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Judge William Henry Gaines 1807–1885 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 08 Apr 1807

Birth Location: Prince William Co., Virginia

Death Date: 19 Jan 1885

Death Location: Warrenton, Virginia

Father: Cornelius Gaines

Mother: Sussannah Foster

Spouse(s): Mary Foster

Children(s): T. Gaines, Gaines Jr., John Gaines, Lizzie Gaines, Mary Gaines, Grenville Gaines, G. Gaines

Judge William Henry Gaines was born in 1807 in Prince William Co., Virginia, the child of Cornelius Gaines And Sussannah Sukey Foster. Judge William Henry Gaines married Mary Mildred Foster, and had children including G Fairfax Gaines, Gaines William Henry Jr, Grenville Gaines, John Smith Gaines, Lizzie F Gaines, Mary Lena Gaines, T Foster Gaines. Judge William Henry Gaines passed away in 1885 in Warrenton, Virginia.

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Biography

  • Judge William Henry Gaines was born in 1807 in Prince William Co., Virginia, the child of Cornelius Gaines And Sussannah Sukey Foster.
  • Judge William Henry Gaines married Mary Mildred Foster, and had children including G Fairfax Gaines, Gaines William Henry Jr, Grenville Gaines, John Smith Gaines, Lizzie F Gaines, Mary Lena Gaines, T Foster Gaines.
  • Judge William Henry Gaines passed away in 1885 in Warrenton, Virginia.

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Judge Gaines's Ancestors

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Judge Gaines
1807–1885
Birth Place: Prince William Co., Virginia
Parents
Cornelius Gaines
1779–1847
Prince William Co., Virginia
Sussannah ("Sukey") Foster
1786–1824
Prince William Co., Virginia
Grandparents
William (Henry) Gaines
1754–1818
Culpeper Co., Virginia
Jane ("Jenny") Botts
1757–1826
Overwharton Parrish, Stafford Co., Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Richard Gaines
1731–1804
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Gaines
1705–1796
Isabella Pendleton
1712–1790

Judge Gaines's Descendants

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Judge (William Henry) Gaines (08 Apr 1807–19 Jan 1885) m. Mary (Mildred) Foster (1831–)
  1. 1. T. (Foster) Gaines 1863–
  2. 2. Gaines (William Henry) Jr. 1856–1909
  3. 3. John (Smith) Gaines 1865–1922
  4. 4. Lizzie (F.) Gaines 1852–
  5. 5. Mary (Lena) Gaines 1858–1955 m. James (Correll) Biddle 1868–1935
  6. 6. Grenville Gaines 1854–1922 m. Lizzie Harris 1856–1921
  7. 7. G. (Fairfax) Gaines 1868–1920
    1. 1. Elizabeth Gaines 1889–1975

Judge Gaines's Timeline

2 Records

1807
08 Apr 1807
Birth of Judge William Henry Gaines in Prince William Co., Virginia
Prince William Co., Virginia
1885
19 Jan 1885
Age 78
Death of Judge William Henry Gaines in Warrenton, Virginia
Warrenton, Virginia

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 08 Apr 1807
    Event Place: Prince William Co., Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Jan 1885
    Event Place: Warrenton, Virginia

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