Bassett Family Association Database
Major William Haney Gaines
1797 - 1894 (96 years)-
Name William Haney Gaines Title Major Born 30 Jun 1797 Augusta County, Virginia 
Gender Male Died 1 Jan 1894 Buried UNKNOWN Bassett-Belding-Gaines Cemetery, Malvern Highway out of Hot Springs, Arkansas Notes - W.H. was born in Virginia and raised in Kentucky, a part of a very large family. At age 15, he started learning to be a blacksmith. In order to learn to keep books for the business, he attended school 2 months out of the year. He progressed to making wagons, carts and tools which were shipped south for sale. About 1830 he settled in Chicot County and farmed, raising cotton on a government land grant. By the time he married Martha, he had an extensive
plantation with 165 slaves.
Person ID I06021 1A William Bassett of Plymouth Last Modified 23 Sep 2011
Family Martha Belding, b. 12 Mar 1821, d. 24 Nov 1890 (Age 69 years) Married 23 Apr 1849 Children 1. Frances Lydia Gaines, b. 27 Jun 1850, d. 12 Dec 1923 (Age 73 years) [Natural] 2. Augusta Gaines, d. Deceased [Natural] 3. Mary P. Gaines, d. Deceased [Natural] 4. Albert Belding Gaines, b. 17 Aug 1857, d. Deceased [Natural] 5. William Haney Gaines, b. 27 Sep 1852, d. Deceased [Natural] 6. Louisa C. Gaines, d. Deceased [Natural] 7. Abner LeGrande Gaines, b. 12 Feb 1859, d. Deceased [Natural] Family ID F02720 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- W.H. was born in Virginia and raised in Kentucky, a part of a very large family. At age 15, he started learning to be a blacksmith. In order to learn to keep books for the business, he attended school 2 months out of the year. He progressed to making wagons, carts and tools which were shipped south for sale. About 1830 he settled in Chicot County and farmed, raising cotton on a government land grant. By the time he married Martha, he had an extensive