Individual Details
William Newcomb Gaines
(November 16, 1825 - May 17, 1907)
Events
| Birth | November 16, 1825 | New York, United States |  | ||
| Adoption | 1826 | Samuel Newcomb |  | | |
| Marriage | Bef 1850 | Mary Ann Unknown Gaines | |||
| Census | 1850 | Salt Lake, Deseret Territory, United States | | | |
| Marriage | August 26, 1854 | Chickasaw, Iowa, United States - Sarah Ann Swain | | | |
| Residence | 1855 | Bremer, Iowa, United States | | ||
| Census | 1856 | Bremer, Iowa, United States | | ||
| Civil | 1860 | Agricultural census | | | |
| Census | 1860 | Bremer, Iowa, United States | | ||
| Census | 1870 | Jackson, Bremer, Iowa, United States | | ||
| Civil | 1875 | Land - Jackson, Bremer, Iowa, United States | | | |
| Census | 1880 | Jackson, Butler, Iowa, United States | | | |
| Civil | 1880 | Agricultural census | | | |
| Civil | February 5, 1881 | S Newcomb's will - Bremer, Iowa, United States | | ||
| Census | 1885 | Jackson, Bremer, Iowa, United States | | ||
| Widow | 1889 | ||||
| Civil | 1894 | Land 110 acres - Jackson, Butler, Iowa, United States | | ||
| Census | 1895 | with son - Aldrich, Wadena, Minnesota, United States | | ||
| Census | 1900 | with daughter - Junction City, Lane, Oregon, United States | | ||
| Death | May 17, 1907 | Lane, Oregon, United States | | | |
| Burial | May 18, 1907 | Oakland Cemetery, Janesville, Bremer, Iowa, United States | | | |
| Occupation | Farmer | | | ||
| Occupation | Postmaster | | | ||
| Occupation | Hotel proprietor | | |
Families
| Spouse | Sarah Ann Swain (1838 - 1889) |
| Child | Mary Ella Gaines (1855 - 1917) |
| Child | William Henry Gaines (1856 - 1916) |
| Child | Samuel Newcomb Gaines (1858 - 1870) |
| Child | Emma Jane Gaines (1860 - 1865) |
| Child | Minerva Ann Gaines (1861 - 1865) |
| Child | Major A. Gaines (1862 - 1873) |
| Child | Charles Elbert Gaines (1864 - 1921) |
| Child | Florence Louisa Gaines (1866 - 1948) |
| Child | Jeannette Alice Gaines (1873 - 1949) |
| Spouse | Mary Ann Unknown Gaines (1833 - 1855) |
| Father | Obed Gaines (1793 - 1877) |
| Mother | Leydia Connable (1795 - 1854) |
| Sibling | Mary Ann Gaines (1816 - 1900) |
| Sibling | Minerva Gaines (1818 - 1901) |
| Sibling | Abigail Gaines (1820 - 1895) |
| Sibling | Lydia Gaines (1810 - 1884) |
| Sibling | Obed Gaines (1820 - 1910) |
| Sibling | Orlando Gaines (1827 - 1828) |
| Sibling | Charlotte Gaines (1832 - 1838) |
Notes
Adoption
Samuel Newcomb, cousin to William's mom had a son William Newcomb who died as an infant. William was then either adopted or as one source states "bound out" to Samuel Newcomb and appears to have stayed with him through his childhood. Samuel lived with William and his family in old age and left his estate to William Gaines.Census
William is living with Mary Gaines, a 17 year old born in England, assume it;s his spouse, not sure.Marriage
William and Sarah married by Reverend A D BabcockResidence
The source Pioneer days of Bremer County, Iowa describes the weather pioneers kived through '1858 was the wettest one Iowa ever knew ... winters of 1855-56 and 1856-57 were the most severe and savage ones Iowa ever had in her history'. William Gaines and family stuck it out.Civil
40 acres improved 80 acres unimproved, value 3000, machinery 100, 1 horse, 2 milk cows, 5 cattle, 2 swine, 100 bushels of Indian corn, 30 oats, 1.5 peas beans, 150 Irish potatoes, 50 lbs butter, 20 tons hay, 200 lbs maple sugar, 70 gallons molassesCivil
W N Gaines is at the bottom center his lot spanning partial squares 33 and 34.Census
William, Sarah and their three younest kids.Civil
Wm Gaines, owner of 75 acres tilled land, 11 acres woodland and forest. The farm value is $3500, machinery $100 and livestock $800. $100 was spent on fences, building or repairing. $100 was spent on labor for 16 weeks of the year. Farm production total value estimated at $475. There were 20 acres of mown land, 30 acres of hay and 6 horses on hand. 22 cows on hand with 5 newborn, 3 sold. Those cows produced 500 lobs of butter. 27 pigs were owned and 41 barnyard chicks. Those chickens produced 250 dozen eggs. 9 acres of Indian corn produced 400 bushel 4 acres of oats produced 100 bushel. 30 acres of rye produced 400 bushel. 7 acres of wheat produced 80 bushel. 1/2 acre of Irish potatoes produced 35 bushel. 1 acre of apple trees with 12 bearing trees produced 15 bushel of apples. 27 cords of wood were cut.Civil
Samuel Newcomb's will leave everything to William, his adopted son.Death
IN his later years he moved to Oregon where many of his children and grandchildren lived. In 1905 his daughter Mary Ella with husband James visited Oregon for the Lewis and Clark or Portland Expo. William would have been 80 years old, wonder if he attended the spectacular event?Burial
William is buried at Oakland Cemetery, very rural, a beautiful place.Occupation
There he opened a farm and subsequently erected the first hotel in the town, and was its proprietor for a number of years. Mr. Gaines was the first postmaster in the townshipOccupation
W. N. Gaines was the first postmaster in the township, he distributed the mail from his residence on section 18. At this time the name was changed to Syracuse. Gaines retained the office of postmaster until succeeded by his brother, Obed Gaines, who lived on the same section and kept the office at his home.Occupation
There he opened a farm and subsequently erected the first hotel in the town, and was its proprietor for a number of years. Mr. Gaines was the first postmaster in the townshipEndnotes
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