Joseph Wilson Baines (1846 - 1906)

Born 24 Jan 1846 in Mount Lebanon, Bienville, Louisiana, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Ruth Ament (Huffman) Baines — married 12 Sep 1869 in Collin, Texas, United States

Descendants

Died 18 Nov 1906 at age 60 in Fredericksburg, Gillespie, Texas, United States

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Biography

NOTE:: So far I have found nothing to show he served in the Army?? familysearch.org/fold3/nps.org for a Joseph Baines-Banes-Baynes --Born 1846 he would only be 15 but many boys lied about their ages...

The record below is the only military I can find but he joined in Louisiana and our Joseph BAINES lived in Texas from 1850...........

Military

Since he is here with "Capt." in front of his name we need a source.........

United States Registers of Enlistments in the U.S. Army

Image #978 gives year at the top "1866"

Column #1= "No." 1830

When Column= October 1

Name Joseph Bayne

By Whom: "

Where born: Town: - State: Va

Occupation: Soldier

Event Type Military Service

Event Date 01 Oct 1866

Event Place Lake Providence, Louisiana;, United States

Age 20

Birth Year (Estimated) 1846

Volume Number 062

Citing this Record: "United States Registers of Enlistments in the U.S. Army, 1798-1914," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJD5-B37W : 24 May 2014), Joseph Bayne, 01 Oct 1866; citing p. 96, volume 062, Lake Providence, , Louisiana, United States, NARA microfilm publication M233 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 31; FHL microfilm 350,337.

Biography

Joseph Wilson Baines was born on 24 January 1846 in Mount Lebanon, Louisiana.

His parents were George W. Baines and Melissa Ann (Butler) Baines.

By 1850 the family had moved to Walker county, Walker, Texas

Age 4

Birth Year (Estimated) 1846

Birthplace Louisiana

House Number 213

George W Banes M 39 North Carolina

Melicia Banes F 26 North Carolina

Thos Banes M 9 Arkansas

Wm Banes M 6 Arkansas

Joseph Banes M 4 Louisiana

George Banes M 2 Louisiana

Mary Banes F 66 South Carolina

Citing this Record

From his wikipedia.com

"He served as Secretary of State of Texas from January 1883 to January 1887 and served as a member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 89th district from 1903 to 1905."

Joseph Wilson Baines was the maternal grandfather of U.S. President of Lyndon Baines Johnson. As Texas House member, he was succeeded by LBJ's father, Sam Ealy Johnson Jr.^[1][2][3]

Marriage

"Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965,"

Name J W Baines

Event Date 12 Sep 1869

Event Place Collin, Texas, United States

Gender Male

Spouse's Name Ruth A Huffman

Spouse's Gender Female

Page 249

Citing this Record

1900 Justice Precincts 4-5, Blanco, Texas

Age 54---Marital Status Married

Years Married 21---Marriage Year (Estimated) 1879

Children: 3 / 3 living

Birth Date Jan 1846

Birthplace Louisiana

Father's Birthplace North Carolina---Mother's Birthplace Tennessee

Joseph H Baines Head M 54 Louisiana

Occupation: Lawyer

Ruth A Baines Wife F 46 Texas

Rebecca Baines Daughter F 19 Texas

Huffman Baines Son M 16 Texas

Josepha Baines Daughter F 11 Texas

Citing this Record

Sources

1. ↑ http://www.sos.state.tx.us/about/history.shtml
2. ↑ https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fba15
3. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Wilson_Baines

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXLP-FTT : 12 April 2016), Joseph Banes in household of George W Banes, Walker county, Walker, Texas, United States; citing family 213, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXFF-DNX : 11 November 2020), Joseph Baynes in entry for J W Baynes, 1860.
• United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXGG-3S7 : 17 October 2014), Joseph Baines in household of William M Bush, Texas, United States; citing p. 56, family 372, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 553,078.
• "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K61P-83K : accessed 30 December 2017), J W Baines and Ruth A Huffman, 12 Sep 1869, Marriage; citing Collin, Texas, United States, various county clerk offices, Texas State Library and Archives Commission, Texas Dept. of State Health Services and Golightly-Payne-Coon Co.; FHL microfilm 1,289,595.
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• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXGG-3S7 : 19 March 2020), Joseph Baines in entry for William M Bush, 1870.
• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M32T-3ZM : 6 March 2015), Joseph H Baines, Justice Precincts 4-5, Blanco, Texas, United States; citing sheet 1A, family 9, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,241,612.
• "Texas Deaths and Burials, 1903-1973", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F6TD-VM2 : 13 February 2020), J. W. Baines, .
• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK15-FRJL : 13 September 2020), Joseph Wilson Baines, ; Burial, Fredericksburg, Gillespie, Texas, United States of America, Der Stadt Friedhof Cemetery; citing record ID 143621009, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.