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While watching Who Do You Think You Are TV show, Season 4, Episode 8, about Jim Parsons, I saw this man's name. Jim Parsons was exploring his 3rd great grandfather Hacker and had gone to Tulane University where he was shown a book of graduates of the Medical College of Louisana. There just below his ancestor was listed Jno M. Haden, from Mississippi, graduated in 1847 as the 131st graduate of the College. His younger half-brother Richard D. Haden, from Texas was next - he had graduated in 1857.

1860 Census. Precinct 1, Polk Co TX. Cold Springs P.O. Hh 718
R. D. Haden, age 26, MD, b. Mississippi
Anna E., age 21, b. AL
Mary R., age 2, b. Texas. Jno. Wm. age 2/12 [two months], b. Texas.

Journal of the Congress of the Confederate State of America, 1861-1865, Vol. 3 Friday, March 13, 1863
Confederate States of America, War Department
Richmond, January 31, 1863
Sir: I have the honor to recommend the following nominations for appointment in the Provisional Army of the Confederate States of America:
Surgeons
[list included] R. D. Haden, Mississippi
[Although Richard was living in Texas at this time, this would seem to be his nomination. He was a surgeon; his father with the same initials was living but was not of that profession.]

R. D. Haden did served in the Confederate Army from Texas, in Companys C & E of the 2nd Infantry Regt. He entered as a 2nd Lt and was mustered out a Captain. Alternate name is given as Richard D. Hayden.

1870 Census. Subdivision 21, Polk Co TX. Singleton P.O. Hh 1671
Richard Haden, age 36, Physician, b. MS
Anna E., age 31, b. AL
Children all born in Texas: Mary R. age 12, John age 10, Anna age 6, William age 4, Charles age 2.
Texanna Powell, age 16, female, b. Texas.

I found Richard's widow and children in the Chambers Co TX Census in 1880.

Also, the Bible record lists Cold Springs in Polk Co in several places. Both Cold Spring and Bold Springs churches are listed for that County, but no town now exists. Cedar Bayou in Harris Co also does not exist as a town.

Very hard to read date of death, it was given as "R. D. Haden" and could be either Richard or his father - family data gives the same date for both, but I suspect one is an error. Certainly both father and son died before the 1880 census.

Birth	15 Jun 1834	Bridge, Mississippi
Marriage	8 Nov 1857	Cold Springs, Polk County, Texas - Anna Eliza Woodall
Military	1863 - 1865	Co. C & E, 2nd Regt TX Infantry, Civil War
Death	18 Jun 1879	Cedar Bayou, Harris County, Texas

Spouse	Anna Eliza Woodall (1839 - 1910)
Child	Mary Roberta "Robbie" Haden (1858 - 1926)
Child	John Pressly Haden (1860 - 1902)
Child	Virginia Haden (1863 - 1867)
Child	Ann Eliza Haden (1864 - 1910)
Child	William Douglas Haden (1866 - 1944)
Child	Charles Kingsley Haden (1868 - 1923)
Child	Capt. James Edward Haden (1870 - 1932)
Child	Richard Douglas "Dick" Haden (1876 - 1944)
Child	Hopkins Henry Haden (1878 - 1954)

Father	Hon. Robert Douglas Haden (1796 - 1879)
Mother	Martha Barry (1798 - 1838)
Sibling	William Loundes Haden (1836 - )