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Joseph William Gaines 1865–1936 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Dec 1865

Birth Location: Cumberland County, Illinois USA

Death Date: 24 Feb 1936

Death Location: Lafayette, Coles, Illinois USA

Father: James Gaines

Mother: Ruth Fulfer

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Joseph William Gaines was born in 1865 in Cumberland County, Illinois USA, the child of James D Gaines And Ruth Elizabeth Fulfer. In 1880, Joseph William Gaines resided in Johnstown, Cumberland, Illinois, United States. Joseph William Gaines passed away in 1936 in Lafayette, Coles, Illinois USA.

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Biography

  • Joseph William Gaines was born in 1865 in Cumberland County, Illinois USA, the child of James D Gaines And Ruth Elizabeth Fulfer.
  • In 1880, Joseph William Gaines resided in Johnstown, Cumberland, Illinois, United States.
  • Joseph William Gaines passed away in 1936 in Lafayette, Coles, Illinois USA.

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Joseph Gaines's Ancestors

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Joseph Gaines
1865–1936
Birth Place: Cumberland County, Illinois USA
Parents
James D Gaines
1837–1910
Indiana, United States
Ruth (Elizabeth) Fulfer
1835–1908
Indiana
Grandparents
Henry Gaines
1797–1880
Fredrick, Maryland, United States
Clemency (Pribble) Barnhill
1801–1850
Scott, Kentucky, United States
Great-Grandparents
Daniel Barnhill
1764–1822
Clemency Pribble
1781–1812
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Barnhill
1732–1794
Jane Craig
1734–1816

Joseph Gaines's Timeline

3 Records

1865
17 Dec 1865
Birth of Joseph William Gaines in Cumberland County, Illinois USA
Cumberland County, Illinois USA
1880
1880
Age 15
Joseph William Gaines resided here in Johnstown, Cumberland, Illinois, United States
Johnstown, Cumberland, Illinois, United States
1936
24 Feb 1936
Age 71
Death of Joseph William Gaines in Lafayette, Coles, Illinois USA
Lafayette, Coles, Illinois USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Dec 1865
    Event Place: Cumberland County, Illinois USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Johnstown, Cumberland, Illinois; Roll: 183; Family History Film: 1254183; Page: 472B; Enumeration District: 061; Image: 0769.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Johnstown, Cumberland, Illinois, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Johnstown, Cumberland, Illinois; Roll: 183; Family History Film: 1254183; Page: 472B; Enumeration District: 061; Image: 0769.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Feb 1936
    Event Place: Lafayette, Coles, Illinois USA

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