Re: My Hanes Family Line, Chattanooga, Tn.
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Re: My Hanes Family Line, Chattanooga, Tn.
Georgia Cummons 4/11/11
Hi, My name is Kenny Haynes and James Hanes was my gg grandfather, through Cynthia. Their son, Marion H. Haynes was my g grandfather. I think he is the one who added the "Y" to our name back in the early 1900s, no one knows really why he did. This is from what my dad told me. My dad is from Chattanooga Tn. and his father was, Walt Haynes, Marion's son. As far as I know, there are still many Hanes/Haynes' in the Chattanooga area.
I've been doing research off and on for about 5 years now, I have made some progress, but still have lots of dead-ends. I have never been able to find out what Cynthia's maiden name was. I even sent off for Marion's death certificate and James's hoping it would be on there but it wasn't. I have been told she died around 1893-1894, because James married Anna soon afterward. James's father was Jackson Hanes, he died during the Civil War from Typhoid Fever, I sent off for his military records, but it didn't list where he was buried at, another dead end. I'm still looking though. If you need any information I would be glad to help, and maybe you might have some for me. Thanks.