Nick, I'm a double Gainer descendant. I'm curious about your line. One of my 3rd great grandmothers, Margaret Gainer, had a sister Elizabeth (Betsy) Gainer who married a Nicholas Sturm in Allegany Co., MD, about 1800. Is this your line? Lillian Dodd ====================== On Tue, 1 Feb 2000 13:46:32 -0500 "Nicholas Sturm" <Nick_Sturm@email.msn.com> writes: > Someone in this group OR someone on the Poling List has worked on the > George > W. Gainer line. If you get a response could we all see it? I have > Gainer > on my paternal line too. (Many of the Gainer went to Gilmer, Eugene > may > have gone that direction too.) > > Nick Sturm > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Brenda Ericsson <tucson2@mindspring.com> > To: <WVBARBOU-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, January 31, 2000 11:47 PM > Subject: MATHEW/GAINER > > > > In 1992 I found an article HISTORY OF THE GAINER FAMILY by W.S. > Lang, > > undated, in the Belington Public Library. It includes the > following (no > > dates given): > > > > Daniel GAINER m. Rachel MATHEW, d/o Isaac MATHEW. Daniel was s/o > George W. > > GAINER and Phoebe SCHOONOVER (they lived near the present location > of > > Montrose). > > > > Celia M. GAINER m. as her first husband Eugenus D. MATHEW (her > second > > husband was Berkley D. Phillips). Celia was d/o George E. GAINER > and Mary > > Jane HARRIS. George E. was s/o George W. GAINER and Phoebe > SCHOONOVER. > > > > My notes on the MATHEW family show that Rachel was b. abt 1832, > and > > Eugenius/Eugenus s/o Isaac MATHEW was b. abt 1842. I did not find > Eugenius > > in Barbour Co. after 1860. > > > > Does anyone know of proof of the two GAINER/MATHEW marriages > above? Is the > > lineage correct for the GAINERs? > > > > Thanks, > > Brenda > > > > > > >