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Gaines Genealogy & History
Gaines is an English surname, originally coming from Old French and brought over by the Normans. It was a nickname for someone clever, from the Old French "engaigne", probably from the Latin "ingenia", for ingenuity. Gaines family history starts with the recording of William Ingania of Huntingdon in the 1086 Domesday Book. Gaines genealogy includes several renowned people, like internationally recognized African-American author Ernest Gaines, Mad magazine founder and publisher William Gaines, and Pulitzer prize-winning journalism professor William Gaines. There is a small town of Gaines in upstate New York, named for General Edmund Gaines, who defended it in the War of 1812.
Gaines Birth Records
Name | Birth Date | Death Date | Location |
Aamittkia Gaines | -- --, 1973 | January 10,2010 | MS |
Baby Gaines | -- --, 1924 | January 22,2002 | TX |
C Jerry Gaines | -- --, 1942 | June 14,2004 | GA |
Dail Gaines | -- --, 1925 | August 21,1995 | ID |
Gaines Death Records
Name | Birth Date | Death Date | Location |
Eadfield Gaines | -- --, 1931 | February ,1983 | Port Sulphur,LA |
Fae Gaines | -- --, 1937 | December 31,2002 | Opp,AL |
Gabrella Gaines | -- --, 1917 | May 15,2010 | Jackson,GA |
H Deane Gaines | -- --, 1925 | July 16,1997 | Braselton,GA |
Gaines Marriage Records
Name | Spouse | Marriage Date | Location |
Arthur Gaines | Ceba Branton | June 5,1960 | Wake, NC |
Benjamin Gaines | Karen Bare | July 15,1979 | Wake, NC |
Edgar Gaines | Susan Wooten | September 15,1979 | Wake, NC |
Gilbert Gaines | Johnsie Mccloud | February 21,1955 | Wake, NC |
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