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Wesley Gaines 1892–1958 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Apr 1892

Birth Location: Fluvanna Co., Virinia

Death Date: 9 December 1958

Death Location: Beaverdam, Hanover County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Ned Gaines

Mother:

Spouse(s): Annie Smith

Children(s): Hunston Gaines, Russell Gaines, John Gaines, Robert Gaines, Charles Gaines, Percy Gaines, George Gaines, Ella Gaines, Ruth Gaines, Earl Gaines

Wesley Gaines was born in 1892 in Fluvanna Co., Virinia, the child of Ned Slaveowner James Byce Gaines Gaines And Abbie Gaines. In 1950, Wesley Gaines resided in Beaverdam, Hanover, Virginia, USA. Wesley Gaines married Annie Smith, and had children including Charles Gaines, Earl Gaines, Edith Evelyn Gaines, Ella Marie Gaines, George Melvin Gaines, Hunston Berkley Gaines, John Gaines, Keanston Gaines, Laura Annie Gaines, Percy E Gaines, Robert Gaines, Russell O Gaines, Ruth May Gaines. Wesley Gaines passed away in 1958 in Beaverdam, Hanover County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Wesley Gaines was born in 1892 in Fluvanna Co., Virinia, the child of Ned Slaveowner James Byce Gaines Gaines And Abbie Gaines.
  • In 1950, Wesley Gaines resided in Beaverdam, Hanover, Virginia, USA.
  • Wesley Gaines married Annie Smith, and had children including Charles Gaines, Earl Gaines, Edith Evelyn Gaines, Ella Marie Gaines, George Melvin Gaines, Hunston Berkley Gaines, John Gaines, Keanston Gaines, Laura Annie Gaines, Percy E Gaines, Robert Gaines, Russell O Gaines, Ruth May Gaines.
  • Wesley Gaines passed away in 1958 in Beaverdam, Hanover County, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Wesley Gaines's Ancestors

Self
Wesley Gaines
1892–1958
Birth Place: Fluvanna Co., Virinia
Parents
Ned (Slaveowner James Byce Gaines) Gaines
1800–1898
Virginia, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
George (Washington) Goins
1839–1896
Virginia
Matilda (Phipps) Goins
1840–1924
Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Albert Goines
1815–1890
Dina Goines
1818–1890
H. Phipps
1882–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nancy Goins
1784–
Harmon Helton
1787–1850
Sarah Helton
1790–1878

Wesley Gaines's Descendants

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Wesley Gaines (22 Apr 1892–9 December 1958) m. Annie Smith (abt 1891–28 August 1985)
  1. 1. Hunston (Berkley) Gaines 1929–1991
  2. 2. Russell (O) Gaines 1924–
  3. 3. John Gaines 1914–
  4. 4. Robert Gaines 1918–
  5. 5. Charles Gaines 1915–
  6. 6. Percy (E) Gaines 1919–
  7. 7. George (Melvin) Gaines 1927–1991
  8. 8. Ella (Marie) Gaines 1935–2013 m. Jesse (R.) Gatling 1917–2004
  9. 9. Ruth (May) Gaines 1925–
  10. 10. Earl Gaines 1939–2009

Wesley Gaines's Timeline

3 Records

1892
22 Apr 1892
Birth of Wesley Gaines in Fluvanna Co., Virinia
Fluvanna Co., Virinia
1950
1950
Age 58
Wesley Gaines resided here in Beaverdam, Hanover, Virginia, USA
Beaverdam, Hanover, Virginia, USA
1958
9 December 1958
Age 66
Death of Wesley Gaines in Beaverdam, Hanover County, Virginia, United States of America
Beaverdam, Hanover County, Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Apr 1892
    Event Place: Fluvanna Co., Virinia
    Record Source:
    [1] Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Virginia, U.S., Birth Registers
    [4] Virginia, U.S., Marriage Registers
    [5] 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Beaverdam, Hanover, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 December 1958
    Event Place: Beaverdam, Hanover County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Beaverdam, Hanover County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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