Daughter of Mobile mayor Harry Pillans and Elizabeth Henshaw Torrey Pillans.
Granddaughter of Palmer and Laura (Roberts) Pillans; Judge Rufus Campbell Torrey and Elizabeth Sargent (Henshaw) Torrey.
Great-granddaughter of John Christopher and Elizabeth (Palmer) Pillans;
Dr. Willis Roberts and Asenath (Alexander) Roberts;
John and Sally (Richardson) Torrey;
Andrew Isbell Henshaw and Elizabeth (Isbell) Henshaw;
great-great-granddaughter of
Robert Pillans and Anne (Clark) Pillans,
Thomas Roberts and Mary (Herndon) Roberts;
Samuel Alexander and Olivia (Wooten) Alexander;
John Torrey and Sally (Richardson) Torrey;
Andrew Henshaw and Elizabeth (Isbell) Henshaw;
great-great-great-granddaughter of John Lewis Isbell and Ann Hannah (Anderson) Isbell;
great-great-great-great-grandaughter of William and Ann (Dillard) Isbell of Virginia.
Her grandfather Judge Torrey graduated from Harvard in the class of 1833.
Wife of George Stark Gaines, the son of Abner Gaines and grandson of Col. George Strother Gaines whose wife Ann Lawrence (Gaines) Gaines, who was his cousin, the daughter of Young Gaines. Col. Gaines and wife lived at Gaineswood in Demopolis when Gaineswood was a large two-story log house. It was the second owner of Gaineswood, Gen. Nathan Bryan Whitfield, cousin of the Roberts family, who turned it into the famous Greek Revival mansion it became in the 1850s. Col. Gaines was the brother of General Edmund Pendleton Gaines.
George and Mary Isbell Pillans Gaines lived in her parents' home, the Roberts-Pillans house at 908 Government Street, Mobile, from the time of their marriage until her death. Their only daughter Elizabeth Henshaw Gaines was reared there by her grandparents. George Stark Gaines was secretary of R.V. Taylor, their nextdoor neighbor, who was vice-president of the Mobile & Ohio Railroad, city councilman and mayor of Mobile. George Stark Gaines later had other children by his second wife in Columbus, Mississippi.
Montgomery ADVERTISER, Aug. 3, 1916, page 2:
MRS. MARY ISBELL GAINES
MOBILE, ALA., Aug. 2--Mrs. Mary Isbell Gaines, wife of George S. Gaines, private secretary to Vice President R.V. Taylor, of the T.M. and O., and daughter of City Commissioner Harry Pillans, died this afternoon at a local infirmary, following an operation. The deceased was a native of Mobile, and has lived here during the 34 years of her life. She has prominent family connections and is well known all over the states.
Granddaughter of Palmer and Laura (Roberts) Pillans; Judge Rufus Campbell Torrey and Elizabeth Sargent (Henshaw) Torrey.
Great-granddaughter of John Christopher and Elizabeth (Palmer) Pillans;
Dr. Willis Roberts and Asenath (Alexander) Roberts;
John and Sally (Richardson) Torrey;
Andrew Isbell Henshaw and Elizabeth (Isbell) Henshaw;
great-great-granddaughter of
Robert Pillans and Anne (Clark) Pillans,
Thomas Roberts and Mary (Herndon) Roberts;
Samuel Alexander and Olivia (Wooten) Alexander;
John Torrey and Sally (Richardson) Torrey;
Andrew Henshaw and Elizabeth (Isbell) Henshaw;
great-great-great-granddaughter of John Lewis Isbell and Ann Hannah (Anderson) Isbell;
great-great-great-great-grandaughter of William and Ann (Dillard) Isbell of Virginia.
Her grandfather Judge Torrey graduated from Harvard in the class of 1833.
Wife of George Stark Gaines, the son of Abner Gaines and grandson of Col. George Strother Gaines whose wife Ann Lawrence (Gaines) Gaines, who was his cousin, the daughter of Young Gaines. Col. Gaines and wife lived at Gaineswood in Demopolis when Gaineswood was a large two-story log house. It was the second owner of Gaineswood, Gen. Nathan Bryan Whitfield, cousin of the Roberts family, who turned it into the famous Greek Revival mansion it became in the 1850s. Col. Gaines was the brother of General Edmund Pendleton Gaines.
George and Mary Isbell Pillans Gaines lived in her parents' home, the Roberts-Pillans house at 908 Government Street, Mobile, from the time of their marriage until her death. Their only daughter Elizabeth Henshaw Gaines was reared there by her grandparents. George Stark Gaines was secretary of R.V. Taylor, their nextdoor neighbor, who was vice-president of the Mobile & Ohio Railroad, city councilman and mayor of Mobile. George Stark Gaines later had other children by his second wife in Columbus, Mississippi.
Montgomery ADVERTISER, Aug. 3, 1916, page 2:
MRS. MARY ISBELL GAINES
MOBILE, ALA., Aug. 2--Mrs. Mary Isbell Gaines, wife of George S. Gaines, private secretary to Vice President R.V. Taylor, of the T.M. and O., and daughter of City Commissioner Harry Pillans, died this afternoon at a local infirmary, following an operation. The deceased was a native of Mobile, and has lived here during the 34 years of her life. She has prominent family connections and is well known all over the states.
