Comments on The Genealogue: Genealogue Challenge #8

Yes, it was Vancouver's Arthur J. Haine—a man who ...

2007-08-28T13:37:00.000-04:00

Yes, it was Vancouver's Arthur J. Haine—a man who was proud to have "lived an infidel."

The boarder's name was Arthur J. Haine. He was no...

2007-08-28T11:38:00.000-04:00

The boarder's name was Arthur J. Haine. He was not only a Belgian immigrant, but also enumerated the census that year! [See 1880 Census for district 3, Vancouver, Clark County, Washington, page 58c.]

The two-word inscription on his tombstone at the Old City Cemetery reads "Haine Haint!" [See Brett Oppegaard's article on the subject at http://www.columbian.com/news/strange/quirky/absurd.cfm.]

Arthur J. Haine, whose tombstone reads "Haine Hain...

2007-08-28T07:44:00.000-04:00

Arthur J. Haine, whose tombstone reads "Haine Haint". You can read more of Haine here:

http://www.columbian.com/news/strange/quirky/absurd.cfm

Arthur J. Haine, was enumerated in the 1880 US Cen...

2007-08-28T05:36:00.000-04:00

Arthur J. Haine, was enumerated in the 1880 US Census as a boarder in the home of Mary Turnbull in Vancouver, WA. Coincidentally, he was employed as a census enumerator.

According to a story in The Columbian newspaper (http://www.columbian.com/news/strange/quirky/absurd.cfm), he was an athiest, and wished to be buried "without any monkey business."

This tombstone reads "Haine Haint". He also asked "I wish to be hauled to my grave by a team of matched white horses. I wish them to be directed at a smart pace. I wish to have a band follow, running if they must, and playing lively tunes." -- which his mortician followed the directions, at the cost of his business.