He was born on 13 February 1845, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, perhaps to Aquilla and Elizabeth Haines. [sources: date: 13, 22; 5 (19 in 1861), 9 (60 at death in 1904), 10 (35 in 1880), 12 (25 in 1870), 13 (55 in 1900), 16 (59 yrs 8 mos 19 (?) days at death). place: 5, 10, 12, 13, 16. parents: 19, 20 (note uncertain id for both)]
He may be the George Haines living in 1850 with Aquilla and Elizabeth Haines, in Harrison Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey. [source: 19 (note uncertain id)]
He may be the George Haines living in 1860 with Aquilla and Elizabeth Haines, in ward 20, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [source: 20 (note uncertain id)]
When he enlisted, he was a hatter. [source: 5]
When he enlisted, he was 5 feet 4-3/4 inches tall, and had a light complexion, gray eyes, and black hair. [source: 5]
He enlisted and was mustered into service on 26 December 1861 He was enlisted for three years, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by Captain Sellers. He was a private, in company G. [sources: 1, 5, 6, 21]
He was promoted to sixth corporal on 3 September 1862. [source: 3]
He was transferred on 5 January 1863 to the regular army (cavalry), by order 154, War Department, 25 October [1862?]. He was a corporal in company G. He served in company I of the 2nd US Cavalry. He was discharged on 26 December 1864. [sources: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 [co.I?], 11, 21]
In 1868/69, he married Caroline Torrence. She was born in July 1845, in Pennsylvania, to John R Torrence and Eliza Grauel. They apparently had at least these children: [sources: 13 (1 child, still living, in 1900), 14 (6 children, 3 living, in 1910), 18]
In 1870, he was living in ward 20, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was living with his wife Carrie, daughter Jennie, and Carrie's family. He was a range manufacturer, and owned $5,000 in personal property. [source: 12]
In 1880, he was living at 1810 Van Pelt Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was living with his wife Caroline, children Jenny, Florence [?], and George, and with Caroline's family. He was a ship broker. [source: 10]
He attended the 1884 meeting of the 91st's Survivors' Association. [source: 2]
In 1890, he was living at 1931 Sharswood, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was a clerk. [sources: 6, 7]
On 6 February 1893, he applied successfully from Pennsylvania for a pension. [sources: 8, 11]
In 1900, he was living at 1853 [illegible street name], 32nd ward, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was living with his wife Caroline. He was a military clerk. [source: 13]
He died on 22 October 1904, of cirrhosis of liver, with "constitutional" reasons contributing. He died at 2224 North 18th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was a clerk. Funeral services were held on Wednesday at 2224 N 18th Street (his son-in-law's home). Members of the following organizations were invited to attend: Post 8 of the Grand Army of the Republic; Royal Council, Number 781, Junior Order of United American Mechanics; Loyal Council, Number 94, Daughters of Liberty; Cosquanock Tribe, No 49, Improved Order of Red Men; Washington Camp, No 688, Patriotic Order of the Sons of America; Philadelphia National Lodge, No 223; IOOF National Palestine Encampment, No 51, International Order of Odd Fellows; Quaker City Lodge, No 7, Sons of Herman; and employees of the William H Horstmann Company. On 26 October 1904, he was buried at Mt Peace Cemetery. [sources: 9, 16, 17]
On 28 October 1904, his widow, Caroline A Haines, applied successfully from Pennsylvania for a pension. [sources: 8, 11]
In 1910, Caroline Haines was living at 1813 Huntingdon Street, 28th ward, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was living with her daughter Florence and Florence's family. [source: 14]
In 1920, Caroline Haines was living at 2561 18th Street, 28th ward, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was living with her daughter Jennie and Jennie's family. [source: 15]
1 Bates, Samuel Penniman. History of Pennsylvania volunteers, 1861-5. Harrisburg: B. Singerly, state printer, 1869-71. 5 volumes. 'Ninety-first regiment', volume 3, pages 186-233. (In the roster) (George M D Haines)
2 'The 91st' [report of 1884 Survivor's Association meeting], Grand Army Scout and Soldiers' Mail, 20 December 1884, page 6 column 2
3 company G, list of non-commissioned officers (George M D Haines)
4 company G, register of men transferred (George M D Haines)
5 company G, descriptive roll, entry 39 (George M D Haines)
6 1890 US Census, veterans' schedule, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, supervisor's district 1, enumeration district 680, page [3] (image 2200 on Ancestry) (George M D Haines)
