Lawrence Willard Haines (1890 - 1932)

Born 8 Sep 1890 in Ong, Clay, Nebraska, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Nomine L (Christiansen) Haines — married 23 Feb 1915 in Lake, Illinois, United States

Descendants

Died 15 Nov 1932 at age 42 in Warren Township, Lake, Illinois, United States

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Biography

Lawrence was born in 1890. He was the son of Howell Haines and Ida Mills. Lawrence’s father was descended from Quakers. The progenitor of his family came to America in the 1600s. Coincidentally, Lawrence’s mother was the daughter of Rachel Trautman Haines, but Rachel’s name had originally been the German Haehns.

Lawrence was born in the tiny town of Ong, Nebraska. Ong was “platted in 1886 when the Burlington and Missouri River Railroad was extended to that point.” Ong’s largest recorded population was 285 in 1910, but has steadily declined. In 2020, the population was 49, and it seems destined to become a ghost town. We can only speculate as to why Lawrence’s parents were drawn there, but Ong was the place of birth of their two eldest children.

Soon after Lawrence was born, however, the family moved to his father’s birthplace, Chester County, Pennsylvania. It seems likely that they went home to comfort and assist Lawrence’s grandmother after the death of his grandfather in 1890.

By the time Lawrence was 9 years old, the family had moved again, this time to their permanent home in Gurnee, Lake County, Illinois. There, Lawrence’s father established his blacksmithing shop and Lawrence grew to manhood.

Lawrence married Nomine L “Minnie” Christiansen, the daughter of Mathias P Christiansen and Juliane M Nissen. According to FamilySearch, Lawrence and Minnie were married on 23 February 1915, but no source is cited. The couple settled on a farm near Waukegan in Warren Township, Lake County, Illinois. They had six children, one of whom died at only 3 days old.

Lawrence died at just 42 years old in Warren Township, Lake County, Illinois on 15 November 1932.

Sources

1900 - Census, 9 years old, living in Warren Township, Lake County, Illinois with parents, Howell (43), blacksmith and Ida E (42), and siblings, Ida M (14), Anna (8), Ethel (5), and Leslie C (2):

• "United States Census, 1900", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSWT-99C : Fri Oct 06 21:06:09 UTC 2023), Entry for Howell Haines and Ida E Haines, 1900.

1917 - Draft Registration citing birth date and place and a physical description:

• "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6D2-2PL : 30 December 2021), Lawrence Willard Haines, 1917-1918.

1920 - Census, 29 years old, farmer, living in Warren Township. Lake County, Illinois with wife, Nomine L (24), and children, George L (2) and Marion L (1):

• "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJ4R-ZZ9 : 1 February 2021), Lawrence W Haines, 1920.

1928 - Cited in the death record of son, Roy Calvin Haines, who died in Waukegan, Lake County, Illinois on 13 July 1928, 3 days old:

• "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQ95-6JG : 25 April 2022), Lawrence Haines in entry for Roy Calvin Haines, 1928.

1930 - Census, 39 years old, farmer, living in Warren Township, Lake County, Illinois with wife, Nomine L (34), and children. George L (13), Marion L (11), Esther E (8), Elenor L (5), and Eda G (3):

• "United States Census, 1930", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSBZ-8Q9 : Thu Oct 05 15:45:01 UTC 2023), Entry for Laurance W Haines and Nomine L Haines, 1930.

1932 - Death in Warren Township, Lake County, Illinois on 15 November 1932. Burial at Warren Cemetery, Gurnee, Lake County, Illinois:

• "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N35M-DBJ : 25 April 2022), Lawrence Haines, 1932.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/79570309/lawrence-williard-haines: accessed 28 October 2023), memorial page for Lawrence Williard Haines (8 Sep 1890–15 Nov 1932), Find a Grave Memorial ID 79570309, citing Warren Cemetery, Gurnee, Lake County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Pence (contributor 47492273).

1990 - Cited in the Social Security File death record of son, George Lester Haines. who died on 6 March 1990:

• "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6KQS-TJ9G : 10 February 2023), Lawrence W Haines in entry for George Lester Haines, .

2003 - Cited in the Social Security File death record of daughter, Eleanor Louise Haines Asch, who died in Fullerton, Orange County, California on 15 February 2003:

• "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6KQQ-6XBL : 10 February 2023), Lawrence W Haines in entry for Eleanor Louise Haines,

2011 - Cited in the obituary of daughter, Marion L Symon, who died in Indiana on 26 October 2011:

• "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK4D-5XQX : Tue Oct 17 22:50:20 UTC 2023), Entry for Mrs Marion L Symon and Lawrence Haines Deceased, 28 Oct 2011.