Robert William Hines (1879 - 1909)

Born 6 Jul 1879 in Carroll, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Alice Branson (Coltrane) Horton — married 26 May 1904 in Carroll, Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died 24 May 1909 at age 29 in Carroll, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Robert William Hines was born to William & Molly Mitchell Hines in 1879, the brother of my Grandmother, Bettie Sue Hines Coltrane. Robert attended Berea College in Kentucky. ^[1]

He married the sister of Bettie Sue's husband, Alice Coltrane and they had three children, making their next generation of descendants double-first cousins. He made his living as a farmer and died of appendicitis at the age of 30. Their son Heywood was born one month after Robert's death.

From his obituary: "Robert W. Hines was a most worthy young man indeed. Since his marriage to Miss Alice Coltrane he lived in Carroll County, VA. He was a son of William and Mary E.V. Hines. Born of high-toned Christian parents July 6th, 1879 and died May 24, 1909. This noble and dutiful son was married to Miss Coltrane on the 26th day of May, 1904, and to this union were born three children, who are left with a sorrowing mother to weep an irreparable loss. The real illness of this hero of the cross of Christ was but few days. This he was indeed ready for, for all through life he suffered not the banner of Christ to trail in the dust, but even when in his teens was noted for piety, and it was noticeable of his youth that he went not with the crowd. If it took sin to make him popular, he cared not to be popular. A real hero in life, I say this was, and in the last earthly ordeal he was more than conqueror. In the face of an operation for a severe case of appendicitis, he shrank not, and as he had showed his neighbors and friends how to die. Noble young Hines has quit the earth, and in this leaves a mother, three brothers, two sisters, wife and children and many friends to mourn while he rejoices."

Robert is buried at Epworth United Methodist Church, Cana, Va. Alice is buried next to him.

Name

Name: Robert W /Hines/ ^[2]

Birth

Date: July 1879

Place: Virginia, USA^[2]

Event

Event: Fancy Gap Age: 20; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son

Type: 1900 census location

Place: Carroll, Virginia, USA^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ McDaniel, Charlotte Mitchell. William Hines and Mary E. Virginia Mitchell of Carroll County, VA, 2005.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} 1900 Census Place: Fancy Gap, Carroll, Virginia; Roll: 1704; Page: 22A; Enumeration District: 0001; FHL microfilm: 1241704

• Family Bible of Bettie Sue Hines Coltrane, 1903
• Find A Grave: Memorial #21600957