1861 - 1887 (26 years)
Generation: 1
1. | Rebecca Ann Hodgens was born in 1861 in Mississippi; died on 20 Mar 1887 in Greenwood, Sebastian County, AR; was buried in Greenwood Cem., Greenwood, Sebastian County, AR. Rebecca married Marshall Strother Gaines on 25 May 1877 in Greenwood, Sebastain County, AR. Marshall (son of Benjamin James Harris Gaines and Sarah Johnson Inge) was born on 13 Jul 1857 in Monroe County, Tennessee, USA; died on 9 Apr 1908; was buried in Greenwood Cem., Greenwood, Sebastian County, AR. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Joseph Benjamin Gaines
was born on 8 Mar 1878 in Greenwood, Sebastian County, AR; died on 6 Sep 1916 in Dallas, Dallas County, TX; was buried in Grove Hill Cem., Dallas, Dallas County, TX.
- 3. Edmund Pendleton Gaines
was born on 18 Sep 1880 in Greenwood, Sebastian County, AR; died on 5 Apr 1956 in Denver, Denver County, CO.
- 4. Bessie Gaines
was born on 6 Nov 1882 in Greenwood, Sebastian County, AR.
- 5. Helen Gaines
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Generation: 2
2. | Joseph Benjamin Gaines (1.Rebecca1) was born on 8 Mar 1878 in Greenwood, Sebastian County, AR; died on 6 Sep 1916 in Dallas, Dallas County, TX; was buried in Grove Hill Cem., Dallas, Dallas County, TX. Other Events and Attributes:
- Census: 1910, Center Twp., Sebastian County, AR
Notes:
Joseph Benjamin Gaines was referred to in a letter from his brother, Edmund Pendleton Gaines, dated 9 Oct 1915 to Z. M. P. Inge of Mobile, Ala. SHe is an able and educated man two years my senior. His address is Guaranty Bank Bldg., Dallas, Tex.T - tIn a letter in late December 1915 to Z. M. P. Inge, of Mobile, Mrs. Helen Marr Gaines Duke said SBen died * * * he was a fine man, just getting well established in business left his wife and two little childrenT.
Joseph married Dora Lucille Lewis on 29 Oct 1906 in Bokchito, Bryan County, OK. Dora was born on 23 Sep 1876 in Bristol, VA; died on 14 Mar 1951 in Beaumont, Jefferson County, TX; was buried in Grove Hill Cem., Dallas, Dallas County, TX. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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3. | Edmund Pendleton Gaines (1.Rebecca1) was born on 18 Sep 1880 in Greenwood, Sebastian County, AR; died on 5 Apr 1956 in Denver, Denver County, CO. Other Events and Attributes:
- Census: 1910, S. Washington St., Siloam Springs, Benton County, AR
- Occupation: 1910, Siloam Springs, Benton County, AR; telegraph operator
Notes:
Edmund Pendleton Gaines, according to a letter dated 9 Oct 1915, from him to the Hon. Z. M. P. Inge (1856-1920) of Mobile, was in Regiment No. 103764, 33rd Divisional Signal Co. Royal Engineers, New Expeditionary Forces, and his address was Hut 34 - No. 9 Lines Bulford Camp, Salisbury Plain Wiltshire, England; and he was expecting to go to the front on about 1 Dec 1915. A letter received from his aunt, Mrs. Helen Marr Gaines Duke, in late Dec 1915, mentioned that he had been wounded and was in a hospital in London. Later he lived in Denver, Colorado.
Edmund married Ona Mae Ragsdale on 21 Sep 1901 in Siloam Springs, Benton County, AR. Ona was born on 16 May 1881; died on 15 Oct 1934 in Little Rock, Pulaski County, AR; was buried in Oak Hill Cem., Siloam Springs, Benton County, AR. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Edmund married Margot Persen on 27 Jul 1929 in Denver, Denver County, CO. Margot was born in 1897 in Oslo, Norway; died on 3 Sep 1932; was buried in Fairmount Cem., Denver, CO. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Family/Spouse: Esther Margaret Gardner. Esther was born on 17 Mar 1908. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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4. | Bessie Gaines (1.Rebecca1) was born on 6 Nov 1882 in Greenwood, Sebastian County, AR. Other Events and Attributes:
- Census: 1900, Greenwood, Sebastian County, AR
Bessie married David John Davis on 16 Aug 1909 in Greenwood, Sebastian County, AR. David was born on 20 Oct 1880 in Plymouth, PA; died on 6 Jul 1940; was buried in Memorial Park Cem., Oklahoma City, OK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Generation: 3
8. | Ben Ragsdale Gaines (3.Edmund2, 1.Rebecca1) was born on 18 Jul 1902 in Siloam Springs, Benton County, AR. Other Events and Attributes:
- Census: 1910, S. Washington St., Siloam Springs, Benton County, AR
Notes:
May be the Ben Gaines shown at Naval Training Station, Goat Island, San Francisco, CA in the 1920 census.
Ben Ragsdale Gaines attended U. S. Naval Radio schools, Harvard, Great Lakes, and Atlantic Air Fleet Aviation. He is retired from the Federal Aviation Administration and resides in Fullerton, Calif.
Ben married Pearl Opal Marrs on 27 Dec 1927 in Bentonville, Benton County, AR. Pearl was born on 24 Jan 1906 in Bentonville, Benton County, AR. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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9. | Katherine Gaines (3.Edmund2, 1.Rebecca1) was born on 11 Jan 1904 in Siloam Springs, Benton County, AR. Other Events and Attributes:
- Census: 1910, S. Washington St., Siloam Springs, Benton County, AR
Katherine married Jr. Elbert Hastings in 1938 in Kansas City, Jackson County, MO. Elbert was born on Yes, date unknown; died in 1947. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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10. | Lloyd Gaines (3.Edmund2, 1.Rebecca1) was born about 1910 in Arkansas. Other Events and Attributes:
- Census: 1910, S. Washington St., Siloam Springs, Benton County, AR
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12. | Mary Helen Davis (4.Bessie2, 1.Rebecca1) was born on 11 Aug 1910 in Greenwood, Sebastain County, AR; died on 26 Aug 1952; was buried in Lindsay, Garvin County, OK. Mary married Oswan Benjamin Moody on 10 Jan 1933 in Lindsay, Garvin County, OK. Oswan was born on 11 Jul 1905 in Chickasha, Grady County, OK; died in Oct 1963; was buried in Lindsay, Garvin County, OK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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17. | William Lewis Jenkins (5.Helen2, 1.Rebecca1) was born on 14 Jun 1911 in Greenwood, Sebastian County, AR. Other Events and Attributes:
- Occupation: 1971, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, UT; automobile agency
William married Edna Saville [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
William married Nora Hummer in Sep 1939 in Long Beach, Los Angeles County, CA. Nora was born in South Bend, St. Joseph County, IN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
William married Laura Louise Maag on 4 Oct 1957 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, UT. Laura was born on 15 Oct 1912 in Eureka, Woodford County, IL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Generation: 4
Generation: 5
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