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==Background==
==Background==
Haynes was born in [[Minden, Louisiana|Minden]], the seat of government of Webster Parish, to [[O. H. Haynes, Sr.]], and the former Mary Lynn Burns (1889-1971). Originally from the [[village]] of Shongaloo north of Minden, the senior Haynes was the sheriff from 1933 to 1952. Haynes, Jr., graduated in 1939 from [[Minden (Louisiana) High School|Minden High School]], having played [[football]] on the MHS state championship team in 1938, twenty-five years before his son Fred played on the next MHS state championship team. Thereafter, he attended [[Northwestern State University]] in [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches]], Louisiana, and secretly married his high school sweetheart, the former Freddie Louise "Sug" Walker (1924-2017), who was only fourteen at the time of the marriage.<ref name=jagan>{{cite web|url=http://press-herald.com/cameo-remebering-freddie-sug-haynes/|title=Cameo: Remembering Freddie "Sug" Haynes|author=Juanita Agan|publisher=''[[Minden Press-Herald]]''|accessdate=August 22, 2017}}</ref> The announcement of their marriage came in 1940 when 16-year-old Freddie walked the stage to receive her Minden High School diploma.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?page=lifestory&pid=186410214|title=Freddie Haynes obituary|publisher=''The Shreveport t Times''|date=August 17, 2017|accessdate=August 17, 2017}}</ref> Mrs. Haynes was originally from the village of Ashland in northern Natchitoches Parish, the youngest of four children of Fred Walker (1896-1954), who retired as a roadmaster with the former Louisiana and Arkansas Railway, and the former Lesca McCain (1900-1974). Freddie attended school in Readhimer, also in Natchitoches Parish, and then the former Ashland High School. The Walkers moved to Minden when Freddie Louise was starting high school.<ref name=jagan/>
Haynes was born in [[Minden, Louisiana|Minden]], the seat of government of Webster Parish, to [[O. H. Haynes, Sr.]], and the former Mary Lynn Burns (1889-1971). Originally from the [[village]] of Shongaloo north of Minden, the senior Haynes was the sheriff from 1933 to 1952. Haynes, Jr., graduated in 1939 from [[Minden (Louisiana) High School|Minden High School]], having played [[football]] on the MHS state championship team in 1938, twenty-five years before his son Fred played on the next MHS state championship team. Thereafter, he attended [[Northwestern State University]] in [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches]], Louisiana, and secretly married his high school sweetheart, the former Freddie Louise "Sug" Walker (1924-2017), who was only fourteen at the time of the marriage.<ref name=jagan>{{cite web|url=http://press-herald.com/cameo-remebering-freddie-sug-haynes/|title=Cameo: Remembering Freddie "Sug" Haynes|author=Juanita Agan|publisher=''[[Minden Press-Herald]]''|date=August 22, 2017|accessdate=July 28, 2020}}</ref> The announcement of their marriage came in 1940 when 16-year-old Freddie walked the stage to receive her Minden High School diploma.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?page=lifestory&pid=186410214|title=Freddie Haynes obituary|publisher=''The Shreveport t Times''|date=August 17, 2017|accessdate=August 17, 2017}}</ref> Mrs. Haynes was originally from the village of Ashland in northern Natchitoches Parish, the youngest of four children of Fred Walker (1896-1954), who retired as a roadmaster with the former Louisiana and Arkansas Railway, and the former Lesca McCain (1900-1974). Freddie attended school in Readhimer, also in Natchitoches Parish, and then the former Ashland High School. The Walkers moved to Minden when Freddie Louise was starting high school.<ref name=jagan/>
Besides Fred Haynes, O. H., Jr., and Freddie Walker Haynes had three other sons, O. H., III, Jerry Wayne (1952-2014), and Gary Walker Haynes (born 1962), all of Minden.<ref name=obit>Death of O. H. Haynes Jr., ''Minden Press-Herald,'' December 10, 1996.</ref>
Besides Fred Haynes, O. H., Jr., and Freddie Walker Haynes had three other sons, O. H., III, Jerry Wayne (1952-2014), and Gary Walker Haynes (born 1962), all of Minden.<ref name=obit>Death of O. H. Haynes Jr., ''Minden Press-Herald,'' December 10, 1996.</ref>