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James Edward GAINES

James Edward GAINES

Male 1827 - 1903  (76 years)

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  • Name James Edward GAINES 
    Born 7 Feb 1827  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1850  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1860  Wood Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Military ENLISTED 19 Oct 1864  [5] 
    Pvt, 6th W.Va. Infantry, Civil War 
    Census 1870, 1880  Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1892  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Census 1900  Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer  [2, 6] 
    Residence Spurgeon, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 5 Jun 1903  [1] 
    Buried Mt. Union Cemetery, Straight Fork, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Person ID I125934  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 27 Nov 2019 

    Father Jacob GAIN,   b. 7 Jan 1783, Fauquier Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1852, Sardis, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Mother Eve ASH,   b. 1787, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Dec 1865, Sardis, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Family ID F54523  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Mary Ann CROOK,   b. CA 1823,   d. 31 May 1888  (Age ~ 65 years) 
    Marriage Bond 7 Sep 1848  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Married 12 Oct 1848  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 10] 
    Notes 
    • 1850 Census, Harrison Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Jul 1 1850:
      James Gain, 23, farmer; Mary, 21; Lee, 3; Andrew, 1.
      NOTE: The next enumerated household was that of James's sister Mary, her husband Isaac Ash, and their daughter Eve Ash.

      1860 Census, Wood Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), Walker Post Office, enumerated on Jul 24 1860:
      James E. Gaines, 27, farmer, value of real estate $400, value of personal estate $150; Geo. H. L., 12; Andrew J, 9; Adaline, 8; Columbia, 7; Missouri, 4; Nancy J, 2.

      1870 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Southwest Twp), enumerated on Aug 24 1870:
      James E. Gain, 46, farmer, value of real estate $800, value of personal estate $400; Mary A, 48; Andrew J, 21, farm laborer; Missouri A, 13; Nancy J, 10.

      1880 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Southwest District), enumerated on Jun 18 1880:
      James E. Gaines, 52, farmer; wife Mary Ann, 50, disabled or bedridden, tumor on throat; George H. L, 32, single, farm laborer; dau Nancy J, 21, single.
      NOTE: The next enumerat household was that of son Andrew and his family:
      Andrew J. Gaines, 30, farmer, medical condition lungs affected; wife Mary An E, 20, medical condition lungs affected; son Archie H, 1.

      Mary Ann Crook Gaines died in 1888. James married 18-year-old Eliza J. Lipscomb in 1892. [11]
    Children 
    +1. George Henry Lee GAINES,   b. CA 1848, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Apr 1927, Auburn, Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 79 years)
    +2. Andrew Jackson GAINES,   b. 1850, Virginia (now West Virginia) Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Mar 1923, St. Clara, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
    +3. Adaline A. GAINES,   b. CA 1852,   d. Bef Jan 1920  (Age ~ 67 years)
    Family ID F54668  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Eliza J. LIPSCOMB,   b. 1874, Troy, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Jul 1959, Fairfield Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Married 3 Nov 1892  Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Notes 
    • 1900 Census, Gilmer Co, WV (Troy District), enumerated on Jun 12 1900:
      James E. Gaines, 72, married 8 yrs; wife Liza J, 26, married 8 yrs, mother of 2 children (both still living); dau Jessie, 6, b. Sep 1893; dau Julie, 5, b. Dec 1894.
      NOTE: The next enumerated household was that of James's son George Henry Lee Gaines and his wife Flora Lipscomb Gaines:
      Lee Gaines, 50, farmer, married 4 yrs; wife Flora, 24, b. Mar 1876, married 4 yrs, no children.
    Children 
     1. Jessie GAINES,   b. Sep 1893
     2. Julia GAINES,   b. Dec 1894,   d. 28 Aug 1985, Circleville, Pickaway Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 90 years)
    Family ID F54669  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S5] Headstone.

    2. [S2020] 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District).

    3. [S242] 1850 Census, Harrison County, (W)VA.

    4. [S1889] Gilmer County Marriage Records, Glenville, WV, MR p. 48, Line 79 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=8926&Type=Marriage.

    5. [S2587] U.S. Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 [database online], (Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration (NARA)).

    6. [S2067] 1860 Census, Wood County, (W)VA.

    7. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    8. [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=22707&Type=Marriage.

    9. [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=36668&Type=Marriage.

    10. [S2567] West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    11. [S1604] Death record of son.

    12. [S1889] Gilmer County Marriage Records, Glenville, WV, MR p. 48, Line 79 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=8926&Type=Marriage.
      Identified as James E. Gainer (sic), 50, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co; and Eliza J. Lipscomb, 18, b. & res. in Gilmer Co. Married Nov 3 1892 in Gilmer County.