Solomon Hineline

The Solomon Hineline family

Solomon Hineline, Sr. was born August 13, 1817, in Pennsylvania. His family moved to Ohio, where he grew up. He came to Nebraska and homesteaded a 160 acre farm at DeSoto, Nebraska, May 1, 1860. The Homestead Act deed was signed by President James Buchanan. My father, Solomon, Jr., told me that Grandpa tried to locate near to where he thought the railroad would eventually be built. The railroad cut through the center of his farm. The Indians were common in the area at the time and were very friendly. My father told of a time when the Indians protected Grandpa against a group of "claim jumpers" who planned to kill him and take the land. He built a log cabin and later married Catherine Oberst. Six children were born to this union: John W., George C., Frank, Adason, Olive and Charles. After the death of his wife Catherine he married Sylvia Florence Harner, February 12, 1878. One child, Solomon, Jr., was born to this union. February 23, 1880. The family were members of the Latter Day Saints Church. Before the railroad was built Solomon hauled his grain to market in Omaha by horse and wagon, taking two days each way for the trip. He slept under the wagon at the side of the road. Solomon Hineline, Sr. built a large five-bedroom house on the farm in 1884, when my father was four years old. Solomon Sr. died July 11, 1896 at the age of eighty-nine. He was buried in the DeSoto cemetery. After his death the farm was divided among his children. Four of his older sons built homes and raised their families there. Solomon, Jr., the youngest son, lived on in the home place with his mother. In 1906 he married Emma Wallace. Nine children were born to this union: Mae, William, Ralph, Marjorie, Belva, Sylvia, twins Bernice and Burnice, and Edward. The home place is still in the family name. Ronald Hineline, of the fourth generation, is in the process of building a new house to replace the old home which burned about four years ago. The John Hineline home is still standing and owned by his granddaughter, Lorraine, Mrs. Victor Kennedy, of Houston, Texas. She is the daughter of Olive Hineline Busch and Roy C. Busch. The Charles Hineline home that was built near the DeSoto Store and Post Office is still well preserved and is owned by his daughter-in-law, Mrs. Virgil (Norma) Hineline, who is a widow. Submitted by Marjorie Hineline Cutler

Source: Washington County Nebraska History 1980, page 200-201. The Washington County Historical Association. Taylor Publishing Company, Dallas, Texas, 1980.