Edward Lumpkin Gaither

1846 - 1910  (64 years)

• Name	Edward Lumpkin Gaither  [1, 2]
  Born	26 Jan 1846	Lincoln County, Georgia   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	Nov 1863-5 May 1865  [1]
  	in Company G, 31st Alabama Infantry
  Pension	1905	Arkansas   [1]
  	The dates of his military service are from this application. It was initially rejected due to "insufficient proof of indigency," even though his doctor attested to his broken thigh and dislocated hip resulting from a fall from a ladder.  He applied again in 1906 with the added disability of "old age" and testimony from his neghbors that he and Martha were indigent.  He was awarded a $50 pension.
  Name	E. L. Gaither  [4]
  Name	Edward Gaither  [3, 5]
  Occupation	carpenter  [1]
  Died	30 Oct 1910	Beebe, White County, Arkansas   [1, 2]
  Person ID	I33288	If the Legends Are True...
  Last Modified	25 Nov 2008

  
  

  Father	William H. Gaither,   b. Abt 1819, Lincoln County, Georgia ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Hepsabeth Knox,   b. 1819, Lincoln County, Georgia ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	8 Jan 1841	Lincoln County, Georgia
  Family ID	F11760	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Martha C. Sewell,   b. 5 May 1845, Clay County, Alabama ,   d. 3 Sep 1913, Hot Springs, Garland, Arkansas  (Age 68 years)
  Married	7 Nov 1867	Clay County, Alabama   [1, 2]
  Census	5 Aug 1870	Ashland, Clay County, Alabama   [4, 6]
  	Dwelling 368, Family 361. The household consisted of E. L. Gaither, 24, N; Martha, 25, F; and J. W., 1, M. Edward is a farmer with $340 in real estate.  According to Measuring Worth, in 2007 $340 from 1870 was worth:      $39,147.89       using the unskilled wage      $80,149.56       using the nominal GDP per capita      $606,744.95       using the relative share of GDP Edward is living between his father on one side and his sister on the other. Dwelling 367, Family 361. William H. Gaither and family. Dwelling 269, Family 362. James Miller & family.
  		Census of 1870 - Alabama, Clay County Ashland, Township 20 Range 7, Sheet (52) 224A
  Children	+ 1. John Willis Gaither,   b. 7 Mar 1869, Clay County, Alabama ,   d. 6 Apr 1897, Antioch, White County, Arkansas  (Age 28 years) + 2. Hepsie Ethyl Gaither,   b. 3 Jun 1871, Clay County, Alabama ,   d. 21 Mar 1947, Hot Springs, Garland, Arkansas  (Age 75 years) + 3. William Clark Lumpkin Gaither,   b. 16 Mar 1873, Clay County, Alabama ,   d. 2 Dec 1918, Garland County, Arkansas  (Age 45 years)   4. P. L. Gaither,   b. 18 Apr 1875, Clay County, Alabama ,   d. 27 Mar 1879, Clay County, Alabama  (Age 3 years)   5. Theopholis Gaither,   b. 24 Aug 1877, Clay County, Alabama ,   d. 27 Aug 1879, Clay County, Alabama  (Age 2 years)   6. Edward F. Gaither,   b. 27 Mar 1880, Clay County, Alabama ,   d. 1901, White County, Arkansas  (Age 20 years)   7. William H. Gaither, II,   b. 4 Nov 1881, Clay County, Alabama ,   d. 30 Sep 1900, White County, Arkansas  (Age 18 years)   8. Virginia Lee Gaither,   b. 15 Feb 1882, Clay County, Alabama ,   d. 11 Jul 1890, White County, Arkansas  (Age 8 years)   9. Radar Gaither,   b. 11 Nov 1888, White County, Arkansas ,   d. 22 Jun 1891, White County, Arkansas  (Age 2 years)
  Last Modified	6 Nov 2020
  Family ID	F11764	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Reference

  If the Legends Are True... by J. Craig Canada, "Edward Lumpkin Gaither" (accessed January 24, 2021) | http://www.palmspringsbum.org/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I33288&tree=Legends.