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Wesley Fletcher Gaines 1830–1872 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Oct 1830

Birth Location: Lauderdale Co., Tennessee

Death Date: 13 Aug 1872

Death Location: Philadelphia Cemetery, Union Co., Mississippi

Father: Pendleton Gaines

Mother: Nancy Posey

Spouse(s): Mary Bruce

Children(s): Eudorah Gaines, May Gaines, Sarah Gaines, Benjamin Gaines, Susan Gaines, Luetishie Gaines, James Gaines, William Gaines, Henry Gaines

Wesley Fletcher Gaines was born in 1830 in Lauderdale Co., Tennessee, the child of Pendleton George Gaines And Nancy Posey. Wesley Fletcher Gaines married Mary L Bruce, and had children including Benjamin B Gaines, Eudorah Gaines, Henry A Gaines, James Robert Jim Bob Gaines, Luetishie Gaines, May Gaines, Sarah Gaines, Susan C S Gaines, William Wesley Pendleton Gaines. Wesley Fletcher Gaines passed away in 1872 in Philadelphia Cemetery, Union Co., Mississippi.

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Biography

  • Wesley Fletcher Gaines was born in 1830 in Lauderdale Co., Tennessee, the child of Pendleton George Gaines And Nancy Posey.
  • Wesley Fletcher Gaines married Mary L Bruce, and had children including Benjamin B Gaines, Eudorah Gaines, Henry A Gaines, James Robert Jim Bob Gaines, Luetishie Gaines, May Gaines, Sarah Gaines, Susan C S Gaines, William Wesley Pendleton Gaines.
  • Wesley Fletcher Gaines passed away in 1872 in Philadelphia Cemetery, Union Co., Mississippi.

Immediate Family

Parents

Pendleton Gaines
1804–1860
Birth Location: Pickens Co., S.C.
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Nancy Posey
1806–1860
Birth Location: Tennessee
NP

Spouses(s)

Mary Bruce
1839–1883
Birth Location: South Carolina
MB

Children(s)

Eudorah Gaines
1854–
Birth Location: Tennessee
EG
May Gaines
–1872
Birth Location: –
MG
Sarah Gaines
1859–
Birth Location: Mississippi
SG
Benjamin Gaines
1870–1931
Birth Location: Mississippi
BG
Susan Gaines
1863–1890
Birth Location: Mississippi
SG
Luetishie Gaines
1865–1937
Birth Location: Mississippi
LG
James Gaines
1869–1937
Birth Location: Pontotoc Co., Mississippi
JG
William Gaines
1857–1927
Birth Location: Pontotoc Co., Mississippi
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Henry Gaines
1865–1922
Birth Location: Pontotoc Co., Mississippi
HG

Wesley Gaines's Ancestors

Self
Wesley Gaines
1830–1872
Birth Place: Lauderdale Co., Tennessee
Parents
Pendleton George Gaines
1804–1860
Pickens Co., S.C.
Nancy Posey
1806–1860
Tennessee
Grandparents
William (Larkin) Gaines
1778–1854
Culpeper Co. Virginia
Elizabeth (Stevens) Powell
1778–1854
Virginia
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

