Husband: James Polk Gain
Census name: James K. Gain
Born: Jul-19-1848 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 1,2 (see note 1)
Died: Feb-12-1924 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 1
Buried: in Fleming Cemetery, Arnolds Creek, Doddridge Co, WV 3,1
Census: 1880, 1900, 10, 20 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV (see note 2)
Census: 1870 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1860 in Harrison Co, (W)VA
Census: 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Occupation: farmer 1
Father: Adam James Gain (1814 - 1884)
Mother: Susan Fleming (1814 - 1883)
Other spouse 1
Wife: Jane Batton
Also known as: Jane Batten 2
Married: Apr-12-1888 in Doddridge Co, WV 2
Born: Nov-27-1858 2
Died: May-27-1934 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 1
Buried: in Fleming Cemetery, Arnolds Creek, Doddridge Co, WV 3 (see note 3)
Resided: in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV
Resided: 1924 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 4
Census: 1900, 1910, 1920 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1870 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Father: Hezekiah S. Batton (1830 - 1929)
Mother: Emeline Cumberledge (1835 - )
Notes
F Child 1: Lucy Undine Gain Born: Jul-24-1888 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 5,6,7,8 Died: Mar-18-1988 6 Buried: in Parkersburg Memorial Gardens (aka IOOF Cem, 24th St), Wood Co, WV 3 Census: 1940 in Tallmadge, Summit Co, OH Resided: 1912 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 8 Census: 1900, 1910 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Coleman L. Fleming b. Sep- -1887 d. Feb- -1966 Married: Dec-23-1912 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 8 Husband: William J. Newlon b. ca 1874
M Child 2: James Fieldon "Claud" Gain Census name: James Gaines Born: Jan- 2-1890 at Arnolds Creek (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 9,5,10,11 (see note 4) Died: Jun- 3-1977 10,9 Buried: in Fleming Cemetery, Arnolds Creek, Doddridge Co, WV 3 Resided: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 12 Census: 1930, 1940 in Arnolds Creek (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 13,14 Census: 1900, 1910 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: farmer 13,14 Military: World War I Wife: Bertha Ann Gaines b. Apr-18-1894 d. Aug-24-1973 Census name: Beartha Gaines 15 Married: Mar- 6-1917 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 11
M Child 3: Linden Lewis Gain
Born: Mar-26-1891 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 16,5
Died: Sep-30-1918 in France 17
Buried: in Fleming Cemetery, Arnolds Creek, Doddridge Co, WV 3
Census: 1900, 1910 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
Occupation: 1917 farming 16
Military: May-27-1918 - Sep-30-1918 Pvt, Co D, 119th Inf, US Army, World War I (died of wounds) 17,18
M Child 4: Leeman Lester Gain Census name: Leeman Gaines Born: Aug-14-1893 in Doddridge Co, WV 9,16,10,19,11 (see note 5) Died: Feb-28-1984 9,10 Buried: in Fleming Cemetery, Arnolds Creek, Doddridge Co, WV 3 Resided: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 11,12 Census: 1920, 1930, 1940 in Arnolds Creek (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 20,13 Census: 1900, 1910 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: farmer 13,14 Wife: Ora Agnes Reed b. Dec-11-1900 d. Jan- 7-1930 Wife: Florida Reed b. Oct-24-1914 d. Dec-27-2007 Married: Jan-28-1933 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 11
M Child 5: McClellan Everett "Clell" Gain Also known as: Clell Gain Born: Oct-13-1895 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 5,7 Died: Jun-14-1971 in Wood Co, WV 21 Census: 1930 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Census: 1900, 1910, 1920 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1930 washer at rayon plant 22 Wife: Thelma Marie Jones b. Feb- 2-1908 d. Mar- 8-2001 Married: ca 1925 22
F Child 6: Nellie Maude Gain Born: Oct- 1-1897 in Doddridge Co, WV 5,7 Census: 1900, 1910, 1920 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Henry Clay Coontz b. Nov-27-1895 d. Jan-30-1966
M Child 7: Francis Guy Gain Census name: Guy Gain Born: Jul-21-1899 in Doddridge Co, WV 5,7 (see note 6) Died: Apr-29-1923 in Summit Co, OH 23,10 Buried: in Fleming Cemetery, Arnolds Creek, Doddridge Co, WV 3 Census: 1900, 1910, 1920 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
Sources: (1) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (2) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (3) Findagrave.com. (4) Death record of husband. (5) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (6) Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (7) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District) (8) Wood County Marriage Records, Parkersburg, WV. (9) Social Security Death Index. (10) Headstone. (11) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (12) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (13) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (14) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District) (15) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Cove District) (16) National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Ancestry.com online database) (17) West Virginia Veterans Memorial Archives Database, http://www.wvculture.org/history/wvmemory/wvvetmem.html. (18) Obituary. (19) 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (20) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (21) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (22) 1930 Census, Wood County, WV. (23) Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007 (online), Ancestry.com and Ohio Department of Health. Event Notes Note (1) Birth date given in 1900 Census as July 1847, but death record shows it as Jul 19 1848. Note (2) In 1910, location specified as Arnolds Creek Road. Note (3) Death record states burial location as Gain Cemetery. But there is a headstone for her in the Fleming Cemetery at Arnolds Creek, along with a separate headstone of the same design for her husband. Note (4) Birth date given in 1900 Census as June 1890, but birth record, SSDI and WW2 draft registration show it as January 2, 1890. Note (5) Birth date given in 1900 Census as Aug 1892, but SSDI shows it as Aug 14 1893. Note (6) Birth date on headstone is Jul 21 1900. But birth record indicates Jul 21 1899, and he was in the 1900 Census with birth date given as Jul 1899.