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Margaret Susan Barnes 1840 – 1893 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Feb 1840

Birth Location: Portsmouth, Norfolk, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 27 April 1893

Death Location: Portsmouth, Independent Cities, Virginia, United States

Father: Joshua Barnes

Mother: Sarah Dawson

Spouse(s): Thomas Gaskins

Children(s): Walter Gaskins, Walter Gaskins, Thomas Gaskins, Harry Gaskins, Ora Gaskins, Lee Gaskins, Zephyr Gaskins, John Gaskins

Early life: Margaret Susan Barnes arrived in Portsmouth, Norfolk, Virginia, USA in 1840, born to Joshua Nottingham Barnes and Sarah E Dawson. Over time, Margaret Susan Barnes formed a family with Thomas James Gaskins, which included Walter B Gaskins, Walter Watts Gaskins, Thomas Dawson Gaskins, Harry Clifton Gaskins, Ora Virginia Gaskins, Lee Eldsworth Gaskins, Zephyr Louise Gaskins and John Kenneth Gaskins. Margaret Susan Barnes concluded life in Portsmouth, Independent Cities, Virginia, United States in 1893.

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Parents

Joshua Barnes
1817 –
Birth Location: Princess Anne, Virginia
JB
Sarah Dawson
1819 – 1887
Birth Location: Virginia
SD

Spouses(s)

Thomas Gaskins
1832 – 1899
Birth Location: Portsmouth, Norfolk, Virginia, United States
TG

Children(s)

Walter Gaskins
1861 –
Birth Location: Virginia
WG
Walter Gaskins
1865 – 1959
Birth Location: Portsmouth, Norfolk, Virginia, United States
WG
Thomas Gaskins
1869 – 1950
Birth Location: Portsmouth, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
TG
Harry Gaskins
1872 – 1917
Birth Location: Portsmouth, Independent Cities, Virginia, United States
HG
Ora Gaskins
1874 – 1950
Birth Location: Portsmouth, Norfolk, Virginia, United States
OG
Lee Gaskins
1877 – 1975
Birth Location: Portsmouth, Norfolk, Virginia, United States
LG
Zephyr Gaskins
1881 – 1959
Birth Location: Portsmouth, Norfolk, Virginia, United States
ZG
John Gaskins
1884 – 1972
Birth Location: Portsmouth City, Virginia, USA
JG

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 26 Feb 1840
    Event Place: Portsmouth, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, 1870 United States Federal Census, 1880 United States Federal Census, 1910 United States Federal Census, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current, Virginia, Deaths and Burials Index, 1853-1917, Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940, Web: Virginia, Find A Grave Index, 1607-2011, Year: 1880; Census Place: Western Branch, Norfolk, Virginia; Roll: 1381; Family History Film: 1255381; Page: 246C; Enumeration District: 067; Image: ., Year: 1870; Census Place: Portsmouth Jefferson Ward, Norfolk, Virginia; Roll: M593_1667; Page: 466B; Image: 293; Family History Library Film: 553166, Year: 1860; Census Place: Portsmouth Jefferson Ward, Portsmouth (Independent City), Virginia; Roll: M653_1366; Page: 243; Image: 249; Family History Library Film: 805366, Year: 1910; Census Place: Sleepy Hole, Nansemond, Virginia; Roll: T624_1636; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 0016; Image: ; FHL microfilm: 1375649.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1860
    Event Place: Portsmouth Jefferson Ward, Portsmouth (Independent City), Virginia, United States
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Portsmouth Jefferson Ward, Portsmouth (Independent City), Virginia; Roll: M653_1366; Page: 243; Image: 249; Family History Library Film: 805366

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1870
    Event Place: Portsmouth Jefferson Ward, Norfolk, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Portsmouth Jefferson Ward, Norfolk, Virginia; Roll: M593_1667; Page: 466B; Image: 293; Family History Library Film: 553166

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1880
    Event Place: Western Branch, Norfolk, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Western Branch, Norfolk, Virginia; Roll: 1381; Family History Film: 1255381; Page: 246C; Enumeration District: 067; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: Sleepy Hole, Nansemond, Virginia
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Sleepy Hole, Nansemond, Virginia; Roll: T624_1636; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 0016; Image: ; FHL microfilm: 1375649.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 22 Apr 1893
    Event Place: Portsmouth, Independent Cities, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: Virginia, Deaths and Burials Index, 1853-1917, Web: Virginia, Find A Grave Index, 1607-2011

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 22 Apr 1893
    Event Place: Portsmouth, Portsmouth City, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 27 April 1893
    Event Place: Portsmouth, Independent Cities, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current, Virginia, Deaths and Burials Index, 1853-1917, Web: Virginia, Find A Grave Index, 1607-2011
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