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Thomas Eaton Swann Papers, Gaither (5)
GATTHER FAMILY nt Elk I Ridge, Mary lend ds i; saldebory N.C; 1781 went from Maryland to N.C. Suaht land near Merkville; NAC, Vr ve thy ca ae ¢ CHILDREN ‘ ad * ! , s Gen. Jackson, I it a y Bi Cas ews tra “ ss ~ WL Pdi ti CJ OCz ZcA “4 eeeevoeveeeesdsevee888 ] a L AAD le ecg G LE ; / OLE os eb, aad Ww Li~-a4 20 eI § i 2 hints ; ‘ fa \ff7 ; Penior Class shy abel. Lak ason ee ft y/ Q ei ‘oon Sef WY Gnithe aH Mach el. Gaclltey: ic Cy eo VIA thei t Leer Tad Bid a. | 0 huyenia: So hnsh ny : ¢ | Laesolbed ga Mellor wre Mller , Mbarguerile aiaar. pe (olyabolh. Me Talk, sv ‘ hiya of 6 Mabel , Le llawson Kon Deehertene Thee pwr 4, Sey’ ae AE bile. aes Melle Bane Saylr Yoonora Voll ‘ Folks ‘ Sowa Hilabe a i Om herb loler ‘ Margard. ies tary 6 f / $ Sule SAA ' tok J}1 Uf, Mitth a Vheupl ‘ gt Sg hoses / ae YY rs he fleusur Sf UOMOE 4 wnYftal A plte ah Mh f ) / C) LAS TAS A lf bowie WMewttsl Tf rk / Way nigh lecrh fi fivwly ae tt nanedera heels /, Lpth ystet ta Senior if” fv an hell. Dak gude Ad ey? C0 De naey to i he. ene r | be teat ‘ lency. Fads CNS / ’ ; Gi s(. lh Mas ye Cage mea Sehnston | beled bere ga. Uller ae J lee 2 Ms emaaride pala i 4% Clyaboll. hts Fiank 44 2 Ts /byubell So Ve 0H Helau. Vivid, Vea hoplhiue. (4 : My, Yasir Kip Sons VA 1G Suma wy A i, WA Made. View AMdta 2 ey Wis Luiehor aie Voll Ui: Iouatbtaler : ae ‘ Igberdehb pe ° targare. y Vibliamsen ° Mary a v4 s ace, Ut 0 “4 “ 4 OF - /9~ 1992. jotta Be (La. bE, B/IS3) Rewrn, Co - z « doe la, Late, o- \ LOU est aecholas W. actually m. Sept. 19, 1792 Tabi i to=1653)"in Rowar™co., and ® O68c. sald wIT poet was bis 80s. And there were the daus . M@Neely and Ebene ro: f Zer — plas We dr. y Nat! nan, Abdn Pho m. May 5, 1807, 2 5 1 we We still do hot mow + Thank you fo or 1856 - his visits ee return this to you. 20 es, but she ate PPP lice ation. ¢ i ir fat if’, if at64 7 - Je Re &@ burden to This answers ary I was so long wetting enc I want to tell you al ou went to Salisbury, mexe care of the expvens } yr 4 i fal) jj 4p? 5k i‘... abba \. pe SE . 4 -* eBdely vn’ PO / ef -/e9 ABLI ours received today, In looking over sone other pap°crs, they letter from i. ©. leG, Also a letter from rs. JoMg. Algo @ letter from s friend who was interested in ay anees- DENTS 4 saye she found in "The SMoQIg of Maryland & Virginia” Aght Newnan (1956): on p. 597 it says PVARY CATHERINE SéOOT Ge, STOUGHTON. WAYREN DENT, son, of HAPTOR and SUSANNAH EDe . Perhaps this will give Boue clue, being ‘ater than some > ap cure thete tre Wem. GAITHER descendants around Moeké-~ . whe inow more than -I do, but whén 1 was working on it, I me + wybh 812 Wood wishes for you, |. an Sincerely, MARY AE ast reneuber, WALTIR G's, wid te Mrs, Davie ‘in winston, who imows’e lot about to get. her adérecs, gi ut e | of the settlement of mily in the “Forks” . But we do know -. plarge,and influen-; Fin the early settlement ba Dn , fa that Basil Gaither was tes the Legislature in he was continued un- g elected six times bi to the House and | to. the Senate. ly you still have with borne its part and itself now in E. L. Gaither, je address of Judge intinue with a dis- Whigs, Tories, the na the battle of nd on into the D.) i ae é a: o a ba Eaten State Depositary | § Cul? Me wader: ~ Your letter has been reeeivedé. I mov your father and wells ‘Sat T never imew your father's Mother, A’ 1 the GATTHEAS ein, whether we claim*it emomow 1%, Ap you say we are, prone to L.was the youncest som and never imew eny one of ay I have alwys recretted it. but s " now the name of your grand«nother"s father; bus 1 HENREEPTA TAYLOR, and BASIL ere R of this tom & Countye +70 of ys ‘eal led hin "ncle BASIL" but wee nob my uncle = he wee 8 OOUpY th b my father + EPHRALY GAITHTR, son of GABBA JAX GAITHER, son Of ML GATTI (the riginel. BASIL GALTHER Who OB:-0, with wryiend « BURGESS settied in rpedel jounty and BASIL sebtled gouty » that vert since out off & now lmown ao Davie dowmty. pen i father's Mother was 2 descendant of ; BASIL GAITHER 1 Counties Pe oan"? ere you the line of des¢en' r hive written Cousin SALAIE ee lat of Tikin, vc. of think she oan sive the information you cee Her vgther wee : » GAT TEER » gousin of ay father + end I think ‘ cemas, Ag 200n as I hear fren Cousin BALLIBg. I will welte yeu Tee” , vomaron ta he . I .Waed try te give you the names of BASIL CAin S$ ond hid oa SAVAY GALTTHER*S Ghildron, 3 i 4 at 43g Bi : } ae ce a Bu 2i COOPERATIVI EXTENSION WORK IN TH CAROLINA COUNTIES AND | MRRTH CAROLINA STATE COLLEGE-oF AGRICULTURE AND HOME ECONOMICS 5 be UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF ICULTURE ANO ENGINEERING. RICULTURE COOPERATING STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA EX TENGION SERVICE 2 string on ing, “pril 9, -1959 Registration begins your at } You are hostesses t special effort to be a Brinz sandwiches and cookies. furnishing relishes and drink. The morning program includes 3s} and a memorable speaker, Ur. U. 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Captein 3 age oc upgproaitnerss Fancy. ‘fhe Pa turpat which exteoded , ) , tae ee ac ) ht dimense chimneys "patarer gf Bite the citer, * F between w3Y ie “nde owned by ia aisisas 4 A , for La a “Oe ee ay ‘oe | ieee tare wo Te. quasi Senjaair Gpither ‘ot rt: : | te annté whion * ei aad cstencing % ; eegablier ete | open rab ‘apt ce geeeny old prick ol My | a ex.of real estate, His nane my willis of hie nes ighbprs. . batar vis trheritience in land a a at * reateass: i} j yt in prines Gero ither'a Fancy", | re ar tne: alk Wa ty and reb 6 tcaither' Thomad Davis, a Res deban = AO . Re tae, mere wpOT jowday, ome 02 de anotney " - chat eas hd [924 A /S7/ = a a2. ~ LAS hebbe “ pa (?. Ah dee (049 a. /TG: c Spe Hig Uy] Leal oo ho JIS mM, @ 7 [F%3- FA prglp - d- /f; ds £929 | ) A. Mein ee Wn £ a | Yee in Fe Spb. J 45°3 f MS | pe / G17) ptd hel. Lait at Pe ve / LoS" ATS 4 4 ui. M- pes ti oe : Maget as : L. jt ! o . Cah. v he. Se AAW IF vL Vnederia Carduhite 4/959 in 7 be bie C. arts =e / A (bo+ Rat £ ak ib AA 77 LV: Virginia Daywalt, mother of his children, Alemander Milton married Lizzie Am nie Edwards, both are dead. The other sen, - up hey family. He had @ dhildren, 19 grand dhildron and 15 . 