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Robert Henry Gaines 1920–2012 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Apr 1920

Birth Location: Fredericktown, Madison County, Missouri, USA

Death Date: 15 Sep 2012

Death Location: Doe Run, Missouri

Father: Leonard Gaines

Mother: Emma Gaines

Spouse(s): Jesta Wilkerson, Eunice Gaines

Children(s):

Robert Henry Gaines was born in 1920 in Fredericktown, Madison County, Missouri, USA, the child of Leonard Gaines And Emma Louise Gaines. In 1930, Robert Henry Gaines resided in Pendleton, Pendleton, St. Francois, Missouri, USA. In 1935, Robert Henry Gaines resided in Pendleton, St Francois, Missouri. Robert Henry Gaines married Eunice Gaines, Jesta Lucille Wilkerson, and had children including Marilyn Sue Wilkerson. Robert Henry Gaines passed away in 2012 in Doe Run, Missouri.

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Biography

  • Robert Henry Gaines was born in 1920 in Fredericktown, Madison County, Missouri, USA, the child of Leonard Gaines And Emma Louise Gaines.
  • In 1930, Robert Henry Gaines resided in Pendleton, Pendleton, St. Francois, Missouri, USA.
  • In 1935, Robert Henry Gaines resided in Pendleton, St Francois, Missouri.
  • Robert Henry Gaines married Eunice Gaines, Jesta Lucille Wilkerson, and had children including Marilyn Sue Wilkerson.
  • Robert Henry Gaines passed away in 2012 in Doe Run, Missouri.

Immediate Family

Parents

Leonard Gaines
1895–1968
Birth Location: Missouri, USA
LG
Emma Gaines
1897–1994
Birth Location: Missouri
EG

Spouses(s)

Jesta Wilkerson
1917–2015
Birth Location: –
JW
Eunice Gaines
1924–
Birth Location: Missouri
EG

Children(s)

Robert Gaines's Ancestors

Self
Robert Gaines
1920–2012
Birth Place: Fredericktown, Madison County, Missouri, USA
Parents
Leonard Gaines
1895–1968
Missouri, USA
Emma (Louise) Gaines
1897–1994
Missouri
Grandparents
William (Scott) Gaines
1835–1899
Ohio
Cynthia (Jane) Adams
1860–1938
Missouri
Great-Grandparents
Ludwell Gaines
1793–1861
Margaret Douglass
1794–1883
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Douglass
1765–1852
Mary Scott
1768–1839

Robert Gaines's Timeline

8 Records

1920
19 Apr 1920
Birth of Robert Henry Gaines in Fredericktown, Madison County, Missouri, USA
Fredericktown, Madison County, Missouri, USA
1930
1930
Age 10
Robert Henry Gaines resided here in Pendleton, Pendleton, St. Francois, Missouri, USA
Pendleton, Pendleton, St. Francois, Missouri, USA
1935
1935
Age 15
Robert Henry Gaines resided here in Pendleton, St Francois, Missouri
Pendleton, St Francois, Missouri
1940
1940
Age 20
Robert Henry Gaines resided here in Pendleton Twshp, Pendleton, St Francois, Missouri, USA
Pendleton Twshp, Pendleton, St Francois, Missouri, USA
1950
1950
Age 30
Robert Henry Gaines resided here in Farmington, St Francois, Missouri, USA
Farmington, St Francois, Missouri, USA
1953
4 Dec 1953
Age 33
Robert Henry Gaines was married
None
2012
11 Sep 2012
Age 92
Death of Robert Henry Gaines in Farmington, St. Francois County, Missouri, USA
Farmington, St. Francois County, Missouri, USA
2012
15 Sep 2012
Age 92
Burial of Robert Henry Gaines in Doe Run, Missouri
Doe Run, Missouri

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Apr 1920
    Event Place: Fredericktown, Madison County, Missouri, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002, Missouri State Archives; Jefferson City, MO, USA; Missouri Marriage Records [Microfilm]
    [2] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Taylor Funeral Home; Publication Place: Farmington, Missouri, USA
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [5] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Farmington, St Francois, Missouri; Roll: 4035; Page: 38; Enumeration District: 94-34

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 4 Dec 1953
    Record Source: U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Taylor Funeral Home; Publication Place: Farmington, Missouri, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Pendleton, Pendleton, St. Francois, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Pendleton, St Francois, Missouri
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Pendleton Twshp, Pendleton, St Francois, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Farmington, St Francois, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Farmington, St Francois, Missouri; Roll: 4035; Page: 38; Enumeration District: 94-34

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Sep 2012
    Event Place: Farmington, St. Francois County, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Taylor Funeral Home; Publication Place: Farmington, Missouri, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 15 Sep 2012
    Event Place: Doe Run, Missouri
    Record Source: U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Taylor Funeral Home; Publication Place: Farmington, Missouri, USA
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