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John Thomas Gaither 1878–1969 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Oct 1878

Birth Location: Missouri

Death Date: Apr 1969

Death Location: Fidelity, Jasper County, Missouri, United States of America

Father: Edward Gaither

Mother: Sarah Rickner

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In 1878, John Thomas Gaither entered the world in Missouri, born to Edward Thomas Gaither And Sarah Jane Rickner. In 1880, John Thomas Gaither resided in Carthage, Jasper, Missouri, USA. John Thomas Gaither passed away in 1969 in Fidelity, Jasper County, Missouri, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1878, John Thomas Gaither entered the world in Missouri, born to Edward Thomas Gaither And Sarah Jane Rickner.
  • In 1880, John Thomas Gaither resided in Carthage, Jasper, Missouri, USA.
  • John Thomas Gaither passed away in 1969 in Fidelity, Jasper County, Missouri, United States of America.

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John Gaither's Ancestors

Self
John Gaither
1878–1969
Birth Place: Missouri
Parents
Edward Thomas Gaither
1831–1898
Cannon, Tennessee, United States
Sarah (Jane) Rickner
1844–1945
Jasper County, Missouri, United States of America
Grandparents
Samuel (Rickner) Sr.
1795–1861
Bern, Switzerland
Permelia (Margaret) Baker
1809–1857
Gallatin, Kentucky, United States
Great-Grandparents
Nathan Baker
1783–1839
Mary New
1782–1830
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jethro New
1757–1827
Sarah Bowman
1764–1813

John Gaither's Timeline

3 Records

1878
27 Oct 1878
Birth of John Thomas Gaither in Missouri
Missouri
1880
1880
Age 2
John Thomas Gaither resided here in Carthage, Jasper, Missouri, USA
Carthage, Jasper, Missouri, USA
1969
Apr 1969
Age 91
Death of John Thomas Gaither in Joplin, Jasper, Missouri, United States
Joplin, Jasper, Missouri, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Oct 1878
    Event Place: Missouri
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Carthage, Jasper, Missouri; Roll: 694; Page: 445D; Enumeration District: 065
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Carthage, Jasper, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Carthage, Jasper, Missouri; Roll: 694; Page: 445D; Enumeration District: 065

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Apr 1969
    Event Place: Joplin, Jasper, Missouri, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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

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