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Baylor was the first institution of higher learning in Texas, and in time the school became the largest Baptist-related institution of higher education in the world. Baines encouraged women students at Baylor, and he and Mrs. Baines helped to provide them lodging. In his later years, Baines was a trustee of the Baylor female institution, the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor in Belton. The school has since gone coeducational. In 1886, four years after Baines' death, Baylor relocated to [[Waco, Texas|Waco]] in McLennan County.​

Baylor was the first institution of higher learning in Texas, and in time the school became the largest Baptist-related institution of higher education in the world. Baines encouraged women students at Baylor, and he and Mrs. Baines helped to provide them lodging. In his later years, Baines was a trustee of the Baylor female institution, the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor in Belton. The school has since gone coeducational. In 1886, four years after Baines' death, Baylor relocated to [[Waco, Texas|Waco]] in McLennan County.​

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On January 21, 1865, Melissa Baines died while the family was living in Fairfield, Texas. Baines' mother had died months earlier, after having come to live with the family. Melissa Baines is buried in an unmarked grave in Fairfield Cemetery. The grave was not located by family members until 1960. Baines made her coffin with his own hands. Six months later on June 13, Baines married a then 33-year-old widow, Cynthia W. Williams, also originally from North Carolina.​

On January 21, 1865, Melissa Baines died while the family was living in Fairfield, Texas. Baines' mother had died months earlier, after having come to live with the family. Melissa Baines is buried in an unmarked grave in Fairfield Cemetery. The grave was not located by family members until 1960. Baines made her coffin with his own hands. Six months later on June 13, Baines married a then 33-year-old widow, Cynthia W. Williams, also originally from North Carolina.​

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The Fairfield church in Freestone County honored former pastor Baines with an historical marker unveiled in 1965.​

The Fairfield church in Freestone County honored former pastor Baines with an historical marker unveiled in 1965.​

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Lyndon Johnson attended the 125th anniversary of the First Baptist Church in Minden, Louisiana, in the fall of 1969, when the churched particularly honored the memory of LBJ's great-grandfather.​

In the fall of 1969, former President Lyndon Johnson attended the 125th anniversary of the First Baptist Church in Minden, Louisiana, which recognized the memory of LBJ's great-grandfather.​

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The George Washington Baines House has been restored and operates as the popular Baines House Bed and Breakfast Inn in Salado.​

The George Washington Baines House has been restored and operates as the popular Baines House Bed and Breakfast Inn in Salado.​