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John Adam GAIN

John Adam GAIN

Male 1877 - 1968  (90 years)

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  • Name John Adam GAIN 
    Born 15 Sep 1877  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    • Birth date on headstone is 1876. But birth record and other records consistently show it as Sep 15 1877.
    Gender Male 
    Census 1880, 1900  West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1910  Arnolds Creek (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Occupation 1900, 1910  [4, 5] 
    farm laborer 
    Died 4 Aug 1968  Chillicothe, Ross Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 6] 
    Buried Greenlawn Cemetery, Chillicothe, Ross Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Person ID I108392  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 19 Jun 2023 

    Father James Polk GAIN,   b. 19 Jul 1848, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Feb 1924, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Mother Isaphene Victoria COTTRILL,   b. CA 1860, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Mar 1886, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 26 years) 
    Family ID F18740  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Della Byrda "Birdie" COTTRILL,   b. Aug 1878,   d. 1965  (Age ~ 86 years) 
    Married CA 1898  [4] 
    Children 
    +1. Jessie (Nellie) Maude GAIN,   b. 18 Jul 1899, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Mar 1973, Texas City, Galveston Co, TX Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
     2. Samuel Seldon GAIN,   b. 17 Nov 1902, Arnolds Creek (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1921  (Age 18 years)
     3. Lillian Irene GAIN,   b. 2 Dec 1905, Arnolds Creek (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Sep 1981, Chillicothe, Ross Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
     4. Lura Victoria GAIN,   b. 12 Jul 1908, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Dec 1985  (Age 77 years)
    Family ID F50708  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S2569] West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    2. [S15] Social Security Death Index.

    3. [S2395] Ohio Death Records 1908-1932, 1938-2018 (database online), (Ancestry.com and Ohio Department of Health).

    4. [S1998] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).

    5. [S2032] 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).

    6. [S638] Headstone (year only).

    7. [S934] Findagrave.com.