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William Scott Gaines 1835–1899 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1835

Birth Location: Ohio

Death Date: 8 Sep 1899

Death Location: Coldwater, Wayne County, Missouri *

Father: Ludwell Gaines

Mother: Margaret Douglass

Spouse(s): Cynthia Adams

Children(s): William Gaines, Mary Gaines, John Gaines, Leonard Gaines, Margaret Gaines, Phillip Gaines

In 1835, William Scott Gaines entered the world in Ohio, born to Ludwell Graham Gaines And Margaret Douglass. In 1850, William Scott Gaines resided in Union, Clermont, Ohio, USA. William Scott Gaines married Cynthia Jane Adams, and had children including John Ludwell Gaines, Leonard Gaines, Margaret Elizabeth Gaines, Mary Jane Gaines, Phillip Theopolus Gaines, William Pickney Gaines. William Scott Gaines passed away in 1899 in Coldwater, Wayne County, Missouri *.

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Biography

  • In 1835, William Scott Gaines entered the world in Ohio, born to Ludwell Graham Gaines And Margaret Douglass.
  • In 1850, William Scott Gaines resided in Union, Clermont, Ohio, USA.
  • William Scott Gaines married Cynthia Jane Adams, and had children including John Ludwell Gaines, Leonard Gaines, Margaret Elizabeth Gaines, Mary Jane Gaines, Phillip Theopolus Gaines, William Pickney Gaines.
  • William Scott Gaines passed away in 1899 in Coldwater, Wayne County, Missouri *.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ludwell Gaines
1793–1861
Birth Location: Culpeper, Culpeper County, Virginia, USA
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Margaret Douglass
1794–1883
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, USA
MD

Spouses(s)

Cynthia Adams
1860–1938
Birth Location: Missouri
CA

Children(s)

William Gaines
1890–1968
Birth Location: Lowndes, Wayne County, Missouri, USA
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Mary Gaines
1883–1965
Birth Location: –
MG
John Gaines
1886–1949
Birth Location: Missouri, USA
JG
Leonard Gaines
1895–1968
Birth Location: Missouri, USA
LG
Margaret Gaines
1884–1980
Birth Location: Missouri, USA
MG
Phillip Gaines
1888–1972
Birth Location: Wayne County, Missouri
PG

William Gaines's Ancestors

Self
William Gaines
1835–1899
Birth Place: Ohio
Parents
Ludwell Graham Gaines
1793–1861
Culpeper, Culpeper County, Virginia, USA
Margaret Douglass
1794–1883
Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
William (D) Douglass
1765–1852
, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
Mary Scott
1768–1839
Ohio,USA
Great-Grandparents
George 4GGF
1731–1801
Martha 4GGM
1745–1808
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William 5GGF
1705–1750
Elizabeth 5GGM
1707–1754
William 5GGF
1710–1770
Sarah Walford
1710–1780

