Obituary of Hannah Maria Evans Haynie

Obituary of Hannah Maria Evans Haynie, from a blog by Sandi Haynie.

Hannah was the daughter of Musgrove Evans and Abi Brown Evans.

The Save Austin's Cemeteries organization is preparing to give a tour of Oakwood Cemetery, which will feature early Austin residents including Mr. and Mrs. Samuel G. Haynie. Their historian happened to find the obituary of our great-great grandmother and sent me a copy.

The following was published 112 years ago today in the Austin Daily Statesman, on February 12, 1898, a Saturday. I've corrected only the error in her initials; the newspaper printed N.M. instead of H.M. (In the 19th century, women didn't use their maiden name as a middle name.) The town in upstate New York where she was born is called Evans Mills, possibly founded by her family; the Wikipedia entry about it states that for a brief time in the middle of the 1800s it was called Evansville.

SAD NEWS.

Mrs. H. M. Haynie Is Dead -- The Funeral Services This Morning.

Thursday night Mrs. H.M. Haynie died at the residence of her son-in-law, Dr. Luckett, in Bastrop. The remains were brought to this city yesterday and the funeral services will be conducted from St. David's church this morning at 10 o'clock. Mrs. Haynie is well known among the older residents of this city, among whom she had lived so long and enjoyed such a wide circle of friends. She was born in Evansville, N. Y., in 1817, and moved to this state in 1843, locating in Washington county, but in 1850 she came to Austin when her husband moved here. She had two brothers who were closely connected with the early history of Texas, one dying on the battlefield with Fannin and the other going down in the defeat of the Alamo. Her maiden name was Evans. Four children survive her, viz: Mrs. Orlando Caldwell, Mrs. Carpenter, Mrs. Dr. Luckett and another daughter residing in New York. There are also two sons, Mr. Tom Haynie of Lampasas and Mr. Charles Haynie of Bastrop.

The news of Mrs. Haynie's death, while not unexpected to her many Austin friends, will be received with deep regret, and the sympathy of all is tendered the sorrowing relatives.

Hannah Marie...
Birth: May 31, 1818
New York, USA
Death: Feb. 11, 1898
Austin
Travis County
Texas, USA

Note: Her gravestone reads as: "Mother Haynie May 31, 1818-February 11, 1898" and does not state her name. She was the wife of Dr. Samuel G. Haynie.

Burial:
Oakwood Cemetery
Austin
Travis County
Texas, USA

Created by: TX Historian
Record added: Jun 08, 2006
Find A Grave Memorial# 14541236

Hannah Marie Evans Haynie



Dr. S. G. Haynie is buried in Oakwood Cemetery in Austin. Hannah Evans Haynie lived until 1898 and lies buried beside her husband.


S. G. Haynie was the mayor of Austin in the years 1850-51 and then during the Civil War, 1863-64. He also served as an early postmaster and was a legislator in the Texas Congress when his friend Sam Houston was the President [Republic of Texas period: 1836-1845]. His father, Reverend John Haynie, served as the chaplain for the legislative body..




Hannah Marie Evans Haynie
Birth: 1817
New York, USA
Death: Feb. 10, 1898
Bastrop
Bastrop County
Texas, USA


Note: Her gravestone reads as: "Mother Haynie May 31, 1818-February 11, 1898" and does not state her name. She was the wife of Dr. Samuel G. Haynie.
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The following obituary was copied as it was printed. Contribution by FAG member Sue Lilley. Original photocopy work by Jeff Jackson.
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THE LAMPASAS LEADER
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1898

Death of Mrs. N. M. Haynie

On Thursday night, February 10, 1898, Mrs. N.M. Haynie died in Bastrop, Texas, at the residence of her son-in-law, Dr. H. P. Luckett.

Mrs. Haynie was the mother of Mrs. L.R. Carpenter and Postmaster Tom H. Haynie of Lampasas. Four other children survive her: Mrs. Orlando Caldwell of Austin, Mrs. Dr. Luckett and another daughter residing in New York, and another son, Mr. Charles R. Haynie of Bastrop. Her maiden name was Evans. She was born in Evansville, N. Y., in 1817, and moved to Texas in 1835, locating first in Washington County, but in 1850 the family settled in Austin. She had two brothers who were closely connected with the early history of Texas one being killed in the Fannin massacre at Goliad and the other being buthered at the Alamo with Crockett, Travis, Bowie and other martyrs of Texas liberty.

Mrs. Haynie was a lifelong member of the Episcopal church and the funeral occured from historic old St. David's Church in Austin Saturday morning at 10 o'clock.

Mrs. Carpenter and Mr. Haynie were both present to pay the last tribute of love to their best earthly friend, and the sympathy of all the people of Lampasas is tendered the bereaved ones.

Burial:
Oakwood Cemetery
Austin
Travis County
Texas, USA

Created by: Sue Lilley
Record added: Jun 10, 2010
Find A Grave Memorial# 53504587