Posted on: Ottawa County Ok Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ok/Ottawa/10502 Surname: Gaines ------------------------- I don't have Fairland specifically for any of the Gaines residency, but Franklin's brother, James Henry Gaines, was prominent in Masonic Circles in Fairland, Afton and Miami, OK - all in Ottawa County. There is a good History of Ottawa County that I got on interlibrary loan from the library in Miami that had quite a bit of Gaines history. Sorry I can't lay my hands on the correct title and publisher right now but bet they would help you out. It's a fascinating book. Barbara