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Walter Grandison Gaines 1857–1932 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 06 Jan 1857

Birth Location: Little Mackinaw Twp, Tazewell Co., Illinois

Death Date: 25 May 1932

Death Location: St. Edward, Nebraska

Father: Richard Gaines

Mother: Amy Hinsman

Spouse(s): Emily Penfield

Children(s): Lewis Gaines

The story of Walter Grandison Gaines began in 1857 in Little Mackinaw Twp, Tazewell Co., Illinois. Walter Grandison Gaines married Emily Penfield, and had children including Carrie Bell Gaines, Emily Frances Gaines, Herbert Walter Gaines, Lewis Richard Gaines. Walter Grandison Gaines passed away in 1932 in St. Edward, Nebraska.

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Biography

  • The story of Walter Grandison Gaines began in 1857 in Little Mackinaw Twp, Tazewell Co., Illinois.
  • Walter Grandison Gaines married Emily Penfield, and had children including Carrie Bell Gaines, Emily Frances Gaines, Herbert Walter Gaines, Lewis Richard Gaines.
  • Walter Grandison Gaines passed away in 1932 in St. Edward, Nebraska.

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Walter Gaines's Ancestors

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Walter Gaines
1857–1932
Birth Place: Little Mackinaw Twp, Tazewell Co., Illinois
Parents
Richard C. Gaines
1829–1894
Montgomery Co. Tennessee
Amy (S.) Hinsman
1830–1900
Connecticut
Grandparents
Barnett (Fisher) Gaines
1797–1836
Rockingham Co., Virginia
Catherine (" Kittie") Kiser
1798–1888
Rockingham Co., Virginia
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Walter Gaines's Descendants

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Walter (Grandison) Gaines (06 Jan 1857–25 May 1932) m. Emily Penfield (1857–)
  1. 1. Lewis (Richard) Gaines 1885–1887

Walter Gaines's Timeline

2 Records

1857
06 Jan 1857
Birth of Walter Grandison Gaines in Little Mackinaw Twp, Tazewell Co., Illinois
Little Mackinaw Twp, Tazewell Co., Illinois
1932
25 May 1932
Age 75
Death of Walter Grandison Gaines in St. Edward, Nebraska
St. Edward, Nebraska

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 06 Jan 1857
    Event Place: Little Mackinaw Twp, Tazewell Co., Illinois

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 May 1932
    Event Place: St. Edward, Nebraska

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