HAYNES, Col. John Lennis

1821 - 1888  (66 years)

• Name	HAYNES, John Lennis
  Prefix	Col.
  Birth	3 Jul 1821	Liberty, Bedford County, Virginia   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Military	1861–1865  [1]
  	Col. 1st Texas Cavalry, Union Army
  Death	2 Apr 1888	Laredo, Webb, Texas, United States   [1]
  Burial	7 Mar 1889	Austin, Travis, Texas, United States   [1]
  	Address: Oakwood Cemetery
  	Lot 34
  Person ID	I7580	Pickel_Bartlett
  Last Modified	12 Dec 2009

  
  

  Family	WELLS, Angelica Irene,   b. 23 Feb 1835, Jefferson City, Schoharie County, New York d. 13 May 1907, San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, United States (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	15 May 1851	Rio Grande City, Starr, Texas, United States   [1]
  Residence	1870	Austin, Travis, Texas, United States   [2]
  	Retired Merchant
  Residence	12 Jun 1880	Brownsville, Cameron, Texas, United States   [3]
  	Collector of Customs
  Children	1. HAYNES, James,   b. Abt 1853, Texas d. Yes, date unknown   2. HAYNES, Henry,   b. Abt 1856, Texas d. Yes, date unknown   3. HAYNES, Lenny,   b. Abt 1858, Texas d. Yes, date unknown   4. HAYNES, Robert Anderson,   b. 31 Dec 1860, Austin, Travis, Texas, United States d. 27 Oct 1920, Laredo, Webb, Texas, United States (Age 59 years)   5. HAYNES, Mary Van Buren,   b. 24 Jul 1867, Austin, Travis, Texas, United States d. 13 Mar 1916, Baltimore, Baltimorey, Maryland, United States (Age 48 years)
  Family ID	F2176	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 May 2022

  
  

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  Col. John Lennis Haynes (1821 - 1888)

  
  

• Notes

  Read about this interesting American here. Postscript - That Mysterious Middle "L" A final mystery remains about Col. John L. Haynes. There are at least four separate conflicting possibilities for his middle name! The first record of his name, in his mother's bible, (and in that of his Uncle David Street), has his birth name as simply John Haynes, with no middle name or initial. This despite that several of his siblings did have middle names in that bible record-- his older brothers were cited as William Scott Haynes, and Malcolm Decater Haynes; and his younger brother as James Marion Haynes. It is likely that young John adopted a middle initial or name later in life. His military and federal records, and his tombstone all refer to him simply as Col. John L. Haynes. It is important to note that Col. Haynes had an uncle on his mother's side named Lennaeus Scott, after the Swedish botanist whose classic work classified the plant and animal kingdom. Lennaeus developed the binomial system of nomenclature, e.g., homo sapiens, which work laid the foundation for Darwin's theories of evolution. His son, Dr. Henry Malcolm Haynes named his only child John Lenneis Haynes, and the family always assumed that he was John Lenneis Haynes the 2nd, named after his grandfather, in turn named for his mother's brother. The author of this text, the great-grandson of the Col., was named John Lenneis Haynes the 3rd, and named his son John Lenneis the 4th. However, Sam Houston, a close friend of the Colonel, referred to him as John Leal Haynes in his official writings. A stained glass window in St. David's church in Austin, commissioned by his daughter Mary Van Buren, calls him John Lengon Haynes. And the living descendants in Laredo have always assumed the Col. was named John Leonard Haynes, since he named his third son Leonard. It may be that he changed the name as the situation suited him--we may never know.

  
  

• Sources

  [S102] Cer, Haynes~Ferguson~Land Feb 2009. [S69] 1870 Federal Census, Austin, Travis County, Texas Page 97 Dwelling 672. [S70] 1880 Federal Census, Cameron Township, Cameron County, Texas ED 31 Pg 56 Dwelling 625.