Researching William Gaines
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 539 people with the Gaines surname? In that year Gaines was ranked number 3040 for popularity in the UK. |
The name William means "resolute guardian" and is of German origin.
Records of William Gaines on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for William Gaines and the Gaines Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Gaines Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Gaines family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 964 people with the Gaines surname in the UK? Gaines is now ranked number 3136 for popularity in the UK. |
Gaines Family Tree Databases
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Gaines Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 63803 people with the Gaines surname in the USA? Gaines is ranked number 136 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Gaines Databases
Study the Ellis Island Database for information on William Gaines. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called William Gaines
William Gaines
William Maxwell Gaines ( March 1, 1922 – June 3, 1992), was an American publisher and co-editor of EC Comics. Following a shift in EC's direction in 1950, Gaines presided over what became an artistically influential and historically important line of mature-audience comics. He published the satirical magazine Mad for over 40 years.
He was posthumously inducted into the comic book industry's Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame (1993) and the Jack Kirby Hall of Fame (1997). In 2012, he was inducted into the Ghastly Awards' Hall of Fame.
Source: William Gaines, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaWilliam Gaines (minister and community leader)
William Gaines (18241865) was a freed slave, minister, and community representative in Savannah, Georgia. He was one of the church leaders who met with the Secretary of War and Major General William Tecumseh Sherman in Savannah in April 1865, 3 months after the end of the American Civil War.
Gaines was born into slavery in Wilkes County, Georgia. He was owned by Robert Toombs, who served in the U.S. Senate, and his brother Gabriel Toombs. Gaines was freed by the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Gaines was a preacher at the Methodist Episcopal (M.E.) Church (Andrew's Chapel). He later moved to the A.M.E. church with split off over the issue of slavery. As of 1865, he had ministered for 16 years and was 41 years old. Fellow A.M.E. church leader and bishop Wesley John Gaines was his brother. He was involved in the foundation of Jackson Chapel, and family members have continued to live in the area.
Source: William Gaines (minister and community leader), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Gaines
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