Person:Mortimer Gaines (1)

Name^[1]	Mortimer Delvil Gaines
Gender	Male
Birth^[1]	11 May 1795	Culpeper, Virginia, United States
Marriage	7 Jan 1822	Virginia, United Statesto Emily Crenshaw Fretwell
Death`^?`	8 Apr 1885	Saline, Missouri, United States

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Arrow Rock Township, in History of Saline County, Missouri: including a history of its townships, cities, towns and villages. (St. Louis, Missouri: Missouri Historical, 1881)
578, 579.

... His father M. D. Gaines, was born in Culpepper county, Virginia, and was a farmer there. He was married, January 10, 1822, to Emily Fretwell, a native of Albemarlecounty, Virginia. They had five children, three of whom are now living, two sons, William F. and John H., and one daughter, Mrs. Matilda L. Piper. Mr. M. D. Gaines is still living; his wife died September 5, 1873, and was buried in the Marshall cemetery. He moved to Saline county in 1835, and first settled seven miles northwest of Arrow Rock on what is now known as the Dinsmore farm, bringing his negroes from Virginia with him. ...