GEINES Henry^[1]

1813 - 1883  (69 years)

• Name	GEINES Henry
  Born	11 Aug 1813	PA
  Gender	Male
  Died	29 Jun 1883	Lawrence Co, IL
  Buried	Brian Cemetery, Lawrence Co, IL
  Person ID	I1037	Hans Landis Tree for trimming
  Last Modified	19 Jul 2010

  
  

  Father	GEINES Philip,   b. 1785, PA ,   d. AFT. 1870, Lawrence Co, IL  (Age > 86 years)
  Mother	GUTTHATEL Catharine,   b. 1795, Pennsylvania ,   d. BEF. 1870, Lawrence Co, IL  (Age < 75 years)
  Married	29 Jul 1810	PA
  Family ID	F0448	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	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
  Children	1. GEINES Amanda,   b. 1839, Wayne County, Ohio ,   d. IL   2. GEINES Christina,   b. 2 Jan 1841, IL ,   d. BEF. 1900  (Age < 58 years)   3. GEINES Henry Silas,   b. 11 Mar 1843, Luken Twp, Lawrence Co., IL ,   d. 19 Sep 1885, Luken Twp, Lawrence Co., IL  (Age 42 years)   4. GEINES Philip,   b. 1847,   d. 30 Sep 1932, Curtis, Nebraska  (Age 85 years)   5. GEINES Catharine,   b. 1849, Lawrence Co, IL ,   d. 27 Aug 1880, Lawrence Co, IL  (Age 31 years)   6. GEINES Fannie,   b. 1851   7. GEINES Esther,   b. 1862, Lawrence Co, IL
  Family ID	F0560	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Henry and Ester were married by a justice of the peace, C. Wilson, in Wayne Co, Ohio. Henry patented land in 1839 in IL, he was listed as living in Wayne Co, Ohio on the application papers. Henry and Ester were married in Wayne County, Ohio in 1837 and shortly after that they were given $500 by Ester's father, Benedict Mellinger. Henry and Ester are listed in the will of Benedict Mellinger as receiving $500 from him on May 9, 1840, Benedict did this for all of his married children. There was a legal dispute over the will and a case file for Henry Geines versus the estate of Benedict Melliger, and in the final accounting there is a note that Christian Mellinger, administor of the estate, paid $500 to Henry and Ester Gines. Henry and Ester remained in Lawrence County, IL till their death. Henry and Ester Geines are first found on the 1840 census records for Lawrence Co, IL Since there were no names for family members it is difficult to determine if it was really the right Henry Geines, but it seems likely. There were no listings for Henry in Ohio at that time. 1850 Lawrence Co, IL census records: Henry Gines, 36 years old, farmer, born in PA Esther, 36, born in Ohio Amanda, 11, born in Ohio Christina, 9, born in IL Henry, 7, born IL Philip, 3, born IL Catharine, 4, born IL 1860 Olive Township, Lawrence Co, IL census records: Henry Goines, 48 years old, farmer, owns 3,500 acres, born in PA Easter, 47, born in Ohio Amanda, 21, born in Ohio Henry, 14, born in IL Philip, 13, born IL Catherine, 11, born IL Fannie, 9, born IL Easter, 2, born IL 1870 Olive Township, Lawrence Co, IL census records: This is a very strange census record and it is not clear what to make of it. This seems to be true for many census records in 1870 where either the family is missing, or has inaccurate information written about it. It appears as if the census taker did not go to the house but got information from neighbors. It seems likely that this is the correct Henry, partly due to the fact that the neighbors are the same as in the 1860 census records, but it cannot be proven beyond a reasonable doubt. Henry Guines, 50 years old, farmer, born in PA Susan, 47, born in PA David, 22, born in IL Maria, 19, born Il Martin, 16, born in Il Margaret, 12, born IL 1880 Lawrence Co, IL census records: Henry Gines, 67 years old, farmer, born in PA, both parents born in PA Easter, 66, born in PA, parents born in PA (this is obviously incorrect.) Catharine, 31, born IL Easter, 22, born in IL They are living a few houses away from Henry Silas Gines.

  
  

• Sources

  [S10923] gines[1].FTW.