Does anyone have info on Elwood I and Mary Jean Murphy Gaines?

Question

Couple reported lived in Prince George's County, MD.  Possibly in the Fort Washington area. May have moved to Colonial Beach, VA at some point.

Comments

Approximate dates?

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Ellwood Gaines

 in the 1930 United States Federal Census

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Name:	Ellwood Gaines
Birth Year:	abt 1915
Gender:	Male
Race:	Negro (Black)
Birthplace:	Kentucky
Marital Status:	Single
Relation to Head of House:	Son
Home in 1930:	Hooversville, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
Map of Home:	View Map
Street address:	Meyers Avenue
Dwelling Number:	10
Family Number:	10
Attended School:	Yes
Able to Read and Write:	Yes
Father's Birthplace:	Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace:	Kentucky
Able to Speak English:	Yes
Household Members:	Name Age William Gaines 53 Pearl Gaines 40 Ellwood Gaines 15 Flora Belle Gaines 13 Pauline Gaines 11
Neighbors:	View others on page

Source Citation

Year: 1930; Census Place: Hooversville, Somerset, Pennsylvania; Roll: 2149; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0020; FHL microfilm: 2341883

 

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Elwood Gaines

 in the U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010

Name:	Elwood Gaines
Birth Date:	18 Dec 1914
Death Date:	2 Apr 1976
SSN:	175187979
Branch 1:	ARMY
Enlistment Date 1:	21 May 1941
Release Date 1:	2 Jan 1946

Source Information

Ancestry.com. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.

 

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Elwood Gaines

 in the U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

 

Name:	Elwood Gaines
Gender:	Male
Race:	Black
Birth Date:	18 Dec 1914
Birth Place:	Pineville, Kentucky
Death Date:	2 Apr 1976
Father:	Wm Gaines
Mother:	Pearlie M Stewart
SSN:	175187979
Notes:	Aug 1939: Name listed as ELWOOD GAINES

Source Information

Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.

Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007.

 

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My Dad Elwood was passed away today in 2011. He was a native Washingtonian who worked for GSA and lived in the Metropolitan area

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I’m their son

they both have passed away

Mary gaines passed May 13 2021.  Obituary is available on line

Answer 1

Thank you for the reply.
Not sure if this is the same person.
The time frame for Maryland is 1967/8.
I think his middle name is/was Irving.
R/djm

Comments

You had Mary Jean born 1930s. This is the only Elwood showing in Maryland from 1910 to 1930

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Thank you.
 The only reference I have found for him was an entry on a Deed stating he was Mary Jean's husband.

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Maybe ?

 

Mary Gaines

 in the Web: Washington County, Maryland, Obituary Index, 1790-2007

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Name:	Mary Gaines
Publication Date:	2 May 1993
Publication Place:	Washington, Maryland, United States
Death Date:	Abt 1993
URL:	http://www.washcolibrary.org/l... This record is not from Ancestry and will open in a new window. You may need to search for the record when the web page opens. For more information on web records, click here.  You will need to log-in or register to save this record to your tree.

Source Information

Ancestry.com. Web: Washington County, Maryland, Obituary Index, 1790-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.

 

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Okay. Hmm. Your Ellwood is African American or white?

The only Ellwood Irving Gaines

 

Elwood Irving Gaines

 in the U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947

Name:	Elwood Irving Gaines
Race:	White
Relationship to Draftee:	Self (Head)
Birth Place:	Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Birth Date:	11 Aug 1904
Residence:	Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Registration Date:	1942
Occupation:	Unemployed
Weight:	125
Complexion:	Light
Eye Color:	Brown
Hair Color:	Brown
Height:	5 5
Next of Kin:	Elveita Gaines
Household Members:	Name Relationship Elwood Irving Gaines Self (Head)

Source Citation

The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for District of Columbia, 10/16/1940 - 03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 081

Ellwood I Gaines

 in the District of Columbia, Marriage Records, 1810-1953

 

Name:	Ellwood I Gaines
Gender:	Male
Age:	23
Birth Date:	abt 1904
Marriage Date:	16 Dec 1927
Marriage Place:	District of Columbia, USA
Spouse:	Elenita C Brooks
Film Number:	002293611

Source Information

Ancestry.com. District of Columbia, Marriage Records, 1810-1953 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.

 

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Thank you very much.
I am not sure of the race for Elwood.
Looks like this may be the one.
Seems he had a first and second wife.