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Richard Alexander Gaines 1829–1918 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 June 1829

Birth Location: Elbert County, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 23 May 1918

Death Location: Elbert County, Georgia, USA

Father: Richard Gaines

Mother: Ann Gaines

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Richard Alexander Gaines was born in 1829 in Elbert County, Georgia, USA, the child of Richard Strothers Gaines And Ann Gaines. Richard Alexander Gaines passed away in 1918 in Elbert County, Georgia, USA.

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Biography

  • Richard Alexander Gaines was born in 1829 in Elbert County, Georgia, USA, the child of Richard Strothers Gaines And Ann Gaines.
  • Richard Alexander Gaines passed away in 1918 in Elbert County, Georgia, USA.

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Richard Gaines's Ancestors

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Richard Gaines
1829–1918
Birth Place: Elbert County, Georgia, USA
Parents
Richard Strothers Gaines
1784–1870
Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
Ann Gaines
1793–1888
Elbert County, Georgia, USA
Grandparents
Francis (Gaines) Sr
1759–1825
Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
Judith Barnett
1761–1825
Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Hierome Sr
1725–1805
Margaret Taliaferro
1732–1774
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert III
1688–1768
Ann Pittman
1680–1724

Richard Gaines's Timeline

2 Records

1829
24 June 1829
Birth of Richard Alexander Gaines in Elbert County, Georgia, USA
Elbert County, Georgia, USA
1918
23 May 1918
Age 89
Death of Richard Alexander Gaines in Elbert County, Georgia, USA
Elbert County, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 June 1829
    Event Place: Elbert County, Georgia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 May 1918
    Event Place: Elbert County, Georgia, USA

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