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Henry was born in 1733. He is the son of James Gaines and Mary Pendleton. He married Ann George, daughter of Richard George and Elizabeth Mayo. Rev. Gaines was 94 (sic : he was in his 94th year, but only 93 years old at time of death) years old when he died. A Methodist Minister for fifty years. His first wife was the mother of his thirteen children. He married his last two wives in his old age and outlived both of them. Obituary says, "Rev. Henry Gaines died 25th ult. in his 94th year of age. He was born in King and Queen County, Virginia, came to South Carolina at age 60 years, resided in Newberry District, then Abbeville District, and for twenty years resided in this neighborhood. He was for fifty years a Methodist Minister. He married three times. His first wife was the mother of his thirteen children. She lived to see all of them grown. He married his last two wives in his old age and outlived them both." His will was made February 8, 1828 and probated August 2, 1830. [1]
M Martha George, Sarah Churchill.
25 JUL 1830 Pickens Co., SC [2]
Ballentine Cemetery, Pickens Co., SC
Rev. Henry Gaines 1737 - 1830 (see photo of stone for more details)
Photo by ray waldrop, findagrave
Note: It appears the same burial ground in Pickens County goes by the names Ballentine Cemetery, Mt. Zion Methodist Cemetery, and Twelve Mile Cemetery.
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