2} try to see if the others will 7421 out theirs te send in Gresnsbore, NeGe ou April 27, He wae single when I wrote to you last. his wife) Mrs. Helen Hill. y's dxildren, The § Gaither men in “likes County are ay "s sons, ‘Two of them had ehildren, but they are seattered all names o> Jc their grand ghildron, I just have one sunt Gaither, Route 4, Box 6705 North Wilkesboro, 1,0, me Started working on the family. I wrote to her 3 months age I'M sure she hes a lot on the Gaithers q 4 a sorry Tt Gou’s know anything about who the Lovelace girl was that married h Gaither, ae ae. \ere Swarm, m= J noti¢e she mentioned e HOLMAN, Perhaps you know she doesn't know who Margaret Lovelace was, but myb death on the other shect will help.) ‘+. ay oh Ott. shy 204 i a . tia net is, iat at arene unknown) = ee a “oo Fob, ut . died April 22, 1056 ab a0 ‘ My 1000, died Awl 26, 1694 (+ wrothen if item) | | is, 1805 (wife of Isham), Isham gon of dagbariah 4 M, tatlan 2 “oar (Péter of ae born Aprid 8, 1812, died pee. 25, 1992 of it cheust ion al age. 2 Se wage A . me MAG, dios Muy 2, 1904 of Deeper, eS Newton), 2 1886, died Mareh 17, ws a M GATTI, {dvtioe of Howton) horn huge Se inte” ded sug. Worn Dow, 13, LOPE, ated Jan, ‘, 1890 one | ime man i 5), Se ohildren — died Tob, 26, 1949, “ seh Lan, daa, of novia” ayeen & Sarah), bora Jun, 18, ‘1888, died Feb, 6.1053 > a PG.)y WP married June 21, 1925, live at Righmonds Va, | PORIRUA GATIHER { can, of Newton 4 Garth), born March 12, died imreh % 194g oh husband of GPage) married sug. 19, 1925, no thidavent a . nipeenantieachatete 1092, p ate of Newton & - @heustion and yo | eer # Marah), orm July 2, 2900, dod gury iv, Aggy of oaneer a8 | GM. 3, 1907, Toy marriod my 22, 1998, sn i tie, ot lnevin), born Wy 29, 1929, msrica UTWAN ao 9». 1929, tarried News 12, 1950, . Children are, berm July 5, p dorm Fob. 25, 1955 éf waivin), born deb. 16, 1940 tly 28) sal, weiet tube ay toabes? nf | July % 1907, lives in Rinston-Gelomy Married. Mneried April 23, 1928, snip ate Fm as ly et Hr, By 1863. ia seid wdivtie Ying RIGHARD DYSON, 2nd ALVIN'E ~- “ Mevried DAVID Epmanps . (io + brother of Milton) born dug, 17, 1819, died April 13, 1854, mprieds as mite Hook & Kui2y) k (dams of teghariah) born aprit’ 20, 1622, meried ‘ QD eevther of ton), bors Dees°2) bt, ded Dees 10, 1002 er oarTR ee Milton) born April 16, 1687, mrricd De. 2, 0, Bilis i aed WL, ore tay 90 18895 Ated any 27, 1601, lpery (wom of Alexander Gray) dort Maveh 12, 1861, mrried » 1861. Married duly 12, 1092, ” , mee Somes 9, mother of iis. Jame Birt caithae 5 By 1860, Cied June th" . a ong) born June 20, ond » 1862. Married on Wow. Pm z "Udatds of Wey) born Aug, 12) 1859 , urrteds or : | of Madea: ian Gaither & grand father of Newton J,), born A708, died Ost, 31, 1845. His wife woes iy 1707, died April 1809, Married on Nov, 20, 1817 (eon of Thomas) born Oot. 6, 181, € LL (dau. omas) Gee page 1, married ilton deither of Thomas) born Feb. 25, 1623, died April 23, 1878 MARY OG born Fob, 8, 18392, died De, 3, 1905 Thoms), born Jan, 2%, wre died July 12, 193, 91 yoars $ ae ’ i é » born Feb. 23, 1829 .,,,. [80 % , LL; f ° (dau. of Thoms 4 Humah) born DS Sept 3 3889, ttd toet2. te. BASHLIDNE GAPURLL HORN (dou, of Thoms & Hannsh) born De, Ly 1835 GMa ente anes nn temah) Yorn Bev, 27, 2807, married r- %- de (ooh f Thomas A tama) dom Fob. 20, 1842; nothing ie mewn - (7 ) Bown Get, 205 1866 married who was born Jan, 2%, S SaRSOA tells hay. tn, Se a om mi me : ) born Fob. 14, 1873, died Ont. 19, 1873 @onjestiono of the brain a Judy 20, 1031 Pan, 20, 1850 tos By ad wird of Dendely mirricd Jan, 3 188, by of Daniel) bore Juno ¢, tes? , re a tach Big RS gary pei i 9 ” ; y J * : ” “i ho y ; c in / a O Cc he ALP MY) PAAOHA/LGN aA. a eC) er KOwor a ‘ 4 os ft (/) fi Oc Hanes Atercd Rio and. Ke, PFPA €4dL a Cue 9 Merjorien ( Edi arck). / ? if d | Cou qt fia {rece ey Pitocking over, the. data woich i 0S! Gaither , who was othe aut 28 1 = ; ° of raward jwho ae Gch nol : bd vue @ \ : # mix ian received Anta from 8 good many Sources And WakOw. WAyoh., _ age aif a hit my information, it seems that Edward and Eleanor 's issue. s i ows’ Nicholas, (D: ese.in ! jewtion, BG.) Johnsy, (fo Dave " rry,came £0 Kysabqut L 18134 (Eli (Capt. otlelt ..0.1799) ie Desc.around } yeksville, li. Q.) Ben amin, (Wite nached) Led a ~ . come tine OOD oT cane smarried Amelie } lartin, (sone desc +2 Mor ga a ore te s T3908 te om vw on; Is this ante correct,or not ! ‘ (It was sptained from Hisvory Books, by me-, ; és faon; Do you | know of any Gai thers, #R0 are getting elderly ,Wae v\ 4 wy a wits ic ‘ ay i a micht have an old Fa. {DLE ,Or OUNCT Oe ee ee eared, n, VU Wi : Vv Al + 6 % ~ U ¥ ” we = 7 be of some help to me ‘ oléarin g up who Ae uae Bereatly © sneered, sinoe 80 many others have written ation on "hair own families. — a4 = m enreLy ve aa. formation will suré : 4 1 Mo 4 ot ‘ é Tee tek Nt ae Joa r TC : Erasmus wha was ated marris bi so ie ke U6 CS LU eC Ms Oru me tA Y rs, * ¢ ae , | a j a : ; de ae where her family tradition got c the half-bro-anrle of WITkY « [brothers and halt - -bros. to JOHNSEY IR. | whose ‘ hen JEREMIAH IT cied in 1815, his widow an ch =sr22 back “to Kentucky where gb Me became 11] and returned to Maryland to Bizebeth went to Maryland to settle JOHNSEY': Mat MARY, her children and the ew baby Rowan Co., ¢ Diused HinAy. On DARY rrr ‘ he dew sieWwe Then JERBIIAH I lost his wife in d they would GIT nave lived in the same MARY to N.¢. MARY could have been : 2 ae Ve sister ‘anow who Hligabeth was - though had — geister of Marraret. But lso believe that Bisters, though I heve not been able to pro ahe wad BASIL Avs a rid ah ce sed To ry T JA YU fF Did not intend to you to know how pl: PNS and untangling this so long- IT was over find mlinson-Lovelace winded , as the connect ic et 28 the 8 Of) alone. yt oY Ss usisi | Hope the birds do leave your cherry trees Bhow good that clerry jelly that you and me ere my favorite fruit - and cherry pie. en fresh cherries are shipped in. re Wwaé 4 whe * f « ” Best wishes to bot! you, vihl-/9 6 > Wag 2wann ~ @ .. Gted Ole ney WORe their mother? DOLD lived ‘he- n BENJAMIN 1+ YY Us Nave wife, Wee ral st*have Q ETH WATS napried: @ * ave never fora rave to use. nyself : A he vbw ¥ Ne 4 JD yi. Bone «¢ gh Knee he “| i b. Ch 4 b 4 { zo SIP 4 Cu ke Ax. J Ur wi 7 6 Cs esa Beet ther lg eee ee | Korean O-tt tee bt LAL wt ie i be ter J ded gt fo — G 7 4 th a, urth at. antes 4 te é Me ANA Uw | Wiel ded. frnwetiy fi o ZL fl Aa | A iouee = C Vids aclek Wola ehh { ee . ee Ne That cx Oya). = wh Oth “t Mine A Ps Vick oy) f x “b A “Liennrr .: et poe ee ni ) }l41e yy) lé jiu aiiec+ yout J ltart— of £ (deen. Dh} ) deer che Lory pou dg KS Yftegeretns hon pol Knol FE ood x = tee ‘ neay Cayton ward » Whe) oo Bheigiy ' John, wiin en oy ; Beth, 4 | Qlgae of the Revolution @ Humber of : daithene . fettied in whet wae then Rowan dognty, | ebtated in