Dear Gatekeepers to Our Past : Thank You so much for your help. It was so sad to find out that James Taylor Gaines a signer and writer of the Texas Declaration of Independence ended up with probably no tombstone and with stock running over his burial place . Even with his riches he ended alone away from his family . His wife Susannah remained in Texas and died while he was in California . His sons Edmund Pendleton Gaines and John Baptist Gaines returned to their families in Texas . A sad loss to Texas and our Texas history ! Sincerely , Evelyn in Texas
Hi again Evalyn (Ruth), I thought you/I should share with the list the URL that you sent to me telling the story of your JAMES TAYLOR GAINS - BTW it says he was buried near to Oakland. Maybe Mariposa seems close to Oakland when you are in Texas - or.... maybe he is buried in Oakland..... http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/view/GG/fga4.html I do think it is good that you found as much as you did on him and his mine and sons. Continued good luck, RUTH ________________ Ruth (Grady)& Don Skewis ruth4527@mindspring.com -----Original Message----- From: JOwens9034@aol.com [mailto:JOwens9034@aol.com] Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2001 7:47 PM To: Sweetwater@sierratel.com; darose@yosemite.net; ruth4527@mindspring.com; paulette@elite.net; DULCICH6@aol.com; syvonne@earthlink.net; CAMARIPO-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [CAMARIPO] LOST > ABANDON MINE Quartzburg , CA. Dear Gatekeepers to Our Past : Thank You so much for your help. It was so sad to find out that James Taylor Gaines a signer and writer of the Texas Declaration of Independence ended up with probably no tombstone and with stock running over his burial place . Even with his riches he ended alone away from his family . His wife Susannah remained in Texas and died while he was in California . His sons Edmund Pendleton Gaines and John Baptist Gaines returned to their families in Texas . A sad loss to Texas and our Texas history ! Sincerely , Evelyn in Texas
This is what I am trying to figure out. If Mr. Gaines came from Texas, and Colonel Thorn came from Texas. Did they get here about the same time? Colonel Thorn arrived in 1848 with 12 slaves and a wagon train. He left a son (adult) in Texas, who was part of the Texas Terry Rangers. It is believed that Colonel Thorn was part of the California Rangers which gave him the title Colonel. But I am still trying to either proove or disproove this. Let me know when Mr. Gaines got here (Mariposa County) Thanks, Chriss ----- Original Message ----- From: <JOwens9034@aol.com> To: <CAMARIPO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2001 7:46 PM Subject: Re: [CAMARIPO] LOST > ABANDON MINE Quartzburg , CA. > Dear Gatekeepers to Our Past : > Thank You so much for your help. It was so sad to find out that James > Taylor Gaines a signer and writer of the Texas Declaration of Independence > ended up with probably no tombstone and with stock running over his burial > place . Even with his riches he ended alone away from his family . His wife > Susannah remained in Texas and died while he was in California . His sons > Edmund Pendleton Gaines and John Baptist Gaines returned to their families in > Texas . A sad loss to Texas and our Texas history ! > Sincerely , Evelyn in Texas > > > ==== CAMARIPO Mailing List ==== > The California GenWeb Project: > http://www.cagenweb.com/ > >