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James Walter Gaines 1902–1972 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Oct 1902

Birth Location: Kentucky, United States

Death Date: 21 Jun 1972

Death Location: Scottsville, Allen County, Kentucky, USA

Father: Isaac Gaines

Mother: Margaret Meador

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

James Walter Gaines was born in 1902 in Kentucky, United States, the child of Isaac Henry Gaines And Margaret Ellen Meador. In 1910, James Walter Gaines resided in Scottsville, Allen, Kentucky. In 1920, James Walter Gaines resided in Scottsville, Allen, Kentucky, USA. James Walter Gaines passed away in 1972 in Scottsville, Allen County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • James Walter Gaines was born in 1902 in Kentucky, United States, the child of Isaac Henry Gaines And Margaret Ellen Meador.
  • In 1910, James Walter Gaines resided in Scottsville, Allen, Kentucky.
  • In 1920, James Walter Gaines resided in Scottsville, Allen, Kentucky, USA.
  • James Walter Gaines passed away in 1972 in Scottsville, Allen County, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Isaac Gaines
1867–1941
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
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Margaret Meador
1872–1937
Birth Location: Kentucky
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Gaines's Ancestors

Self
James Gaines
1902–1972
Birth Place: Kentucky, United States
Parents
Isaac Henry Gaines
1867–1941
Tennessee, United States
Margaret (Ellen) Meador
1872–1937
Kentucky
Grandparents
James (Wesley) Gaines
1833–1912
Greeneville, Greene, Tennessee, USA
Susan (Roam) Gaines
1844–1918
Tennessee
Irvin Meadors
1840–1879
Kentucky
Great-Grandparents
John Gaines
1796–1873
Matilda Scott
1805–1880
Isaac Rome
1787–1867
Elizabeth Wood
1814–1896
Lewis MEADOR
1817–1870
Lucinda COWDEN
1810–1863
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Larkin Gaines
1778–1854
Elizabeth Powell
1778–1854
William Scott
1780–
John Rohm
1755–1798
David Ward
1766–1789
Alice Borden
–1834
Will COWDEN
–1812

James Gaines's Timeline

5 Records

1902
17 Oct 1902
Birth of James Walter Gaines in Kentucky, United States
Kentucky, United States
1910
1910
Age 8
James Walter Gaines resided here in Scottsville, Allen, Kentucky
Scottsville, Allen, Kentucky
1920
1920
Age 18
James Walter Gaines resided here in Scottsville, Allen, Kentucky, USA
Scottsville, Allen, Kentucky, USA
1930
1930
Age 28
James Walter Gaines resided here in District 1, Allen, Kentucky, USA
District 1, Allen, Kentucky, USA
1972
21 Jun 1972
Age 70
Death of James Walter Gaines in Fairland, Shelby, Indiana, USA
Fairland, Shelby, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Oct 1902
    Event Place: Kentucky, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Scottsville, Allen, Kentucky; Roll: T625_557; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 2; Image: 644
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 1, Allen, Kentucky; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0004; FHL microfilm: 2340466
    [3] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Scottsville, Allen, Kentucky; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .
    [4] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Scottsville, Allen, Kentucky
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Scottsville, Allen, Kentucky; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Scottsville, Allen, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Scottsville, Allen, Kentucky; Roll: T625_557; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 2; Image: 644

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: District 1, Allen, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 1, Allen, Kentucky; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0004; FHL microfilm: 2340466

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Jun 1972
    Event Place: Fairland, Shelby, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 405-09-1813; Issue State: Kentucky; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [2] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017
    [3] Web: Kentucky, Find A Grave Index, 1776-2012

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Scottsville, Allen County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Web: Kentucky, Find A Grave Index, 1776-2012
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