Gaines, Absalom

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Title: Gaines, Absalom
Gender: Male
Biography: In 1830 Absalom Gaines was known to have three enslaved. In 1840 Absalom Gaines was known to have eight enslaved. The 1850 census shows Absalom Gaines living in District 2, Boone, Kentucky with his wife and children. His occupation is listed as farmer. The 1860 census shows Absalom living in Burlington, Boone, Kentucky. He stated he was born in Kentucky.
Member: Gaines family
Birth date: 1 Mar 1806
Place of birth: Boone County (Ky.)
Father: Gaines, George
Mother: Graves, Susannah
Life event(s): Marriage: 17 Jan 1828; Boone County (Ky.); Boone County (Ky.)
Spouse(s): Souther, Frances
Child(ren): Gaines, Mary Edna; Gaines, Legrand; Gaines, Benjamin Logan; Gaines, Clinton; Gaines, John William; Gaines, Frances Elizabeth; Gaines, Alonzo; Gaines, Melvin [2]; Gaines, Susan Emma; Gaines, Malvina
Death date: 14 Mar 1863
Place of death: Boone County (Ky.)
Death and burial information: Old Burlington Cemetery (Burlington, Ky.)
Neighbor of: Neighbors in the 1850 Census: Goodridge, John; Neighbors in the 1860 Census: Gaines, Oscar; Gaines, Washington
Relationship: Known enslaved: unknown, Anse; unknown, female [45]; unknown, Harriet [14]; unknown, Mary Ann [1]; unknown, William [7]; unknown, Jim [6]; unknown, Anse; unknown, female [45]; unknown, Harriet [14]; unknown, Mary Ann [1]; unknown, William [7]; unknown, Jim [6]
Description: Enslaved held in 1830: Males, under 10, one; Females, under 10, one; Females, 10 thru 23, one; Enslaved held in 1840: Males, under 10, two; Males, 24 thru 35, one; Males, 55 thru 99, one; Females, under 10, three; Females, 10 thru 23, one; Enslaved held in 1850: Male, 65 years old, black; Male, 35 years old, black; Female, 35 years old, black; Male, 21 years old, black; Female, 18 years old, black; Male, 17 years old, black; Female, 9 years old, black; Male, 4 years old, black; Male, 2 months old, black; Enslaved held in 1860: Male, 20 years old, black; Male, 10 years old, black; Male, 10 years old, black; Male, 50 years old, black; Female, 27 years old, black; Male, 75 years old, black; Female, 43 years old, black; Female, 32 years old, black; Male, 8 years old, black; Female, 8 months old, black; Male, 17 years old, black; Female, 4 years old, black; Female, 2 months old, black; Male, 6 years old, black
Bibliographic citation(s): FindAGrave.com, memorial #83141509
Source(s): Northern Kentucky Marriages, 1795-1850; Fifth Census of the United States, 1830; Sixth Census of the United States, 1840; Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; Population Schedules of the Seventh Census of the United States, 1850. Slave Schedules; Eighth Census of the United States, 1860; Population Schedules of the Eighth Census of the United States, 1860. Slave Schedules; Find A Grave.com

Item sets: AA--Slaveholders--Kentucky--Boone County--G

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Items with "Relationship: Gaines, Absalom"
Title	Class
unknown, Anse	Person
unknown, female [45]	Person
unknown, Harriet [14]	Person
unknown, Jim [6]	Person
unknown, Mary Ann [1]	Person
unknown, William [7]	Person

Items with "Father: Gaines, Absalom"
Title	Class
Gaines, Benjamin Logan	Person
Gaines, Clinton	Person
Gaines, Frances Elizabeth	Person
Gaines, John William	Person
Gaines, Legrand	Person
Gaines, Malvina	Person
Gaines, Mary Edna	Person
Gaines, Melvin [2]	Person
Gaines, Susan Emma	Person

Items with "Child(ren): Gaines, Absalom"
Title	Class
Gaines, George	Person
Graves, Susannah	Person

Items with "Spouse(s): Gaines, Absalom"
Title	Class
Souther, Frances	Person

Items with "Neighbor of: Gaines, Absalom"
Title	Class
Hagish, Charles	Person