the Northeastern part « of hn es +o’ it, © Thele lands Ks s Rogky rea rp Little his Serr slailer Lia, Lande YY a etate from 1784. to ce 3 ee Micholas, ~ eobtie. gilt land on iitehate a He ae reelthy for aes a Rowan County + . Davie County 02, were may re sheds i ae ; x wee nis Won8 Bhd divided hic hae soils dem@endante about ory lies between er ? a col i oon pres 4 “A+fex < i vm ee a8 Ww hii Ch Yn lignes "17-7 8+ / 7921 ze Der foc ig \ : /®@ 3 eeeeeeee ,@ © @ @ @ 2 ‘he @ é . + # € e ea sa . Le } / BN cidiahninithletrinldarencs A C | Oe 4 ROMO R I, re) ve (| 2 Pi. qee 9 ie _ - } A p a our YT OA ntn. y if inv og- . Rial. Bide \ 9 1 o {) j ) F B20 bof belo) | Ve UL § j rack a ; / ' 5 ‘si es f td AY : <9 os , i, o | sii ary OU : \ OQ, aww Jarth,, ™~" Oe Sy eUyYL } L14) dik l. | | ! } OF } mu i ow } wt (Bs 4 7h , “a OWL [ han pen Lhe Vy warn) l\ @ x 21% / } q (% x cl A YW La sacy | 5 \/ ‘ }A ~ J / / / Ppmn ~ (KS (p a { k er ) ¥ Y { |! ; * oe L) (es, } ~ fj {| > \ / wR MY), 1% Ger 7 | Ute, uv aL 4 hy r) : ; UAH » ; 4 TY 1 A Cc) A-4L rik “hy O , wx [- a, 4 ROA) sald TCAA_Y i yl ‘BAD e j | a / ! ] 4 Aa CY / - > . LAS Y i / ) i ¥ , £ } Q ee j » f ¢ : CY ; bet > u“ YY Op a f AS A Y 24 / L \ @ 4 o ~ ¢ | u A x sas j / Lk, f + {) 7 4 ~ , * ate ak de ; Shs Sel teaat t.. Oh sale. oo Mad mores awe Auk” fare por Petee a RAE fond fi dry Meee fe eae “fined” te tanieat’ ei Chi GA Vontach a Bi ros Cio (ft 2, # x Me, ai in. 19187. Thete: al the®. De, hives . the battle of fe ‘ani - Attorney~ a 0 end 964s bis Vk. tai was e fayuer. Didi Sane "bel c? gach year Poel i eee cae siesta inns plea tti aaceiiead i ieinlainili lida iil 4 / Oe , nf ‘ / ‘Q if Aho hrtohs i Jor CU di? { ye fins j We fbi RM ers alle eC 4 : oh ’ My, Jit Pz t bhia di ar > Bt od. cool Yr ~ Lo tatlaee RB enki, ~~ / 792s Red 26 (PG ba “7 . tte aaa : OA 4 eae PVE a pa eaten ir¥9 wy FA Cpu Gy ne (ret ar fea Ade | ag eer. 4, ie ae fe x Se £: ‘ ee Zan so glad.I have anot a -Texas, a ~ Aare and second cous’ wy cousin Lewis mand finished i Walker a lawye a mmere is’ so nave so. many records ms them in the Archives will, they are wo e J you and I are direc 5 I ’ see he ’s - all om our JOHN & North State were 6 Captn. 38 qhe cane them. bwac } 1er brother. 8 ow writing. BY eRevo lution. Shave GEORGE WILLSON WALI ALA Tey ER i i ; ‘Y J HI. Wea dk cae Ca © O! i nea: An TOVLTNE CLA T PUTO 2 io lon = JOHN GAITHER and ; Ait oH diahen, - - J VE tA Lia Jr. died in 1705 - had BENJAMIN GAITH end son = born 1 “EDWARD GATTHER end. son - born:17 papt. BAST GAITHER & | eet the he Bye he tee tetra soapy 5a porn - aber . There « “ere You areal) the thi iamany.@ther thine ; letter fran mery lend Rev, recor: bf Fidelity.178. ae Of chi¥dren of (WALTER anc @ them with birth dates + hc 1 r Bs GAT THER y os U0.', GC : pwae born Péb.. 1 B in Volume 50, (Pana's firs WET ‘Aan _ borr & gintscen-in food wife's illness, Late arkhead church in Wins ftthe ent lai et other Rev. sales BLLLSON bo foi], was in Ohargevof Mt. Ail) Pae now in Ardmore Chunoh y! BE ve so much ho tell, but must a YY history. ve | re ceaaer (751-1802) © 17.-when pWetkine married 4st Benedict Giterwars became vrs, RAS) FR, 660, > ELIZABETH WATRINE Which Bre. Gait! ser? ° Bas eiitton eould PY sewiec| b GAT TER JONES iJ it 9 1625 My’ a _pintndate “ewe egeret was only age 4 r ; 4 he entered the a Pw re yar 1 A man tl Nel se esa wife “% a & rata! rhie +94 4 ere iyi ahaha Pe © @ 3 ° 3 42 ms 5 - . o & “ES Ze “= ° & 16 al! 7 He mento 1 part6f. th i est f GAB et 8 fa ac ( ae | { | eg Lak. ae a a ~~ ern “ S2LK a ea A % i a fj 4 crs mathe merry- Fon the va ad and Tradd occupy the vig Associate Re y church 4988 remainder e plave: # B itteets claity of the at point mn where they will ca i» least con . ‘ up ed | gestion I “ma | "The schoel at J tbs Mr. James Sha '6. 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Sa; a9 Ps ony - te ‘ ae i933 ’ » bat aye a ?@ ) } od. ’ ‘ rs 3 CG 3 nm 1? nN om . " my weg — Kan? be vUG "7 + 7 @y) 7 O11) ray 7k ' a ; a . . ; 9 ..4 . thay Var és, 3 on ’ % 2 eS ¢« ; > ae :¢@ r _ » * G La e . . >@ 7 fn _ " ~ co . ¥ »} " : o 1 ; 3 5 im i @ ‘ . q 1 . ; ; 4 L. . ay ai a6 il oes @. A 7 , : 754 - er - © im Hare 4 aa + : e 5 1 i} » Nevolution roan % * + : ‘ ‘ AA Aor oO CE ) Lé y Tatew ib beers Ft ly ee Te men fs af ’ * 6n ind > } + + lA ‘ re. or o CEP » 4 la ye fi 7 sé } } ri L@ a thie her never , . 4 a1 : b nx snAe 4 ay 4 CG ; rn “ 300 ~ vo VECO child TOG J vor AWA ey 7 dn + : ; : we would Huge ne i UZzZ iss AS @ Be Yonjamin, son et TMD . Ab ve. . cats but nds. yer Kbahbadiy. hy i, ‘ ua ners tO complete. My mis bout Benjanumy bud neerned bout John. One day:* is trv¥ing to connec some of the Go. tiene: and. while I was erncyang names and how they 'were harided do — I in pha s of JOHN GAITHER TIT & RUTH (MORLEY). GATHER, ont ess family, From this marri ies down, there are muy dai4 her men with atther pene OF middle name of Burgess, Thon, I. chetked. the fire name ¢ URRY, st snore the Gaither family married into the Greenberry fam: -Y> Dut again, nly she eof Benjamin and Serah Burgess had descendant reonkertys, I can't tad goss Gaither or Greenberry G ther in the nes f JOH or EDWARD, thie: gthor ¢ gohn III, Pionser John handed down these two names too, ree: 5 30's Z came to. the sonelusion that John mast be brother to Basil, Surgena, Bits che | mT jectr half jg how F tot ite 4 / fo if- moe L t “Hee / ¢ € oie as ( Ga ce is ( 2 ter 3 i AO ae : .! i wn th ptt f? an © (le 1 —y se ‘ Ic aie z hii’ : : ea / ; Cad , Ly ae ak; ). (. pokerce THK ace} 1758 uy = / bake: AY1e 2 [¢ fc bhi. ( whic a / Wc fo) ? wr CH (#4 ceeZ- Ktpfu big ; ‘ ; f é / , by iow f Ss feted Ltc0e Khe IV an bP ib. ] p J on 1% wAS Cy yee /. i oF Cite _—~. v ¢ a ‘| P~. cc ae | & 4 ij ~ > ne 4 ra _* j-. 