Wesley Gaines's Descendants

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Wesley (Fletcher) Gaines (10 Oct 1830–13 Aug 1872) m. Mary (L.) Bruce (1839–1883)
  1. 1. Eudorah Gaines 1854–
  2. 2. May Gaines –1872
  3. 3. Sarah Gaines 1859–
  4. 4. Benjamin (B.) Gaines 1870–1931 m. Idella Willard 1888–1987
    1. 1. Robert Parker 1888–
    2. 2. Dilia Parker 1886–
    3. 3. Totsy Gaines 1884–
    4. 4. Ben (Malion) Gaines 1922–2003
    5. 5. Grace Gaines 1903–1981 m. Barney (F.) Maxey 1903–1936
      1. 1. Billie (Joyce) Maxey 1929–2004
  5. 5. Susan (C. S.) Gaines 1863–1890 m. Robert (Edward Lee) Parker 1864–
    1. 1. Palestine (D.) Parker 1884–1957 m. Houston (Columbus) Hale 1881–1940
    2. 2. Thades (A.) Parker 1890–1953
  6. 6. Luetishie Gaines 1865–1937
  7. 7. James (Robert (Jim Bob)) Gaines 1869–1937 m. M. (Betty) Lamar 1868–1900 m. Amanda Woodard 1871–1939
    1. 1. Harvest (Garland B.) Gaines 1895–1956
    2. 2. Alvis (Myrals) Gaines 1902–1909
    3. 3. Bessie (Sarah) Gaines 1903–1960
    4. 4. Virgil (Lee) Gaines 1910–1912
    5. 5. Robert (Reginal) Gaines 1912–1916
    6. 6. Clara (Lois) Gaines 1905–1906
    7. 7. Doyle (Haywood) Gaines 1899–1972 m. Cubell Morris 1903–1995
      1. 1. Bettie (Elizabeth) Gaines 1936–1940
      2. 2. Carl Gaines 1925–1928
      3. 3. Bobby (Gene) Gaines 1934–1988
      4. 4. Mary (Kathryn) Gaines 1927–2002 m. Edward (Tommy) Thomasson 1925–1989
      5. 5. Clyde Gaines 1919–1963
      6. 6. Robbie (Dean) Gaines 1934–1990 m. Donald (K.) Tutor 1933–1991
    8. 8. Mamie (Sue) Gaines 1893–1965 m. Pleasant Traynom 1887–1965
      1. 1. Mabel (Catherine) Traynom 1922–1965
      2. 2. Bobbie (Faye) Traynom 1937–1937
      3. 3. Betty (Jo) Traynom 1926–1965
    9. 9. Lonnie (Dalton) Gaines 1909–1954
    10. 10. Pauline Gaines 1891–1984 m. William (Andrew) Coffey 1891–1943
      1. 1. Mamie (Sue) Coffey 1915–2002 m. Thomas Pugh 1914–1988
    11. 11. Leslie (Calley) Gaines 1908–1987 m. Opal Robbins 1910–1989
      1. 1. Marion (M.) Gaines 1931–1995
  8. 8. William (Wesley Pendleton) Gaines 1857–1927 m. Evangie (O.) Wells 1862–1892
    1. 1. Amos Gaines 1886–
    2. 2. Leslie (Homer) Gaines 1890–
    3. 3. Marvin (Ether) Gaines 1888–
    4. 4. Hugo (Watson) Gaines 1892–1970 m. Mollie Russell 1891–1985
      1. 1. Ozell Gaines 1917–2004 m. Earnest (D.) Gates 1915–1966
        1. 1. Earnest (I. D.) Gates 1941–1961
  9. 9. Henry (A.) Gaines 1865–1922 m. Mary (A.) Wells 1875–1950
    1. 1. Lynson (Beright) Gaines 1897–1977 m. Ida (Lee) Williams 1898–1984
      1. 1. Kenneth (Lane) Gaines 1923–2003
      2. 2. James (Lee) Gaines 1916–1985
    2. 2. Quay (U.) Gaines 1900–1964 m. Ruby (V.) Tyer 1905–1990
      1. 1. Gaines (Quay U.) Jr. 1923–1992
    3. 3. Roy (Otis) Gaines 1896–1937
    4. 4. Wesley (M.) Gaines 1917–1990 m. Eula Inez 1920–1990
    5. 5. Marvin Gaines 1904–1981 m. Lelia Lyons 1911–1994
      1. 1. Henry (Walter) Gaines 1946–1946

Wesley Gaines's Timeline

2 Records

1830
10 Oct 1830
Birth of Wesley Fletcher Gaines in Lauderdale Co., Tennessee
Lauderdale Co., Tennessee
1872
13 Aug 1872
Age 42
Death of Wesley Fletcher Gaines in Lafayette Co., Mississippi
Lafayette Co., Mississippi

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Oct 1830
    Event Place: Lauderdale Co., Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Aug 1872
    Event Place: Lafayette Co., Mississippi

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Philadelphia Cemetery, Union Co., Mississippi
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