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Alexander Hamilton Gaines 1800–1886 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Nov 1800

Birth Location: Clark Co., Ohio

Death Date: 02 Sep 1886

Death Location: Ross Township, Clark Co., Ohio

Father: Benjamin Gaines

Mother:

Spouse(s): Mary Chrispin

Children(s): Susannah Gaines, Henry Gaines, James Gaines, Francis Gaines, Jonathan Gaines, Benjamin Gaines, Amanda Gaines, William Gaines, Phoebe Gaines, Sarah Gaines

Alexander Hamilton Gaines was born in 1800 in Clark Co., Ohio, the child of Benjamin Pendleton Gaines And Elizabeth Wright. Alexander Hamilton Gaines married Mary Chrispin, and had children including Amanda Gaines, Benjamin Gaines, Francis Gaines, Henry Gaines, James Gaines, Jonathan Gaines, Phoebe Gaines, Sarah Gaines, Susannah Gaines, William Gaines. Alexander Hamilton Gaines passed away in 1886 in Ross Township, Clark Co., Ohio.

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Biography

  • Alexander Hamilton Gaines was born in 1800 in Clark Co., Ohio, the child of Benjamin Pendleton Gaines And Elizabeth Wright.
  • Alexander Hamilton Gaines married Mary Chrispin, and had children including Amanda Gaines, Benjamin Gaines, Francis Gaines, Henry Gaines, James Gaines, Jonathan Gaines, Phoebe Gaines, Sarah Gaines, Susannah Gaines, William Gaines.
  • Alexander Hamilton Gaines passed away in 1886 in Ross Township, Clark Co., Ohio.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Alexander Gaines's Ancestors

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Alexander Gaines
1800–1886
Birth Place: Clark Co., Ohio
Parents
Benjamin Pendleton Gaines
1773–1858
Grandparents
Benjamin Gaines
1735–1823
Culpeper Co. Virginia
Great-Grandparents
William Gaines
1705–1796
Isabella Pendleton
1712–1790
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Gaines
1670–1755
Henry Pendleton
1683–1721
Mary Taylor
1688–1770

Alexander Gaines's Descendants

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Alexander (Hamilton) Gaines (24 Nov 1800–02 Sep 1886) m. Mary Chrispin (06 Sep 1797–16 May 1881)
  1. 1. Susannah Gaines 1836–1913
  2. 2. Henry Gaines 1833–1868
  3. 3. James Gaines 1825–1919 m. Louise Weaver 1827–
    1. 1. Rosa Gaines 1858–
    2. 2. Mary Gaines 1850–
    3. 3. George Gaines 1853–
  4. 4. Francis Gaines 1823– m. Mary (Jane) McFarland –1871
  5. 5. Jonathan Gaines 1829–1919 m. Lucinda Gilkey 1837–1914
    1. 1. Arthur (C.) Gaines 1870–
    2. 2. James (S.) Gaines 1862–1885
    3. 3. Newton Gaines 1857–
    4. 4. Ernest (L.) Gaines 1873–1895
    5. 5. Charles Gaines 1869–
    6. 6. Eva (E.) Gaines 1866–1960
    7. 7. Ralph (Henry) Gaines 1865–1953 m. Frankie Kendall –1896 m. Jessie Boyd 1874–1924
      1. 1. Orval (Henry) Gaines 1888–1956 m. Edith (Charity) Buckner 1891–1965
    8. 8. Walter (T.) Gaines 1872–1930 m. Jennie (G.) Davis 1874–1955
      1. 1. Edna (May) Gaines 1900–1969 m. Cyrus (Clyde) Morgan 1898–1968
      2. 2. Paul Gaines 1898–1938
      3. 3. Mildred Gaines 1905–1958
    9. 9. Fred (E.) Gaines 1875–1925 m. Margaret ("Maggie" Lavina) Miller 1879–1936
    10. 10. Victor (H.) Gaines 1880–1940 m. Mary Sherlock 1885–
      1. 1. Victor (Sherlock) Gaines 1909–1981 m. Elizabeth Jones –1989
    11. 11. Grace (Gilkey) Gaines 1877–1960 m. Clarence White 1877–1942
    12. 12. William Gaines 1860–
    13. 13. Laura (Alice) Gaines 1858–
  6. 6. Benjamin Gaines 1831–
    1. 1. Allen Gaines 1862–1863
    2. 2. Lucinda ("Lulu") Gaines –1946
  7. 7. Amanda Gaines 1839–1843
  8. 8. William Gaines 1827–1861
  9. 9. Phoebe Gaines 1835–1918 m. John McDorman 1830–
    1. 1. James (Alexander) McDorman 1860–
      1. 1. Bessie (May) McDorman 1887–
      2. 2. Frank McDorman 1883–
      3. 3. Lester McDorman 1881–
      4. 4. Carl McDorman 1884–
    2. 2. William (Allen) McDorman 1856–
      1. 1. Paullin McDorman 1882–
      2. 2. John McDorman 1884–
      3. 3. Floy McDorman 1879–
    3. 3. Willis McDorman 1862–
      1. 1. Oscar McDorman 1886–
  10. 10. Sarah Gaines 1836–1891

Alexander Gaines's Timeline

2 Records

1800
24 Nov 1800
Birth of Alexander Hamilton Gaines in Clark Co., Ohio
Clark Co., Ohio
1886
02 Sep 1886
Age 86
Death of Alexander Hamilton Gaines in Ross Township, Clark Co., Ohio
Ross Township, Clark Co., Ohio

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Nov 1800
    Event Place: Clark Co., Ohio

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 02 Sep 1886
    Event Place: Ross Township, Clark Co., Ohio

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