Haines, Benjamin F.

Born: 1824-03-19 Ohio

Died: 1895-09-19 Bloomington, Illinois

Flourished: 1845-1895 Bloomington, Illinois

In 1850, Haines lived in Peoria, Illinois, where he was employed as a clerk. In 1857, he married Harriett M. Hickox in Sangamon County. They settled in Bloomington, Illinois, where by 1860, Haines was a merchant who owned $7,000 in real estate and personal property.

U.S. Census Office, Seventh Census of the United States (1850), Peoria County, IL, 186; Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, Sangamon County, 1 January 1857, Illinois State Archives, Springfield, IL; U.S. Census Office, Eighth Census of the United States (1860), McLean County, IL, 162; Gravestone, Evergreen Memorial Cemetery, Bloomington, IL.