TROUP COUNTY, GA - BIOS William F. Hines Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Typed by Carla Miles Table of Contents page: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/troup.htm Georgia Table of Contents: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm Memoirs of Georgia, Vol. II, Atlanta, Ga., pages 921-922 Published by The Southern Historical Association in 1895 TROUP COUNTY William F. Hines, farmer, Gabbettville, Troup Co., Ga., son of James H. and Nancy (Horton) Hines, was born in Chambers county, Ala., in 1852. His paternal grandfather, Thomas Hines, was one of eleven brothers who came from England and settled in Maryland before the revolutionary war. In the latter part of the last century he came to Georgia and settled in Greene county. Mr. Hines’ father was born in that county in 1804, was reared a planter, and educated there, and in 1827 moved to and settled in Troup county, of which he was a pioneer settler. He settled in the woods and cleared a farm, on which he lived till he died, in 1878. He was a devoted member of the Methodist church. His mother was a daughter of Thomas Horton, who was a native of Virginia, whence he came to Georgia and settled in Greene county, where he lived until 1840, when he moved to Troup county, and cleared a farm in the northern part of the county. Mr. Hines was reared in Alabama, where he received a good common school education. His father’s health failing he had to leave school. He began life with little, but by industry and good management has increased his possessions, until now he has a fine 700-acre farm, and is one of the most successful and substantial farmers in the county. Mr. Hines was married in 1879 to Miss Lillie J. Potts, born and reared in Troup county, daughter of Morne and May (Reed) Potts, by whom he has had seven children: Robert P., James C., William F., Mary L., Eloise P., Charles and Ravia. Mr. Hines is a Knight of Pythias, and himself and wife are prominent members of the Methodist church.