WT Gainer Biographical Notes - Online Archive of Terry's Texas Rangers

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William Taylor Gainer

18?? - ??

May have been born in KY.

Mustered into Company G at Houston, TX on September 16, 1861.
Sent to Nashville, TN while sick.
Discharged by December 1861 due to illness.
Later served in another unit in Texas.

William T Gainer Pension App 17915 Jackson County, TX.

Yeary

Also Identified As:
	None Identified
Family Members & Researcher Contacts:
	(great grandson)
Parents:
	Reden (Redden) Gainer from AL
Siblings:
	Unknown
Spouse(s):
	Elizabeth Wiseman b. m. W. T. Gainer in 1863
Children:
	Child b. Child b. Child b. Child b. Child b. Child b. Child b.
Gravesite:
	Unlocated

1850 Census - TX, Jackson County, Page 210B, Dwelling 7, Family 7, (image) t
	Name	Age.	Sex	Color	Occupation	Real Estate	Nativity	Student?	Illiterate?
	Samuel Wildye	50	M		Farmer	$1,630	VA	Married in last year.
	Manda Wideye	18	F				AL	Married in last year.
	Sarah A. Gainor	16	F				AL	Y
	William Gainor	11	M				TX

1860 Census - State, County, Town, Page, Dwelling, Family, (image)
	Name	Age.	Sex	Race	Occupation	Real Estate	Personal Estate	Nativity	Student?	Literate?

Jackson County, Texana, p 379 Samuel H. Wildy

1870 Census - State, County, Town, Page, Dwelling, Family, (image)
	Name	Age	Sex	Race	Occupation	Real Estate	Personal Estate	Nativity	Parentage	Student?	Literate?

1880 Census - State, County, Town, Page, Dwelling, Family, (image)

Name

Race

Sex

Age

Rel.

Mar. St.

Occupation

Health

Education

Nativity

Father's Nativity

Mother's Nativity

Related Links:
	Jackson County Texas Surname Research Information - Gainer Yeary's Reminiscences of the Boys in Gray: William Taylor Gainer
Sources:
	Claiborne, John M. Muster Roll of Terry's Texas Rangers; With Historical Remarks. Galveston: Self Published, 1882. Jones, Andrew M. Annotated Roster of Terry's Texas Rangers, the 8th Texas Cavalry. Unpublished Research. Scott, Paul R. Eighth Texas Cavalry, CSA. Arlington: The University of Texas at Arlington, July 1977. Unpublished MA Thesis.
Research Links:
	(offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (surname: Gainer) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (surname: Gainer)

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