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Ellen Lee GAINES Weathers 1917 – 2002 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 March 1917

Birth Location: Heflin, Cleburne County, Alabama, United States of America

Death Date: 4 March 2002

Death Location: Anniston, Calhoun County, Alabama, United States of America

Father: William Weathers

Mother: Rosa Warren

Spouse(s): Beuna Gaines

Children(s): Verna Gaines, Buford Gaines, Shirley Gaines, Shirley Benefield, Howard Gaines, Carolyn Gaines, Larry Gaines

Ellen Lee GAINES Weathers was born in 1917 in Heflin, Cleburne County, Alabama, United States of America, the child of William Alonzo Weathers and Rosa Lee WEATHERS Warren. In 1930, Ellen Lee GAINES Weathers resided in Fruithurst, Fruithurst, Cleburne, Alabama, USA. In 1950, Ellen Lee GAINES Weathers resided in Bells Mills, Cleburne, Alabama, USA. Ellen Lee GAINES Weathers married Beuna Columbus Gaines, and had children including Verna S Gaines, Buford C Gaines, Shirley Ann BENEFIELD Gaines, Shirley Ann Benefield, Howard B Gaines, Carolyn M Gaines, Larry Wayne Gaines. Ellen Lee GAINES Weathers passed away in 2002 in Anniston, Calhoun County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Ellen Lee GAINES Weathers was born in 1917 in Heflin, Cleburne County, Alabama, United States of America, the child of William Alonzo Weathers and Rosa Lee WEATHERS Warren.
  • In 1930, Ellen Lee GAINES Weathers resided in Fruithurst, Fruithurst, Cleburne, Alabama, USA.
  • In 1950, Ellen Lee GAINES Weathers resided in Bells Mills, Cleburne, Alabama, USA.
  • Ellen Lee GAINES Weathers married Beuna Columbus Gaines, and had children including Verna S Gaines, Buford C Gaines, Shirley Ann BENEFIELD Gaines, Shirley Ann Benefield, Howard B Gaines, Carolyn M Gaines, Larry Wayne Gaines.
  • Ellen Lee GAINES Weathers passed away in 2002 in Anniston, Calhoun County, Alabama, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Ellen Weathers's Ancestors

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Ellen Weathers
1917 – 2002
Birth Place: Heflin, Cleburne County, Alabama, United States of America
Parents
William Alonzo Weathers
1895 – 1956
Cleburne, Alabama, United States
Rosa (Lee WEATHERS) Warren
1899 – 1990
Cleburne, Alabama, United States
Grandparents
Thomas (Allen) Weathers
1862 – 1948
Barbour County, Alabama, USA
Martha (Eudora "Dora" Sloan? WEATHERS) Weathers
1866 – 1903
Lamar County, Alabama, United States of America
James (William "Willie") Warren
1875 – 1955
, Cleburne , Alabama, USA
Josephine (Ann "Josie") Chandler
1880 – 1916
Cleburne County, Alabama, USA
Great-Grandparents
Micajah Weathers
1839 – 1927
Martha Howard
1844 – 1897
Francis Weathers
1830 – 1908
Mary Sloan
1829 – 1900
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jesse Weathers
1813 – 1883
Susan Dunn
1819 – 1852

Ellen Weathers's Descendants

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Ellen (Lee GAINES) Weathers (23 March 1917 – 4 March 2002) m. Beuna (Columbus) Gaines (11 October 1915 – 1 October 1978)
  1. 1. Verna (S) Gaines (abt 1938 – )
  2. 2. Buford (C) Gaines (abt 1940 – )
  3. 3. Shirley (Ann BENEFIELD) Gaines (3 February 1942 – 10 January 2021)
  4. 4. Shirley (Ann) Benefield (3 February 1942 – 10 January 2021)
  5. 5. Howard (B) Gaines (abt 1945 – )
  6. 6. Carolyn (M) Gaines (abt 1948 – )
  7. 7. Larry (Wayne) Gaines (1954 – 13 June 1954)

Ellen Weathers's Timeline

4 Records

1917
23 March 1917
Birth of Ellen Lee GAINES Weathers in Heflin, Cleburne County, Alabama, United States of America
Heflin, Cleburne County, Alabama, United States of America
1930
1930
Age 13
Ellen Lee GAINES Weathers resided here in Fruithurst, Fruithurst, Cleburne, Alabama, USA
Fruithurst, Fruithurst, Cleburne, Alabama, USA
1950
1950
Age 33
Ellen Lee GAINES Weathers resided here in Bells Mills, Cleburne, Alabama, USA
Bells Mills, Cleburne, Alabama, USA
2002
4 March 2002
Age 85
Death of Ellen Lee GAINES Weathers in Anniston, Calhoun County, Alabama, United States of America
Anniston, Calhoun County, Alabama, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 March 1917
    Event Place: Heflin, Cleburne County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Bells Mills, Cleburn

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Fruithurst, Fruithurst, Cleburne, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Bells Mills, Cleburne, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Bells Mills, Cleburn

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 March 2002
    Event Place: Anniston, Calhoun County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ai, Cleburne County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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