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Henry George Gaines 1831–1909 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jun 1831

Birth Location: Gibson Co., Tennessee

Death Date: 1909

Death Location: Asbury Cemetery, Lauderdale Co. Tennessee

Father: Ira Gaines

Mother: Mary Hayes

Spouse(s): Sarah McDowell, Nancy Simpson

Children(s): Robert Gaines, Ira Gaines, Richard Gaines, Mamie Gaines, Thomas Gaines, Mildred Gaines, Eddie Gaines, George Gaines, William Gaines

In 1831, Henry George Gaines entered the world in Gibson Co., Tennessee, born to Ira Mayo Gaines And Mary Elizabeth Hayes. Henry George Gaines married Nancy Ann Simpson, Sarah Elizabeth Mcdowell, and had children including Eddie Omer Bunk Gaines, George S Gaines, Ira W Gaines, Mamie Ozella Gaines, Mildred A Mittie Gaines, Richard A Gaines, Robert L Gaines, Thomas Zebedee Zeb Gaines, William Henry Gaines. Henry George Gaines passed away in 1909 in Asbury Cemetery, Lauderdale Co. Tennessee.

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Biography

  • In 1831, Henry George Gaines entered the world in Gibson Co., Tennessee, born to Ira Mayo Gaines And Mary Elizabeth Hayes.
  • Henry George Gaines married Nancy Ann Simpson, Sarah Elizabeth Mcdowell, and had children including Eddie Omer Bunk Gaines, George S Gaines, Ira W Gaines, Mamie Ozella Gaines, Mildred A Mittie Gaines, Richard A Gaines, Robert L Gaines, Thomas Zebedee Zeb Gaines, William Henry Gaines.
  • Henry George Gaines passed away in 1909 in Asbury Cemetery, Lauderdale Co. Tennessee.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ira Gaines
1801–1861
Birth Location: Abbeville Co., South Carolina
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Mary Hayes
1802–1844
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Sarah McDowell
1833–1874
Birth Location: Alabama
SM
Nancy Simpson
1846–1917
Birth Location: Chester Co., South Carolina
NS

Children(s)

Robert Gaines
1861–1898
Birth Location: Lauderdale Co. Ripley, Tennessee
RG
Ira Gaines
1857–1883
Birth Location: Tennessee.
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Richard Gaines
1864–1877
Birth Location: Lauderdale Co. Ripley, Tennessee
RG
Mamie Gaines
1866–1881
Birth Location: Lauderdale Co. Ripley, Tennessee
MG
Thomas Gaines
1881–1959
Birth Location: Lauderdale Co. Ripley, Tennessee
TG
Mildred Gaines
1867–
Birth Location: Lauderdale Co. Ripley, Tennessee
MG
Eddie Gaines
1873–1951
Birth Location: Lauderdale Co. Ripley, Tennessee
EG
George Gaines
1871–1910
Birth Location: Lauderdale Co. Ripley, Tennessee
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William Gaines
1853–
Birth Location: Tennessee.
WG

Henry Gaines's Ancestors

Self
Henry Gaines
1831–1909
Birth Place: Gibson Co., Tennessee
Parents
Ira Mayo Gaines
1801–1861
Abbeville Co., South Carolina
Mary (Elizabeth) Hayes
1802–1844
Grandparents
Henry (Mayo) Gaines
1769–1833
Culpeper Co., Virginia
Susana ((Sussannah) Featherston) (E)
1777–1850
Lincoln Co., North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Henry Gaines
1737–1830
Ann George
1735–1801
Richard (E)
1747–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Gaines
1710–1786
Mary Pendleton
1717–1803
Richard George
1709–1773
Elizabeth Mayo
1713–1782
William (E)
1710–
Susanna Grigg
1720–

Henry Gaines's Descendants

1.
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Henry (George) Gaines (Jun 1831–1909) m. Sarah (Elizabeth) McDowell (1833–1874) m. Nancy (Ann) Simpson (09 May 1846–01 May 1917)
  1. 1. Robert (L.) Gaines 1861–1898
  2. 2. Ira (W.) Gaines 1857–1883
  3. 3. Richard (A.) Gaines 1864–1877
  4. 4. Mamie (Ozella) Gaines 1866–1881
  5. 5. Thomas (Zebedee (Zeb)) Gaines 1881–1959 m. Ella Cashion 1887–1957 m. Mary (Gertrude) Meyers 1880–1922
    1. 1. Clifford (Wesley) Gaines 1906–1966 m. Virgie Queen 1910–1943
      1. 1. Thomas (Henry "Buddy") Gaines 1931–1995
      2. 2. Wesley (Ommer) Gaines 1929–2002
    2. 2. George (Thomas) Gaines 1914–1988
    3. 3. Agnes (Augusta) Gaines 1908–2001
    4. 4. Gaines (John Henry) Sr. 1910–1989
    5. 5. Eddie (Omer) Gaines 1917–1987
  6. 6. Mildred (A. " Mittie") Gaines 1867– m. George (W.) Barnes 1854–
    1. 1. Bessie Barnes 1891–
    2. 2. Lula (Elma) Barnes 1889–
  7. 7. Eddie (Omer "Bunk") Gaines 1873–1951 m. Lillie (Leona) Barnes 1871–1907
  8. 8. George (S.) Gaines 1871–1910 m. Jena Ray 1876–1951
    1. 1. R.l. Gaines 1898–1899
    2. 2. Richard (Lewis) Gaines 1901–1937
  9. 9. William (Henry) Gaines 1853– m. Dora (Frances) Barham 1861–
    1. 1. John (A.) Gaines 1882–1947 m. May (Catherine) Moore 1888–1963
      1. 1. Thomas Gaines 1910–1971
      2. 2. Charles (Anthony) Gaines –1926
      3. 3. David (H.) Gaines 1919–1984
      4. 4. Alcy (Larue) Gaines 1916–1994
      5. 5. Wilmer (J.) Gaines 1912–1994
      6. 6. John (Wesley) Gaines 1913–1962
        1. 1. Donald (Wesley) Gaines 1940–1940
      7. 7. Carey (S.) Gaines 1922–1998

Henry Gaines's Timeline

2 Records

1831
Jun 1831
Birth of Henry George Gaines in Gibson Co., Tennessee
Gibson Co., Tennessee
1909
1909
Age 78
Death of Henry George Gaines in Lauderdale Co. Ripley, Tennessee
Lauderdale Co. Ripley, Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jun 1831
    Event Place: Gibson Co., Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1909
    Event Place: Lauderdale Co. Ripley, Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Asbury Cemetery, Lauderdale Co. Tennessee
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