(known as "Pink") was born Aug 22, 1842 near Adairsville, GA. He moved with his family to Anderson Co., TX, December 4, 1856.
He married Mary Catherine King near Palestine, TX, Aug 21, 1859. They had nine children.
Pink volunteered at age 19 and served throughout the Civil War as a member of the 13th Texas Regiment, Haw's Brigade, Walker's Div., Hank's Co.
After the war he became a successful truck farmer and stock raiser. Increasing the size of his farm by buying land from time to time, he eventually owned a large plantation of 2400 acres.
He was remembered affectionately as the person who frequently used the phrase "Bless my time, ..." in conversation.
A charter member of the Concord Baptist Church, he gave them their first organ.
Milton Pinkney Gaines married Cammie Conaway, May 30, 1902 in Palestine, TX. They had six children.
He died suddenly on the night of Nov 29, 1917. He is buried in the Gaines Cemetery, located on Gaines property, near Montalba, Anderson Co., TX.
Sources; Texans in the Civil War
http://www.angelfire.com/tx3/RandysTexas/gaines.html
http://www.civilwardata.com/active/hdsquery.dll?SoldierHistory?C&484740
(known as "Pink") was born Aug 22, 1842 near Adairsville, GA. He moved with his family to Anderson Co., TX, December 4, 1856.
He married Mary Catherine King near Palestine, TX, Aug 21, 1859. They had nine children.
Pink volunteered at age 19 and served throughout the Civil War as a member of the 13th Texas Regiment, Haw's Brigade, Walker's Div., Hank's Co.
After the war he became a successful truck farmer and stock raiser. Increasing the size of his farm by buying land from time to time, he eventually owned a large plantation of 2400 acres.
He was remembered affectionately as the person who frequently used the phrase "Bless my time, ..." in conversation.
A charter member of the Concord Baptist Church, he gave them their first organ.
Milton Pinkney Gaines married Cammie Conaway, May 30, 1902 in Palestine, TX. They had six children.
He died suddenly on the night of Nov 29, 1917. He is buried in the Gaines Cemetery, located on Gaines property, near Montalba, Anderson Co., TX.
Sources; Texans in the Civil War
http://www.angelfire.com/tx3/RandysTexas/gaines.html
http://www.civilwardata.com/active/hdsquery.dll?SoldierHistory?C&484740
Family Members
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Benjamin Franklin Gaines
1863–1935
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Ella Bellzora Gaines Elrod
1866–1930
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Susan Frances Gaines Dean
1868–1949
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Laura Adelaid "Annie" Barkley
1870–1888
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Ralph G Gaines
1872–1942
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Harvey Pinkney Gaines
1873–1946
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Dr. Walter Lewis Gaines
1877–1944
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Richard Rapley Gaines
1879–1879
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Mark Howard Gaines
1881–1967
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Eva L Gaines Stobbs
1903–1996
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Luna May Gaines Larsen
1904–1992
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Goldie Elizabeth Gaines Gambrell Loftus
1906–1987
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Henry Milton Gaines
1908–1982
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Edward Link Gaines
1910–1984
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Verna Estelle Gaines Brady
1912–2009
