John James Haynes was born on 6. Aug. 1843 at Gonzales, Gonzales County, Texas. He was the son of
Charles Haynes and
Jane Power. John James Haynes married
Mary Melissa Phillips, daughter of
Benjamin Phillips and
Malissa Crownover, on 22. Feb. 1871 at Charles Haynes Ramch, Llano County, Texas; by Methjodist minister Tom Bird. John James Haynes died on 25. Nov. 1924 at Texas at age 81. John James Haynes and his brothers, Henry Perdew and Charles Power served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. The following letters and records were provided to me by the Texas State Archives at Austin, Texas:
August 23, 1950
Mrs. Mable Huckaby
1205 Nueces St.,
Austin, Texas
Dear Mrs. Huckaby
Complying with your telephone call requesting that I give you the service record of J.J. Haynes as a Confederate soldier. On November 21, 1911, Mr. J.J. Haynes filed application for pension which was granted unter File No. 23625.
Mr. Haynes claimed in his application which is dated July 26, 1911, that he was sixty-nine years of age and had lived in Texas his entire life. He entered the service in 1862 in Company F, 18th Texas Cavalry. His application does not show the date on which he was discharged. His death occured December 5, 1924. J.J. Haynes' application was approved on the report from the War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D.C. which report follows:
"The Confederate records show that John J. Haynes, Private, Comany F. 18th Texas Cavalry, Confederate States Army, enlisted on January 25, 1862. On the muster roll for March and April, 1864, last on file, he was reported present. No later record of him has been found as a member of said organization on file in this office.
The Union records show that one J.J. Haynes, private, Company F, 18th Texas Infantry, Confederate States Army, was paroled on May 10, 1865, at Montgomery, Alabama. This name has not been found on the rolls of said organization on file in this office.
The record, also shows that on January 7, 1925, his widow Mrs. Mary M. Haynes filed applicaiton for pension under the service record of her deceased husband, which was approved on January 10, 1925 under File No. 40404.
Yours very truly,
Robert S. Calvert
Comptroller of Public Accounts.