GEINES Henry Silas^[1]

1843 - 1885  (42 years)

• Name	GEINES Henry Silas
  Born	11 Mar 1843	Luken Twp, Lawrence Co., IL
  Gender	Male
  Died	19 Sep 1885	Luken Twp, Lawrence Co., IL
  Buried	Brian Cemetery, Sumner, IL
  Person ID	I1035	Hans Landis Tree for trimming
  Last Modified	19 Jul 2010

  
  

  Father	GEINES Henry,   b. 11 Aug 1813, PA ,   d. 29 Jun 1883, Lawrence Co, IL  (Age 69 years)
  Mother	MELLINGER Esther,   b. 30 Jan 1814, Lawrence Co, Ohio ,   d. 12 Feb 1890, Lawrence Co, IL  (Age 76 years)
  Married	16 Nov 1837	Wayne County, Ohio
  Family ID	F0560	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	HERRIN Hannah Elizabeth,   b. 13 Aug 1835, Putnam, IN ,   d. 27 Apr 1916, Steele Twp, Hyatt Station, now Capehart  (Age 80 years)
  Married	27 Sep 1866  [1]
  Children	1. GEINES John Wesley,   b. 25 Jun 1867, Sumner, IL ,   d. 1 Jan 1941, Washington, IN  (Age 73 years)   2. GEINES Norman Ulysus,   b. 14 Jan 1869, DOB may be Jan. 14, 1868 ,   d. 8 Feb 1870, Date of Death may be August 18, 1870  (Age 1 years)   3. GEINES Son,   b. 1872, Stillborn   4. GEINES George Alvin,   b. 12 Sep 1880, Lawrence Co, IL ,   d. 8 Feb 1915, Richland County, IL  (Age 34 years)
  Family ID	F0558	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Wanda L. Gines has the original "Certificate of Birth and Baptism" which reads as follows. To these two parents: As Henry Geines and his Wife Easter a daughter of Moellinger was born a boy on the 11 day of Mardch in the year of our Lord 1843. This Child was born in Lukin Township in Lawrence County, in the State of Illinois in North America; was baptized by the Rev. A _______ (unreadable) and received the name of Henry S. Geines. Wanda L. Gines has the original discharge papers as discussed below. DISCHARGE Henry S. Gines, a private of Captain Cyrus D. Kindall's Company, (Kl;) 11th Regiment of Missouri Infantry Volunteers who enrolled on the 26th of July 1861 to serve 3 years. Discharged August 5, 1864 at Memphis, Tennessee by reason of being mustered out of service on the expiration of this turn. Born in Lawrence County, Illinois. Eighteen years of age. 5'8", fair complexion, grey eyes, light hair. Farmer when enrolled. US OF AMERICA DEPT. OF THE INTERIOR BUREAU OF OF PENSONS HANNAH E. GINES Wanda L. Gines has pension document. Widow of Henry S. Gines who was a Private Co. R ll Reg Missiouri Vol. Infantry is entitled to a pension under the provisions of the Act of June 27, 1890 amounting to $8 per month. Commencing 17th July 1890 through 16th birthday, she also receives $2 per month for any children - George A. Gines until September 11, 1896. Given at the Dept. of the Interior this 8th day of March 1895. John Wesley had a store in Sumner, Illinois. He had a soup kitchen in Sumner when B & O RR was being straightened and made enough to pay for farm in Crawford County at Tunnel Hill (English, Indiana, County Seat). He had a grocery store in Vincennes. Henry Geines fought three years in the Civil War. He always returned thanks in German according to his son, John Wesley Gines. Found a page from an old letter from W. F. Cunningham to Henry: (copied as it was written) Well, Henry I will give you some of the prices of things here. Hogs fat $2.25 % hundred gross. Fat Cattle 1 1/4 to 2 cts. gross. Flour $2.75 to $3 per hundred. Corn meal 35%, bushel corn 20 cts. Potatoes 50 cts. New potoes shiped from Texas in $1.00. Coffee 4 to 5 lbs to $1. Calice 5 cts. % yd and other things in proportion. Wheat looks well has rust in the blades but not on the stalks yet. Well we are having a mill built in our town now comenced a few days ago. intend to have it runing against the first of August. There will be plenty of apples here in a year or two There was lots of them shiped here all winter sold for $1.00 and $1.25 % bushel Dried peaches 7 cts % lb. Eggs 7 cts % doz. butter 8 cts has been 15 and 20 cts all winter Will I have wrote you all of importance So I will close for this time. W. F. Cunningham Henry and Hannah can be found on the 1880 census records for Lawrence Co, IL where they are listed with their son John Wesley, 13 years old and born in IL, and Samuel Landis, 16 years old and step son to Henry. They are living a few doors away from Henry Gines and his wife Easter.

  
  

• Sources

  [S10923] gines[1].FTW.