7 1890 Gopsill's Philadelphia directory (George M D Haines)
8 pension index, by name (George M D Haines)
9 death notice, Philadelphia Inquirer, 25 October 1904 page 7, and 26 October 1904 page 7 (George M D Haines)
10 1880 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, supervisor's district 1, enumeration district 597, microfilm series T9, film 1187, page 415 = 22 B handwritten (George M Hains)
11 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company G (George M D Haines)
12 1870 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ward 20, microfilm series M593, film 1406, page 279 = 71 handwritten (George Haines)
13 1900 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ward 32, supervisor's district 1, enumeration district 828, microfilm series T623, film 1474, page 170 = 4 B handwritten (Geo M D Haines)
14 1910 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ward 28, supervisor's district 1, enumeration district 656, microfilm series T624, film 1402, page 128 = 13 A handwritten (Caroline Haines)
15 1920 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ward 28, supervisor's district 1, enumeration district 896, microfilm series T625, film 1632, page 111 = 7 A handwritten (Caroline Haines)
16 death certificate, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 22 October 1904, #25141 (George Mifflin Dallas Haines)
17 Find a Grave, memorial 62697947, created b Donna Di Giacomo, added 8 December 2010, accessed 10 May 2011 (George Mifflin Dallas Haines)
18 e-mail, Steve Leech, 9 May 2011
19 1850 US census, New Jersey, Gloucester County, Harrison Township, microfilm series M432, film 451, page 52 verso = * handwritten (George Haines)
20 1860 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ward 20, division 1, microfilm series M653, film 1171, page 130 = 132 handwritten (George M D Haines)
21 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (George M D Haines)
| line | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Dwellings visited | 225 | |||||
| Families visited | 237 | |||||
| Name | Aquilla Haines | Elizabeth | Mary E | Wm | George | Aquilla |
| Age | 31 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| Sex | M | F | F | M | M | M |
| Color | ||||||
| Occupation of males over 15 years | Carpenter | |||||
| Real estate owned | ||||||
| Birthplace | " [sc. N.J.] | Penn | " | " | " | N.J. |
| Married within year | ||||||
| Attended school within year | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Over 20 & can't read/write | ||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| Dwelling number | 875 | |||||||
| Family number | 935 | |||||||
| Name | Aquilla Haines | Elizabeth " | Mary E " | William " | George M. D. " | Aquilla " | Lewis C " | Ella " |
| Age | 41 | 37 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 2 |
| Sex | M | F | F | M | M | M | M | F |
| Color | ||||||||
| Occupation | Alderman | |||||||
| Value of real estate owned | ||||||||
| Value of personal estate | 2000 | |||||||
| Place of birth | New Jersey | Penna | " | " | " | " | " | " |
| Married within year | ||||||||
| Attended school within year | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Cannot read & write | ||||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| Dwelling-house number | 449 | ||||||
| Family number | 535 | ||||||
| Name | Torrence John R. | - Eliza | Haines Carrie | Torrence Emma | - Ida | Haines George | - Jennie C. |
| Age | 56 | 52 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 25 | 7/12 |
| Sex | M | F | F | F | F | M | F |
| Color | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Occupation | Foreman Cork fac | Keeping house | At home | School teacher | At home | Manuf. [?] Ranges | |
| Real estate value | |||||||
| Personal estate value | 3.500 | 5.000 | |||||
| Birthplace | Pennsylvania | Kentucky | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| Father foreign born | |||||||
| Mother foreign born | |||||||
| Birth month if born within year | Oct. | ||||||
| Marriage month if married within year | |||||||
| Attended school past year | |||||||
| Can't read | |||||||
| Can't write | |||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. | |||||||
| Male US citizen at least 21 years old | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Male US citizen at least 21 years old who can't vote ... |
| line | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| street name | Van Pelt Street | ||||||||
| house number | 1810 | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | " |
| dwelling visit # | 203 | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | " |
| family visit # | 215 | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | " |
| name | Torrane [?] Jon | " Eliza H | " Emma J | " Sarah P | Hains George M | " Caroline | " Jenny | " Florence [?] | " George T |
