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Descendants of John Caraway Hines

Generation No. 1

1. JOHN CARAWAY¹ HINES was born 1826 in Alabama, and died 1858 in Pike Co., Alabama. He married SARAH ANN (ARLINE) WILLIAMS (ANDREWS) December 29, 1846 in Montgomery, Alabama. She was born November 1829 in Alabama, and died March 03, 1905 in Boggy, Leon County, Texas.

Notes for JOHN CARAWAY HINES:
John Carraway Hines is the earliest known relative in our family tree. The story of John C. Hines death was handed down by his widow Sarah to her children and grandchildren as follows: John was a bear hunter by occupation, and on his last bear hunt, he shot a bear while on the other side of the river. Having to drag the bear behind him in the swift current, he collapsed and died of exhaustion after reaching the near river bank. It is not known which river was the scene of this tragedy. He was 32 years old when he died leaving his 30 year old wife and four children James C. (age 12), Mary E. (age 9), John H. (age 5), and William (age 3).

More About JOHN CARAWAY HINES:
Burial: 1858, Alabama

Notes for SARAH ANN (ARLINE) WILLIAMS (ANDREWS):
Sarah was said to have been an orphan and was raised by a foster family whose name was Andrews. That may be why the name Andrews appears on her son's, William Richard's, death certificate. According to the James Caraway Hines Book, after losing her husband, John C., between 1857-1860, Sarah stayed in Pike County Alabama (near Goshen) with her four children. Sarah and her three sons John Henry, James C., and William Richard Hines all came to Texas about 1875. Her daughter Mary remained in Alabama. Their exact reason for leaving Alabama was not known, but the south during the reconstruction period following the Civil War offered little opportunity. Also, being farmers, the intrigue of rich farmland in the heart of Texas could have been a factor. In 1905, Sarah's eldest son James C. Hines had not been feeling well for some time. He visited a doctor in a neighboring town. On the long buggy ride back to the house, he told his wife Melissa Ann that the doctor had diagnosed the illness as Bright's disease (kidney failure) and that the outcome would be fatal. Two months later his mother Sarah died of a stroke at the age of seventy-five. Perhaps the grief for the loss of her eldest son, on whom she had depended for so long had weakened her hold on life. She lived with her daughter-in-law Melissa Ann at the time of her death. She was called "Little Grandma".

More About SARAH ANN (ARLINE) WILLIAMS (ANDREWS):
Burial: Texas

Children of JOHN HINES and SARAH (ANDREWS) are:

2.	i.	JOHN HENRY² HINES, b. June 17, 1857, Montgomery, Alabama; d. November 16, 1913, Center, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma.
3.	ii.	JAMES CARRAWAY HINES, b. May 11, 1849, Troy, Alabama; d. January 04, 1905, Grimes City, Texas.
	iii.	MARY E. HINES.
	iv.	WILLIAM RICHARD HINES, b. November 10, 1858; d. December 29, 1933.

Notes for WILLIAM RICHARD HINES:
According to his death certificate, William Richard Hines was killed when he was struck by a falling tree.

More About WILLIAM RICHARD HINES:
Burial: December 30, 1933

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