New Orleans 1890s
Many Creole families left St Martinsville to New Orleans and other cities for better opportunities. By the 1890s, Charles P. Gaines was in New Orleans working in the artisan trade industry as a Mason.
Charles met a female named Theresa Dennis and had a boy out of wedlock named James born in 1891. Shortly after James was born, Charles married Theresa Martinet Connely in 1893 and they had their first child Albert in September 1894.
Theresa Gaines
Picture : April 3 1920 New Orleans La.
Charles and theresa Gaines 1893
Charles and theresa Gaines 1893
New Orleans Parish marriage certificates.
Charles and theresa Gaines 1893
Charles Gaines 1895
Charles P. Gaines Voters register - family address 719 Bolivar
charles and theresa Gaines 1896
New Orleans directory - family address 719 Bolivar
Historical Information
This block on Royal Street in New Orleans, photographed in 1902, shows some examples of the wrought-iron grillwork, stone masonary, and carpentry of black craftsman.
New Orleans 1900s
1900 New Orleans was a thriving city
Census 1900
New Orleans - family address 1809 Perdido
Charles and theresa Gaines 1901
New Orleans directory - family address 1809 Perdido
New Orleans 1910
Census 1910
New Orleans - family address 723 Gayoso
723 Gayoso
The family lived together as one
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Toval Family
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New Orleans 1920
Census 1920
New Orleans - family address 723 Gayoso
Charles P. Gaines Death 1922
Charles P. Gaines 1922
Charles P. Gaines death devastated the family, especially his wife Theresa Gaines, leaving the family in financial misfortunes and despair. The loving caring and hard working family man, who provided a strong Creole home, had passed away from pneumonia seven days before his wife birthday.
New Orleans Death Record
Cemetery Sexton
Interments from 1901-1953 of burials are filed under number mf LMB430
Holt Cemetery
Holt Cemetery New orleans
Holt Cemetery Historical Significance
Holt Cemetery Historical Significance
Financial hardship and unfortunate events came upon the family during and after, Charles P. Gaines illness and death. He was buried in the New Orleans public city cemetery in 1922.
Many family members felt a major lost and sadness. They very rarely spoke of the events of his illness, death, burial and kept much of it as a secret.
Charles P. Gaines 1865-1922
REST IN PEACE.
Holt Cemetery Historical Significance
Holt Cemetery Historical Significance
Holt Cemetery Historical Significance
Once a small town cemetery for for early settlers and famous prominent local families. In 1879, the city opened the below ground cemetery as an alternative means to be used for burial of people who was unfortunate. The city ceased serving this function in late 1960s and the cemetery became dominated by plots maintained by the deceased families, many of the plots are unmarked graves.
Holt Cemetery is likely named after a Dr. Joseph Holt from Charity Hospital. The cemetery is the final resting place for a large number of military war veterans. It's also, the resting place for several known musicians Buddy Bolden, the KING of JAZZ, Jessie Hill and Robert Charles.