Edward Lumpkin Gaither (1834 - 1919)

Born 23 May 1834 in Georgia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Ann (Cotton) Gaither — married 10 Nov 1852 in Talladega, Alabama, United States

Husband of Martha Jane (Kennedy) Dyer Gaither — married 10 Mar 1867 in Upshur County, Texas, United States

Descendants

Died 18 Mar 1919 at age 84 in Westminster, Collin, Texas, United States

Problems/Questions Profile manager: Jessica Hilliard [send private message]

Biography

When Edward Lumpkin Gaither was born on May 23, 1834, in Campbell, Georgia, his father, Shadrack, was 40 and his mother, Nancy, was 38.^[1] He married Mary Ann Cotton (1840-) on November 10, 1852 in Talladega County, Alabama;^[2] they had at least six children:

• William Gaither (c.1854 AL–aft.1870)
• Samuel Dickerson Gaither (1856 AL–1926)
• James Gaither (c.1859 AL–aft.1870)
• John Gaither (c.1862 AR–aft.1870)
• Joshua Gaither (c.1865 TX–aft.1870)

He then married widow Martha Jane (Kennedy) Dyer (1842-1946) on March 10, 1867 in Upshur County, Texas;^[3] they had at least three children:

• Robert Henry Gaither (1869 TX–1921)
• Joseph Franklin Gaither (1871 TX–1926)^[4]
• Willie L. Gaither (c.1876 TX–aft.1880)

He died on March 18, 1919,^[5] in Anna, Texas, having lived a long life of 84 years, and was buried in Westminster, Texas.^[6]

BURIAL^[7]
Elm Grove Cemetery
Westminster, Collin County, Texas, USA

Sources

1. ↑ Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, 1903-1982; Texas Department of State Health Services. Texas Death Certificates, 1903–1982. Austin, Texas, USA. E L Garther, b.23 May 1834 GA, d.18 Mar 1919 @Anna, Collin Co, age 84; s/o S Gaither & Nancy Jeeter.
2. ↑ Dodd, Jordan R., comp.. Early American Marriages: Alabama, 1800 to 1920. Alabama, Compiled Marriages from Selected Counties, 1809-1920. "Edward L. Gaither & Mary Ann Cotton m.10 Nov 1852 @Talladega Co., surety by F. Ledbetter, OSPage: 267
3. ↑ Alabama, Texas and Virginia, Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958; Mrs M J Gaither of Collin Co. TX 24 Mar 1919, age 77 b.1842 TN, wid of E L Gaither m.10 Mar 1867 @Upshur TX; widowed 18 Mar 1919. Pension File Number 35703
4. ↑ Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982; child: Joseph Franklin Gaither, s/o E L Garthmb.GA & Kennedy
5. ↑ Texas Death Index, 1903-2000; E. L. Gaither, d.18 Mar 1919 @Collin Co, cert 9310
6. ↑ Family tree of 4th g-granddaughter and profile custodian
7. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVK5-84Z3 : 13 December 2015), Edward Lumpkin Gaither, 1919; Burial, Westminster, Collin, Texas, United States of America, Elm Grove Cemetery; citing record ID 51200793, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

• Year: 1840; Census Place: District 736, Campbell, Georgia; Roll: 38; Page: 25; Family History Library Film: 0007042. Shadorck H Garther, Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9: 2

• Year: 1850; Census Place: Talladega, Talladega, Alabama; Roll: M432_15; Page: 421A; Image: 328. Sumphine Gaither, b.1833 GA, s/o Nancy Gaither (54)

• Year: 1860; Census Place: Western District, Upshur, Texas; Roll: M653_1306; Page: 459; Family History Library Film: 805306. Enumerated July 25. E L Gither, b.1830 GA, h/o W Gither (22). Family: William 6; James 1; Samuel, age "B" (Baby, likely) b.TX

• Year: 1870; Census Place: Precinct 4, Upshur, Texas; Roll: M593_1607; Page: 146B; Image: 248614; Family History Library Film: 553106. Enumerated NA E L Gather, b.1834 GA, h/o Martha Gather (27). Family: William 16; Samuel 14; James 11; Reuben 10; John 8; Joshua 5; Robert 1 (b.TX)

• Year: 1880; Census Place: Madison, Howard, Arkansas; Roll: 46; Family History Film: 1254046; Page: 22B; Enumeration District: 114; Image: 0625. Edward L. Gaither, b.1834 GA, h/o Martha J. Gaither (38), both parents b.GA

• Year: 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 3, Collin, Texas; Roll: 1621; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0011; FHL microfilm: 1241621. Edward L Gaither, b.May 1834, h/o Martha J Gaither (58), m.1868 (32y); both parents b.GA. Family: Henry, 31; Joe, 28.

• Year: 1910; Census Place: Justice Precinct 3, Collin, Texas; Roll: T624_1539; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0014; FHL microfilm: 1375552. E L Gaither, b.1835 GA, h/o Martha J Gaither (68), m.44yrs; both parents b.GA. Family: Henry, 40.