Kentucky: A History of the State, Battle, Perrin, & Kniffin, 7th ed., 1887, Boone Co. OSCAR W. GAINES was born in Boone County, March 17, 1853, and is a son of J. A. and Martha (Lyne) Gaines. J. A. Gaines was the son of William; William was the son of George, and George the son of Harry Gaines, the great-great-grandfather of Oscar W. The father of our subject was a farmer by occupation, was once a member of the Kentucky Legislature, and for several years was magistrate of Boone County. Our subject is also a farmer and magistrate of Boone County. May 16, 1878, he married Miss Mary V. Gaines, daughter of Owen Gaines, and by her is the father of three children, viz: Alberta H., Lyman T. and James Donald Gaines, born in the following order: October 4, 1879, February 3, 1881, and March 20, 1882. In religion Mrs. Gaines is a Missionary Baptist. Gaines Lyne = none http://www.rootsweb.com/~kygenweb/kybiog/boone/gaines.ow.txt