mrs. Bess Kitz-
miller, reading. The following Of
ficers were elected for the coming
year: President, John Dewitt; Sec
retary, Mrs. Kitzmiller 1t was de-
cided to hold the reunion next year
at the same place, the first Sunday
in August
OF the family of 13 Haines chill
dren born near Reinersville, o.,
there are but two now living
Jesse of Bristol township, and
James E. of Ogilvie, Minn. The
following letter written by James E.
was read by his niece, Mrs. Kitz
miller, and is being published on
request, and the succeeding lines
are of his own composition.
Dear Brother, Nephews and
Nieces: AS one more year has most
rolled around, we are all thinking
of coming together to shake hands
with loved ones, and as / cannot be
present l am writing by request.
Many of you / probably never saw,
that day. | think it nice for FAM
lilies to get together, especially the
Haines family. I am really glad my
name is Haines. They have gone
back many, many years as pioneers,
hard workers, making new homes
in new lands, mostly honest, but
strange | don't find any lawyers
among them. | left my old native
land in 1879, as l had desire to
live in the wild west and get me q
home as my forefathers did. If
live till September 20, / will be IA
years young, and if we live till
Oct. Is, will have been married so
years. I married girl of Penn
sylvania parents, of old Quaker
stock, and we went through life to-
gether. Had success and failures;
had ups and downs, and our little
| family spats. They didn't amount
to much. In little while she
would pat me on the shoulder and
tell me | was the best man on
earth. l got good wife, and am
blest with four children and four
grandchildren. One granddaughter
| in Indiana, one here in Minnesota
| often think of my boyhood days.
My first term of school was at the
old Fowler school. 1t was my first
term and last one taught in that old
school house. 1t was before Rein
ersville had a school house. The
| first one built at the burg was built
by Dave Petty and son, about 1868.
Well as | have been requested to
send some history that would be a
long letter. I don't know as I
could tell you more than you prob
ably know, as it is SO hard for me
to write. | will not go back to first
settlement. 1t would take me some
time. Down in the state of Mary
land there was man born by the
name of Jesse Haines. He had
father whose name was Jacob. Jesse
HaineS had two sons, Jesse and
Joshua. These two brothers moved
to Pennsylvania; from Pennsylvania
to Harrison county Ohio; from
there to Noble county, Ohio. at Big
Run, near Dungannon. Joshua, my
grandfather, was born in 1890, and
died at Big Run, o., in 1867. There
| is no record of where he is buried ;
| it must be in that locality. Joshua
was married the second time; raised
| two sets of children. Jesse Haines,
| brother of Joshua, is the grandfath-
er Of Frank c.. Haines of Navarro,
O. Jesse was born in 1915, and
died at Big Run, o. Jesse of Mary
| land was our great grandfather
| Jocbua our orandfather proha hi {