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Margaret Susan Barnes 1840 – 1893 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Feb 1840

Birth Location: Portsmouth, Norfolk, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 27 April 1893

Death Location: Portsmouth, Independent Cities, Virginia, United States

Father: Joshua Barnes

Mother: Sarah Dawson

Spouse(s): Thomas Gaskins

Children(s): Walter Gaskins, Walter Gaskins, Thomas Gaskins, Harry Gaskins, Ora Gaskins, Lee Gaskins, Zephyr Gaskins, John Gaskins

In 1840, Margaret Susan Barnes entered the world in Portsmouth, Norfolk, Virginia, USA, born to Joshua Nottingham Barnes and Sarah E Dawson. In 1860, Margaret Susan Barnes resided in Portsmouth Jefferson Ward, Portsmouth (Independent. In 1870, Margaret Susan Barnes resided in Portsmouth Jefferson Ward, Norfolk, Virginia, Unit. Margaret Susan Barnes married Thomas James Gaskins, and had children including Walter B Gaskins, Walter Watts Gaskins, Thomas Dawson Gaskins, Harry Clifton Gaskins, Ora Virginia Gaskins, Lee Eldsworth Gaskins, Zephyr Louise Gaskins, John Kenneth Gaskins. Margaret Susan Barnes passed away in 1893 in Portsmouth, Independent Cities, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1840, Margaret Susan Barnes entered the world in Portsmouth, Norfolk, Virginia, USA, born to Joshua Nottingham Barnes and Sarah E Dawson.
  • In 1860, Margaret Susan Barnes resided in Portsmouth Jefferson Ward, Portsmouth (Independent.
  • In 1870, Margaret Susan Barnes resided in Portsmouth Jefferson Ward, Norfolk, Virginia, Unit.
  • Margaret Susan Barnes married Thomas James Gaskins, and had children including Walter B Gaskins, Walter Watts Gaskins, Thomas Dawson Gaskins, Harry Clifton Gaskins, Ora Virginia Gaskins, Lee Eldsworth Gaskins, Zephyr Louise Gaskins, John Kenneth Gaskins.
  • Margaret Susan Barnes passed away in 1893 in Portsmouth, Independent Cities, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joshua Barnes
1817 –
Birth Location: Princess Anne, Virginia
JB
Sarah Dawson
1819 – 1887
Birth Location: Virginia
SD

Spouses(s)

Thomas Gaskins
1832 – 1899
Birth Location: Portsmouth, Norfolk, Virginia, United States
TG

Children(s)

Walter Gaskins
1861 –
Birth Location: Virginia
WG
Walter Gaskins
1865 – 1959
Birth Location: Portsmouth, Norfolk, Virginia, United States
WG
Thomas Gaskins
1869 – 1950
Birth Location: Portsmouth, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
TG
Harry Gaskins
1872 – 1917
Birth Location: Portsmouth, Independent Cities, Virginia, United States
HG
Ora Gaskins
1874 – 1950
Birth Location: Portsmouth, Norfolk, Virginia, United States
OG
Lee Gaskins
1877 – 1975
Birth Location: Portsmouth, Norfolk, Virginia, United States
LG
Zephyr Gaskins
1881 – 1959
Birth Location: Portsmouth, Norfolk, Virginia, United States
ZG
John Gaskins
1884 – 1972
Birth Location: Portsmouth City, Virginia, USA
JG

Margaret Barnes's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Barnes
1840 – 1893
Birth Place: Portsmouth, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Parents
Joshua Nottingham Barnes
1817 –
Princess Anne, Virginia
Sarah (E) Dawson
1819 – 1887
Virginia
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Barnes's Descendants

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Margaret (Susan) Barnes (26 Feb 1840 – 27 April 1893) m. Thomas (James) Gaskins (23 Feb 1832 – 17 Apr 1899)
  1. 1. Walter (B) Gaskins (abt 1861 – )
  2. 2. Walter (Watts) Gaskins (18 Aug 1865 – 29 Dec 1959)
  3. 3. Thomas (Dawson) Gaskins (26 June 1869 – 21 May 1950) m. Mary (Virginia) Barlow (13 Jan 1867 – 29 June 1915) m. Annie Gaskins (abt 1875 – )
    1. 1. Margaret (Susan MEYER) Gaskins (29 July 1895 – 26 December 1953) m. Christian (Freiderich) Meyer (27 Aug 1881 – 28 Apr 1968)
      1. 1. Anna (Louise) Meyer (22 Dec 1917 – 5 Oct 1977)
      2. 2. Mary (V) Meyer (abt 1921 – )
      3. 3. Martha (Elizabeth) Meyer (10 Aug 1922 – 12 Jul 1990)
      4. 4. Grace (M) Meyer (abt 1926 – )
      5. 5. Susan ("Suzie" Helen CRUZE) Meyer (abt 1928 – ) m. Lawrence (Donald) Cruze (May 15, 1926 – 11 October 1969)
        1. 1. Lawrence (Donald "Donn") Cruze (15 May 1951 – ) m. Joan (Victoria CRUZE) Lindsay (13 Sept 1953 – )
      6. 6. Ellen (Augusta Burress) Meyer (19 April 1934 – 18 Oct 1996) m. Perry (V) Burress (9 Oct 1921 – 7 Jul 1978)
    2. 2. David (W) Gaskin (Jan 1897 – )
    3. 3. Millard (D) Gaskin (Nov 1898 – )
    4. 4. Thomas (F) Gaskins (abt 1901 – )
    5. 5. Lee (O) Gaskins (abt 1903 – )
    6. 6. Dan (B) Gaskins (abt 1905 – )
  4. 4. Harry (Clifton) Gaskins (11 Feb 1872 – 30 Jun 1917)
  5. 5. Ora (Virginia) Gaskins (27 July 1874 – 11 Jul 1950)
  6. 6. Lee (Eldsworth) Gaskins (10 Jun 1877 – Dec 1975)
  7. 7. Zephyr (Louise) Gaskins (17 Feb 1881 – 8 Oct 1959) m. Edward (Henry) Stephenson (25 Feb 1881 – 18 Sept 1950)
    1. 1. Thomas (Judson) Stephenson (Sep 1905 – 19 Aug 1906)
    2. 2. Edward (Henry) Stephenson (1 Dec 1906 – 17 Oct 1997)
    3. 3. Nathaniel (A) Stephenson (26 May 1910 – Sep 1972)
    4. 4. Kenneth (Lee) Stephenson (5 Sep 1912 – May 1979)
    5. 5. Richard (L) Stephenson (abt 1915 – )
    6. 6. Margaret (Susan "Sue") Stephenson (18 Jan 1919 – 3 May 2010)
  8. 8. John (Kenneth) Gaskins (5 Oct 1884 – 1972)

