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Ernest Melvin Gaines 1921–2004 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Jan 1921

Birth Location: Virginia

Death Date: 16 Apr 2004

Death Location: Virginia, United States

Father: Wiley Gaines

Mother: Imogene Otey

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Children(s):

In 1921, Ernest Melvin Gaines entered the world in Virginia, born to Wiley H Gaines And Imogene Otey. Ernest Melvin Gaines passed away in 2004 in Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1921, Ernest Melvin Gaines entered the world in Virginia, born to Wiley H Gaines And Imogene Otey.
  • Ernest Melvin Gaines passed away in 2004 in Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Wiley Gaines
1884–1958
Birth Location: Roanoke County, Virginia, United States of America
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Imogene Otey
1884–1942
Birth Location: Virginia
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ernest Gaines's Ancestors

Self
Ernest Gaines
1921–2004
Birth Place: Virginia
Parents
Wiley H Gaines
1884–1958
Roanoke County, Virginia, United States of America
Imogene Otey
1884–1942
Virginia
Grandparents
Van Otey
1851–
Lynchburg, Campbell, Virginia, United States
Sally Henry
1858–1927
Amherst County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ernest Gaines's Timeline

2 Records

1921
9 Jan 1921
Birth of Ernest Melvin Gaines in Virginia
Virginia
2004
16 Apr 2004
Age 83
Death of Ernest Melvin Gaines in Virginia, United States
Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Jan 1921
    Event Place: Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Apr 2004
    Event Place: Virginia, United States
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