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Virginia Gaines 1835–1920 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Apr 1835

Birth Location: McKenzie, Carroll Co., Tennessee

Death Date: 23 Jan 1920

Death Location: Atlanta, Cass Co., Texas.

Father: Henry Gaines

Mother: Lucy Randle

Spouse(s): William Hughes

Children(s): Mattie Hughes, John Hughes, George Hughes, Lucy Hughes, Frank Hughes, India Hughes, James Hughes

Virginia Gaines was born in 1835 in McKenzie, Carroll Co., Tennessee, the child of Henry Pendleton Gaines And Lucy Simms Randle. Virginia Gaines married William Henry Hughes, and had children including Frank Harrison Hughes, George Ethridge Hughes, India Mae Hughes, James Henry Ii Hughes, John Gaines Hughes, Lucy Bea Bernard Hughes, Mattie Lee Hughes. Virginia Gaines passed away in 1920 in Atlanta, Cass Co., Texas..

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Biography

  • Virginia Gaines was born in 1835 in McKenzie, Carroll Co., Tennessee, the child of Henry Pendleton Gaines And Lucy Simms Randle.
  • Virginia Gaines married William Henry Hughes, and had children including Frank Harrison Hughes, George Ethridge Hughes, India Mae Hughes, James Henry Ii Hughes, John Gaines Hughes, Lucy Bea Bernard Hughes, Mattie Lee Hughes.
  • Virginia Gaines passed away in 1920 in Atlanta, Cass Co., Texas..

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Gaines
1798–1860
Birth Location: Culpeper Co. Virginia
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Lucy Randle
1806–1860
Birth Location: North Carolina
LR

Spouses(s)

William Hughes
1826–1876
Birth Location: Carroll Co, Tennessee.
WH

Children(s)

Mattie Hughes
1873–1960
Birth Location: –
MH
John Hughes
1865–1937
Birth Location: McKenzie, Henry Co., Tennessee
JH
George Hughes
1859–1915
Birth Location: McKenzie, Henry Co., Tennessee
GH
Lucy Hughes
1860–
Birth Location: McKenzie, Henry Co., Tennessee
LH
Frank Hughes
1866–1943
Birth Location: McKenzie, Henry Co., Tennessee
FH
India Hughes
1876–
Birth Location: –
IH
James Hughes
1857–1929
Birth Location: McKenzie, Henry Co., Tennessee
JH

Virginia Gaines's Ancestors

Self
Virginia Gaines
1835–1920
Birth Place: McKenzie, Carroll Co., Tennessee
Parents
Henry Pendleton Gaines
1798–1860
Culpeper Co. Virginia
Lucy (Simms) Randle
1806–1860
North Carolina
Grandparents
Reuben Gaines
1765–1847
Culpeper Co. Virginia
Lucy (Barbour) Moore
1771–1837
Great-Grandparents
Henry Gaines
1737–1830
Ann George
1735–1801
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Gaines
1710–1786
Mary Pendleton
1717–1803
Richard George
1709–1773
Elizabeth Mayo
1713–1782

Virginia Gaines's Descendants

1.
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Virginia Gaines (13 Apr 1835–23 Jan 1920) m. William (Henry) Hughes (1826–1876)
  1. 1. Mattie (Lee) Hughes 1873–1960 m. Joe Lupton 1874–1968
    1. 1. India (Jo) Lupton 1903–1986 m. Robert (E.) Wright 1904–1980
  2. 2. John (Gaines) Hughes 1865–1937 m. Sallie (Claude) Wilmoth 1872–1955
    1. 1. Sally (Claude) Hughes 1896–1897
    2. 2. Claudine Hughes 1892–1915
    3. 3. William (Hughes) Edd 1894–1929
    4. 4. John (Raymond) Hughes 1890–1936 m. Willie Figures 1895–1983
    5. 5. Ruth (Gaines) Hughes 1901–1992 m. Jessie (Roy "Mack") McWhorter –1940
    6. 6. Hope (H.) Hughes 1903–1959 m. Ethel (Josephine) Bagwell 1903–1984
    7. 7. Margaret (Ann) Hughes 1908–1974 m. Ernest Paris 1892–1977
  3. 3. George (Ethridge) Hughes 1859–1915 m. Beulah Groves 1866–1936
    1. 1. Tom (W.) Hughes 1891–1892
    2. 2. Hazel (Ellen) Hughes 1897–1959 m. James (F.) Alexander 1891–1967
    3. 3. Mabel Hughes 1889–1965
    4. 4. Tilford (George) Hughes 1900–1969
    5. 5. Marshall (Groves "Bill") Hughes 1903–1966 m. Kathleeen Carney 1907–1977
    6. 6. Jessie (Lee) Hughes 1906–1967 m. Clyde (H.) Sypert 1904–1984
    7. 7. James (Guy) Hughes 1893–1959 m. Hallie Davis 1895–1990
  4. 4. Lucy ((Bea) Bernard) Hughes 1860– m. Travis Davidson 1856–
  5. 5. Frank (Harrison) Hughes 1866–1943
    1. 1. Weddington (Weir) Hughes 1903–1970
    2. 2. Ouida (Marvelyn) Hughes 1908–1977
  6. 6. India (Mae) Hughes 1876–
  7. 7. James (Henry Ii) Hughes 1857–1929 m. Mattie Wright 1872–1952
    1. 1. Louis Hughes 1900–1918

Virginia Gaines's Timeline

2 Records

1835
13 Apr 1835
Birth of Virginia Gaines in McKenzie, Carroll Co., Tennessee
McKenzie, Carroll Co., Tennessee
1920
23 Jan 1920
Age 85
Death of Virginia Gaines in Atlanta, Cass Co., Texas.
Atlanta, Cass Co., Texas.

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Apr 1835
    Event Place: McKenzie, Carroll Co., Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Jan 1920
    Event Place: Atlanta, Cass Co., Texas.
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