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Family: William Henry Hines / Ann Elizabeth Crane (F862)

• Male William Henry Hines

  
  

  Birth	Cal 1825	Cumberland County, VA
  Death	Est 1880	Meadow Bluff, Greenbrier County, VA
  Burial
  Marriage	4 Apr 1861  [1, 2]	Greenbrier County, VA  [1, 2]
  Father	Caleb H. Hines | F2497 Group Sheet
  Mother	Mary Polly Russell | F2497 Group Sheet

  
  

  Female Ann Elizabeth Crane

  
  

  Birth	Jun 1845	Greenbrier County, VA
  Death	Est 1930	Meadow Bluff Census District, Greenbrier County, VA
  Burial
  Father	Edward Ebbets Crane | F9 Group Sheet
  Mother	Martha Emily Dorsey Kirby | F9 Group Sheet

  
  

  Male William Loftus Hines

  
  

  Birth	28 Sep 1866	Rupert, Greenbrier County, WV
  Death	23 Oct 1942	Hines, Greenbrier County, WV
  Burial	25 Oct 1942	Amwell Baptist Church Cemetery
  Spouse	Minnie Mae Zopp | F151
  Marriage	5 Jan 1892	Hines, Greenbrier County, WV

  
  

• Notes

  Married: Contribution by Donald Damon Hines, January 1, 2018: I’m not sure if [the marriage] broke up per se, as in divorced, or if he [William Henry Hines] just tried to survive and earn a living by any means he could. I’ve found no record of a divorce and in the 1880 census William is listed as married. While working on another farm he could have been sending money to her, while she continued to live with her parents and raise her son in better living conditions. Obviously one has to wonder why EE Crane didn’t directly help William Henry, but William’s pride could always have been a factor. There could be an entirely different story too that would explain the separation, but it involves explaining Y-DNA testing and what I’ve uncovered to date which strongly implies WL was not William Henry’s son or William Henry was not Caleb Hines’ son. Both are possible at this point Caleb and his wife adopted his wife’s youngest sister when their parents died (proof in the Library of VA). Nothing has been found for William Henry, but many records were decimated during the Civil War. Alternatively, Ann could have fooled around with someone closer to her own age or her brother-in-law (William Henry Deitz – a likely scenario given DNA evidence) resulting in WL’s conception. Hard for a marriage to survive under such circumstances. Another strange thing is Aunt Dell (Della Daisy Hines) listing WL’s father as being born in England on his death certificate – strange, but also possible.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1811] West Virginia Marriages Index: 1785 - 1971, 20 Oct 2022 (Reliability: 3). Anna Crane & William Hines; Book 1B, Page 17, Year of 1861, Line 26. [S2805] Email from Donald Damon Hine to Michael Pavesi, "Marriage of Ann Crane and William Hines", January 1, 2018 (Reliability: 3). Donald Damon Hines wrote, "I’m not sure if [the marriage] broke up per se, as in divorced, or if he [William Henry Hines] just tried to survive and earn a living by any means he could. I’ve found no record of a divorce and in the 1880 census William is listed as married. While working on another farm he could have been sending money to her, while she continued to live with her parents and raise her son in better living conditions. Obviously one has to wonder why EE Crane didn’t directly help William Henry, but William’s pride could always have been a factor. "There could be an entirely different story too that would explain the separation, but it involves explaining Y-DNA testing and what I’ve uncovered to date which strongly implies WL was not William Henry’s son or William Henry was not Caleb Hines’ son. Both are possible at this point Caleb and his wife adopted his wife’s youngest sister when their parents died (proof in the Library of VA). Nothing has been found for William Henry, but many records were decimated during the Civil War. "Alternatively, Ann could have fooled around with someone closer to her own age or her brother-in-law (William Henry Deitz – a likely scenario given DNA evidence) resulting in WL’s conception. Hard for a marriage to survive under such circumstances. Another strange thing is Aunt Dell (Della Daisy Hines) listing WL’s father as being born in England on his death certificate – strange, but also possible."