| Name |
Peter GAIN |
| Born |
1 Nov 1850 |
Doddridge Co, (W)VA  [1, 2, 3] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Census |
1860 |
Harrison Co, (W)VA |
| Census |
1870 |
Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV |
| Occupation |
1880 [4] |
| farmer |
| Census |
1880, 1900 |
West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV |
| Occupation |
1900 [2] |
| horse trader |
| Occupation |
1910 [5] |
| laborer at odd jobs |
| Census |
1910, 1920 |
Central District, Doddridge Co, WV |
| Occupation |
1920 [6] |
| watchman for B. & O. Railroad |
| Residence |
West Union, Doddridge Co, WV [1, 7] |
| Died |
8 Jan 1935 |
West Union, Doddridge Co, WV [1] |
| Buried |
WEST UNION [1] |
| Person ID |
I48935 |
Doddridge County Roots |
| Last Modified |
20 Apr 2018 |
| Family 1 |
Mary Leverna "Verna" THARP, b. Dec 1850, Harrison Co, (W)VA , d. 21 Nov 1932, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV (Age ~ 81 years) |
| Married |
10 May 1873 |
Doddridge Co, WV [8] |
| Divorced |
Y [9] |
| 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.
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| Children |
| + | 1. William Lewis GAIN, b. 9 Mar 1874, Doddridge Co, WV , d. 21 Jun 1923, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV (Age 49 years) |
| | 2. Adam Delaney "Lane" GAIN, b. May 1875, d. 11 Feb 1966, Doddridge Co, WV (Age ~ 90 years) |
| | 3. Susan GAIN, b. CA 1877 |
| | 4. I. M. GAIN, b. 14 May 1878, Doddridge Co, WV , d. 4 Aug 1878, Doddridge Co, WV (Age 0 years) |
| | 5. Lenora GAIN, b. CA 1879 |
| + | 6. Mary Jane "Molly" GAIN, b. 1881, Doddridge Co, WV , d. 10 Aug 1964, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV (Age 83 years) |
| | 7. Harry L. GAIN, b. Jun 1882 |
| + | 8. Isaac L. GAIN, b. Apr 1883 |
| | 9. Ida B. GAIN, b. Jun 1887 |
| + | 10. James Poe GAIN, b. 12 Mar 1891, Doddridge Co, WV , d. 21 Jul 1961, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV (Age 70 years) |
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| Family ID |
F20146 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 2 |
Ruth Myrtle ALLEN, b. 30 Apr 1872, Doddridge Co, WV , d. 17 Jul 1922, Central District, Doddridge Co, WV (Age 50 years) |
| Married |
24 Oct 1905 |
West Union, Doddridge Co, WV [7] |
| Notes |
- 1900 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (McClellan District), enumerated on Jun 13 1900:
William J. Allen, 56, b. Jul 1843, widowed, farmer; dau Ruth Wright, 28, b. Apr 1872, widowed, mother of 5 children (all still living); grandson Virgil Allen, 5, b. Sep 1894; grandson Ai Wright, 7 months, b. Nov 1899.
1910 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Central District), enumerated on May 13 1910:
Peter Gain, 59, laborer at odd jobs, married 5 yrs (2nd marriage); wife Ruth, 39, married 5 yrs (2nd marriage), mother of 6 children (all still living); dau Nellie L, 1y 1m; stepson Benjamin H. Wright, 10.
1920 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Central District), enumerated on Jan 23 1920:
Peter Gains, 69, watchman for B. & O. Railroad; wife Ruth, 48; dau Nellie, 9; son Ora B, 7; son Willis M, 5.
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| Children |
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| Family ID |
F51600 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
1850 - 1935 (84 years)