Robert Anderson Haynes Passed Away Last Evening

Was Native Texan and son of Well known Army Officer
Former Member of Rangers, Sheriff of Zapata County, surveyor and in Immigration Service.

Robert Anderson Haynes, an inspector in the United States Immigration Service at Laredo for the past fifteen years and who was well known to thousands of persons outside of Laredo on account of his activities prior to coming here to make his home, died at his home in this city last night at 9:15 o'clock after a short illness, although the sudden change in his condition for the worse came unexpectedly and he passed away before a physician could reach his bedside.

Robert Anderson Haynes was a native Texan, the son of Colonel John L. Haynes, an officer of the federal army during the civil war. He was born in Austin, Texas, in 1860, and after attending the common schools in his native city went to Brooklyn, N. Y. where he completed his education and then returned to Texas. He secured a position with the late Jay Gould, the great railroad magnate, to survey the route of the International & Great Northern railway, which it was intended to extend from St. Louis to Mexico City. However, due to the breaking up of the agreement the line did not extend beyond Laredo, ceasing at the boundary line here.

In later years deceased became a member of the Texas Ranger force under Captain Joe Shely and participated in the fight at Round Rock during which Sam Bass was killed. Resigning from the Ranger force, Mr. Haynes was elected sheriff of Zapata county and filled that office from 1892 to 1900, and it was while serving as sheriff of Zapata county in 1895 that he was married to Miss Margarita Ramirez, who died some years ago. After giving up his duties as sheriff of Zapata county deceased was superintendent of construction of the Matamoros & Monterey railway and in 1905 entered the United States Immigration service, serving as an inspector, and this position he held up to the time of his death.

Besides two sons, John and James Haynes, of this city, and one daughter, Miss Mary Haynes, who is attending school in Washington, deceased is survived by one brother, Leonard Haynes, who is in New York, and who was advised of his brother's death last night.

The body of Mr. Haynes will beheld at the Jackson Undertaking parlors until tomorrow afternoon at 4 o'clock when the funeral will take place from there to the Episcopal church and thence to the city cemetery.

Laredo Weekly Times, Laredo, Tex, Oct 31, 1920