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John Riley GAITHER 1862–1923 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1862

Birth Location: Perry Co., Illinois

Death Date: 17 JAN 1923

Death Location: Thompsonville, Ill/bur. Pleasant Hill Cem.

Father: Silas GAITHER

Mother: Mary (Gaither)

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In 1862, John Riley GAITHER entered the world in Perry Co., Illinois, born to Silas Thomas Gaither And Mary Miranda Rinda Clark Gaither. John Riley GAITHER passed away in 1923 in Thompsonville, Ill/bur. Pleasant Hill Cem..

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Biography

  • In 1862, John Riley GAITHER entered the world in Perry Co., Illinois, born to Silas Thomas Gaither And Mary Miranda Rinda Clark Gaither.
  • John Riley GAITHER passed away in 1923 in Thompsonville, Ill/bur. Pleasant Hill Cem..

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John GAITHER's Ancestors

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John GAITHER
1862–1923
Birth Place: Perry Co., Illinois
Parents
Silas Thomas GAITHER
1836–1862
Bedford Co., Tennessee
Mary (Miranda Rinda CLARK) (Gaither)
1841–1925
Bedford County, Tennessee, United States of America
Grandparents
James (Jordan) CLARK
1818–1897
Bedford, Bedford, Tennessee, USA
Elizabeth (BREWER) (Clark)
1811–1891
Tennessee
Great-Grandparents
James CLARK
1789–1836
Mary (Clark)
1785–1865
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John GAITHER's Timeline

2 Records

1862
1862
Birth of John Riley GAITHER in Perry Co., Illinois
Perry Co., Illinois
1923
17 JAN 1923
Age 61
Death of John Riley GAITHER in Thompsonville, Ill/bur. Pleasant Hill Cem.
Thompsonville, Ill/bur. Pleasant Hill Cem.

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1862
    Event Place: Perry Co., Illinois

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 JAN 1923
    Event Place: Thompsonville, Ill/bur. Pleasant Hill Cem.

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