Lillian: I am related to the Nicholas Sturm who md. Elizabeth Gainer! I'd be glad to send you any info you don't have. I have the family of Nicholas and Elizabeth, as well as Nicholas and Elizabeth's parents and grandparents. Let me know, and I can send a GEDCOM. or post the info to the page. How nice to find a cousin! Linda in Utah Lillian M Dodd wrote: > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > >