John Hinds Genealogy

Record modified: 2008-09-07
This is my direct ancestor 4 generations back.

é Levi Hinds
é William Hindsê
ê ë Nancy (unknown)
John Baker Hinds ê
ê é William Baker
ë Matilda Baker ê
ë Nancy Duncan

Born: 1837-05-30 Wesley, Madison Co, Arkansas USA
Died: 1927-08-03 N Burns, Washita Co, Oklahoma USA
Marriages:
1. about 1858-00-00 Nancy Burnett
Children of John Hinds and Nancy Burnett:
William Jeremiah Hinds b. 1859-04-23
John Burnett Hinds b. 1860-10-14
Joseph Thomas Hinds b. 1862-09-28
Samuel Newton Hinds b. 1865-09-23
James Columbus "Lum" Hinds b. 1866-12-04
Reuben Amos? Hinds b. 1869-07-04
George Berry "Doc" Hinds b. 1871-04-20
Abraham Moses Hinds b. 1873-02-15
Rebecca Belle Hinds b. 1874-11-09
Elijah E "Lige" Hinds b. 1876-12-25
*Walter Franklin Hinds b. 1879-05-30
Minnie C Hinds b. 1881-09-08

Notes:





From a note by son Walter's wife:
John was a short man with black hair and brown eyes. He was a farmer, and fought in the Civil War for the Confederate Army.

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married in McDonald Co MO
buried in N Burns cemetery, Washita Co OK [block 2, lot 19a, space 3]

also married Susan C Taylor 1850-02-xx TN d 1942 OK

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Middle name from 1876 Agricultural census

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Here is a large picture of John, his wife, and all their children.

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This page has:

McDonald County MO 1861 Tax List
Hinds, J B [served in Confederate Army]

[He is the only Hinds listed.]

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This page has:

M-317 Compiled Service Records - 32nd Arkansas Infantry
Roll 208: FO-HI

HINDS, JOHN - Company I- 1st Corporal - 6/20/1862 Camp Cache - Col. Matlock - Appointed 3rd Sergeant April 2, 1863. Absent sick with leave since June 7, 1863.

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The 1890 Civil War veterans schedule for MO does not show John.
The schedules were supposed to be for Union veterans, but some Confederates were also listed.
Apparently John was not one of the Confederates listed.

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1920 census Washita Co OK p189a, Elk twp
John B Hines 82 AR/TN/TN
wife Susan C 69 TN/VA/KY
dau Ida M Tarney 44 TN/AR/TN

He owns his home free. He and his wife can read and write.
That daughter must be from an earlier marriage of his wife Susan. John was not in TN in 1876.
And is Susan a third wife? Her age and places don't match Sally from 1910.

1910 census Washita Co OK p285a, Turkey Creek twp
John B Hinds 73 AR/TN/TN
wife Sallie C 55 TN/TN/unknown
boarder Andrew J Taylor 18 TX/VA/VA

He is a farmer.He owns his home through a mortgage.
They have been married 3 years. It was the second marriage for both of them.

1900 census McDonald Co MO p36, Elkhorn twp
John B Hinds 63 AR/TN/TN
wife Nancy B 62 TN/unk/unk
son Walter F 21 MO
dau Matild C 19 MO

He is a farmer. He owns his home through a mortgage. They have been married 42 years. She has had 12 children, all living. She can read and write.

1880 census McDonald Co MO p248a, Elk Horn twp
John B Hinds 43 AR/TN/TN
wife Nancy B 42 TN/KY/TN
son William J 21 MO
son John B 19 MO
son Joseph 18 AR
son Samuel A 15 AR
son James B 13 MO
son Reuben A 10 MO
son George B 9 MO
son Abraham M 7 MO
dau Rebecca B 5 MO
son Elijah J 3 MO
son Walter F 1 MO

He is a farmer. He has been unemployed 3 months in the past year.
[Elkhorn twp is on the north edge of the county. It is west of Richwood twp, which is the northeast corner.]

1876 state census McDonald Co MO p121
John Baker Hinds 39
Nancy 35
William Jeremiah 17
John Burnett 16
Joseph 14
Samuel Newton 11
James Columbus 9
Ruben Amos? 7
George Berry 5
Abraham Moses 3
Rebecca Bell 2

He owns 8 horses, 1 mule, 6 cattle, 7 sheep, and 35 hogs.
He produced 120 bushels of wheat, 200 of corn, 10 of oats, and 25 of wool.

1870 census McDonald Co MO p21b, Fox twp, Pineville post office
John Hines 33 AR
Nancy 33 TN
Jeremiah 11 MO
John B 8 MO
Joseph 6 MO
Samuel 5 MO
James 3 MO
Reuben 11/12 MO

He is a farmer. His real estate is valued at $500, and his personal estate at $350.
[Pineville is just southwest of the exact center of the county.]

1860 census McDonald Co MO p59. Richwoods twp, Kent post office
John B Hines 22 MO
Nancy 22 TN
William J 1 VA

He is a farmer. His real estate is valued at $200, and his personal estate at $200.
I don't know why it would say William was born in VA.
[Richwoods twp is the northeast corner of the county.]

1850 census Madison Co AR p249b, Prairie twp
William Hinds 47 TN
Matilda 41 TN
James D 13 AR
William 16 AR
John 12 AR
Martha 10 AR
Abigail 9 AR
Lucinda 7 AR
Elijah 5 AR
Caroline 2 AR

He attended school within the year.

1840 census Madison Co AR p39
William Hines 1 M 0-5, 1 M 5-10, 1 M 20-30, 1 M 30-40, 1 F 0-5, 1 F 5-10, 1 F 10-15, 1 F 15-20, 1 F 30-40
[John is 3, but he has a brother age 4. I don't know why only one son under 5 is listed.]
Hinds Site: Genealogy of Ken Hinds -- page 51
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