my union brother is a direct des. of haines(g-g--grandad)does any one have any info to share,we are looking into his past history?sincerly mwalker

Hi,


You can order the book: Wiley G. Haines: Frontier United States Marshall by J. D. Haines, M.D., Eakin Press, 2001. This should help you in all your questions about the marshall.

thank you,my friend has the oringial letters to his wife abt the when he was shot,and a lot of other historical items,he is in the process of getting them out of storage.he said i could read them when he gets them.they should be kept in a museum somewhere ,well thats what i told him.sincerly,m walker ,tulsa okla(just west of hells fringe,osage co okla)

You might put your friend in touch with Dr. Haines. The family is very interested in any historical items related to Wiley.

The proposed Oklahoma Law Enforcement museum in Chandler might be very interested in the items you mentioned.

Here is a story from the web;

Associated Press - March 19, 2008 10:35 AM ET

CHANDLER, Okla. (AP) - An Oklahoma Law Enforcement Museum and Hall of Fame is planned for Chandler, home of 1 of the state's most famous lawmen.

Plans unveiled yesterday indicate the project could cost from $6 million to $8 million. It would be built next to an old armory off State Highway 66.

Deputy U.S. Marshal Bill Tilghman homesteaded in Oklahoma in the late 1800s and was a longtime resident of Chandler.

Carl Reherman, the president of the museum's board of directors, says temporary quarters for the museum in downtown Chandler could be open early next year.

Tilghman was elected Lincoln County sheriff in 1900 and served as state senator for a year before taking a job as Oklahoma City's police chief in 1911.

He retired in 1914 and made a motion picture, "The Passing of Oklahoma City Outlaws."

He was appointed marshal of Cromwell in 1924 and on Nov. 1st of that year was shot and killed while escorting notorious federal prohibition agent Wiley Lynn to jail.



You should be able to contact Dennis Lippe for additional information also.....