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Blanche Hightower Gaines 1926–1993 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Oct 1926

Birth Location: hreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, USA

Death Date: 25 May 1993

Death Location: Orlando, Orange, Florida, USA

Father: Joseph Gaines

Mother: Blanche Hightower

Spouse(s): Frank Milam

Children(s):

In 1926, Blanche Hightower Gaines entered the world in hreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, USA, born to Joseph Holt Gaines And Blanche Hightower. In 1930, Blanche Hightower Gaines resided in Charleston, Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, US. In 1950, Blanche Hightower Gaines resided in Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA. Blanche Hightower Gaines married Frank Mairs Milam, and had children including Lucy Gaines Milam, Margaret Anne Milam, Robert Thomas Milam Sr. Blanche Hightower Gaines passed away in 1993 in Orlando, Orange, Florida, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1926, Blanche Hightower Gaines entered the world in hreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, USA, born to Joseph Holt Gaines And Blanche Hightower.
  • In 1930, Blanche Hightower Gaines resided in Charleston, Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, US.
  • In 1950, Blanche Hightower Gaines resided in Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA.
  • Blanche Hightower Gaines married Frank Mairs Milam, and had children including Lucy Gaines Milam, Margaret Anne Milam, Robert Thomas Milam Sr.
  • Blanche Hightower Gaines passed away in 1993 in Orlando, Orange, Florida, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Blanche Gaines's Ancestors

Self
Blanche Gaines
1926–1993
Birth Place: hreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, USA
Parents
Joseph Holt Gaines
1900–1954
Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia
Blanche Hightower
1902–1993
Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, USA
Grandparents
Joseph (Holt) Gaines
1864–1951
Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA
majorie (L) Gaines
1876–1952
West Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Theophilus Gaines
1824–1900
Ariadina Gaines
1828–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ludwell Gaines
1793–1861
Margaret Douglass
1794–1883

Blanche Gaines's Timeline

4 Records

1926
20 Oct 1926
Birth of Blanche Hightower Gaines in hreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, USA
hreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, USA
1930
1930
Age 4
Blanche Hightower Gaines resided here in Charleston, Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
Charleston, Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 24
Blanche Hightower Gaines resided here in Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
1993
25 May 1993
Age 67
Death of Blanche Hightower Gaines in Orlando, Orange, Florida, USA
Orlando, Orange, Florida, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Oct 1926
    Event Place: hreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Orlando Sentinel; Publication Date: 26 May 1993; Publication Place: Orlando, Florida, USA; ,0.30640185,0.52041066,0.43005568&xid=3355
    [3] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia; Roll: 1352; Page: 18; Enumeration District: 56-105

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Charleston, Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia; Roll: 1352; Page: 18; Enumeration District: 56-105

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Orlando, Orange, Florida, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Orlando Sentinel; Publication Date: 26 May 1993; Publication Place: Orlando, Florida, USA; ,0.30640185,0.52041066,0.43005568&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 May 1993
    Event Place: Orlando, Orange, Florida, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Orlando Sentinel; Publication Date: 26 May 1993; Publication Place: Orlando, Florida, USA; ,0.30640185,0.52041066,0.43005568&xid=3355

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