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Thomas Zebedee (Zeb) Gaines 1881–1959 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Nov 1881

Birth Location: Lauderdale Co. Ripley, Tennessee

Death Date: 27 Oct 1959

Death Location: Mt. Zion Cemetery, Steele, Missouri

Father: Henry Gaines

Mother: Nancy Simpson

Spouse(s): Ella Cashion, Mary Meyers

Children(s): Clifford Gaines, George Gaines, Agnes Gaines, Gaines Sr., Eddie Gaines

In 1881, Thomas Zebedee (Zeb) Gaines entered the world in Lauderdale Co. Ripley, Tennessee, born to Henry George Gaines And Nancy Ann Simpson. Thomas Zebedee (Zeb) Gaines married Ella Cashion, Mary Gertrude Meyers, and had children including Agnes Augusta Gaines, Clifford Wesley Gaines, Eddie Omer Gaines, Gaines John Henry Sr, George Thomas Gaines, Living Gaines. Thomas Zebedee (Zeb) Gaines passed away in 1959 in Mt. Zion Cemetery, Steele, Missouri.

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Biography

  • In 1881, Thomas Zebedee (Zeb) Gaines entered the world in Lauderdale Co. Ripley, Tennessee, born to Henry George Gaines And Nancy Ann Simpson.
  • Thomas Zebedee (Zeb) Gaines married Ella Cashion, Mary Gertrude Meyers, and had children including Agnes Augusta Gaines, Clifford Wesley Gaines, Eddie Omer Gaines, Gaines John Henry Sr, George Thomas Gaines, Living Gaines.
  • Thomas Zebedee (Zeb) Gaines passed away in 1959 in Mt. Zion Cemetery, Steele, Missouri.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Thomas Gaines's Ancestors

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Thomas Gaines
1881–1959
Birth Place: Lauderdale Co. Ripley, Tennessee
Parents
Henry George Gaines
1831–1909
Gibson Co., Tennessee
Nancy (Ann) Simpson
1846–1917
Chester Co., South Carolina
Grandparents
Ira (Mayo) Gaines
1801–1861
Abbeville Co., South Carolina
Mary (Elizabeth) Hayes
1802–1844
Thomas ("Wash") Simpson
1822–1899
Chester Co., South Carolina
Margaret (J.) (
1830–
Chester Co., South Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Henry Gaines
1769–1833
Susana (E)
1777–1850
Hugh Simpson
1775–1846
Anna Usher
1798–1857
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Gaines
1737–1830
Ann George
1735–1801
Richard (E)
1747–

Thomas Gaines's Descendants

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Thomas (Zebedee (Zeb)) Gaines (22 Nov 1881–27 Oct 1959) m. Ella Cashion (1887–1957) m. Mary (Gertrude) Meyers (15 Jul 1880–18 May 1922)
  1. 1. Clifford (Wesley) Gaines 1906–1966 m. Virgie Queen 1910–1943
    1. 1. Thomas (Henry "Buddy") Gaines 1931–1995
    2. 2. Wesley (Ommer) Gaines 1929–2002
  2. 2. George (Thomas) Gaines 1914–1988
  3. 3. Agnes (Augusta) Gaines 1908–2001
  4. 4. Gaines (John Henry) Sr. 1910–1989
  5. 5. Eddie (Omer) Gaines 1917–1987

Thomas Gaines's Timeline

2 Records

1881
22 Nov 1881
Birth of Thomas Zebedee (Zeb) Gaines in Lauderdale Co. Ripley, Tennessee
Lauderdale Co. Ripley, Tennessee
1959
27 Oct 1959
Age 78
Death of Thomas Zebedee (Zeb) Gaines in Pemiscot Co., Steele, Missouri
Pemiscot Co., Steele, Missouri

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Nov 1881
    Event Place: Lauderdale Co. Ripley, Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Oct 1959
    Event Place: Pemiscot Co., Steele, Missouri

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mt. Zion Cemetery, Steele, Missouri

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