6 é L WtewmY A bilby , | b g-c4 ke TZ ether’, ae LL CIAL, j KL Acn~ Ve ny tyes b / 7 Mert Any wee A A£L4 Cheney 7 / deigh lhe ds ‘< -f< Sey: oe Ray MWh rw o j 7 } 4 { ] — y d 2 etree" * plireee th < ka. AV — ft a fg?) r ‘ - He depth Phe 4 ght sete!) AE Bia D pith > c f hin eer. Chern ec fun ") Ser es fr xKiuoor % L | | pen — tring a Peg tl Nba, Cu ee th fon ne rh (, vis ehiad Cw 7 : ae Cyn thes Lihe Ant “7 74 Aha DAics onky hth, fe af Ce yA AIL ap.” Chg ial ¥ GA ) az 12 A) ’ LP rer, ‘ rr paw of | UY Of btrto 7re @ Lc Fa Fagen 79 j y a ay. Veit C Aart ) Deu dtd fore ; thet tar) (arrcec?. hrtegow | Es Miter de herria TT Nachul Ypdtthe be 4 : \ pct ' : ou a5 ta Rac Arh 4 iia | Uh ) tran fp y th Bergh g GO) AW “he EA . me ae Sameepndb! the CC Ge pits had. 3 Lb ie Chee Ben ern bide, a 7 Nrth Carles Gels Aovd"? haere erug CAthace”’ Father mere deny us Ay (tax der Av) Tra Tpemb ie AL i t+ r% JG, 1797 wh ay win oom Hi} a dad Le. . a ZY nt VA he - A Arn (? anit aes Fic un cate ik el £5 pe 4 “4 frrinte Ye Ade btals: the. Bong. Bg p34 1765S 4-00 the Ariener | fu 6 CJ. ioe be fists D 44. County a Glee ied Nee Ad bore Ak ee ma Line rite Con We Lh the ten dev C Lh ptld Z . oa : A aad Sf the ( / Arr } : 1X92. it SR E&P’ Ebel. Vy, ALIGL hhh, f /43%- EI, oom at e012, marriod Elisabeth Horn, widow of hic brother mY GATTHER, mayried Styeh Oarothers § Anolis Austell on of Acapith & Ettvaboth Horn, mrried st. Ay, a em 1656, died Ihy 29, 1950, married a Grubs (come doubt an opslling of last nl y & Savah Carothers, myrried Jee Meare and had ¥ dates THE GAXTHERS LIVED Xi TMOESSRE AT READYVILLE, I SHOULD SAY FRow HERE i’ 8 SOs, I DoW'r MUNK BASIL EVER LEP? NORTH GAROLINA, eee | Bw. poem son of Wilien Pinkney and Sayah Cayothers, married let, Lou dhest- Gi pid eee op en ek ory e509 ° + f : e i a J cRnBenms . Row ia Abernathy, PORRe eh 4 Seth Homey Nev in dogs, Avkawas, ¢ guildron- nomen hier salen, now in Mlainview, Jrkansas a ae Arkansas gt Phillipe, now in Sidne on : Ri) ) 4s Hi ¥s Pee y comes Sy Chestenrt) Gas born 4 mirriod @ Set. ot; soos “ Be ages Reo 6 Ot. “Anne Arundel Gentry" page 389 Miscellaneous’ Gaither data fee ctither, according to his affidavit filed May, 1834, in the United states wm Office, stated that he was more than fifty years of age, ana that he served Evate in the Second Mary) and Regiment under Colonel Smallwood during the Revoaut- (Mar. In 1841 Beale Gaither, his nephew, swore that he was his nearest of kin," ae “Beale Gaither's in Mr yland 1, AE GAITHER, son of Edward and Sarah (Howard) Gaither, born Nov. 14, 1755, lived in 44 Martinsburg, ‘Virginia, ME GAITHER, son of Frederick and Jane Ganrtfill Gaither, born after 1800, GAITHER, born after 1787, died 1838 )GAITHER, son of Bemry and Martha Ridgely Gaither, died 1839, pat the Beale Gaither, mentioned in Newman's boak must have been one of thes P Sure it wasn't one of the last .two, or probably the first one, which leaves Beale Be Now for the Benjamin's on file in Maryland, at Be GAITHER, son of Vachel and Ruth Marriott, born after 1782, That leaves him out, since the Revolutionary War was over when he was born, GAITHER, sim of Benjamin 4 Serah Burgess, died 1783, It eouldn'+ be him since Hs he died 1783, VbMmmN GAITHER, son of John IV & Jane Buck, died 1793, The year is all wrong for him ve too. - Tae GAITHER, son of Eleanor and Edward, died 1802, or at least that is when his ee Will was dated, We know who he was, so @that leaves him out, GAITHER, son of John IIT and Ruth Morley, died 1741, had died before tee started, 6. BEMPAMIN GATTHER, son of John ¥ and 4nn., born about 1740 ‘ae when his father died in L751, GAITHER, son of Henry and Martha Ridgely, had a nephew named Beale, infact the number 2 Beale above, Also note, Beale, was a name which did not run in John IV's line, war even » Judging that he was a minor + thing) Benjamin who filed for the pension was son of Benry and Martha R lidgely, ‘ that all of the other children of Henry and Martha were decexsed in 1843, ee have made a nephew the closest of kjn, ea ee lhe oe : SS a a SS FLOYD &, GALTHER 1005 Chesley we Louisville, re Dear Mr. Swann: [ am sorry letter, but have been thinki » MoPe interest in some of our : A few days ago, | spent reg@arch for a Client in another notiee to some facts that became quite int migm® be of some interest to you, also, werg Mentioned, and the Yadkin clippings (Photo-copies) whi in @Bat country, who is now Whil@'in that country, I bec Cem@teries are the @xact spot (H@ “dg the one who was mustered and Was buried near Mud River, The @id gentleman mentioned above veltef that gr-father was probab] shoWM in the newspaper clippings, in Ghat country, but he explained go there one day in the near The main reason I am sending seve: families who came from that pa Muhlenberg Counties, Ky,, in the late While in Muhlenbere Count y, 1 bou nee pe wit) shows the names of many, many early settlers to , me these names, from North Carolina. wer: the - Drakes a - Lovelaces - Solomons - Woods - Hunts - Weirs(From (Melvagns were from Burke Co,,N.C.) The neynolds family E - Earle ~ 0 her ei. arle lates, and a af Muhlenberg County, Kentucky was formed : year 1798, which makes it quite an old 10 Yours after the organization of Iredell Co : i now have a book which shows the in the Union, the date it was formed, and 4 namgeer the County Seat’ of every ounty, If there are any of the above named families t be happy to hear about th do not fai) to call upon me, | So, hoping this finds you and family bid, wh. ry doing fine over here, Sincerely wf: & ef SEF ay eats Nag Ee eeaae i . * i 2 d ey at ae ® ® 7 “<p fd Fd d x Yr 42. rye, v , Swann, ae : ‘ i . . o Have beén working on ‘the information in your last lett 1 but "6 I uld ¢ét an answer to you there was more trouble in the "fas lly. y's last maternal aunt died suddenly in the los tel, Sunday night. funeral was this morn at Marlin, and burial in the west end.of Falla a » BO I heave been riding ail morn. Doubt if lave enough sense to m, but want.to get all that off a om Those graves th Y: Evans found near Mt. Bethel may be rather ant. It looks as if the BLENDER CAMPBELL died 1815 aged 56: years Shave been the one eonneeted with Ruth @aither Renner's line, This BeR would have been born 1757, acc ording to the dates, and it wonl ad. Wat was she who bought the land in 1614 from THOMAS SWANN about 4 iefore she died, being part of the old grant to ZEPHANIAH SWANN. 17 me you must think ¢o also. It aleo seems that the GAITHERS of Benj, Pies children, must have leit the church about 1816, and this was tne (after ELENDER'S death, and with the 0 MPBELLS went to Rutherford Oda; Ruth Gaither Renner: has JAMES CAMPBELL as the husbar »f ELEANOR, er 4f ELIZABETH CAMPBELL who married BTLAS. GATTHER, son of EDWARD and ‘{DYSON) GAITHER, was the daughter of ELENDER? I have your notes ® THOMAS, JOHN, and ELIZABETH Sampbell signed a deed in 1828 for the weded land of their’ deceased mother, ELINOR, All ol 4t seema to fit, ; All these CAMPBELLS in the cemetery may be of the BENJAMIN GAITH= 7 line. One thing puzzles me. The son BAS GAITHER (of Ben}. I79 ® will mentions ari 9 POLLY FORGUM". Then JOHN GAITHER who. m. RUCILLA, mentions in his will: "to SENA FPORCUM, daughter of my grand- Her, MARY FORGUM." There must have beén two MARY or POLLY FORGUMS, es POLLY GAITHER, dau. of BASEL | who m. one FORCUM. The other Was POAMPBELL, ¢r.deu. of JOHN GAITHER, who m. Prank FORCUM. But it ts fueing. J i Then this same BASEL son of BENT. II, had a dau., Martha MASON. _ e the only MASON name | have. 2 Right here I should tell you that Eva has just about convinced at Pioneer JOHN anc BENJI, Il were bros. and sons of JOHN.GARRHER and. . ~_, who married JACOBS sisters. In that case they were not oF @ i" Bunch. if we weré closely related to JOHN who married DRUSILLA, 4% must have been later on by aternal side with the PRATHERS or ARDS. Eva says she tannot fi any proof that our EDWARD ever had @ WOHN other than JOHNSEY. 