Brief Life History of Caroline Virginia
When Caroline Virginia Gaines was born on 11 July 1846, in Mobile, Mobile, Alabama, United States, her father, Phillip Pendleton Gaines, was 35 and her mother, Rebecca Pippin, was 21. She married William R. Austin on 20 January 1867, in Clarke, Mississippi, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Choctaw City, Choctaw, Alabama, United States in 1850 and Bryan, Oklahoma, United States in 1910. She died on 8 July 1931, in Mobile, Mobile, Alabama, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Mobile, Mobile, Alabama, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (14)
- Caroline V James in household of P P James, "United States Census, 1850"
- C. V. Gains, "Mississippi Marriages, 1800-1911"
- Caroline Virginia Austin, "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974"
Spouse and Children
1830–1877 Male
1846–1931 Female
Children (5)
1868– Female
1869–1945 Male
1872–1962 Female
1874–1951 Male
1877–1970 Female
Parents and Siblings
1811–1853 Male
1824–1918 Female
Siblings (6)
1846–1931 Female
1847–1916 Female
1848– Male
1849–1940 Female
1850– Female
+1 More Child
World Events (8)
1847
Age 1
1863
Age 17
1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment
Age 24
Name Meaning
English (of Norman origin): variant of Gain , with post-medieval excrescent -s. In North America, this surname has also assimilated several surnames of Welsh origin, such as Gainous , derived from Gurganus .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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