Eugene A. Hinds was born around 1840 in New York to Joseph and Harriet Hinds. His father was a merchant. He grew up and attended school in Little Falls, New York. He married a woman named Mary around 1863, and they had at least four children: Emma, born around 1867; Fred, born around 1870; Mary, born around 1873; and Marjorie, born around 1878. They lived in Richfield, New York, and he worked as a merchant. By 1870, he owned $5,000 of real estate and $17,000 of personal property. He also received an appointment as a local postmaster. He died in Richfield on April 21, 1912.