Who are you Gaines people and why are you in my Grandfather Allen's photo album? What is the relationship connection???
The bottom photo says "Sister and J.S. Gaines". The sister is Ora Gaines Allen, Allen is her maiden name and Gaines is her middle name. I have been unable to find any connection between the Allen's and Gaines or the Scott's (Ora's mother's maiden name) and the Gaines.
What am I missing?
UPDATE!!! It's 3 hours later and I may have my answer. I found the death certificate for Clyde Gaines. His mother's maiden name is Scott, same as Ora's mother. Are these Gaines first cousins to my Allens?? It's looking that way!
UPDATE UPDATE! You can see in the comments section below where I got some great help, found more information and was able to put a few pieces together. However, I now have another question...why would a mother give their child a middle name that was their sister's husbands last name?
Anna Pearl named her daughter Ora Gaines, Gaines is her middle name. Gaines is the last name of the man that Anna's sister Cassie married. Seems just a little odd to me. More than odd, that is downright strange.
Don't know what you have but hope this helps. Clyde Scott Gaines grave can be found on findagrave.com With that information I found his death certificate on Ancestry.com which you mentioned in your update. With his mother's name I found what I suspect to be his mother's death certificate on ancestry with this information:
ReplyDeleteName: Mrs Cassandra Gaines
[Mrs Cassandra Scott]
Death Date: 21 Dec 1936
Death Location: Jefferson
Residence Location: Jefferson
Gender: Female
Ethnicity: White
Birth Location: Clark, Kentucky
Spouse's name: John P Gaines
Father's Name: T J Scott
Father's Birth Location: Clark, Kentucky
Mother's Name: Mattie Ecton
Mother's Birth Location: Clark, Kentucky
Hope it helps piecing the puzzle together.
Yes, isn't the internet wonderful?!? *lol* I'm now looking for T. J. Scott and wife Mattie to see if I can find another daughter named Anna Pearl...then I will definitely have my connection. It's been a good Saturday so far! Thanks for your comment!
ReplyDeleteWell I hope this helps then, if you haven't already found it! In the 1880 Clark County, Kentucky Census you should find:
ReplyDeleteHousehold Members:
Name Age
Thos. Scott 41
Martha Scott 38
Alice Scott 17
Charles Scott 15
James Scott 12
Liota Scott 10
Lizzie Scott 7
Nathan Scott 5
Annie Scott 3
Now although there is not a Cassandra, or any other variation living with them. In the 1870 Clark County, Kentucky census there is this:
Name Age
Thomas J Scott 30
Martha Scott 27
Cassie Scott 9
Alice Scott 7
Charles Scott 5
Walter Scott 3
Lutie Scott 8/12
Elizabeth Owsley 40
John Owsley 11
Benjamin Owsley 7
Ella Owsley 3
Yes the internet is wonderful! It's 91 degrees in Louisville and so I am at my computer trying to beat the heat.
Hope this helps!
These families match up! Cassie would be 19 and already married in the 1880 census so she wouldn't be with her family and Annie age 3 in 1880 matches up with my Anna Pearl who was born in 1878.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much. I have some studying to do to make sure I'm putting this all together correctly.
Stay cool, not sure of the temp here I'm too afraid to look!!
In the 1910 census a Cassie Gaines is living with Anna Pearl and her husband Thomas!
ReplyDeleteI would still like to find Anna's death certificate, but no luck so far. She died between 1910 and 1930.
Much progress on this line today!