William Gaines's Descendants

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William (Scott) Gaines (1835–8 Sep 1899) m. Cynthia (Jane) Adams (Mar 1860–21 Mar 1938)
  1. 1. William (Pickney) Gaines 1890–1968 m. Della (E) McKinney 1909–
  2. 2. Mary (Jane) Gaines 1883–1965 m. William (John) Harris 1878–1951
    1. 1. Wayne (Theodore) Harris 1913–2002
    2. 2. John (Wilbur) Harris 1916–1992 m. Maxine (Paralee) Shinn 1918–
    3. 3. Mary (Lee) Harris 1919–1987 m. Robert Leslie 1912–1955
    4. 4. Eileen (J) Harris 1921–1994 m. Lanpher (Gass) LaBrot 1917–1988
    5. 5. William (Leslie) Harris 1899–1963 m. Hazel (Cansada) Whitledge 1904–1994
    6. 6. Maude (Ethel) Harris 1903–1989 m. Jousha (Edwin) White 1903–1956 m. Oscar (LaFayette) Price 1897–1975
      1. 1. Jane (Edwina) White 1922–1996 m. Quentin (Lyle) Wood 1919–1990
    7. 7. Eula (Pinkey) Harris 1906–1996 m. Charles (Coker) White 1897–1987
      1. 1. Wallace (Eugene) White 1926–1984 m. Lillian (Rosalie) Graham 1931–2013
      2. 2. Kenneth (Dean) White 1928–2004
      3. 3. Charles (Wayne) White 1939–2007 m. Evelyn Duncan 1925–1993
    8. 8. Ira (Lester) Harris 1902–1904
    9. 9. Ira (Gaines) Harris 1909–1913
    10. 10. John (William) Harris 1924–1985
  3. 3. John (Ludwell) Gaines 1886–1949 m. Luvenia (Belle) Green 1890–1978
  4. 4. Leonard Gaines 1895–1968 m. Emma (Louise) Gaines 1897–1994
    1. 1. Robert (Henry) Gaines 1920–2012 m. Jesta (Lucille) Wilkerson 1917–2015 m. Eunice Gaines 1924–
    2. 2. Leonard (William) Gaines 1928–1991 m. Myra (Mai) Mayberry 1928–2015
      1. 1. Deborah (Lenne) Gaines 1950–2016
  5. 5. Margaret (Elizabeth) Gaines 1884–1980 m. Henry Dollinger 1875–1952
    1. 1. Hildagard (Theresa) Dollinger 1904–1990
    2. 2. Leo (Paul) Dollinger 1910–1974 m. Florence (Mae) Pugh 1906–2004
    3. 3. Laurence (A) Dollinger 1912–2000
    4. 4. Margaret Dollinger 1915–1999 m. Thomas (P) McGowan 1910–1987
    5. 5. Herman (Alfred) Dollinger 1919–1944
    6. 6. Marie (Evelyn) Dollinger 1921–1995
    7. 7. Genevieve (Louise) Dollinger 1922–1972 m. Charles (Raymond) McWilliams 1920–2006
    8. 8. Katherine (Lorraine) Dollinger 1924–2006 m. William (Luther Albert) Mooney 1923–2005
    9. 9. John (Theodore) Dollinger 1907–1977 m. Edith (Eva) Tripp 1903–1974
      1. 1. Melvin (Eugene) Tripp 1924–1984
      2. 2. Harry (Harmon) Tripp 1927–2019 m. Ann (Louise) Dennis 1929–2006
    10. 10. Clarence (William) Dollinger 1905–1999 m. Velma Thompson 1911–2002
      1. 1. Cynthia (Louise) Dallinger 1942–1960
      2. 2. Patricia (Katherine) Dollinger 1931–2021 m. Donald (Earl) Johnson 1929–2014
  6. 6. Phillip (Theopolus) Gaines 1888–1972 m. Kathryn Morris 1894–1970
    1. 1. Glida (Meryl) Gaines 1920–2002 m. Julius (A) Snider 1919–2020
    2. 2. Mary (Belle) Gaines 1921–1999 m. Jack (Darrus) Snider 1921–1983

William Gaines's Timeline

5 Records

1835
1835
Birth of William Scott Gaines in Clermont, Ohio
Clermont, Ohio
1835
1835
Birth of William Scott Gaines in Ohio
Ohio
1850
1850
Age 15
William Scott Gaines resided here in Union, Clermont, Ohio, USA
Union, Clermont, Ohio, USA
1899
8 Sep 1899
Age 64
Death of William Scott Gaines in Coldwater, Wayne County, Missouri *
Coldwater, Wayne County, Missouri *
1899
8 Sep 1899
Age 64
Death of William Scott Gaines
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1835
    Event Place: Clermont, Ohio

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1835
    Event Place: Ohio
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Union, Clermont, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Sep 1899
    Event Place: Coldwater, Wayne County, Missouri *

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Sep 1899
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