Family: Peter GAIN / Mary Leverna "Verna" THARP (F20146)
m. 10 May 1873-
Father | Male
Peter GAIN
Born 1 Nov 1850 Doddridge Co, (W)VA 
Died 8 Jan 1935 West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Buried WEST UNION Married 10 May 1873 [1] Doddridge Co, WV [1] Other Spouse Ruth Myrtle ALLEN | F51600 Married 24 Oct 1905 West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Father Adam James GAIN | F18742 Group Sheet Mother Susan FLEMING | F18742 Group Sheet
Mother | Female
Mary Leverna "Verna" THARP
Born Dec 1850 Harrison Co, (W)VA Died 21 Nov 1932 West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Buried West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Other Spouse Thomas McCarroll BENNETT | F26794 Married 1 Apr 1909 Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Father Isaac THARP | F5028 Group Sheet Mother Rosetta PERINE | F5028 Group Sheet
Child 1 | Male
+ William Lewis GAIN
Born 9 Mar 1874 Doddridge Co, WV Died 21 Jun 1923 West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Buried WEST UNION Spouse Clara India JENKINS | F43490 Married 30 Jan 1896 Doe Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV
Child 2 | Male
Adam Delaney "Lane" GAIN
Born May 1875 Died 11 Feb 1966 Doddridge Co, WV Buried Spouse Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" BIRCHER | F37694 Married 1 Dec 1932 West Union, Doddridge Co, WV
Child 4 | Female
I. M. GAIN
Born 14 May 1878 Doddridge Co, WV Died 4 Aug 1878 Doddridge Co, WV Buried
Child 6 | Female
+ Mary Jane "Molly" GAIN
Born 1881 Doddridge Co, WV Died 10 Aug 1964 Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Buried Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Spouse Loyd KINNEY | F3777 Married 8 Apr 1899 Doddridge Co, WV
Child 8 | Male
+ Isaac L. GAIN
Born Apr 1883 Died Buried Spouse Emma KINNEY | F13143 Married 13 Dec 1907 Doddridge Co, WV
Child 10 | Male
+ James Poe GAIN
Born 12 Mar 1891 Doddridge Co, WV Died 21 Jul 1961 Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Buried IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV Spouse Elva Jane NUTTER | F26793 Married 18 Sep 1909 West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Spouse Alice Grace BIRCHER | F24628 Married 22 Mar 1918 Doddridge Co, WV
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Notes - 1880 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union District), enumerated on Jun 11 1880:
Peters Gain, 29, farmer; wife Laverna, 28; son William, 7; son Delaney, 5; dau Susan, 3; dau Lenora, 1.
1900 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union District), enumerated Jun 7 1900:
Peter Gain, 49, b. Nov 1850, horse trader, married 27 yrs; wife Mary L, 49, b. Dec 1850, married 27 yrs, mother of 11 children (8 still living); son Harry L, 17, b. Jun 1882; dau Ida B, 12, b. Jun 1887; son James P, 9, b. Mar 1891; son Isaac L, 17, b. Apr 1883.
Following this census, Peter and Mary were divorced. In October 1904, Peter remarried Ruth Allen Wright, widow of Marcus Wright. In April 1909, Mary remarried Thomas Bennett.
- 1880 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union District), enumerated on Jun 11 1880:
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Sources - [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR p. 196.
Identified as Peter Gain, 22, b. & res. in Doddridge Co, son of Adam & Susan Gain; and Mary L. Tharp, 22, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co, dau of Isaac & Sarah Tharp. Married May 10 1873. (Note: Sarah's mother was actually Rosetta; Sarah was her stepmother.)
- [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR p. 196.