Sorry to answer you late after responding to another Ellis County Hines researcher. My messages are set up to read backwards order... I mentioned my Ellis County HINES were originally from San Antonio and before that Leavenworth Kansas - before that in Kentucky and Virgina. It has been impossible to connect with any Ellis County HINES so far. I did not see any connection with our lines - alas... Ken Pat Kimathi wrote: > Can you tell me do you no anything about a Hiram Hines. He was born in > early 1800's and lived in Ellis County perhaps Milford. > Pat Kimathi > ---------- > >From: "Kenneth Jenkins" <kennethj@neill.net> > >To: TXELLIS-L@rootsweb.com > >Subject: [TXELLIS] WEBB, CARTER, HINES, AYERS families > >Date: Fri, Apr 28, 2000, 8:00 PM > > > > >Wow - Ellis County has really lit up recently. Looking for three > >separate lines - one large line on my mother's father's side - WEBB, > >CARTER, ODOM, KOONCE and LAWLER that migrated to Ellis County about 1879 > >from Henderson County, Tennessee. Lived in the areas Bristol, Crisp and > >Alsdorf. Huge families (mom had 41 first cousins). > > > >A line from my mother's mother's side - HINES and SWEENEY - Crisp and > >Alsdorf. Also Ennis, Texas. Especially Proctor HINES, attorney. All > >originally from San Antonio - moved to Ellis County after father's death > >at turn of the century. > > > >A line from my father's mother's side - AYERS. Railroad people there in > >1890s. Originally Cass County, Texas people. > > > >Will gladly exchange info. > > > > > > > >