Doddridge County Roots

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Adaline A. GAINES

Adaline A. GAINES

Female 1852 - Bef 1920  (~ 67 years)

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  • Name Adaline A. GAINES 
    Born CA 1852  [1
    • She was age 8 in the 1860 Census and age 19 at the time of her 1871 marriage. Her stated age in subsequent censuses made her appear younger.
    Gender Female 
    Census 1860  Wood Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1880, 1900  Freemans Creek District, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1910  Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died Bef Jan 1920  [2
    Person ID I91360  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 27 Nov 2019 

    Father James Edward GAINES,   b. 7 Feb 1827, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Jun 1903  (Age 76 years) 
    Mother Mary Ann CROOK,   b. CA 1823,   d. 31 May 1888  (Age ~ 65 years) 
    Family ID F54668  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Thomas WANSTREET,   b. 30 Apr 1847, Gilmer Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Apr 1933, Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Married 13 Feb 1871  Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Notes 
    • 1880 Census, Lewis Co, WV (Freemans Creek District), enumerated on Jun 21 1880:
      Thos. Wanstreet, 28, farmer; wife Adeline, 25; dau Susan, 7; son William H, 5; son John, 2; dau Matilda, 6 months, birth month December.

      1900 Census, Lewis Co, WV (Freemans Creek District), enumerated on Jun 28 1900:
      Thomas Wanstreet, 53, b. Apr 1847, farmer, married 30 yrs; wife Adaline, 40, b. Jul 1859, married 30 yrs, mother of 11 children (8 still living); dau Kate, 26, b. Mar 1874, single; son William, 24, b. Mar 1876, single, farm laborer; son Albert, 17, b. Dec 1882, farm laborer; son Harvey F, 13, b. Jul 1886, farm laborer; son George C, 11, b. Nov 1888; dau Grace, 7, b. Oct 1892; granddau Rebecca A, 4, b. Jun 1895.

      1910 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Greenbrier District), enumerated on Apr 26 1910:
      Thomas Wanstreet, 56, farm laborer (working out), married 25 yrs; wife Adaline A, 44, married 25 yrs, mother of 8 children (all still living); son William M, 22, single, laborer at odd jobs; dau Jane 21, single; dau Grace, 16; granddau Becky, 14; grandson Ivin, 9; granddau Jennie, 9; grandson Willie, 5; grandson John, 4; grandda Girtie, 3; granddau Mary, 2; granddau Effie, 8 months.

      1920 Census, Harrison Co, WV (Tenmile District), enumerated on Jan 21 1920 at Salem Fork Road to Bristol:
      Thomas Wahnstreet, 72, widowed; dau Catharine, 45, widowed; son William, 43, single, roads worker; son John, 41, single, B & O worker; grandson Ivan, 19, single, no occupation; grandson Willis, 16, glass factory worker; granddau Pearl, 14; granddau Nellie, 9; granddau Lovie, 9; grandson Garland, 8; grandson Ernest, 6. [5]
    Children 
    +1. Susan Catherine Nellie "Kate" WANSTREET,   b. 15 Mar 1873,   d. 4 Dec 1948, Industrial, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
     2. William M. WANSTREET,   b. 15 Mar 1875, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Sep 1961, Ellenboro, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
    +3. John Thomas WANSTREET,   b. 29 Jan 1877, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Mar 1962, Zeising (now Spelter), Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
     4. Matilda WANSTREET,   b. Dec 1879
     5. Albert WANSTREET,   b. Dec 1882
    +6. Jane WANSTREET,   b. CA 1889
     7. Grace T. WANSTREET,   b. Oct 1892, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Jan 1972, Taylor Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 79 years)
    Family ID F39300  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S2067] 1860 Census, Wood County, (W)VA.

    2. [S2096] 1920 Census, Harrison County, WV.

    3. [S1820] Lewis County Marriage Records, Weston, WV, MR p. 52, Line 4 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=10712070&Type=Marriage.
      Identified as Bernard Thomas Wanstreet, single, 24, b. Gilmer Co, res. Lewis Co, son of Henry & Susan Wanstreet; and Adaline Gains, single, 19, b. Wood Co, res. Lewis Co, dau of James E. & (blank) Gains. Married Feb 13 (or 12) 1871 in Lewis County.

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

    5. [S1604] Death record of son.