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William Thomas Gaines 1851–1931 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 October 1851

Birth Location: South Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 18 Dec 1931

Death Location: Cartersville, Bartow, Georgia, United States

Father: Richard Gaines

Mother: Amanda Russell

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Mamie Atkinson

In 1851, William Thomas Gaines entered the world in South Carolina, United States of America, born to Richard Lewis Gaines And Amanda Adeline Russell. In 1870, William Thomas Gaines resided in Alpharetta, Milton, Georgia, USA. William Thomas Gaines had children including J T Gaines, Mamie Atkinson. William Thomas Gaines passed away in 1931 in Cartersville, Bartow, Georgia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1851, William Thomas Gaines entered the world in South Carolina, United States of America, born to Richard Lewis Gaines And Amanda Adeline Russell.
  • In 1870, William Thomas Gaines resided in Alpharetta, Milton, Georgia, USA.
  • William Thomas Gaines had children including J T Gaines, Mamie Atkinson.
  • William Thomas Gaines passed away in 1931 in Cartersville, Bartow, Georgia, United States.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Gaines's Ancestors

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William Gaines
1851–1931
Birth Place: South Carolina, United States of America
Parents
Richard Lewis Gaines
1827–1895
Pickens Co.,South Carolina
Amanda (Adeline) Russell
1831–1911
Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Reuben Gaines
1794–1870
Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
Mavan Evatt
1801–1850
North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Gaines's Descendants

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William (Thomas) Gaines (31 October 1851–18 Dec 1931)
  1. 1. Mamie Atkinson 1884–1972 m. Claude Atkinson 1879–1954
    1. 1. Doris Lanier 1917–2004 m. George (Gordon) Lanier 1915–1984
      1. 1. George (Moultrie) Lanier 1940–2014
      2. 2. Juanita (L.) Curtin 1944–2008
    2. 2. Irene Atkinson 1909–2003
    3. 3. Ruby-I. (Atkinson) Camp 1914–1998 m. T (Nelson) Camp 1914–1976
    4. 4. Lucile Atkinson 1904–

William Gaines's Timeline

3 Records

1851
31 October 1851
Birth of William Thomas Gaines in South Carolina, United States of America
South Carolina, United States of America
1870
1870
Age 19
William Thomas Gaines resided here in Alpharetta, Milton, Georgia, USA
Alpharetta, Milton, Georgia, USA
1931
18 Dec 1931
Age 80
Death of William Thomas Gaines in Cartersville, Bartow, Georgia, United States
Cartersville, Bartow, Georgia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 October 1851
    Event Place: South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Milton, Georgia; Roll: M593_165; Page: 471B
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Alpharetta, Milton, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Milton, Georgia; Roll: M593_165; Page: 471B

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Dec 1931
    Event Place: Cartersville, Bartow, Georgia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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