Through my Mom's bible and some unusual names I have been able to trace my HINES surname (with limited success) back to my ggggradparents. But I seemed to have hit a brick wall there and with the children of my gggrandparents. My information has come from will abstracts, newspaper article transcripts, census and cemetery records for the Washington County area. So I am looking for help. Generation 1 Churchwell T Hines b about 1794 (maybe in NC) married Elizabeth Foreman b 8/8/1796 d 10/20/1884 Their children: 1. Leonidas Hines b 1825 married Georgia b abt 1832 Children: Priscilla, Araminta, James W 2. Francis b abt 1828 d bef 1855 3. Aramentha b abt 1830 d bef 1855 Married Jesse Forsythe Morgan Children - Toombs Taylor, John 4. William Hardwick b 1830 d bef 1900 married 1st Louise Godowns married 2nd Wylanta Arnold 1st Children: Leonidas, Mary, James (Leonidas may have also married a Georgia and had one child - William) 2nd children: Della, Minnie, Mattie Lee (my ggrandmother), Luther Edgar - Also noted in my mother's bible and census records the following Arnolds (William, Emory, Noah, Lizzie - I assume they are related to Wylanta (ages say they could be siblings or nieces or nephews) 5. Richard Hines b abt 1831 d Civil War 1/24/1862 6. Augustus b March 1833 d bet 1900/1910 7. Samuel W Hines b 1836 d 1/29/1862 8. Josephine Alberta b abt 1838 d abt 1857 9. Amazon Minerva b abt 1840 The last two are maybe's based on census records 10. Corina b 9/1852 married SB Murphy - children Stella, Minnie B, Sam 11. Rosina b 1856 The only other piece of information I have is in the Georgia Black Book indicating that Richard Hines on Dec 12, 1804 changed the last name due to the father of an illegitimate child to render the child legitimate. The names of the children were: Churchill Hines Taylor to Churchill Taylor Hines George Washington Rawls to George Washington Hines. Any information would be appreciated Thanks Cheryl Flowers