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Silas Luther (Tobe) Gaines 1836–1886 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1836

Birth Location: Lauderdale Co. Ripley, Tennessee

Death Date: 1886

Death Location: Lauderdale Co. Ripley, Tennessee

Father: Ira Gaines

Mother: Mary Hayes

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Fred Gaines, Dixie Gaines, Jennie Gaines, Robert Gaines, Mollie Gaines, Silas Gaines

The story of Silas Luther (Tobe) Gaines began in 1836 in Lauderdale Co. Ripley, Tennessee. Silas Luther (Tobe) Gaines married Fannie Stone, Peachey Frances Ashbrook, Sarah C Clark, and had children including Dixie Gaines, Fred Featherstone Gaines, Jennie Gaines, Mollie Gaines, Robert Gaines, Silas Luther Gaines. Silas Luther (Tobe) Gaines passed away in 1886 in Lauderdale Co. Ripley, Tennessee.

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Biography

  • The story of Silas Luther (Tobe) Gaines began in 1836 in Lauderdale Co. Ripley, Tennessee.
  • Silas Luther (Tobe) Gaines married Fannie Stone, Peachey Frances Ashbrook, Sarah C Clark, and had children including Dixie Gaines, Fred Featherstone Gaines, Jennie Gaines, Mollie Gaines, Robert Gaines, Silas Luther Gaines.
  • Silas Luther (Tobe) Gaines passed away in 1886 in Lauderdale Co. Ripley, Tennessee.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ira Gaines
1801–1861
Birth Location: Abbeville Co., South Carolina
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Mary Hayes
1802–1844
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Fred Gaines
1872–
Birth Location: –
FG
Dixie Gaines
1874–
Birth Location: –
DG
Jennie Gaines
1867–
Birth Location: –
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Robert Gaines
1863–
Birth Location: –
RG
Mollie Gaines
1866–
Birth Location: –
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Silas Gaines
1871–1927
Birth Location: Lauderdale Co. Ripley, Tennessee
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Silas Gaines's Ancestors

Self
Silas Gaines
1836–1886
Birth Place: Lauderdale Co. Ripley, Tennessee
Parents
Ira Mayo Gaines
1801–1861
Abbeville Co., South Carolina
Mary (Elizabeth) Hayes
1802–1844
Grandparents
Henry (Mayo) Gaines
1769–1833
Culpeper Co., Virginia
Susana ((Sussannah) Featherston) (E)
1777–1850
Lincoln Co., North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Henry Gaines
1737–1830
Ann George
1735–1801
Richard (E)
1747–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Gaines
1710–1786
Mary Pendleton
1717–1803
Richard George
1709–1773
Elizabeth Mayo
1713–1782
William (E)
1710–
Susanna Grigg
1720–

Silas Gaines's Descendants

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Silas (Luther (Tobe)) Gaines (1836–1886)
  1. 1. Fred (" Featherstone") Gaines 1872–
  2. 2. Dixie Gaines 1874–
  3. 3. Jennie Gaines 1867–
  4. 4. Robert Gaines 1863–
  5. 5. Mollie Gaines 1866–
  6. 6. Silas (Luther) Gaines 1871–1927 m. Mary (" Mollie" Francis) Parsley 1874–1900 m. Myra (Ann) McGaughey 1876–1933
    1. 1. Feardon Gaines 1895–1903
    2. 2. Paul (Esture) Gaines 1898–1899
    3. 3. Alvin (Willie) Gaines 1911–1911
    4. 4. Pearl Gaines 1904–1904
    5. 5. Richard (Silas) Gaines 1906–1926
    6. 6. Levadn Gaines 1900–1901
    7. 7. Robert (L. "Billy") Gaines 1897–1961 m. Louise Newbill 1906–1957
    8. 8. John (Russell) Gaines 1909–1968
    9. 9. Anna (Geraldine) Gaines 1915–1937
    10. 10. Wylie (Marcus) Gaines 1913–1969
    11. 11. Lucian (Walker) Gaines 1905–1961

Silas Gaines's Timeline

2 Records

1836
1836
Birth of Silas Luther (Tobe) Gaines in Lauderdale Co. Ripley, Tennessee
Lauderdale Co. Ripley, Tennessee
1886
1886
Age 50
Death of Silas Luther (Tobe) Gaines in Lauderdale Co. Ripley, Tennessee
Lauderdale Co. Ripley, Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1836
    Event Place: Lauderdale Co. Ripley, Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1886
    Event Place: Lauderdale Co. Ripley, Tennessee
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