Richard GAINES

                      Cass county is now Bartow

Lucy Josephine Cunyus, The History of Bartow County Formerly Cass,(Tribune Publishing Co., 1933), p 58:
       Gaines, James:  b. 1791 in Laurens district, S. C., was a son ofRichard Gaines, "the Minute Man" - so called in a "History of the GainesFamily".  He was a soldier in the War of 1812 and fought the Indiana inSouth Ga., and Fla.  He married Margaret Clore about 1812 and selling hisfarm in Laurens at a loss in the 30's, he with his family and slavesremoved to Georgia, working on rented lands near Adairsville on the oldHamilton-Fitten place.  He was one of the charter members of theOothcalooga Baptist church.  Later he bought land near Cassville and byhard work he left his children an estate; died Oct. 1856 at Adairsville.

Laurens County, South Carolina 1820 Federal Census, p 18
James Gains    1 male age 0-9
            1 male age 26-44
            2 females age 0-9
            1 female age 16-25

Laurens County, South Carolina 1830 Federal Census, p 236
James Gains    1 male age 0-5
            2 males age 5-9
            1 male age 10-14
            1 male age 15-19
            1 male age 20-29
            1 male age 40-49
            1 female age 5-9
            1 female age 10-14
            1 female age 15-19
            1 female age 20-29
            1 female age 40-49

Cass County, Georgia 1840 Federal Census
849 Dist G.M., p 83
James Gaines   2 males age 5-9
            1 male age 15-19
            1 male age 40-49
            3 females age 10-14
            2 females age 15-19
            1 female age 40-49

Cass County, Georgia 1850 Federal Census
12 Division, p 189B, Dwelling 1268, Family 1286
       James Gains    60 M Farmer $1000   Va
       Margaret  "    52 F           SC
       Susan     "    23 F           "
       Martha    "    21 F           "
       Mary "    21 F           "
       Caleb     "    20 M Farmer         "
       Enoch     "    17 M           "
       Susan Simmons  12 F           "

Cass County, Georgia 1850 Slave Owners
Gaines, James  4 male slaves
            4 female slaves
            8 total slaves

This information is from the Descendants of Michael Clore Database © 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 by Cathi Clore Frost.