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Sylvia Melissa Gaines 1891–1981 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Nov 1891

Birth Location: Watson, Atchison Co., Missouri

Death Date: 22 Dec 1981

Death Location: Watson, Atchison Co., Missouri

Father: William Gaines

Mother: Sarah Millsap

Spouse(s): Peter Schnitzer

Children(s): Kathy Schnitzer

The story of Sylvia Melissa Gaines began in 1891 in Watson, Atchison Co., Missouri. Sylvia Melissa Gaines married Peter Joseph Schnitzer, and had children including Kathy Ellen Schnitzer. Sylvia Melissa Gaines passed away in 1981 in Watson, Atchison Co., Missouri.

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Biography

  • The story of Sylvia Melissa Gaines began in 1891 in Watson, Atchison Co., Missouri.
  • Sylvia Melissa Gaines married Peter Joseph Schnitzer, and had children including Kathy Ellen Schnitzer.
  • Sylvia Melissa Gaines passed away in 1981 in Watson, Atchison Co., Missouri.

Immediate Family

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Sylvia Gaines's Ancestors

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Sylvia Gaines
1891–1981
Birth Place: Watson, Atchison Co., Missouri
Parents
William Jesse Gaines
1860–1937
Nebraska
Sarah (Eleanor) Millsap
1865–1945
Atchison Co., Missouri
Grandparents
Richard (A.) Gaines
1828–1874
Pleasant Plains, Sangamon Co., Illinois
Abigail (Jane) York
1838–1880
Oblong Twp., Crawford Co., Illinois
Great-Grandparents
William Gaines
1795–1871
Mary Callahan
1796–1867
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Gaines
1755–1807
Elizabeth (Rice)
1757–1835

Sylvia Gaines's Descendants

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Sylvia (Melissa) Gaines (13 Nov 1891–22 Dec 1981) m. Peter (Joseph) Schnitzer (19 Jan 1870–10 Nov 1942)
  1. 1. Kathy (Ellen) Schnitzer 1930–1930

Sylvia Gaines's Timeline

2 Records

1891
13 Nov 1891
Birth of Sylvia Melissa Gaines in Watson, Atchison Co., Missouri
Watson, Atchison Co., Missouri
1981
22 Dec 1981
Age 90
Death of Sylvia Melissa Gaines in Watson, Atchison Co., Missouri
Watson, Atchison Co., Missouri

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Nov 1891
    Event Place: Watson, Atchison Co., Missouri

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Dec 1981
    Event Place: Watson, Atchison Co., Missouri

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