Haines, Ansel

Born: 1811-1816 Ohio

Died: 1897-09-08 Pekin, Illinois

Ansel Haines was a farmer and machinist. He relocated to Tazewell County, Illinois, in 1827. In April 1847, he married Nancy Jane Sturdyvin, with whom he eventually had at least four children. In 1850, he owned $2,000 in real estate. By 1860, he owned $3,000 in real estate and $500 in personal property.

Ben C. Allensworth, ed., History of Tazewell County (Chicago: Munsell, 1905), 2:724; Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, Tazewell County, 25 April 1847, Illinois State Archives, Springfield, IL; U.S. Census Office, Seventh Census of the United States (1850), Peoria County, IL, 333; U.S. Census Office, Eighth Census of the United States (1860), Pekin, Tazewell County, IL, 76; U.S. Census Office, Ninth Census of the United States (1870), Pekin, Tazewell County, IL, 75; St. Louis Globe-Democrat (MO), 9 September 1897, 4:6.