Herschel Gaines
1911 - 1941 (30 years)-
Name Herschel Gaines Born 13 May 1911 Fleming County, Kentucky 
[1, 2, 3] Gender Male Occupation carpenter [3] Buried 12 Oct 1941 Morehead Cemetery, Morehead, Rowan County, Kentucky [3] - Burial information from death certificate.
Died 9 Dec 1941 Michigan City, LaPorte County, Indiana [3] Person ID I5096 Hedges Last Modified 22 Oct 2023
Father Elmer Fulton Gaines, b. 7 Mar 1886, Plummers Landing, Fleming County, Kentucky , d. 29 Oct 1939, Huntington, Cabell County, West Virginia (Age 53 years) Mother Mary Jane Hedges, b. Apr 1885, Kentucky , d. 29 Apr 1948, Huntington, Cabell County, West Virginia (Age 63 years) Family ID F410 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Born - 13 May 1911 - Fleming County, Kentucky 
Buried - 12 Oct 1941 - Morehead Cemetery, Morehead, Rowan County, Kentucky 
Died - 9 Dec 1941 - Michigan City, LaPorte County, Indiana = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Notes - Herschel died in the Indiana State Prison, having been there 5 months, 28 days. Register No. 21426. His body was removed for burial 18 December 1941 to Morehead Cemetery, Morehead, Kentucky.
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Herschel Gaines, 30 years old, of Knightstown, who was found guilty last week by a jury of attempted rape, was sentenced to serve from five to 21 years in Indiana prison Tuesday and fined $100 and costs. He was taken to Michigan City Wednesday. Sentence had been withheld pending possible motion of a new trial by defense attorneys.
Palladium-Item, Richmond, Indiana. Thursday, 12 June 1941.
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- Herschel died in the Indiana State Prison, having been there 5 months, 28 days. Register No. 21426. His body was removed for burial 18 December 1941 to Morehead Cemetery, Morehead, Kentucky.
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