7 hd rey NAT ont wn whe 8 GEO. ve Sead ius Lica £ A. S ’ + : aésils ULC! back to Kentucky ip asked if 1 wours ltke tov have part.ot, two, generalipns MBVELACE and the WI FRED TURNER families. Yee, sometime whe Mee time. TI nave then mixed-up ingone familie I. knov ee DORCAS Tomlinson, dau. of "Jackie". And +he! mner m, Rév. Janes Willson, grandson of my WA! a where A» iG he) LOVELACE fi % Lmto LHe LQ\ PLACE Tomiingon, deu. of “Jac! kie", do not have the brothers and sisters of “Jackie” To! mis father was Humphrey Beckett Ton linson, N.D. TOMLIN and 1 wondered if he was really 4 ‘G1. NSO! inetead of m he married LEBITIOUE Geaither's eldést daughter. In the m@ his wife. and several one aerr" were listed in the bet ic Bousehold, and it wae the y* foe the death of Lebetio ous iys “No” but I think le I was looking for ELA! Galt ner line, I: found some, p ; Laugenour Papers s ‘ gayest "ELAM married @nd vMre. EMILY Ty if PERRY TOMLENSON and a niece of hie first Wile, oF “A, 1864. marriage of EMMA 1 on Tasos and 1.7. GRAY 1895 must be another Ones 4% must be about 30 yeare off Tor the one q. 2 i have a lot of children listed for ELAM Gaither: miagzes, but not all the marriages of the daughters, ef them married.4 son. offERASMUS LOVELAGE. Do not re Brasmus Lovelace, either, Only two chid@wen} Humphrey cae | And in your letter today, - thank you's0 much for the clipping. Oni ‘f, Sain. DO you want me to capy it and retiirn it? All of these im must be eonnected with our family. . EUGENIA GAITHER SALN may , le ie cormection with toe NIGHOLAS W. GAIT ‘HER who Mm TAD] [HA BAILEY. ie grandsons Dr. WM. wiLEe GAITHER. (1 839- 1902) marr. ed GE TA rs im, ‘hey had three children wut tT 46 not find any SAIN c anecbac a1 write to some of these people listed and see if they can tell » we, t hepe gomedey, to find someone to tell me pore about WALteR RIS family. I think it is time to work on my immediate ling, T less avd them than all the others, So sorry you had a late freeze and everything has to be renlented.— akea too much of the little profit we eet with nomial concigiens. ‘A the severest winter of the dix on record, but it lasted twe moribhe. 7 iops hook better than ever, but now we need vein and it hae Deen Bo - Hail would ruin us and so would wind and blowing rain. It would wheat, oats end corn. Severe weather has been all around uBy and 2s we @o not have severe weather just to Have rein. Dry weather scoane. ‘ereain and maturing early. Thig isp about @ll I can think of at present. Tne GAITHER fanily has. ome so complicated that forget what I want ell you. 1 ‘ftinaltye a my Aipect line of descent out of the big book so I could Lud mya 3 Mmelatives. There are so many additions to make on the wh ole fackly. Hope both of you are all right, and best wishes to both of you, As ever, “ TX DAA 3 aR Pe or ets , poh eee = sotieitiialinitaceiahditnens : ae aes See FLOYD E. 649 SOUTH 37TH STREET 7] im) & LOUISVILLE 11, KENTUCKY SAITHER SPRING 2-0441 ee 1005 Lo Having not heard from you for qu few lines to let ke know Hoping this finds all well fog Ll have been to busy for som n@Wwreparing to try to make a fa of Weremiah maither,IT., and Hleanor ( in my files on.Elam Gaithe he ®@sided Iredell County, and that Wam member of Providence Py¢ Metho by Waines and T.C.Gray. QUESTION: - What part of Iredell The maps I have of | Providence Methodist this to give me there still a Provii le ++ “ L.§ vUunere A ig or two, about locations of pla l- notice in the sketch « mo near the waters of Little t ol I notice Me Yadkin River, If thi: men of Little Dutchnan Creek, faYou will please note that on the whi@mil am enclosing - there is one a wery embarrassed to tell you this, you .o o> a nove sayin Nat. Little to the south-south east - then just east parallel with the le@Mi# south east, and ich empties nto vouL a ; you know the names o on the the latte * creek bends to the sout une two (togethe ) leads on southward p.( Like you see ntin fey, z ; %) Where the ‘st two entio GAL PLANTATION, entioned i! . ta Os a X be located near this spot 7 lant? Hugh Beaver's name is show of fmm road shown, Would this b lo oe So, }- pw D wo © oO 9 old! ‘Gai the Plantation , is 0] Now, this lea ie to Lite Yadici e fer’. A ttn y records oi dere Wag’ B¥ried at Unany, presunaod Now} Wher 3 Bethany ? you ba ° a i 4 4 e r D 45 ra On t! 1e map, ynea onea, of BB Woodru f obligmg section i; The road could this be County line to Cowmitgt Line to. Ha Als®, What I mea hom@@f Huch Sorr passa oe u Do yom have anythin; He ‘@agriied Fannie anytiing else abo i have all the Pleas: fee Bike it, ar@ @@ing , pt ee ¥ ; § iB ie per Fate ic fay * dae + a hw OS ae ved from Mrs, J.A.Gaither, Route 1, Moscow, Tenn, June 4, 1962 (My Son, James Clay Gaither, received your letter and gave it to me to answer, I erried JAMES ADDISON GATTHER of Millston, near Somerville, Tenn., in 1925, His THER, born 1860, died 1936, James Bascomb's father but will have to go to the cemetery to get his dates, ~ brothers, JIM GAITHER & SMM F. GAITHER, and ons sister, who ‘(eevee to be grown. Sho was ELLEN GAITHER (LAZENLY).» The father of all these was mm GAITHER, The tombstone of Elam Gaither has been broken, so I don't know what es 99; husband§s mother was very interested in family histories and could have told us 1 @ mch concerning. the family, She worked on the family tree, but I do not know became of it when she died, 59 years old and my MiPORHES husband is 61. We are farming people, although husband was hospitilized in April for 16 days and unable to do anything now, fen, James Clay, is 30 years ofd and haé three children, I have a daughter, years old with two children, ¢ Gaither's first name if Jewell C.) ght this might be of interest to youe I am sure this mst be ELAM, son of TAH II & ELE GREENFIELD, ‘The names are the same. Ellen mst have been 4 -I wonder what happened to the other sons of Elam, This Mrs, apparently never heard of them, Bo you know which of Elam's six sons Army? All six were in the right age bracket, although that two didn't go inte Service, according to