Historical encyclopedia of Illinois, ed . ll, of Missouri. The great-grandfatherof W. H. Hainlines mother was a member ofthe- Castleman family, now prominent in Ken-tucky. William H. Hainline was reared tofarm work, and in the winters of his boyhoodattended the common school in his neighbor-hood, where he wrestled with McGuffeys Read-ers, the Elementary blue black spelling book,Kirkhams Grammar, and Pikes and Raysarithmetics. In 1859, when eighteen years old,he went to Pikes Peak with an ox-team; golddid not pan out for him and he returned thesame year. In April, 1861, he enlisted in Com-pany
Historical encyclopedia of Illinois, ed . ll, of Missouri. The great-grandfatherof W. H. Hainlines mother was a member ofthe- Castleman family, now prominent in Ken-tucky. William H. Hainline was reared tofarm work, and in the winters of his boyhoodattended the common school in his neighbor-hood, where he wrestled with McGuffeys Read-ers, the Elementary blue black spelling book,Kirkhams Grammar, and Pikes and Raysarithmetics. In 1859, when eighteen years old,he went to Pikes Peak with an ox-team; golddid not pan out for him and he returned thesame year. In April, 1861, he enlisted in Com-pany A. Sixteenth Regiment Illinois VolunteerInfantry, for three years service in the CivilWar. On the expiration of his term he re-en-listed, and served until the close of the war,when he was mustered out, July 8, 1865, atLouisville. Ky. On coming home he was (un-expectedly to himself) nominated for the coun-ty treasurership. He was elected to that office,and moved to Macomb, occupying the house inwhich he now lives. After his two years term. MRS. THOMAS D. KIRK HISTORY OF Mcdonough county. 891 as County Treasurer he was ensaged two yearsin the drug business, in partnership with Delaney. He sold out his interest, and in1870 purchased a half-interest in the Macomb,Ioiirnal printing office; in ISSl, l)ougiit thehall-inierest of his partner, B. R. Hainlin-i became one of the stocliholdersof the Frost Sewer Pipe Company on its organ-ization. Kor over a third of a century he hasbeen actively identified with the County FairAssociation, of which he was Secretary fortwenty-five years, and was President three yearssince 1902. declining re-election in He wasone of the leading spirits in securing the loca-tion of the Illinois State Normal School inMacomb, and few public enter|)rises of anymoment in this section have been develojiedwithout the active and energetic assistance ofhis helping hand. To him the mutual and edu-cational interests of Macomb are as largely in-deb
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