Hines

Studio shots, no. 272: the Charles and Eva M. Hines family.

Back in late spring, when the design of interpretive signage for Vick Cemetery finally got underway, I reached out to the McIntosh family — “could we include a photo of their patriarch Charles Hines in the sign’s graphic?” Ever generous, they said yes, and Charles A. McIntosh sent me an image.

Today, as the McIntosh family prepares to lay Mrs. Henrietta Hines McIntosh to rest, I thank them again and say a prayer for the life of a woman whose generosity to Lane Street Project was just the tiniest portion of her munificent spirit. Rest well, Mother McIntosh!

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Charles Hines, wife Eva Messick Hines, and children Anna Lee, born 1916, and Charles Erwin, born 1919. (That’s Picture-Taking Barnes’ one-armed chair.)

On 9 April 1885, Charles Hines, 22, married Sophia Williams, 28, at Lewis Williams’ in Edgecombe County. These were Mrs. McIntosh’s paternal grandparents.

Sophia Williams Hines died in the late 1890s, and on 8 September 1898, Charley Hines, 33, son of Wesley and Olive Hines of Edgecombe County, married William Ann Wilkins, 25, daughter of Richmond and Pollie Wilkins, of Toisnot, in Toisnot township, Wilson County.

In the 1900 census of Wilson, Wilson County: Charles Hines, 39; wife William Ann, 25; and children James Lewis, 14, Charles, 12, Emma, 10, Olive C., 8, Shady, 7, Dora, 4, and Charlie, 3.

In the 1910 census of Wilson, Wilson County: on Railroad Street, Heneretta Hines, 28, and her brother Charles Hines, 20, office janitor.

On 22 February 1913, Charlie Hines, 23, and Eva Messedge [Messick], 22, were married in Wilson. Missionary Baptist minister Fred M. Davis performed the ceremony in the presence of Nancy Taylor, Bessie Farmer, and Willie Wells.

In the 1920 census of Wilson, Wilson County: on Wiggins Street, Charlie Hines, 31, grocery man; wife Eva, 29; children Anna, 3, and Charlie Jr., 7 months; and cousin Maria King, 10.

Charlie Hines died 23 May 1935 in Wilson. Per his death certificate, he was 45 years old; was born in Wilson County to Charlie Hines and Sophia Williams; was married to Eva M. Hines; lived at 310 Walnut Street; and worked as a laborer. Dora Hines was informant.

On 24 November 1938, Willie Robinson, 25, of Wilson County, son of Linnie and Louise Robinson, married Anna Lee Hines, 22, of Wilson County, daughter of Charley and Eva Hines, in Nashville, Nash County, North Carolina. Eva M. Hines applied for the license

In the 1940 census of Wilson, Wilson County: at 303 Elba Street, Eva Hines, 50, household servant; son Charlie, 21, yard boy; and daughter Henrietta, 13, shared a household with Louis Hines Jr., 21, whiskey storage loader; wife Dolly M., 19, tobacco stemmer; and daughter Martha L., 6 months.

In 1940, Charles Erwin Hines registered for the World War II draft in Wilson. Per his registration card, he was born 28 March 1919 in Wilson; lived at 303 Elba Street; his contact was mother Eva Messick Hines; and he worked at Imperial Tobacco, Barnes and Lodge Streets.

In the 1950 census of Wilson, Wilson County: at 303 Elba, widow Eva M. Hines, 60, cook; daughter Anna Lee Robinson, 33, and her children James T., 11, and Annie E. Robinson, 10; daughter Henrietta Hines, 23, widow, and her children Patricia, 3, and Janet L. Hines, 2.

On 15 May 1954, Andrew McIntosh, 22, son of James and Mary Holmes McIntosh, married Henrietta Hines, 27, daughter of Charles and Eva Messick Hines, at Saint Alphonsus Catholic Church, Wilson.

Eva Messick Hines died 24 May 1971 in Wilson. Per her death certificate, she was born 12 February 1890 to James Messick and Isabella King; was a widow; and lived at 303 Elba Street. Henrietta McIntosh was informant.

Rest in peace, Henrietta Hines McIntosh.

I awoke this morning to the sad news that Mrs. Henrietta Hines McIntosh had gone to glory to join the ancestors.

After my father’s family moved to Queen Street, Eva Hines moved her family into 303 Elba Street. As a child, Mrs. McIntosh walked with her mother from Elba to Vick Cemetery on Sunday afternoons to visit her father Charles Hines‘ grave. I first heard of her deep personal connection to Vick in May 2023, when she attended Vick Cemetery: Past, Present, Future as a guest of Mayor Carlton Stevens. In August of that year, I asked and Mrs. McIntosh graciously agreed to speak with a WRAL reporter about the ongoing injustice her family had experienced due to decades of neglect and damage at Vick. A day later, she sat front and center at the Reconsecration ceremony Lane Street Project held at the cemetery.

For more than two years after Reconsecration, the City effectively sidelined Vick Cemetery, and Mrs. McIntosh was forced to continue to wait for respect to be restored to this sacred space. In early 2026, the wheels began to turn again with the creation of a descendant advisory council, and not two weeks ago we celebrated the progress made in reclaiming Vick Cemetery. Mrs. McIntosh understandably did not venture out into chilly rain to join us, but her son Charles A. McIntosh delivered remarks on her behalf.

Mrs. McIntosh embodied ninety-nine years of wisdom, resilience, and hope. I am endlessly grateful that her long journey allowed her to witness the dawn of the positive changes she championed.

Rest in perfect peace, Henrietta Hines McIntosh. My deepest condolences to the Hines-McIntosh family and to all who loved her. Please know how deeply we share your loss.

T/5 Gradis Hines, in England.

In the 1940 census of Woodington township, Lenoir County, N.C.: farmer Joe Hines, 39, farmer; wife Leona, 31; and children Gradis, 18, Bernice, 17, Joseph, 14, Edward, 13, Leora, 4, Jasper, 3, and an infant, 4 months. The family had lived in Wilson in 1935.

In 1945, Gradis Hines registered again for the draft. He reported that he was born 15 September 1920 in Wilson; lived at 812 East Green Street, Wilson; his contact was his father Joe Hines at the same address; and he was “just discharged from Army.”

Image courtesy of Veterans of World War II Wilson County, spiral-bound volume, Wilson County Public Library.

601 East Green Street, part 2.

601 East Green is described in the nomination form for the East Wilson Historic District: “ca. 1950; 1 1/2 stories; stone-veneered cottage with Neo-Colonial motifs.”

This house, built for physician William C. Hines and his family in the late 1940s, was a latecomer to the 600 block of East Green. It was demolished more than 20 years ago.

601 East Green, today.

Wilson Daily Times, 12 June 1951.

Contact sheet frames from N.87-12-363-375, Dr. William Hines House, 601 E. Green Street, East Wilson Historic District, Wilson, Wilson County, Survey and National Register Branch, State Historic Preservation Office; photo by Lisa Y. Henderson, May 2026.

Colored members of the medical staff of Lincoln Hospital.

Journal and Guide (Norfolk, Va.), 9 January 1937.

This photo collage appears in a full-page article titled “Hospital Is Built Where Monument Intended; Lincoln Hospital at Durham Has Unusual History and Record; Duke Family’s Plan To Honor Negro Slaves Changed To Erection of Much Needed Hospital.”

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