the records we have. Ki + hat 1 would*mention it to you and perhaps you knew jus wh mi ly and“ how'they are connected with pour family. Bg, Elizabeth Hammond, North Pleasureville, Kentucky has been working on the Smoot iy. She called me on Thanksgiving and I to'd her you just might have some notes fer family. She said she would write to you, Alice Jorg of Richmond, Virginia said she wrote to you about the book on ei f@iralls or Frosts, I don't remember offhand which she is interested in Muiprobably could ‘spank’ me for giving you so att much correspondence, but I know aw have such good records and can come up with the most Jogical answers, “veryone We pave come in contact with says that one of the Gaither pioneers to North Caro'ina Mane AZARIAH GAITHER, Then, only you said that name was in error for AZARIAH > which seems correct, Laugenour and Warfield ‘both said he was a Gaither, pnt to add th ELAM carmHan's fon, Samuel was named for his father and his name ul) was SAMURL ELAM GAITHER, Ale married Martha Roberts and they had 8 children, ) Elam Gaither died in 189% He fought in the Civil War, Confederate Army, more informatio family, anyone can write to Mrs. Francis Parham, LaGrange, ssee. She is daughter of Grover Gaither, son ol Samuel “Jam, Grover is sti’! fing at Somerset, Tennessee. . Children of Samue’ Elam & Martha (Roberts) G.ither RUSSELL GAITHER, married Price, DNA GAITHER, married Burnette, ERTWA GAITHER, married Alten, AMUEL GAITHER, married Minnie . USIE GAITHER, married. Joseph Burnette, DOTTIE GAITHER, married Frank Wilson, ROVER GAITHER, married Roach, who was ki’’ed 3 weeks ago in an auto accident, MA GAITHER, married J, M, Keetes, you ever run into any members of the Harrel or Harre’’~ Family there in the Tate O's or early 1800's? We have some data on them in Grayson County and in Ne’son mty and the pioneer here from N.C. seems to be a MOSES HARRELL, ound so many Roby's in Nelson County, In fact, there are a few in Grayson County, ted to ask you about the wife of JAMES W, GAITHER, who was son 0! ELAM GAITHER, Bhow that she was 4ucy Lazenly, One note says she was the daughter of Thomas Lazenly @ Lucy fStimson, Thomas was son of Robert Lazenly and Druci’la Fitzgera'd, Robert gon of Thomas Lazenly, Lucy's father was Tet cousin to Vighlman Lazenly who mrried “len Gaither, sister of James W, Gaither, and Lucy had a } sister who married liam Gaither. F second account is that Lucy Lazenly was daughter of Racheé® Tuck who was daughter of PR,°Tuck and Polly Holman, Polly Holman was sister to, your srandmother, “ancy Holman, “ape also had a sister, Sabrina Holman who married Ivey G ither, his second wife, The ie) man girls were daughters of David Ho'man and Rache! Frost, Rache’ Frost was daughter ee penezer Frost, (1747-1824), the son of William Frost, David Holman was son of Isaac anc Mary Holman, Isaac was son of David Holman, Zam wondering which is the correct Jineage of LUCY (LAZENLY) GAITHER, I have got al! mixed up on it somewhere a’ong the way. Po mameve heard mention that when the pioneers of the Gaither family came to North Garo of them in their families stayed in Virginia, Do you know anything about Win” wyed in that state, Surely more Gaithers lived there shan we have on fi) Ge. B Tennessee Gaithers are giving us a run for our money, Mr, Claude Auste?? Gaither Beadyville, Tennessee has he’ped us so much to clear up many of the Cannon County ma, He and his family were to see us on Friday after Thanksgiving and we just” Kec and talked about al) of the old Gaithers, Anyway, there were so many members. t family who settled in that state, that we just can't hardly keep up with who Wnged to who, | D.GAITHER, of Benjamin II, married Mary Dyson, and went. to Tennessee, We can on? scendants of one of his sons who was AMOS GAITHER who married Mati)da.Reins, n't know what happened to Edwards cther sons, Am ##H0K also — here BGAITHER, of Benjamin Il, who married Susannah Johnson, settded, Surely he yes, one special note for your file, RE&ZIN GAITHER, in Rutherford County, Tennes Hae. od 1827, gave land to his son, ALBERT GAITHER, Dated September 1; 1827, Deed & THB, pee 194. # sign off for now, Again, we al) hope that 'youall' have a very good Christmas fee the best New Year ever, I know you are looking forward to having the ‘kids’ home jee Christmas and if you are like Mom and Dad, then your own children, al though now laewn,are stil) ‘kids’, ha ha, Sincerely, BVA M,"GAITHR ie % o0s Pm et eat UL, fy J / yor d- 13IL /$3.1. n-OZo,. b, 33s. ny. L. Sf “ =", VAG / Over, “~L, Cd 14 $33.) x) / 27 | Aas Leal “m & ry Via, ge Fi Mea } TD tttlhg £ bls 5% 2 AM 4A aL “ oN, G7 Mids ~*~ Ot 4 ele vi adie ; Ps. or p Dee. | fy ? te uc 0 fh ~y | , CSF te tt ¢ Wh K, = yo, ) i se ee Neca Peer’ ©, -f ae og ‘\ Lap o Vi, owt $9.) a. 2. ) aN eh FRA {ct Ae... 7 /B ey tee: ie Wy a Leon t ) Tin. - wen f “oS ecw. Hex Srbas i x. (Ceseg . - f £ ff i r, be. Motoge emt, Mtoe ty 0 art thene / é ial a o.. ee a ae EV ons a et 7 ee aa 7 f f “ta PLO 4.0 ‘ 2333 NEBRASKA AVEN WASHINGTON 16 Marshall About Elam Lewvetgee's nd Eleanor Wamwmlece Gaither, icholas Gaither. where to place list of names oO 3 £ 50 your gre naf: Nenev Holman? In those davs € very body whether kin or Filson Co., Tenn., he ha fas 49, agex and born j ae Pe a “3 : agi a ™ "| THE EVENING STAR i Washington, D C., Twesdoy, Morch 2, 1971 ) m2 A? f hada: Cte. e. ¢ ha Etc~pte laty =, = doo Yel: 2h, —~ ~~ HOt L. 17 4 oo | “-¥ : ( fort cee re THE GAITHER FAMILY fe information below was found from the references mentioned by 4 &. Gaither and daughter, Eva Gaither) "MARRIAGES LICENSE’S OF LOMO* 1520-16410 merel License iseued in 1 to John Gater of St. Sepulchris, Lon im, haberdasher, and Ellen widow of All Hallow's Beoking » Pelicit of roan Sees, late of same, sailor. (this ae Her was possibly the father of John Gater I, pioneer to Virginia, , the license was issuegy10 years prior to the birth of John I.) *BARLY VIRGINIA IMMIGRARTS* by Geo. Greer-Hill Press-1912 Page 123 me Gaten 5.638 by John Gater-Lower New Norfol¥ co. Gater~1636 by John Gater-Eligabeth City co. "ENOYCLOPEDIA OF AMERICAN BIOGRAPHY" New Series Vol. XVII ‘pen John Gater I landed at James City, Virginia in 1620, he had with eam two brothers whose names were James and Eiward. LINRAGE BOOKS OF NATIONAL SOCIETYSDAUGHTERS OF AMERICAN REVOLUPION* Vol. XXI Ngrfield, (1675-1718), married Ruth Gaither in 4726. BS Warfield, born withes esters eee ated Fe hn G05 ) , married Ly Gaither, Jr.,born Feb. 2, 1903, son of Genevieve Dumste and Gai was a son of Col. George Riggs Gai and Rebecea Hanson Gaither of Baltimore. Vol. 150 amin Gaither married Rachel » Who died 1800, he was a patroit of Rowan County, i. 0., where in 1788, he died. He was born in and. Ss Gaither, Lt. in lst. and battalion, born in onal died in Harrison QGounty, Ind. Married | 7 hy Try. He WAS the son of < cume %. Gaither(17@~1566), who married Pe. wT , . lecsumenie in Leavenworth, Ind. ‘jmeeil Gaither, married Margaret Watkins, their dauchter, Be a ores ye oh in 1610. ba al Gaither 7 oon 1En, married Tabitha Smart who died 860. 