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Ann McDowell Whitson 1814–1862 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1814

Birth Location: Columbia, Tennessee

Death Date: 12 Feb 1862

Death Location: Patton, Alabama

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Spouse(s): Edmond Gaines

Children(s): William Gaines, Samuel Gaines, Eugene Gaines, Eliza Gaines, Elizabeth Gaines, Nancy Gaines, James Gaines, Susan Gaines, Barthellmew Gaines, John Gaines, Henry Gaines, Mary Gaines

Ann McDowell Whitson was born in 1814 in Columbia, Tennessee, the child of James Whitson And Elizabeth Tony. Ann McDowell Whitson married Edmond Thomas Gaines, and had children including Barthellmew Bartley Gaines, Eliza Gaines, Elizabeth Gaines, Eugene Gaines, Henry Pendleton Gaines, James Preston Gaines, John Strother Gaines, Mary Frances Gaines, Nancy Mirandy Gaines, Samuel Gaines, Susan Samantha Gaines, William Billie Gaines. Ann McDowell Whitson passed away in 1862 in Patton, Alabama.

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Biography

  • Ann McDowell Whitson was born in 1814 in Columbia, Tennessee, the child of James Whitson And Elizabeth Tony.
  • Ann McDowell Whitson married Edmond Thomas Gaines, and had children including Barthellmew Bartley Gaines, Eliza Gaines, Elizabeth Gaines, Eugene Gaines, Henry Pendleton Gaines, James Preston Gaines, John Strother Gaines, Mary Frances Gaines, Nancy Mirandy Gaines, Samuel Gaines, Susan Samantha Gaines, William Billie Gaines.
  • Ann McDowell Whitson passed away in 1862 in Patton, Alabama.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Edmond Gaines
1812–1882
Birth Location: Charlotte, Virginia
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Children(s)

William Gaines
1843–
Birth Location: –
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Samuel Gaines
1847–
Birth Location: –
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Eugene Gaines
1852–1872
Birth Location: –
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Eliza Gaines
1848–
Birth Location: –
EG
Elizabeth Gaines
1839–1910
Birth Location: –
EG
Nancy Gaines
1837–1908
Birth Location: –
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James Gaines
1835–1929
Birth Location: –
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Susan Gaines
1837–
Birth Location: –
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Barthellmew Gaines
1848–
Birth Location: –
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John Gaines
1841–1887
Birth Location: –
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Henry Gaines
1850–1923
Birth Location: –
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Mary Gaines
1843–1919
Birth Location: Walker Co., Alabama
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Ann Whitson's Ancestors

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Ann Whitson
1814–1862
Birth Place: Columbia, Tennessee
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Ann Whitson's Descendants

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Ann (McDowell) Whitson (1814–12 Feb 1862) m. Edmond (Thomas) Gaines (1812–1882)
  1. 1. William ("Billie") Gaines 1843–
  2. 2. Samuel Gaines 1847–
  3. 3. Eugene Gaines 1852–1872
  4. 4. Eliza Gaines 1848–
  5. 5. Elizabeth Gaines 1839–1910
  6. 6. Nancy (Mirandy) Gaines 1837–1908 m. Daniel (James) Gibson 1836–1909
    1. 1. Edmond (Gaines) Gibson 1878–1946
    2. 2. Horace (Pendleton) Gibson 1861–
      1. 1. Howard (Herndon) Gibson 1884–1884
      2. 2. Nelon Gibson 1888–1916
      3. 3. Luther (Allen) Gibson 1885–
      4. 4. Nannie (Mae) Gibson 1890–
    3. 3. Bryon Gibson 1870–1923
      1. 1. Griffin (Vannah) Gibson 1891–
    4. 4. Sarah (Ann) Gibson 1876–
      1. 1. William (Gaines) Jefferies 1909–1927
      2. 2. James (Fenton) Jefferies 1900–1969
      3. 3. Kenneth (Jackson) Jefferies 1904–1956
    5. 5. Sidney (P.) Gibson 1874–1929 m. Ella Pitts –1922
    6. 6. Savaillah (Frances"gin") Gibson 1859–1922 m. John (T.) Pitts –1918
      1. 1. Barnes (E.) Strickland 1880–
      2. 2. A.p. Pitts 1886–
      3. 3. Daniel (L.) Strickland 1877–
      4. 4. Robert (Reed) Pitts 1888–
    7. 7. Oscar Gibson 1880–1946
  7. 7. James (Preston) Gaines 1835–1929
    1. 1. Eleanor (Augusta) Gaines 1882–
    2. 2. Edmond (Pendleton) Gaines 1887–
    3. 3. Myra (Clark) Gaines 1878–
  8. 8. Susan (Samantha) Gaines 1837–
  9. 9. Barthellmew ("Bartley") Gaines 1848– m. Editha (Isabella) Corry 1855–1888
  10. 10. John (Strother) Gaines 1841–1887 m. Bassheba (Jane) Swindall 1840–1928
    1. 1. Eugene (Pendleton) Gaines 1877–1930
  11. 11. Henry (Pendleton) Gaines 1850–1923 m. Caroline Day 1851–1933
    1. 1. Statia Gaines 1876–1899 m. Earl Lynn 1876–1942
    2. 2. Nancy (Varilla) Gaines 1874–1954 m. Harry (B.) Hazelton 1877–1915
    3. 3. Edmond (Thomas) Gaines 1887–1942
    4. 4. Byrd (Day) Gaines 1878–1955 m. Leslie Cox 1877–1953
      1. 1. Gaines (Byrd Day) Jr. 1913–1959
    5. 5. Henry (Pendleton) Gaines 1885–1942
    6. 6. Sydney Gaines 1887–1928
      1. 1. Claire Catchings 1910–1949
  12. 12. Mary (Frances) Gaines 1843–1919 m. Andrew (Jackson) Gibson 1843–1925
    1. 1. Baxter (H.) Gibson 1870–1942 m. Ada Alley –1972

Ann Whitson's Timeline

3 Records

1814
1814
Birth of Ann McDowell Whitson in Columbia, Tennessee
Columbia, Tennessee
1814
1814
Birth of Ann McDowell Whitson
None
1862
12 Feb 1862
Age 48
Death of Ann McDowell Whitson in Patton, Alabama
Patton, Alabama

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1814
    Event Place: Columbia, Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1814

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Feb 1862
    Event Place: Patton, Alabama
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