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I'm a husband, a dad, a son, a grandson, a pastor, & now a grandpa, too! Those are the basic hats I wear in my daily life. I was born & raised in rural Pennsylvania couple of miles from the New York border in a small town, Shinglehouse (Potter County). I struggle with my weight & my own quirks just like everyone else does. I became a United Methodist pastor in 1996 and was ordained in 2003. While I'm officially Methodist, I also consider myself a “charismatic” Christian, as well as an “evangelical”, although not everything identified with either of those labels fits me perfectly. I enjoy genealogy but seldom have time to do much with it. I like playing with eBay. I like to read, watch movies, camp, hike, and talk. I LOVE to write, but usually don't worry too much about formal grammar... instead choosing to write as I probably would speak. And even though I can spell pretty well, I'm a lousy typist, so be gracious. I update my blogs as often as I can, but I have a real life that demands me NOT being at the computer all the time... so there are dry spells!

Monday, January 2, 2012

William Truman Haynes

William Truman Haynes

I was just looking through some of the entries on Ancestry.com earlier this evening and came across at least 4 references for this Grandpa Haynes of mine (my great-great grandfather). And all four had discrepancies when compared to my records!

First of all, the name: All 4 referred to him as Truman William Haynes.

The only way I've ever heard of him was either as "W.T." or "TRUMAN."
I went back to double check the notes I inherited from my great-grandmother, Laura Vivien Meacham Haynes, and she also refers to her father-in-law as William Truman Haynes.

 (You can see that document in my April 3, 2010 post by clicking here.)

I'll address the rest soon.

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