774 names listed in D.S.R. Lineage Books: aa Phy Ap 1. Aviana E. Gaither 8. Louisiana Gaith 2. Benjamin Gaither : 7 - sangeet J- Ruth Gaither « Henry Gaither 5. Henry Chew Gaither "(ances Aina ipa oe and Fort Steddert. ie died in Geor <etown, 0-6. REE A 2 AER BARR °HEADS OF FAMILIES"} mares Wl. i 2. i Themas Ge ther oo euth Oatner Joaima Gather i Reawon Gather g hgaes ees oe eae Se ae (notice spelling of last name} WHEADS OF FAMILIES", Marylend-1790 Vol. iz, Move ie youre ‘tales Ie yours Ponddes 2 0 i 0 2 1 2 0 i 2 i 1 ; 3 0 “GABSTRAGT OF NORTH CAROLEMA WELLOY ther "sg will to is acudh (sie) be Edward b> ee toe 5 9. Am sore OF SOLDIERS FROM H.C. IN AMER. REVOLUTTON* i Basil 2. Benjasin : Burgess “award 5.Bieholas » Peter "HISTORY OF ALABAMA" George P. Gaither Born: Tushomingo OOe, M1iSBe, = yo] 7 Son of Rich: arg and Matiida Thompso! Matilda died when George was 16 (1870). His father moved to -itovah meenty, Miss., where George received his education. He was a Methoe » Mason and momber of Odd Fellows. He married Sarah &. Thompson, ep, 17, 1882. Their five children were Italia, Cole, Jr-, llora es, Rex and George F. Jr- GAITHER, COAT OF A — in the American ‘Tedyelopedia of Biography, Ne 1 Sable, on a fess or three milets gules, in chief the second and in base, three fishes palewise argent." Orestewmnnne"he Lion er ) mortem troaque li ee above Coat of Arms was Samel's. It is somewhat different from the impe the Gaither's of North Carolina ‘h a, the difference being one, the Sto and two, the ribbon. Samel oF ribbon w s aeross th: top rather the bottom. The motto on the other Coat of 1rms ms "Libri i Libra’. Hh, AMERICAN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIOGRAPHY’ New Ls XVIII ‘femel Saither, ve sbove unex Soat of Ar ms ) vas born in Vashe ” He was, a pioneer of } 1a: Se. and jestern Penn yivania. He died ee. ® « @« @& @& @& eeeee @& @ « cy svi e Wroh, 1611-creenberry A. Gaither sworn in as an nH bethtown, KYe Bept., 1417—Judge G.A. Gaither. uppointed County ittorne "HOPKINSVILLE, KENTUCKY CITY DIRECTORY 1914215 Edgar Gaither, clerk at Averitt-Stowe Drug Co. Gaither (wife, Katie) le ibratory, res., Olarksville oad eph S. Gaither, (wife, Jane 1.) physican Batic G,ither, teacher met Gaither, (wife, Kebeoca 1.) President b,nk o onk. insvil) le, “LEXINGTON, KENTUOKY CITY DIRECTORY 1914—15=16" Kate Gaither (nut listed in directory of 1912) “PADUCAH, KENTUCKY DIRECTORY 1866" Gaither, residence on Oak between Adams and Jackson St. a AR ig Rt ee Ne RE NR as A le ONEe ALBANY, INDIANA CITY DIRECTORY 1689-90" RENN 8 MA AAI DBE 8 KENTUOKY COURTS AND OTHER RECORDS* Vol. 1, page 106 Gaither mrried Rebecea Bell, June 15, 1620. eR MDH 58 RARE oS “OLD KENTUCKY ENTRIES AND DEEDS* Jefferson County Gaither-500 acres on Floyds Fork, entered Fo 2p, 780. . Payette County Qaither=2-49 scres on Salt Lick Trace, enterad 2-13-1783. *UNTON REGIMENTS OF KENTUCKY® Civil War Page 54 Miley Gaither, (grandfather of Floyd E. Gaither, Louisville, v3 ae Wey, Alexander, served in Oo. A, Ky- Inf. Wiley died in am we buried in a military cemetary near lad River Locks on Green River County, Ky a of the regiment was Jas. B. ter : a leading business man of Louisville, was Attorney Oeneral in the osbinet of President Lincoln in * Spee to la 8 , ST aceon of Louisville is named for him. His father, John ow ave the names of other (aither's with the Union Regiaments of ‘hehe. | Page G20-"illianm Caither Bealey G,ither were in the 48th Mounted Milintey, Menbers of the ith ware from Trigg, Lyon, Union, Living Crittenden, Christian, ©,ldwell, Muhl g, Breckenridge and ; ” 2h0-Rad ert B. gai ther was in 32th Ky. Cavalry, Co. E. Mombers Meperently from Owensboro, Ky- | 156-Mark or Mort Gaither, (listed both ways) vas in the ‘th Ky. » Comeny F. He was: apparently from Louisville, Ky- ice 240-Halders 1.0. 0,ither-12th Ky. Cavalry, Oo. F, from cround 4 FO, Kye \ : | 26@-James O,ither-17th Ky. Cavalry, Oo» I- (metered in at Lous) Hipp '22-Joooyh 0,ither-1'th Ky. Inf, Oo. 7. (organized af Louisa, Ky . , n ‘y and the apis *? darris ae es for Elam Gait | ehurch cemeter PG at 5 p.m. Mon-! His death ttriduted to ae rn in Tre del] County ly 4, 1893. a son of the late A. and Maggie Catherine . He was never married He was e] Chrysler Malate) Compa: trait where BE Worked fee Was a World War I amd se: ort Screvan, Savammeh, Ga. and also a member @F Horst Turner Post. American Dagion, me Of Washir i ter, Mrs Moore, routé tesville The body Willitemain a Funeral Homie 4 will receive until 8:30 p lie in state bh, minutes bef MLN 9 SERA vere Wty berry ese nee: = ro 2’ eaters teincamntonyatenaentasane S 1ars W Lae ArH that the wo 2 dp aan 1d Vere $On i algo s “@ 0! Eva M, Gaither 649 So. 37th ot. louleville 11, Ky. gh We finally received my great grandfather, Wiley's military record, I came ning, ee the firet thing I did was to type you and Mre. Storey each a copy, | enexosed, We didn’t learn his fathers's name but did find that they lived m County from at least 1633 until 1661, We have been geing through Census chi over she state trying to find them, Dad wont through Ohio, Grayson and ge Counties in 1820-30-40+50, but didn’t see thems Guess wo will have te - Betion I also have a sheet enclosed that has record of hy. ate ar* “Sore was one of 50 acres to John F, Gaither in 1833, the . Ser Wiley and Mary Probus Married, It looks more and more like this Johe r, ave Frenk’, the brother of Wiley, He alse was in the 1830 Census, Chie i AY+y which I am sure I sent to you, | — rest grandmother's pension application, is mntioned my grandfather, Jeremiah, tye the year of his birth as 1860, but should have been 1859, Welosed are some more Census records, some I th % be of interest te There is ono WANN who was here im Louisville Ov) Also some Lovelace's you some material I received from iy, obs and GklthePtPrathers flourished in Broadway Street mentioned Street, ‘the Louisville Hospital is our Publie hospital, and of course, gy cates 08 the enclosed graves, since I got thom over the telephone, We hope Evie out real soon, but don't know when it will be as.dad goes to the hospital ‘OF st least that is when his doctor talks like he will ge, te have his hand > ‘ They want to destroy all of the nerves in his middle finger on the yee mind is satiefic Nathan, son of Basil, I'm sure it wasn't Bon} .