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James S. Gaines 1871–1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1871

Birth Location: Saltsburg, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 2 April 1917

Death Location: Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: Dennis Gaines

Mother: Charlotte Phul

Spouse(s): Georgianna Carter

Children(s): Dennis Gaines, Clyde Gaines, Anna Gaines, Alice Gaines, Selina Gaines, Frances Jones, James Sr, Infant Gaines

James S. Gaines was born in 1871 in Saltsburg, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Dennis Gaines And Charlotte Phul. In 1910, James S. Gaines resided in Chambersburg Ward 4, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA. James S. Gaines married Georgianna Carter, and had children including Alice Gaines, Anna Gaines, Clyde Gaines, Dennis S Gaines, Frances G Jones, Infant Gaines, James C Gaines Sr, Selina D Gaines. James S. Gaines passed away in 1917 in Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James S. Gaines was born in 1871 in Saltsburg, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Dennis Gaines And Charlotte Phul.
  • In 1910, James S. Gaines resided in Chambersburg Ward 4, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • James S. Gaines married Georgianna Carter, and had children including Alice Gaines, Anna Gaines, Clyde Gaines, Dennis S Gaines, Frances G Jones, Infant Gaines, James C Gaines Sr, Selina D Gaines.
  • James S. Gaines passed away in 1917 in Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Gaines's Ancestors

Self
James Gaines
1871–1917
Birth Place: Saltsburg, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Dennis Gaines
1833–
Pennsylvania
Charlotte Phul
1836–
Pennsylvania
Grandparents
Dennis Gaines
1792–1865
Conemaugh, Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
Sarah Gaines
1791–1875
Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Gaines's Descendants

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James (S.) Gaines (abt 1871–2 April 1917) m. Georgianna Carter (10 June 1877–25 January 1942)
  1. 1. Dennis (S) Gaines 1906–1959 m. Georgia (Virginia) Wells 1909–1984
    1. 1. Arthur (Dennis) Gaines 1925–1985 m. Sarah (Catherine) Rideout 1928–1989
      1. 1. Linda Gaines 1949–2011
    2. 2. Mary (V) Gaines 1927–2017
  2. 2. Clyde Gaines 1889–1929
  3. 3. Anna Gaines 1899–1956
  4. 4. Alice Gaines 1909–1910
  5. 5. Selina (D.) Gaines 1905–1947
  6. 6. Frances (G) Jones 1895–1952 m. Walter (Burl) Jones 1892–
    1. 1. Walter (Burl) Jones 1915–
  7. 7. James (C. Gaines) Sr 1903–1955
  8. 8. Infant Gaines –1926

James Gaines's Timeline

3 Records

1871
abt 1871
Birth of James S. Gaines in Saltsburg, Pennsylvania, USA
Saltsburg, Pennsylvania, USA
1910
1910
Age 39
James S. Gaines resided here in Chambersburg Ward 4, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA
Chambersburg Ward 4, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA
1917
2 April 1917
Age 46
Death of James S. Gaines in Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1871
    Event Place: Saltsburg, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1971
    [2] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [3] Pennsylvania, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1906-1915
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Chambersburg Ward 4, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 April 1917
    Event Place: Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1971
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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