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Matilda Catherine Gaines 1878–1926 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 May 1878

Birth Location: Page Co., Virginia

Death Date: 06 Mar 1926

Death Location: Lloyd Cemetery, Ebensberg, Cambria Co., Pennsylvania

Father: John Gaines

Mother: Catherine Shomo

Spouse(s): Samuel Evans

Children(s): Ethel Evans, Charles Evans, Alma Evans, Lester Evans, Annie Evans, Harry Evans, Mary Evans, Samuel Evans, Lewis Evans, Harriet Evans

Matilda Catherine Gaines was born in 1878 in Page Co., Virginia, the child of John William Gaines And Catherine M Kate Shomo. Matilda Catherine Gaines married Samuel Winfield Evans, and had children including Alma Maude Evans, Annie Jean Evans, Charles Newton Evans, Ethel Evans, Harriet Mae Evans, Harry Winfield Evans, Lester Everett Evans, Lewis Francis Evans, Living Evans, Mary Catherine Evans, Samuel William Evans. Matilda Catherine Gaines passed away in 1926 in Lloyd Cemetery, Ebensberg, Cambria Co., Pennsylvania.

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Biography

  • Matilda Catherine Gaines was born in 1878 in Page Co., Virginia, the child of John William Gaines And Catherine M Kate Shomo.
  • Matilda Catherine Gaines married Samuel Winfield Evans, and had children including Alma Maude Evans, Annie Jean Evans, Charles Newton Evans, Ethel Evans, Harriet Mae Evans, Harry Winfield Evans, Lester Everett Evans, Lewis Francis Evans, Living Evans, Mary Catherine Evans, Samuel William Evans.
  • Matilda Catherine Gaines passed away in 1926 in Lloyd Cemetery, Ebensberg, Cambria Co., Pennsylvania.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Matilda Gaines's Ancestors

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Matilda Gaines
1878–1926
Birth Place: Page Co., Virginia
Parents
John William Gaines
1841–1910
Page County, Virginia
Catherine (M. " Kate") Shomo
1849–1929
Page County, Virginia
Grandparents
William (Edward) Gaines
1796–1876
Madison Co., Virginia
Elizabeth Shotwell
1803–1884
Madison Co., Virginia
Elone (William Henry) Shomo
1822–1909
Page County, Virginia
Mary (Frances) Louderback
1825–1896
Shenandoah Co., Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Edward Gaines
1776–1816
Nancy Yowell
1768–1850
James Shotwell
1759–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Gaines
1735–1823

Matilda Gaines's Descendants

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Matilda (Catherine) Gaines (25 May 1878–06 Mar 1926) m. Samuel (Winfield) Evans (28 Jan 1872–12 Apr 1921)
  1. 1. Ethel Evans 1912–1929
  2. 2. Charles (Newton) Evans 1909–1928
  3. 3. Alma (Maude) Evans 1907–1929
  4. 4. Lester (Everett) Evans 1915–1915
  5. 5. Annie (Jean) Evans 1902–1928
  6. 6. Harry (Winfield) Evans 1899–1967
  7. 7. Mary (Catherine) Evans 1895–1976
  8. 8. Samuel (William) Evans 1900–1978
  9. 9. Lewis (Francis) Evans 1910–1963
  10. 10. Harriet (Mae) Evans 1897–1973 m. Howard Paul 1890–

Matilda Gaines's Timeline

2 Records

1878
25 May 1878
Birth of Matilda Catherine Gaines in Page Co., Virginia
Page Co., Virginia
1926
06 Mar 1926
Age 48
Death of Matilda Catherine Gaines in Altoona, PA
Altoona, PA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 May 1878
    Event Place: Page Co., Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 06 Mar 1926
    Event Place: Altoona, PA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lloyd Cemetery, Ebensberg, Cambria Co., Pennsylvania

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