*r, te : Ky, Enclosed find some data sent to us by Dr, Gant Gaither of Hopkins-’ » Which gives us 4 protty good picture of Nathan's line, a: this letter, but hope to hear from you soom, and will enclose this with my your next letter, Very truly yours, BVA M. GALPHER aif vii * mF is interested 1 havéilocated the address of a lady who ha Lhe SMOOT family. Her address waa given vo Me by a Mr, Smoot Aten to Her, but have been assured she @ould a + h’ Hammond, North -Pleasurevi 1 Le : Ki nt uc} memap her address as I sent it go her thi iad that my Clay County, Alabama Gaithe: an.learn there were about 4 brothers - & Veremah Gaither. ‘an't connect them B00's - Jeremiah in 1810, [Think they gh son John who married Susannan vc Batibo that. name GATTON before. epnty, Ind, looking for John ‘oger: find a John Gatton, but thought he Brain, The Greenbderry Gaither. who tledge, was surely a son of John Mindor of Aurora, | Tinois has bee! yr bh P great grandfather Wes SEORGE WASH GTON WILLINM GA PHI a Shar 1806 or 1816, Nore than likely it was 151! ; in 1840 ni Llsboro, lowa. His children were: Jamew Warren valt r Y vaither, ar and Julia Gaither. Family tradition says that he lived awhil Lucky where a tobacco plantation, Madge seems to think he was SO Te err id Ann Mince his military record definately « his place ¢ -edell County, tory reve he belongs there. He often went by the name of “Wiley' His litary record 7. the Union Army shows him as ‘eorge, William and Washingto! es not Rive er order of the names. im 15 a Mr, John Kenyon there in North @ get in touch with him, I'm sure pather slow fn answering letters time - summer is when most people art all over this winter when it ponse, Surely there is someone that . tf now, Hope you are having weather @s and burned them today and really e a frum Der, Gat Guithen, ioykineville, Ketusky. GHILIAAN OF HATA GAIMWR 4 WARTiA MORAL SON ly MPried LAVINA AMEADON, Po, 20, 1044 Uarries GGA DMIBY WACOPYIN, dau, of Gov, Berish lingo fT im, bile MIGHOLAS Gal THX (18 1896) Gaither, sou of luthan and Martha (.orrison) Gaither, wan born in ty Kevtucky, Graduated in iedigine frow Treneylvani« University, 1843, qwng the enployees of iron fumsses, then Guughter of Gol. iil anderson of ere 1844, murried MARY D, ZOLLLOOFFLA im 1867, tnd he married “ — Nie hag Wikis im 1872 » married GUT LAYIs dhidy ward od ist. denied Ghivtdy amd, f AH Aird wile werried HAN WANTIALD, married vogomd, iA Si and Lavinia imderson Gaither, wos was eduexted by his gr nafather, Koutusky, st soventeon, in April 1862, he youngest 4 .ughter wis Kdiled ct Mills Sorings GA ‘ . ‘Ry Ge, Camt Onither éxte Guither, in 1672 mrried iebeesa love (ant, dagiter of Jowovh dinkead } Qieadeth §. Hepkivevillie, Kertucky, eouwtinuing to live in fep- weer hig were born, Ho was a lawyer, to>seconist, wd President of the Bank of iopkineville, dying Jen, 18, 1928, GALLuaasi OF MAT 4 USRGOA ( GANT) Ore Yh tee. Bp Mid di mwrrisd MT yy &.. ! Me WiLL Ali WiCHLAS married Let, Malls T, LIZ, Indy low. vi. p SOG GANT married JAK GQALUGL Luu je OCA married 00UAS Uy Ti, eeneee #ee @e@eeeeeeeeedee#eeee@ eee &eees © «& « & & Br. Gut Gaithey’s copy of Same Arundel Cextry, by Moomm is the fol) owing “iveeliancus Gnithers"s SASL GAL Didi (27 +2783) Guither waiuwbained bie domigile in the Upper Fork (undred ef sume Guasty, where in 1762, he we esised of 100 cores of “Gaither*s Mis wife was lvéh, GULIOGN OF SAG, 4 UTE wap proved in ame Aruncel Gowty on Aug. 14, 1783, his wife, Ruth, all lands in ome Arundel County, indbuding, * Change", then te his son, Resin, In the event that Aesin died lgkey. ‘the persona), estate was willed inpyland te lerth Garolina where his will ew but mot settled witil 1004, the following children wre Bamil Gaither, bore 177lg Joreniah Gaither, born 1/71; Mebarich dor 1772, Johan Sdward; Aeging Rachels and ame, vet from tr. Gomt Gaither, Yopkineville, Kextusky, May 1, 1962 ami Gat of | gard reesived. -the insignia ia 9 overeaet you the real Latin inscription, It igs “eal lima =LIBRA" wedeh vows “BOOKS GULUAG BALAI 50AL.3” i ie very fine and the one I like, You will find it my eooy o different rt later insePiption thet oumes out of ‘hiladelphi«, no "FIMELIS AD MOAT ASTIA Wis eieh Bapariyd “PAL TAPUL AITO jullie Ti Ail >t ne Bide mt onre for this ons, our Piste hes your WEE « | tee pointe in your letters (1) GRUANMAALY GALTUdi, ome of the noses, S00 er. - it is m eld and 1 S73 in wy book for Livutenunt Greenborry Oxi th | red mame with we. (2) Iredell Goumty, HM... Ly messter, Bsil be M, page 374, moved from Mex ;laui to Iredell Gounby, 1.0, ad ler > Meekeville, Nie, which is is Devic County. lle reprosanted Kowm Ounty Nee Legislature. t Hope you will enjoy ny book, les Muosrely, % Gamat Gaither (eek eeut was “Ame Arundel Contry” by Now, tho Gil tier Feetion, wi oh gal Mary Probus Gat wie born 1636, died 1907 serried in Brostanrlage Gomy, ecb. ! Children (fiest 8 bore ater 1870) 6. Adah Mlen Gaither dane Gaither ‘Gaither Gaither, borm 1864 dares Jegkoon Gaither and Mbliiesia Jane burnett, dhekp now ligimg souguhere in Qalifornia, We do (or his sun, Morris, > ee & dagkeon and Willisaie Jone burnett, mrried ehiléron ares 3. Tre@he Earl Gaither- Otte Johnson pip new living tn (eee we ewe wwe & See eee eee eB wee HO OOM eee / fe ult. | Ae Wte a (Fide 3 Ab i 4 ) eccad A j J . alos ‘ “ | by x. ym Q) sites a WOAD Grohe fA c. Liplliba:s 7 a ~“ CUL ar Lee x Aa Q/ i @o2U Ree her 4 A Meth: Ake re AA Y se ) J # de Q t otek &/ Ce “the By egy fia: “yO A PK-OA a t : il i \, / 7 Fs Ww rate AIT OWA, be Pa HAL ‘1x me PPHEARA, Ls ne oe oe : a © ; de Pe ( Bow ul bos Yor | th 2] Ae AV AA my wrus us ra Pe. lhe ull 1 he oe? Sedo Lar te Lorne, oe A i oe // aathe Ka 1° i a 4 gS ¥ / — d Cy" i sn DS x ' ptrteac titivy AM, whe a , oul cai oF ee qi 4 ey 5 a ie a ‘a i vgn) AL Re er 7 / A (Ld Y an 2 Ja Xo Bt un” Thou, Brats | J” 7 i | | ) D ited Pend oniMey ect? Oe ne UW A } i ‘ ) \. <9 j me) ly SFO tee I dt hora Cw a4 } ba, > an ssi A mS. / - ee ’ fof aw vv QA. LL Layer, ( se | Pere “tf K are oe ie Trev Sk OWS. bs, - / ES r “ | see IA. Ot Ay j C/OL, Qe. { \ i. yr) Ve are rT LA VON tay YOO ‘ ¥ J Liray a Orr gh th vy PORE ol 2 A _ G ee Burge Lowa texpripte |g cd Hied early r accident E to Delbert iesen Gaither piner was em- mrs office in Statesville. a sister, oan’ © Cc Coir A /O2%~ 1GoC nts b. V 34 (oA | Pea )37