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Silas Gaines 1796–1838 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Sep 1796

Birth Location: Enoree Sect, S.C.

Death Date: 17 Aug 1838

Death Location: Gaines Cemetery, Honea Path, Pinceton, South Carolina

Father: Edmund Gaines

Mother: Susannah Broaddus

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Arnold

Children(s): Amanda Gaines, Henry Gaines, Elizabeth Gaines, Louisa Gaines, Frances Gaines, Micajah Gaines, Nancy Gaines, Mary Gaines

In 1796, Silas Gaines entered the world in Enoree Sect, S.C., born to Edmund Pendleton Gaines And Susannah Broaddus. Silas Gaines married Elizabeth Arnold, and had children including Amanda Gaines, Elizabeth Gaines, Frances Harriet Gaines, Henry Johnson Gaines, Louisa Jane Gaines, Mary Pendleton Gaines, Micajah Berry Gaines, Nancy Caroline Gaines. Silas Gaines passed away in 1838 in Gaines Cemetery, Honea Path, Pinceton, South Carolina.

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Biography

  • In 1796, Silas Gaines entered the world in Enoree Sect, S.C., born to Edmund Pendleton Gaines And Susannah Broaddus.
  • Silas Gaines married Elizabeth Arnold, and had children including Amanda Gaines, Elizabeth Gaines, Frances Harriet Gaines, Henry Johnson Gaines, Louisa Jane Gaines, Mary Pendleton Gaines, Micajah Berry Gaines, Nancy Caroline Gaines.
  • Silas Gaines passed away in 1838 in Gaines Cemetery, Honea Path, Pinceton, South Carolina.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edmund Gaines
1767–1809
Birth Location: Culpeper Co. Virginia
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Susannah Broaddus
1766–1810
Birth Location: Caroline Co., Virginia.
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Arnold
1798–1879
Birth Location: –
EA

Children(s)

Amanda Gaines
1824–1900
Birth Location: Greenville Co., South Carolina
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Henry Gaines
1833–1906
Birth Location: Greenville Co., South Carolina
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Elizabeth Gaines
1837–1916
Birth Location: Greenville Co., South Carolina
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Louisa Gaines
1826–1911
Birth Location: Greenville Co., South Carolina
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Frances Gaines
1831–
Birth Location: Greenville Co., South Carolina
FG
Micajah Gaines
1820–
Birth Location: Greenville Co., South Carolina
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Nancy Gaines
1822–1891
Birth Location: Greenville Co., South Carolina
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Mary Gaines
1829–1868
Birth Location: Greenville Co., South Carolina
MG

Silas Gaines's Ancestors

Self
Silas Gaines
1796–1838
Birth Place: Enoree Sect, S.C.
Parents
Edmund Pendleton Gaines
1767–1809
Culpeper Co. Virginia
Susannah Broaddus
1766–1810
Caroline Co., Virginia.
Grandparents
Henry Gaines
1737–1830
King and Queen Co., Virginia
Ann George
1735–1801
Middlesex Co, Virginia
John Broaddus
1727–1798
King and Queen Co., Virginia
Great-Grandparents
James Gaines
1710–1786
Mary Pendleton
1717–1803
Richard George
1709–1773
Elizabeth Mayo
1713–1782
Edward Broaddus
1672–1749
Mary Shipley
1700–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Gaines
1670–1755
Henry Pendleton
1683–1721
Mary Taylor
1688–1770
Robert George
1666–1734
Sarah Elliott
1668–1734
Valentine Mayo
1666–1716
Ann Mickleburrough
1670–1744

Silas Gaines's Descendants

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Silas Gaines (12 Sep 1796–17 Aug 1838) m. Elizabeth Arnold (23 Jun 1798–09 Oct 1879)
  1. 1. Amanda Gaines 1824–1900
  2. 2. Henry (Johnson) Gaines 1833–1906 m. Henrietta Smith 1836–1882
    1. 1. Bessie (Lee) Gaines 1885–
    2. 2. Allie (Mae) Gaines 1890–
    3. 3. Benjamin (Frank) Gaines 1888–1968 m. Foride (Eliza) Peden 1897–1971
      1. 1. Janie (Kiziah) Gaines 1918–1988
      2. 2. Henry (Peden) Gaines 1922–
      3. 3. Archie (Willis) Gaines 1925–1995
  3. 3. Elizabeth Gaines 1837–1916
  4. 4. Louisa (Jane) Gaines 1826–1911 m. John (Wesley) Shearer 1832–1905
    1. 1. Martha (Pauline) Shearer 1867–1901
      1. 1. William (Wallace) McClure 1893–1918
      2. 2. George (Thomas) McClure 1897–1927
    2. 2. William (Henry) Shearer 1869–1948
    3. 3. Mary (Elizabeth) Shearer 1859–1944
      1. 1. Mary (S.) Shirley 1882–
      2. 2. Frank Shirley 1880–
      3. 3. Selma Shirley 1879–
    4. 4. John (Harrison) Shearer 1862–1933 m. Hattie (Elizabeth) Mills 1869–1956
      1. 1. Ida (Belle) Shearer 1898–1918
      2. 2. Columbus (Wardlaw) Shearer –1971 m. Anita (Lee) Mayfield –1996
      3. 3. Effie (Elizabeth) Shearer 1892–1967 m. Weldon Snipes –1937 m. Louis Gillespie –1963
      4. 4. John (Clifford) Shearer 1887–1942 m. Alice (Gertrude) Erskine 1887–
      5. 5. Hal (Morgan) Shearer 1903–1971
  5. 5. Frances (Harriet) Gaines 1831–
  6. 6. Micajah (Berry) Gaines 1820–
  7. 7. Nancy (Caroline) Gaines 1822–1891 m. Frederick Bagwell 1818–1899
  8. 8. Mary (Pendleton) Gaines 1829–1868

Silas Gaines's Timeline

2 Records

1796
12 Sep 1796
Birth of Silas Gaines in Enoree Sect, S.C.
Enoree Sect, S.C.
1838
17 Aug 1838
Age 42
Death of Silas Gaines in Honea Path, Princeton, S.C. (Gaines cemetery)
Honea Path, Princeton, S.C. (Gaines cemetery)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Sep 1796
    Event Place: Enoree Sect, S.C.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Aug 1838
    Event Place: Honea Path, Princeton, S.C. (Gaines cemetery)

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Gaines Cemetery, Honea Path, Pinceton, South Carolina
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