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Gaines

Gaines Surname Distribution

Geographic distribution based on Civil War military records.

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People with the Gaines Surname

Joseph Gaines

HONORABLE

John Gaines

Honorable

Joseph H. GAINES

HONORABLE

Myra Clark Gaines

Myra Gaines

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959 soldiers with the Gaines surname found in Civil War records.

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