There are NO foolish questions except for the ones that are NOT asked... sorry I don't have an answer for you, I am stuck on my Dickinson Quakers... On Apr 10, 2005 9:23 PM, Scholarguy <scholarguy@cableone.net> wrote: > Hello, > > This is my first post to this list. I would not have felt comfortable in > doing so if their had it not been said > that there are no foolish questions here and beginners are welcome. > > My name is William Hugh Haines > My father is William Edward Haines > My Grandfather was Gilbert Hugh Haines > My Great Grandfather was Edward Haines (No middle name) > > What I know is that my Grandfather was born in 08 and his father was "older" > at the time. > Family tradition says that my great grandfather was a Quaker and we know > that he moved to Minnesota from "the east" sometime > before my grandfather was born. He married a Catholic immigrant from > Germany and never returned > to meeting. My grandfather and his siblings were raised as catholic. They > moved to California sometime after the first world war > and I am told my great-grandfather never spoke much about his youth. He was > a painter > and much of his work remains hanging in family members homes. > > I am the first of my family to return to meeting since my great grandfather. > I have been trying to figure out what > I can about my family line. When I google the name Haines and Quaker I get > a few hits. It also seems that the > names William and Edward were common to the family. I have been unable to > connect the small line mentioned > above to any family back east. I cannot seem to connect my great > grandfather William Edward Haines to a Quaker > line....I know or at least feel strongly that there must be a connection but > I don't know where to look or how to find it. > > Is anybody on this list a Haines? Is there a family history I can access? > Any other information I could use? Does anyone know how Edward Haines fits > into the line? Any advise at > all would be appreciated...I have never done anything like this but, I am > very curious as to my roots. > > Thanks > In Friendship > Bill Haines > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.9.5 - Release Date: 4/7/2005 > > ==== QUAKER-ROOTS Mailing List ==== > HOW TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS LIST: Send an email to: > QUAKER-ROOTS-L-REQUEST@RootsWeb.com > The ONLY word in your message should be UNSUBSCRIBE. > >