John Haire

In addition to being a farmer, the father found seasonal work at the local cotton gin.  While in this employment he suffered a leg injury that caused him to walk thereafter with a cane.  The gin held great fascination for his eight year old son, Calvin (Bud), who often spent the day with his father on the job.  On one memorable day, a neighbor, Sam Houston Thompson, brought a wagon load of cotton and was accompanied by his six year old daughter, Amanda.  The children played while the cotton was ginned and baled.  When the Thompson’s drove away, Bud told his father that when he became a man he intended to marry Amanda.

In the ten years that followed, the Haire family lived briefly in Collin County, then returned to a farm north of Grapevine.  During that time, Bud never changed his mind about Amanda.  At the ages of eighteen and sixteen, they were married.

Other children of John and Mary Louisa Haire were Ella, Rufus Martin, Rilla, Charlie, Laura Dola and Eula.  Ella married Tate Miller; both buried at White’s Chapel.  Rufus Martin; Rilla Married George Rogers (son Carmel) lived in Frisco; Charles married Emma _______, (sons Charlie and Donald); Laura Dola married Arthur Tate, both buried in Blue Bonnet.  Eula married Marvin Langley, both buried in Grapevine.

The mother of these children was born January 5, 1850.  She died June 9, 1905 and was buried at White’s Chapel.  The father spent his declining years with his children.  He died in the 1920’s at the home of Rilla Rogers, in Collin County and was brought back to White’s Chapel for burial.  His gravestone bears the following inscription:

“John Haire, Company A, 29 Georgia Cavalry”. 

Calvin (Bud) Haire, the first child of John and Mary Louisa Lowe (Haire), was born in Georgia.  He came to Tarrant County as a small boy in 1880.  Among seven brothers, he was the one who chose the Keller area as a permanent home.  At the age of eighteen, he was married to sixteen year old Amanda Thompson, November 16, 1890.  She was the daughter of Sam Houston Thompson and his wife, Mary Ann.

The Haire’s were farmers in the Jellico Community.  Their religious affiliation was with the Church of Christ.  The children attended Florence School.

The mother, Amanda Thompson Haire, was born on November 28, 1874, died on December 27, 1920.  She was buried in White’s Chapel Cemetery.  The father, Calvin Haire, born April 12, 1872, died on April 10, 1940 and was buried beside his wife.

Statistics regarding the ten children of Calvin (Bud) Haire and his wife, Amanda Thompson Haire as follows:

1)  Mary Ethel Haire, born October 9, 1891, died August 28, 1942.  Married Ichabod Benton Jimeson, born March 19, 1881, died June 15, 1947, on December 31, 1910.  Both are buried at White’s Chapel.  Their children were:

a)  Frances Mae Jimeson was married to Louis Olan Christian, 1935.  Their children were L.O. Jr., who married Barbara Hilliard; Mary Ann who married Mabern Blackwood; John Edwin who married Sheila Allen and David Martin who married Cheryl Stevens.

b)  J.D. Jimeson married Allie Mae Neal.  Their children were Shirly Ann who married Don Wilson; Dorothy Faye who married Johnnie Howell; and Joe Douglas

2) Rufus Martin Haire, born September 13, 1893.  Married Ethel Haley, born September 8, 1892, on December 24, 1911.  Their children were:

a)      Jennie O. Irene, born December 15, 1912, died in infancy.

b)      Martie Phillip, born January 1, 1914, died December 3, 1959 and buried in Bourland Cemetery.  Married to Nell Daniel.

c)      Claudie Calvin, born January 3, 1916, died June 19, 1934 and buried in Bourland Cemetery.

d)      Clara Juanita, born January 4, 1920, married to Clarence E. Steward.  Their children were Clarence Martin and Wanda Jean.

3)      Allie Neva Nell Haire, born September 26, 1895.  Married to W. E. (Bud) Fowler and Bill O. Herndon.

4)      Annie Viola May Haire, born October 15, 1898.  Married to Stonewall Helm, Bill Newton and Frank Payne.

5)      John H. Haire, born September 23, 1900 and died July 9, 1903.

6)      Nona Alice Haire, born February 9, 1904.  Married O.S. Baccus, one daughter Ora Juanita Baccus.  Married Cullen Mayes, one son Cullen Thomas Mayes.  Her third husband was Jim Francis.

7)      Floyce Calvin Haire, born July 23, 1906.  Married Verba Hale, one son, Kenneth Haire.

8)      Ruthie Elvira Haire, born April 15, 1913.  Married Roy Landis, Jimmie Morris, Roy Ivy and Bill Hannah.

9)      Ruby Wanda Haire, born December 10, 1914.  Married Al Chaplin, two children, son, Albert Ben and daughter, Wanda Sue.

10)  Sammie T. Haire, born December 24, 1920.  When this child was three days old, his mother died.  He grew up in the home of his paternal Aunt Rilla (Mrs. George Rogers) and is known as Sammie Haire Rogers.  He is married to Nina Mann, lives in Denton and is the father of six children; George, Wanda Ruth, Calvin, Sammie Jean, Zella and Alvin.

References:

  Rufus Martin Haire

Mrs. Frances Jimeson Christian

Mrs. Clarence Steward (Clara Haire)

Gravestones – Mt. Gilead

Family Bible owned by Opal Buffington White

References on T.J. Thompson and Sam Houston Thompson:  Tarrant County Vital Statistics.  Abstract on T.J. Thompson survey.