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Minerva Mildred Gaines 1839–1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Apr 1839

Birth Location: Indian Point, Illinois

Death Date: 16 Dec 1917

Death Location: Indian Point Cemetery, Athens, Menard Co., Illinois

Father: Joseph Gaines

Mother: Eliza Meteer

Spouse(s): Alvin Hardin

Children(s): Frank Hardin, Emma Hardin, James Hardin, Mary Hardin, Samuel Hardin, Dephia Hardin, William Hardin, Charles Hardin, Joseph Hardin

The story of Minerva Mildred Gaines began in 1839 in Indian Point, Illinois. Minerva Mildred Gaines married Alvin Hardin, and had children including Charles Henry Hardin, Dephia Bell Hardin, Emma Ellen Florence Hardin, Frank Gaines Hardin, James Thomas Hardin, Joseph Wesley Hardin, Mary Lizzie Hardin, Samuel Milton Hardin, William Wallace Hardin. Minerva Mildred Gaines passed away in 1917 in Indian Point Cemetery, Athens, Menard Co., Illinois.

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Biography

  • The story of Minerva Mildred Gaines began in 1839 in Indian Point, Illinois.
  • Minerva Mildred Gaines married Alvin Hardin, and had children including Charles Henry Hardin, Dephia Bell Hardin, Emma Ellen Florence Hardin, Frank Gaines Hardin, James Thomas Hardin, Joseph Wesley Hardin, Mary Lizzie Hardin, Samuel Milton Hardin, William Wallace Hardin.
  • Minerva Mildred Gaines passed away in 1917 in Indian Point Cemetery, Athens, Menard Co., Illinois.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Gaines
1802–1852
Birth Location: Virginia
JG
Eliza Meteer
1806–1867
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Alvin Hardin
1836–1904
Birth Location: Kentucky
AH

Children(s)

Frank Hardin
1877–1883
Birth Location: –
FH
Emma Hardin
1876–
Birth Location: –
EH
James Hardin
1863–1867
Birth Location: –
JH
Mary Hardin
1869–1892
Birth Location: –
MH
Samuel Hardin
1874–1875
Birth Location: –
SH
Dephia Hardin
1864–1956
Birth Location: –
DH
William Hardin
1859–
Birth Location: –
WH
Charles Hardin
1870–
Birth Location: –
CH
Joseph Hardin
1872–
Birth Location: –
JH

Minerva Gaines's Ancestors

Self
Minerva Gaines
1839–1917
Birth Place: Indian Point, Illinois
Parents
Joseph Pendleton Gaines
1802–1852
Virginia
Eliza (Bell) Meteer
1806–1867
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Minerva Gaines's Descendants

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Minerva (Mildred) Gaines (23 Apr 1839–16 Dec 1917) m. Alvin Hardin (22 Aug 1836–15 Feb 1904)
  1. 1. Frank (Gaines) Hardin 1877–1883
  2. 2. Emma (Ellen " Florence") Hardin 1876–
  3. 3. James (Thomas) Hardin 1863–1867
  4. 4. Mary (Lizzie) Hardin 1869–1892
  5. 5. Samuel (Milton) Hardin 1874–1875
  6. 6. Dephia (Bell) Hardin 1864–1956 m. Thomas (Sylvester) Pond 1863–1940
    1. 1. Bessie (Fatima) Pond 1904–1928
  7. 7. William (Wallace) Hardin 1859– m. Daisy (Olive) Duncan 1874– m. Dona Sprouse 1862–1924
    1. 1. Bertha (Ray) Hardin 1883– m. Boyden (E.) Hindman 1878–
    2. 2. Glenn (Sprouse) Hardin 1887–
    3. 3. Frank (Ewing) Hardin 1885– m. Daisy (Mae) Stoughton 1887–
  8. 8. Charles (Henry) Hardin 1870– m. Amanda Burns 1872–1903
  9. 9. Joseph (Wesley) Hardin 1872– m. Lucy (Medora) Rutan 1874–
    1. 1. Bruce (Alvin) Hardin 1904–1904

Minerva Gaines's Timeline

2 Records

1839
23 Apr 1839
Birth of Minerva Mildred Gaines in Indian Point, Illinois
Indian Point, Illinois
1917
16 Dec 1917
Age 78
Death of Minerva Mildred Gaines in Greenview, Illinois
Greenview, Illinois

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Apr 1839
    Event Place: Indian Point, Illinois

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Dec 1917
    Event Place: Greenview, Illinois

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Indian Point Cemetery, Athens, Menard Co., Illinois
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