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Preston Frank Gaines 1841–1897 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Mar 1841

Birth Location: Grainger Co., Tennessee.

Death Date: 13 Mar 1897

Death Location: Walnut Ridge Cemetery, Virginia, Illinois

Father: James Gaines

Mother: Lucinda Whitlock

Spouse(s): Emma Bateman

Children(s): Minnie Gaines, Frank Gaines, Mary Gaines, Lawrence Gaines

In 1841, Preston Frank Gaines entered the world in Grainger Co., Tennessee., born to James Preston Gaines And Lucinda Whitlock. Preston Frank Gaines married Emma Bateman, and had children including Frank Ira Gaines, Lawrence Burdette Gaines, Mary Ruth Gaines, Minnie Ann Gaines. Preston Frank Gaines passed away in 1897 in Walnut Ridge Cemetery, Virginia, Illinois.

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Biography

  • In 1841, Preston Frank Gaines entered the world in Grainger Co., Tennessee., born to James Preston Gaines And Lucinda Whitlock.
  • Preston Frank Gaines married Emma Bateman, and had children including Frank Ira Gaines, Lawrence Burdette Gaines, Mary Ruth Gaines, Minnie Ann Gaines.
  • Preston Frank Gaines passed away in 1897 in Walnut Ridge Cemetery, Virginia, Illinois.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Gaines
1816–1888
Birth Location: Grainger Co., Tennessee.
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Lucinda Whitlock
1819–1888
Birth Location: Grainger Co., Tennessee
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Spouses(s)

Emma Bateman
1848–1932
Birth Location: Dover, Delaware
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Children(s)

Minnie Gaines
1868–1933
Birth Location: Pana, Shelby Co., Illinois
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Frank Gaines
1872–1950
Birth Location: –
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Mary Gaines
1870–1942
Birth Location: Shelbyville, Illinois
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Lawrence Gaines
1880–1933
Birth Location: –
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Preston Gaines's Ancestors

Self
Preston Gaines
1841–1897
Birth Place: Grainger Co., Tennessee.
Parents
James Preston Gaines
1816–1888
Grainger Co., Tennessee.
Lucinda Whitlock
1819–1888
Grainger Co., Tennessee
Grandparents
Robert (Gaines) Jr
1772–1834
Culpeper Co., Virginia
Elizabeth Dyer
1787–1833
King George, King George, Virginia, United States
James Whitlock
1794–1840
Henry Co., Virginia
Sarah Smith
1798–1832
Great-Grandparents
Robert Gaines
1739–1805
Mildred Bohannon
1750–1805
James Whitlock
1762–1804
Mary Adams
1758–1853
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Gaines
1705–1796
Isabella Pendleton
1712–1790
Charles Whitlock
1735–1814

Preston Gaines's Descendants

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Preston (Frank) Gaines (21 Mar 1841–13 Mar 1897) m. Emma Bateman (1848–25 Jul 1932)
  1. 1. Minnie (Ann) Gaines 1868–1933 m. Joseph (Benjamin) Treadway 1863–1941
    1. 1. Bernice Treadway 1889–1974 m. Charles (Richard) Wilson 1889–1975
  2. 2. Frank (Ira) Gaines 1872–1950
    1. 1. Reina Gaines 1898–1928
  3. 3. Mary (Ruth) Gaines 1870–1942 m. Jefferson (Vallendigham) Treadway 1863–1939
    1. 1. Mary (Emma) Treadway 1896–1949 m. Guy (Harold) Husted 1893–1961
      1. 1. Ann (Christie) Husted 1933–1966 m. Clarence (Allen) McDade 1923–1966
  4. 4. Lawrence (Burdette) Gaines 1880–1933 m. Clara (Bell) Wyatt 1880–1951
    1. 1. Farrell (Burdette) Gaines 1909–1958

Preston Gaines's Timeline

2 Records

1841
21 Mar 1841
Birth of Preston Frank Gaines in Grainger Co., Tennessee.
Grainger Co., Tennessee.
1897
13 Mar 1897
Age 56
Death of Preston Frank Gaines in Walnut Ridge Cemetery, Virginia, Illinois
Walnut Ridge Cemetery, Virginia, Illinois

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Mar 1841
    Event Place: Grainger Co., Tennessee.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Mar 1897
    Event Place: Walnut Ridge Cemetery, Virginia, Illinois
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