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THOMAS GAINES 1787–1857 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Feb 1787

Birth Location: Hanover, Virginia, United States or Culpepper County, VA

Death Date: 31 Aug 1857

Death Location: Broom Town Valley, Chattooga, Georgia, United States

Father: JAMES II

Mother: Mildred POLLARD

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Children(s): Edward Gaines

THOMAS GAINES was born in 1787 in Hanover, Virginia, United States or Culpepper County, VA, the child of James Henry Gaines Ii And Mildred Bland Pollard. In 1850, THOMAS GAINES resided in Broom Town Valley, Chattooga, Georgia, USA. THOMAS GAINES had children including Edward Presley F Gaines. THOMAS GAINES passed away in 1857 in Broom Town Valley, Chattooga, Georgia, United States.

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Biography

  • THOMAS GAINES was born in 1787 in Hanover, Virginia, United States or Culpepper County, VA, the child of James Henry Gaines Ii And Mildred Bland Pollard.
  • In 1850, THOMAS GAINES resided in Broom Town Valley, Chattooga, Georgia, USA.
  • THOMAS GAINES had children including Edward Presley F Gaines.
  • THOMAS GAINES passed away in 1857 in Broom Town Valley, Chattooga, Georgia, United States.

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THOMAS GAINES's Ancestors

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THOMAS GAINES
1787–1857
Birth Place: Hanover, Virginia, United States or Culpepper County, VA
Parents
JAMES HENRY GAINES II
1733–1788
Culpepper Co., VA, Virginia, USA
Mildred (Bland) POLLARD
1736–1796
King and Queen, Virginia, United States
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THOMAS GAINES's Descendants

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THOMAS GAINES (3 Feb 1787–31 Aug 1857)
  1. 1. Edward (Presley F) Gaines 1825–1912 m. Louella (Ann) Smith 1851–1910
    1. 1. Ellen (Milner Ella) Gaines 1885–1964 m. Arthur (Edgar) Sparks 1876–1914
      1. 1. William (M) Sparks 1908–1984 m. Rosella Stewart –2001

THOMAS GAINES's Timeline

3 Records

1787
3 Feb 1787
Birth of THOMAS GAINES in Hanover, Virginia, United States or Culpepper County, VA
Hanover, Virginia, United States or Culpepper County, VA
1850
1850
Age 63
THOMAS GAINES resided here in Broom Town Valley, Chattooga, Georgia, USA
Broom Town Valley, Chattooga, Georgia, USA
1857
31 Aug 1857
Age 70
Death of THOMAS GAINES in Broom Town Valley, Chattooga, Georgia, United States
Broom Town Valley, Chattooga, Georgia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Feb 1787
    Event Place: Hanover, Virginia, United States or Culpepper County, VA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Army, Register of Enlistments, 1798-1914
    [2] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Broom Town Valley, Chattooga, Georgia; Roll: 64; Page: 352a

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Broom Town Valley, Chattooga, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Broom Town Valley, Chattooga, Georgia; Roll: 64; Page: 352a

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Aug 1857
    Event Place: Broom Town Valley, Chattooga, Georgia, United States

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