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Benjamin Franklin Gaines 1861–1925 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 07 Jul 1861

Birth Location: Rector Township, Saline Co., Illinois

Death Date: 23 Dec 1925

Death Location: Pleasant Grove (Douglas) Cemetery, Saline Co., Illinois

Father: James Gaines

Mother: Harriet Grimes

Spouse(s): Orba Mathis

Children(s): Elza Gaines, Webster Gaines, Malinda Gaines, Herman Gaines

Benjamin Franklin Gaines was born in 1861 in Rector Township, Saline Co., Illinois, the child of James Henry Gaines And Harriet Ann Grimes. Benjamin Franklin Gaines married Orba Derotha Mathis, and had children including Elza Ray Gaines, Herman Bland Gaines, Malinda Ann Gaines, Webster Gaines. Benjamin Franklin Gaines passed away in 1925 in Pleasant Grove (Douglas) Cemetery, Saline Co., Illinois.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Franklin Gaines was born in 1861 in Rector Township, Saline Co., Illinois, the child of James Henry Gaines And Harriet Ann Grimes.
  • Benjamin Franklin Gaines married Orba Derotha Mathis, and had children including Elza Ray Gaines, Herman Bland Gaines, Malinda Ann Gaines, Webster Gaines.
  • Benjamin Franklin Gaines passed away in 1925 in Pleasant Grove (Douglas) Cemetery, Saline Co., Illinois.

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Benjamin Gaines's Ancestors

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Benjamin Gaines
1861–1925
Birth Place: Rector Township, Saline Co., Illinois
Parents
James Henry Gaines
1837–1923
Botetourt Co., Virginia
Harriet (Ann) Grimes
1841–1923
Grandparents
Gibson (Wertham) Gaines
1803–1877
King & Queen Co., Virginia
Ann Thrasher
–1844
Great-Grandparents
Major Gaines
1786–1851
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Aaron Gaines
1763–1832
Jane Goodloe
1763–1818

Benjamin Gaines's Descendants

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Benjamin (Franklin) Gaines (07 Jul 1861–23 Dec 1925) m. Orba (Derotha) Mathis (26 Feb 1864–21 Jun 1945)
  1. 1. Elza (Ray) Gaines 1902–1959
  2. 2. Webster Gaines 1900–1901
  3. 3. Malinda (Ann) Gaines 1896–1975
  4. 4. Herman (Bland) Gaines 1895–1954 m. Amanda (S.) Organ 1898–1962
    1. 1. Molly (Lou) Gaines 1933–2000
    2. 2. June (Pauline) Gaines 1919–1919
    3. 3. May (Frauline) Gaines 1919–1919

Benjamin Gaines's Timeline

2 Records

1861
07 Jul 1861
Birth of Benjamin Franklin Gaines in Rector Township, Saline Co., Illinois
Rector Township, Saline Co., Illinois
1925
23 Dec 1925
Age 64
Death of Benjamin Franklin Gaines in Rector Township, Saline Co., Illinois
Rector Township, Saline Co., Illinois

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 07 Jul 1861
    Event Place: Rector Township, Saline Co., Illinois

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Dec 1925
    Event Place: Rector Township, Saline Co., Illinois

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pleasant Grove (Douglas) Cemetery, Saline Co., Illinois

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