Galveston County Texas Archives Biographies.....Staines, William 1821 - July 22 1864
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Peter Stines pete1832@hotmail.com August 2, 2004, 12:30 pm

Author: Peter Stines
William Staines was born in England, possibly in Hatfield, Hertford England. 
The date was 1821, but the exact day remains unconfirmed. He came to the 
Republic Texas in April of 1840 and applied for a grant of land in Colorado 
County. He sold the grant for quick cash and appears to have drifted to 
Galveston. He married Anna Mariah Smith on July 23rd, 1849. The 1850 census of 
Galveston shows Staines as a "drayman". His mother-in-law, Mary, was living 
with the couple. The Staines had two children, Marion, born in 1850 and Anna 
Mariah born in 1853. Mary and her daughter ran a general store prior to the 
Civil War. In September of 1861, William Staines enlisted in the Confederate 
service as a private in DeBray's 26th Texas cavalry.He probably took part in 
the Battle of Galveston as well as Mansfield and Pleasant Hill in Louisiana. He 
would apply for a discharge, being over 35 years of age, but would re-enlist as 
a teamster. His family moved to Harrisburg probably after Galveston was 
evacuated. Staines was on medical leave for 1 week in August of 1863. He was 
killed by accident on July 22, 1864 somewhere in the swamps of Louisiana. His 
son, Marion took over as head of the house. Staines widow, Anna, would marry 
Frederick Wolfean on November 5th, 1870. Wolfean was a veteran of the 1st Texas 
Heavy Artillery in Galveston. He transfered to the navy in 1862. Anna Mariah 
Smith Staines Wolfean divorced in 1880 and died Jan. 22, 1901. 

Additional Comments:
I'm looking for any photographs of Staines. I also need to confirm where and 
when he was born. I need to track him from 1840 to 1850 and determine when he 
first arrived in America. Family stories put him in New York before he came to 
Texas.

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