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Richard Lewis Gaines 1827–1895 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Apr 1827

Birth Location: Pickens Co.,South Carolina

Death Date: 1 Nov 1895

Death Location: Cartersville, Bartow County, Georgia, USA

Father: Reuben Gaines

Mother: Mavan Evatt

Spouse(s): Amanda Russell

Children(s): William Gaines, Mary Gaines, Mary Gaines, Richard Sr, Joseph Gaines, David Gaines

The story of Richard Lewis Gaines began in 1827 in Pickens Co.,South Carolina. In 1860, Richard Lewis Gaines resided in Regiment 4, Anderson, Anderson, South Carolina, US. Richard Lewis Gaines married Amanda Adeline Russell, and had children including David Russell Gaines, Joseph Lewis Gaines, Mary Eliza Gaines, Mary Viola Gaines, Richard Marion Dick Gaines Sr, William Thomas Gaines. Richard Lewis Gaines passed away in 1895 in Cartersville, Bartow County, Georgia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard Lewis Gaines began in 1827 in Pickens Co.,South Carolina.
  • In 1860, Richard Lewis Gaines resided in Regiment 4, Anderson, Anderson, South Carolina, US.
  • Richard Lewis Gaines married Amanda Adeline Russell, and had children including David Russell Gaines, Joseph Lewis Gaines, Mary Eliza Gaines, Mary Viola Gaines, Richard Marion Dick Gaines Sr, William Thomas Gaines.
  • Richard Lewis Gaines passed away in 1895 in Cartersville, Bartow County, Georgia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Reuben Gaines
1794–1870
Birth Location: Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
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Mavan Evatt
1801–1850
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Amanda Russell
1831–1911
Birth Location: Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina, United States
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Children(s)

William Gaines
1851–1931
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States of America
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Mary Gaines
1862–1926
Birth Location: Bartow County, Georgia
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Mary Gaines
1868–1913
Birth Location: Cartersville,Bartow County, GA
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Richard Sr
1871–1940
Birth Location: Bartow County, Georgia
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Joseph Gaines
1855–1930
Birth Location: Wilkes, South Carolina, USA
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David Gaines
1853–1909
Birth Location: South Carolina
DG

Richard Gaines's Ancestors

Self
Richard Gaines
1827–1895
Birth Place: Pickens Co.,South Carolina
Parents
Reuben Gaines
1794–1870
Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
Mavan Evatt
1801–1850
North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Gaines's Descendants

1.
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Richard (Lewis) Gaines (3 Apr 1827–1 Nov 1895) m. Amanda (Adeline) Russell (12 Aug 1831–27 Aug 1911)
  1. 1. William (Thomas) Gaines 1851–1931
    1. 1. Mamie Atkinson 1884–1972 m. Claude Atkinson 1879–1954
      1. 1. Doris Lanier 1917–2004 m. George (Gordon) Lanier 1915–1984
        1. 1. George (Moultrie) Lanier 1940–2014
        2. 2. Juanita (L.) Curtin 1944–2008
      2. 2. Irene Atkinson 1909–2003
      3. 3. Ruby-I. (Atkinson) Camp 1914–1998 m. T (Nelson) Camp 1914–1976
      4. 4. Lucile Atkinson 1904–
  2. 2. Mary (Eliza) Gaines 1862–1926
  3. 3. Mary (Viola) Gaines 1868–1913
  4. 4. Richard (Marion "Dick" Gaines) Sr 1871–1940
  5. 5. Joseph (Lewis) Gaines 1855–1930
  6. 6. David (Russell) Gaines 1853–1909 m. Martha (Jane "Mattie") Johnson 1856–1935
    1. 1. Lillie (M) Archer 1879–1956 m. Simeon (Lanier) Archer 1879–1936
      1. 1. Simeon (Lanier Archer) Jr 1911–1976 m. Martha (Jane) Berry 1916–1978
        1. 1. Simeon (Lanier) Archer,III 1936–2016
        2. 2. Russell (Berry) Archer 1938–2018
        3. 3. Julian (Andrew) Archer 1939–2017
      2. 2. Martha (Ann) Archer 1908–1962
    2. 2. Leila (G) Graham 1875–1935
    3. 3. Kate (Florene) Black 1888–1978
    4. 4. Raymond (Cecil) Gaines 1896–1968
    5. 5. Adeline ("Addie" Beatrice) Gaines 1885–1967
    6. 6. Ruth Gaines 1899–1901
    7. 7. Ralph (Dewar) Gaines 1890–1972
    8. 8. Samuel (Richard) Gaines 1893–1896

Richard Gaines's Timeline

6 Records

1827
3 Apr 1827
Birth of Richard Lewis Gaines in Pickens Co.,South Carolina
Pickens Co.,South Carolina
1850
11 Dec 1850
Age 23
Richard Lewis Gaines was married in South Carolina
South Carolina
1860
1860
Age 33
Richard Lewis Gaines resided here in Regiment 4, Anderson, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
Regiment 4, Anderson, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
1870
1870
Age 43
Richard Lewis Gaines resided here in Alpharetta, Milton, Georgia, USA
Alpharetta, Milton, Georgia, USA
1880
1880
Age 53
Richard Lewis Gaines resided here in Hickory Flat, Cherokee, Georgia, USA
Hickory Flat, Cherokee, Georgia, USA
1895
1 Nov 1895
Age 68
Death of Richard Lewis Gaines in Cartersville, Bartow County, Georgia, USA
Cartersville, Bartow County, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Apr 1827
    Event Place: Pickens Co.,South Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Hickory Flat, Cherokee, Georgia; Roll: 140; Page: 219d; Enumeration District: 025
    [3] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Milton, Georgia; Roll: M593_165; Page: 471B
    [4] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Regiment 4, Anderson, South Carolina; Roll: M653_1212; Page: 156; Family History
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 11 Dec 1850
    Event Place: South Carolina
    Record Source: South Carolina, U.S., Compiled Marriage Index, 1641-1965

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Regiment 4, Anderson, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Regiment 4, Anderson, South Carolina; Roll: M653_1212; Page: 156; Family History

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Alpharetta, Milton, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Milton, Georgia; Roll: M593_165; Page: 471B

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Hickory Flat, Cherokee, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Hickory Flat, Cherokee, Georgia; Roll: 140; Page: 219d; Enumeration District: 025

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Nov 1895
    Event Place: Cartersville, Bartow County, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
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