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Christopher R. GAIN

Christopher R. GAIN

Male 1825 - 1887  (~ 62 years)


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  • Name Christopher R. GAIN
    Birth CA 1825  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male
    Census 1860  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1864  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Census 1870, 1880  McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer, magistrate  [2] 
    Death 18 Sep 1887  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Burial Center Point Christian Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    Person ID I71222  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 25 Feb 2016

    Father William GAIN   d. Bef Mar 1831
    Mother Dorcus Tabitha SWIGER,   b. Jul 1800, Katy Lick, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Jan 1867, Center Point, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 66 years)
    Family ID F30218  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Rebecca ALLEN,   b. 18 May 1818   d. 1 May 1851 (Age 32 years)
    Marriage Jan 1845  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Marriage Bond 17 Jan 1845  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Notes 
    • 1860 Census, Doddridge Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Jun 1 1860:
      J. J. Bates, 26, farmer, value of personal estate $60; R. (female), 30, cannot read/write; S. A. (male), 10; Delilah, 7; M. A. (female), 2; C. R. Gain, 34, farmer, value of real estate $150, value of personal estate $55; J. H. Gain (male), 12.
    Children 
    +1. Jesse H. GAIN,   b. CA 1848, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Mary E. GAIN,   b. 14 Dec 1848   d. 22 Dec 1848 (Age 0 years)
    Family ID F43499  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Nancy Ann UNDERWOOD,   b. 1 Jun 1823, Tyler Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Mar 1903 (Age 79 years)
    Marriage 25 Aug 1864  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Notes 
    • 1870 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (McClellan Twp), enumerated on Jul 28 1870:
      Christopher R. Gain, 48, farmer, value of real estate $924, value of personal estate $642; Nancy A. Gain, 46, cannot write; Dixon Ash, 21, farmer; Jacob Ash, 15; Jesse Ash, 10; Savilla Ash, 7.

      1880 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (McClellan District), enumerated on Jun 1 & 5 1880:
      C. R. Gain, 57, b. Va. (father b. Md, mother b. Va.), farmer; wife Nancy A, 57, b. Va. (both parents b. Pa.), indicated as being "Maimed, Crippled, Bedridden, or otherwise disabled."

      1900 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (McClellan District), enumerated on Jun 14 1900:
      Head of household Nancy A. Gain, 72 (sic), b. Jun 1823 (sic), widowed, mother of 7 children (3 still living). No other household members.
      (NOTE: The next enumerated household was that of Nancy's son Jesse Ash and his family).
    Family ID F30217  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV.

    2. [S1563] Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV.

    3. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    4. [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, MB Bk 7, p. 70 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=22903&Type=Marriage.

    5. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR p. 146, line 18 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11791658&Type=Marriage.
      Identified as Christopher R. Gain, widowed, farmer, 39, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co, son of William & Darcus Gain; and Nancy Ash, widowed, 40, b. Tyler Co, res. Doddridge Co, dau of Dixon & Kesiah Underwood. Married Aug 25 1864 in Doddridge County, officiated by William Strickling.