| color | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| sex | m | f | f | f | m | f | f | f | m |
| age | 66 | 62 | 29 | 26 | 35 | 34 | 10 | 6 | 4 |
| month born if born in year | |||||||||
| relationship | Wife | Daughter | " | Son in Law | Daughter | GrandDaught | " " | " Son | |
| single | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| married | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| widowed/divorced | |||||||||
| married during year | |||||||||
| occupation | House Painter | House Keeper | School Teacher | Cashier in Store | Ship Broker | Border [?] | |||
| months unemployed | |||||||||
| currently ill? | |||||||||
| blind | |||||||||
| deaf/dumb | |||||||||
| idiotic | |||||||||
| insane | |||||||||
| disabled | |||||||||
| school this year | 1 | 1 [?] | |||||||
| can't read | |||||||||
| can't write | |||||||||
| birthplace | Pa | Kentucky | Pa | " | Pa | " | " | " | " |
| father's birthplace | Pa | Pa | " | " | " | " | " | " | " |
| mother's birthplace | Pa | " | KY | " | Pa | KY | Pa | " | " |
| line | 79 | 80 |
| street | [illegible] | |
| house number | 1853 | |
| dwelling number | 105 [?] | |
| family number | 98 | |
| name | Haines Geo M.D. | - Caroline |
| relationship | Head | Wife |
| color | W | W |
| sex | M | F |
| birth date | Feb 1845 | July 1845 |
| age | 55 | 54 |
| married? | M | M |
| # years married | 31 | 31 |
| mother of how many children | 1 | |
| # of children living | 1 | |
| birthplace | Penna | Penna |
| father's birthplace | Germany | Ireland |
| mother's birthplace | Germany | Ireland |
| immigration year | ||
| # years in USA | ||
| naturalized citizen? | ||
| occupation | Military Clerk | Housekeeper |
| # months not employed | 0 | |
| # months in school | ||
| can read | yes | yes |
| can write | yes | yes |
| speaks English | yes | yes |
| owned/rented | R | |
| free or mortgaged | ||
| farm/house | H | |
| # of farm schedule | ||
| line | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 |
| street | Huntingdon Street | |||||
| house nr | 1813 | |||||
| dwelling nr | 291 | |||||
| family nr | 295 | |||||
| name | Robert Harry W | - Florence | - Ethel | - Harry | - George | Haines Caroline |
| relationship | Head | Wife | Daughter | Son | Father | Mother-in-law |
| sex | M | F | F | M | M | F |
| color | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| age | 40 | 36 | 14 | 12 | 72 | 64 |
| marital status | M1 | M1 | S | S | Wd | Wd |
| #years present marriage | 15 | 15 | ||||
| mother of # children | 2 | 6 | ||||
| mother of # living children | 2 | 3 | ||||
| birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | At Sea English | Pennsylvania |
| immigrated | ||||||
| naturalized/alien | ||||||
| speaks English | English | English | English | English | English | English |
| occupation | Letter Carrier | none | none | none | none | none |
| nature of industry etc. | U.S. Govt. | |||||
| employer etc. | W | |||||
| out of work 15 Apr 1910? | No | |||||
| # weeks out of work 1909 | 0 | |||||
| can read | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| can write | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| school since 1 Sep 09 | yes | yes | ||||
| owned/rented | R | |||||
| owned free or mortagaged | ||||||
| farm/house | H | |||||
| nr on farm schedule | ||||||
| civil war vet | ||||||
| blind | ||||||
| deaf & dumb | ||||||
| line | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 |
| street | Eighteenth Street | ||||
| house number | 2561 | ||||
| dwelling visit number | 150 | ||||
| family visit number | 154 | ||||
| name | Maconaghy Hill | - Jennie | - Jennie E. | - Hill | Haines Caroline |
| relationship | Head | Wife | Daughter | Son | Mother-in-law |
| own/rent | O | ||||
| free/mortgaged (if owned) | M | ||||
| sex | M | F | F | M | F |
| race | W | W | W | W | W |
| age at last birthday | 59 | 50 | 13 | 12 | 74 |
| marital status | M | M | S | S | W |
| year of immigration | 1874 | ||||
| naturalized/alien | Na | ||||
| year of naturalization | 1879 | ||||
| attended school since Sept 1919 | Yes | Yes | |||
| can read | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| can write | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| birth place | Ireland | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| native language | English | ||||
| father's birthplace | Ireland | Pennsylvania | Ireland | Ireland | Pennsylvania |
| father's native language | English | English | English | ||
| mother's birthplace | Ireland | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| mother's native language | English | ||||
| can speak English | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| occupation | bookkeeper | none | none | none | none |
| industry, business | [illegible] | ||||
| employment status | [illegible] | ||||
| number of farm schedule | [illegible] | ||||