Daughter of Mobile mayor Harry Pillans and Elizabeth Henshaw Torrey Pillans.
Granddaughter of Palmer and Laura (Roberts) Pillans; Judge Rufus Campbell Torrey and Elizabeth Sargent (Henshaw) Torrey.
Great-granddaughter of John Christopher and Elizabeth (Palmer) Pillans;
Dr. Willis Roberts and Asenath (Alexander) Roberts;
John and Sally (Richardson) Torrey;
Andrew Isbell Henshaw and Elizabeth (Isbell) Henshaw;
great-great-granddaughter of
Robert Pillans and Anne (Clark) Pillans,
Thomas Roberts and Mary (Herndon) Roberts;
Samuel Alexander and Olivia (Wooten) Alexander;
John Torrey and Sally (Richardson) Torrey;
Andrew Henshaw and Elizabeth (Isbell) Henshaw;
great-great-great-granddaughter of John Lewis Isbell and Ann Hannah (Anderson) Isbell;
great-great-great-great-grandaughter of William and Ann (Dillard) Isbell of Virginia.
Her grandfather Judge Torrey graduated from Harvard in the class of 1833.
Wife of George Stark Gaines, the son of Abner Gaines and grandson of Col. George Strother Gaines whose wife Ann Lawrence (Gaines) Gaines, who was his cousin, the daughter of Young Gaines. Col. Gaines and wife lived at Gaineswood in Demopolis when Gaineswood was a large two-story log house. It was the second owner of Gaineswood, Gen. Nathan Bryan Whitfield, cousin of the Roberts family, who turned it into the famous Greek Revival mansion it became in the 1850s. Col. Gaines was the brother of General Edmund Pendleton Gaines.
George and Mary Isbell Pillans Gaines lived in her parents' home, the Roberts-Pillans house at 908 Government Street, Mobile, from the time of their marriage until her death. Their only daughter Elizabeth Henshaw Gaines was reared there by her grandparents. George Stark Gaines was secretary of R.V. Taylor, their nextdoor neighbor, who was vice-president of the Mobile & Ohio Railroad, city councilman and mayor of Mobile. George Stark Gaines later had other children by his second wife in Columbus, Mississippi.
Montgomery ADVERTISER, Aug. 3, 1916, page 2:
MRS. MARY ISBELL GAINES
MOBILE, ALA., Aug. 2--Mrs. Mary Isbell Gaines, wife of George S. Gaines, private secretary to Vice President R.V. Taylor, of the T.M. and O., and daughter of City Commissioner Harry Pillans, died this afternoon at a local infirmary, following an operation. The deceased was a native of Mobile, and has lived here during the 34 years of her life. She has prominent family connections and is well known all over the states.
Granddaughter of Palmer and Laura (Roberts) Pillans; Judge Rufus Campbell Torrey and Elizabeth Sargent (Henshaw) Torrey.
Great-granddaughter of John Christopher and Elizabeth (Palmer) Pillans;
Dr. Willis Roberts and Asenath (Alexander) Roberts;
John and Sally (Richardson) Torrey;
Andrew Isbell Henshaw and Elizabeth (Isbell) Henshaw;
great-great-granddaughter of
Robert Pillans and Anne (Clark) Pillans,
Thomas Roberts and Mary (Herndon) Roberts;
Samuel Alexander and Olivia (Wooten) Alexander;
John Torrey and Sally (Richardson) Torrey;
Andrew Henshaw and Elizabeth (Isbell) Henshaw;
great-great-great-granddaughter of John Lewis Isbell and Ann Hannah (Anderson) Isbell;
great-great-great-great-grandaughter of William and Ann (Dillard) Isbell of Virginia.
Her grandfather Judge Torrey graduated from Harvard in the class of 1833.
Wife of George Stark Gaines, the son of Abner Gaines and grandson of Col. George Strother Gaines whose wife Ann Lawrence (Gaines) Gaines, who was his cousin, the daughter of Young Gaines. Col. Gaines and wife lived at Gaineswood in Demopolis when Gaineswood was a large two-story log house. It was the second owner of Gaineswood, Gen. Nathan Bryan Whitfield, cousin of the Roberts family, who turned it into the famous Greek Revival mansion it became in the 1850s. Col. Gaines was the brother of General Edmund Pendleton Gaines.
George and Mary Isbell Pillans Gaines lived in her parents' home, the Roberts-Pillans house at 908 Government Street, Mobile, from the time of their marriage until her death. Their only daughter Elizabeth Henshaw Gaines was reared there by her grandparents. George Stark Gaines was secretary of R.V. Taylor, their nextdoor neighbor, who was vice-president of the Mobile & Ohio Railroad, city councilman and mayor of Mobile. George Stark Gaines later had other children by his second wife in Columbus, Mississippi.
Montgomery ADVERTISER, Aug. 3, 1916, page 2:
MRS. MARY ISBELL GAINES
MOBILE, ALA., Aug. 2--Mrs. Mary Isbell Gaines, wife of George S. Gaines, private secretary to Vice President R.V. Taylor, of the T.M. and O., and daughter of City Commissioner Harry Pillans, died this afternoon at a local infirmary, following an operation. The deceased was a native of Mobile, and has lived here during the 34 years of her life. She has prominent family connections and is well known all over the states.
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