William W. Haines was born at Chillicothe in 1801, and in December of the same year, with his father's family, removed to Logan County, where he resided till about 1818-20, when he came into Union County, and settled in this township, remaining a resident till his death in 1850.  He was one of the thirteen to vote at the first election of the township.  He married Atlantic Grubbs, by whom he had the following children: Oliver P., who married Eve McCumber, and is now a resident of DeWitt County, Ill.; Dorcas Ann, married J. W. Smith, and resides in Illinois; Solomon, died a young single man; Levi, never married and died at thirty years of age; Amos, married Hannah Snuffin, she died and he is now a widower; and William O., married Hester Gibson and now resides in Illinois.