Margaret Barnes's Timeline

8 Records

1840
26 Feb 1840
Birth of Margaret Susan Barnes in Portsmouth, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Portsmouth, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
1860
1860
Age 20
Margaret Susan Barnes resided here in Portsmouth Jefferson Ward, Portsmouth (Independent City), Virginia, United States
Portsmouth Jefferson Ward, Portsmouth (Independent City), Virginia, United States
1870
1870
Age 30
Margaret Susan Barnes resided here in Portsmouth Jefferson Ward, Norfolk, Virginia, United States
Portsmouth Jefferson Ward, Norfolk, Virginia, United States
1880
1880
Age 40
Margaret Susan Barnes resided here in Western Branch, Norfolk, Virginia, United States
Western Branch, Norfolk, Virginia, United States
1893
22 Apr 1893
Age 53
Death of Margaret Susan Barnes in Portsmouth, Independent Cities, Virginia, United States
Portsmouth, Independent Cities, Virginia, United States
1893
22 Apr 1893
Age 53
Death of Margaret Susan Barnes in Portsmouth, Portsmouth City, Virginia, USA
Portsmouth, Portsmouth City, Virginia, USA
1893
27 April 1893
Age 53
Death of Margaret Susan Barnes in Portsmouth, Independent Cities, Virginia, United States
Portsmouth, Independent Cities, Virginia, United States
1910
1910
Age 70
Margaret Susan Barnes resided here in Sleepy Hole, Nansemond, Virginia
Sleepy Hole, Nansemond, Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Feb 1840
    Event Place: Portsmouth, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Virginia, Deaths and Burials Index, 1853-1917
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Western Branch, Norfolk, Virginia; Roll: 1381; Family History Film: 1255381; Page: 246C; Enumeration District: 067; Image: .
    [3] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Portsmouth Jefferson Ward, Norfolk, Virginia; Roll: M593_1667; Page: 466B; Image: 293; Family History Library Film: 553166
    [4] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Portsmouth Jefferson Ward, Portsmouth (Independent City), Virginia; Roll: M653_1366; Page: 243; Image: 249; Family History Library Film: 805366
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Sleepy Hole, Nansemond, Virginia; Roll: T624_1636; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 0016; Image: ; FHL microfilm: 1375649.
    [6] Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940
    [7] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current
    [8] Web: Virginia, Find A Grave Index, 1607-2011

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Portsmouth Jefferson Ward, Portsmouth (Independent City), Virginia, United States
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Portsmouth Jefferson Ward, Portsmouth (Independent City), Virginia; Roll: M653_1366; Page: 243; Image: 249; Family History Library Film: 805366

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Portsmouth Jefferson Ward, Norfolk, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Portsmouth Jefferson Ward, Norfolk, Virginia; Roll: M593_1667; Page: 466B; Image: 293; Family History Library Film: 553166

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Western Branch, Norfolk, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Western Branch, Norfolk, Virginia; Roll: 1381; Family History Film: 1255381; Page: 246C; Enumeration District: 067; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Sleepy Hole, Nansemond, Virginia
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Sleepy Hole, Nansemond, Virginia; Roll: T624_1636; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 0016; Image: ; FHL microfilm: 1375649.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Apr 1893
    Event Place: Portsmouth, Independent Cities, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Virginia, Deaths and Burials Index, 1853-1917
    [2] Web: Virginia, Find A Grave Index, 1607-2011

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Apr 1893
    Event Place: Portsmouth, Portsmouth City, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 April 1893
    Event Place: Portsmouth, Independent Cities, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Virginia, Deaths and Burials Index, 1853-1917
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current
    [3] Web: Virginia, Find A Grave Index, 1607-2011
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