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Arthur Clay Gaines 1869–1956 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Jul 1869

Birth Location: Sangamon Co., Illinois

Death Date: 09 Jul 1956

Death Location: Grand Island, Nebraska (buried at Kennard, Nebraska)

Father: William Gaines

Mother: Marietta Compton

Spouse(s): Harriet Hinman

Children(s):

In 1869, Arthur Clay Gaines entered the world in Sangamon Co., Illinois, born to William Fletcher Gaines And Marietta Compton. Arthur Clay Gaines married Harriet Belle Hinman, and had children including Living Gaines. Arthur Clay Gaines passed away in 1956 in Grand Island, Nebraska (buried at Kennard, Nebraska).

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Biography

  • In 1869, Arthur Clay Gaines entered the world in Sangamon Co., Illinois, born to William Fletcher Gaines And Marietta Compton.
  • Arthur Clay Gaines married Harriet Belle Hinman, and had children including Living Gaines.
  • Arthur Clay Gaines passed away in 1956 in Grand Island, Nebraska (buried at Kennard, Nebraska).

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Arthur Gaines's Ancestors

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Arthur Gaines
1869–1956
Birth Place: Sangamon Co., Illinois
Parents
William Fletcher Gaines
1840–1913
Sangamon Co., Illinois
Marietta Compton
1850–1928
Virden, Sangamon Co., Illinois
Grandparents
Abram (Clay) Gaines
1814–1892
Hopkinsville, Christian Co., Kentucky
Mary Sackett
1821–1863
Hamilton, Butler Co., OH
Great-Grandparents
Richard Gaines
1777–1845
Amy Green
1782–1871
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Gaines
1755–1807
Elizabeth (Rice)
1757–1835

Arthur Gaines's Timeline

2 Records

1869
15 Jul 1869
Birth of Arthur Clay Gaines in Sangamon Co., Illinois
Sangamon Co., Illinois
1956
09 Jul 1956
Age 87
Death of Arthur Clay Gaines in Grand Island, Nebraska (buried at Kennard, Nebraska)
Grand Island, Nebraska (buried at Kennard, Nebraska)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Jul 1869
    Event Place: Sangamon Co., Illinois

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 09 Jul 1956
    Event Place: Grand Island, Nebraska (buried at Kennard, Nebraska)

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