GINES JOHN THOMAS

1934 - 1976  (41 years)

• Name	GINES JOHN THOMAS
  Born	7 Oct 1934	Monroe County, Indiana
  Gender	Male
  Died	22 Apr 1976	Bloomington, Indiana
  Buried	Rose Hill Cemetery, Bloomington, Indiana
  Person ID	I00461	Gynzer's Genealogy Database | Hans Landis Family
  Last Modified	4 Jul 2005

  
  

  Father	GINES RAYMOND IRAL (IRA) (IRL),   b. 3 Mar 1892, Dob may be March 13, 1892. ,   d. 19 May 1969, Bloomington,Vigo Co., IN.; Dod may be 3/19/69.  (Age 77 years)
  Mother	ALLBRIGHT ELSIE MAE (ALBRIGHT),   b. 9 Aug 1898, Martin County, Indiana ,   d. 16 Feb 1980, Monroe County, Indiana; Buried Rose Hill Cemetery, Bloomington, Indiana  (Age 81 years)
  Married	27 Jul 1918	Date of marriage may be July 19, 1918.
  Family ID	F00158	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	HAYS LORETTA JEAN,   b. 6 Oct 1935, Monroe County, Indiana ,   d. 18 Jan 2004, Bloomington, Indiana  (Age 68 years)
  Married	6 Jun 1954	Bloomington, Indiana; date of marriage may be 1952.
  Children	+ 1. Living   2. Living   3. