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Bernard Thomas Gaines Sr. 1940–1992

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Birth Date: November 3, 1940

Birth Location: Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA

Death Date: August 15, 1992

Death Location: Newton

Father: Seymour Gaines

Mother:

In 1940, Bernard Thomas Gaines Sr. entered the world in Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA, born to Seymour Junell Gaines And Bernice June Black. In 1957, Bernard Thomas Gaines Sr. resided in Iowa, USA. In 1959, Bernard Thomas Gaines Sr. resided in Des Moines, Boone, Iowa, USA. Bernard Thomas Gaines Sr. passed away in 1992 in Newton.

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Why This Is a Public Tree Person

This person was detected across multiple family trees uploaded by different tree owners in the YourRoots network. Using our proprietary algorithm and AI tools, we evaluate matching based on name, birth/death dates and locations, and parents/descendants matching.

Full name consistent across 3 independent trees
Birth year and location consistent across 3 trees
Death year and location consistent across 3 trees

Reliability Score

This score reflects the reliability of the source family tree. A high rating indicates a trustworthy source with strong data consistency.

Reliability Score:
A
Criteria:
  • A 3 criteria (Strong)
  • B 2 criteria (Medium)
  • C 1 criteria (Basic)

Verification checklist:

  • Record available
  • Descendant's record available
  • Star tree owner

Immediate Family

Parents

Seymour Gaines
1919–1983
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Spouse(s)

Children

Biography

Early Life

In 1940, Bernard Thomas Gaines Sr. entered the world in Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA, born to Seymour Junell Gaines And Bernice June Black.

In 1957, Bernard Thomas Gaines Sr. resided in Iowa, USA.

In 1959, Bernard Thomas Gaines Sr. resided in Des Moines, Boone, Iowa, USA.

Later Years

Bernard Thomas Gaines Sr. passed away in 1992 in Newton.

Sources

  1. 1
    Death Records Massachusetts, U.S., Death Index, 1970-2003
  2. 2
    Newspaper U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current
  3. 3
    Record U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
  4. 4
    Record U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
  5. 5
    Record U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016
  6. 6
    Social Security U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
  7. 7
    Death Records U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
  8. 8
    Military U.S., Korean War Era Draft Cards

Life Timeline

1940
Born in Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA
1957
Resided in Iowa, USA
1959
Resided in Des Moines, Boone, Iowa, USA
1985
Resided in Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
1992
Resided in Waban, Ma
1992
Died in Newton

Related Records

SG
Seymour Junell Gaines
1919–1983 · Parent

Found in 3 Family Trees

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