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Edmund D. Gaines 1856–1894 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Jan 1856

Birth Location: Autauga Co., Alabama

Death Date: 1894

Death Location: Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, Oklahoma

Father: William Gaines

Mother: Martha Smith

Spouse(s): Melissa Short

Children(s): Vienna Gaines, Elnora Gaines, Mittie Gaines, Edmund Gaines, Julia Gaines, Henry Gaines, William Gaines

In 1856, Edmund D. Gaines entered the world in Autauga Co., Alabama, born to William Martin Gaines And Martha Frances Smith. Edmund D. Gaines married Melissa B F Short, and had children including Edmund Randolph Gaines, Elnora Jane Gaines, Henry D Charles Gaines, Julia A Gaines, Mittie Miltonia Gaines, Vienna Gaines, William Pendleton Gaines. Edmund D. Gaines passed away in 1894 in Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, Oklahoma.

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Biography

  • In 1856, Edmund D. Gaines entered the world in Autauga Co., Alabama, born to William Martin Gaines And Martha Frances Smith.
  • Edmund D. Gaines married Melissa B F Short, and had children including Edmund Randolph Gaines, Elnora Jane Gaines, Henry D Charles Gaines, Julia A Gaines, Mittie Miltonia Gaines, Vienna Gaines, William Pendleton Gaines.
  • Edmund D. Gaines passed away in 1894 in Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, Oklahoma.

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Edmund Gaines's Ancestors

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Edmund Gaines
1856–1894
Birth Place: Autauga Co., Alabama
Parents
William Martin Gaines
1826–1911
Green Co., Alabama
Martha (Frances) Smith
1833–1908
Walker Co., Alabama
Grandparents
Henry (Pendleton) Gaines
1779–1865
Stokes Co., North Carolina
Nancy Shipp
1790–1862
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Gaines
1738–1811
Susannah Strother
–1811
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Gaines
1705–1796
Isabella Pendleton
1712–1790

Edmund Gaines's Descendants

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Edmund (D.) Gaines (15 Jan 1856–1894) m. Melissa (B. F.) Short (1858–1894)
  1. 1. Vienna Gaines 1890–1969 m. William (Charles) Stark 1892–1965
  2. 2. Elnora (Jane) Gaines 1880–1968 m. Salathiel Welch 1883–1962 m. John (James) Murray 1875–1936
    1. 1. Tommie (Bernice) Murray 1906–1972
    2. 2. Mittie (Ann) Murray 1903–1984 m. Jesse (Dewey) Bailey 1900–1969
      1. 1. Loree Bailey 1922–2000
    3. 3. Mary (Molisa) Murray 1900–1978 m. Clyde (Waldrop) Trimble 1896–1954
      1. 1. Elgene (Lynette) Trimble 1918–1994 m. Acil (Donovan) Dunlap 1921–1976
  3. 3. Mittie (Miltonia) Gaines 1883–1973 m. Loving (Ira Benjamin) Jr. –1972
  4. 4. Edmund (Randolph) Gaines 1891–1948
    1. 1. Roy (Carlton) Gaines –1936
  5. 5. Julia (A.) Gaines 1886–1980
  6. 6. Henry (D. "Charles") Gaines 1876–
  7. 7. William (Pendleton) Gaines 1878–1952 m. Georgia (Florence) Pickens 1882–1966

Edmund Gaines's Timeline

2 Records

1856
15 Jan 1856
Birth of Edmund D. Gaines in Autauga Co., Alabama
Autauga Co., Alabama
1894
1894
Age 38
Death of Edmund D. Gaines in Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, Oklahoma
Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, Oklahoma

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Jan 1856
    Event Place: Autauga Co., Alabama

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1894
    Event Place: Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, Oklahoma

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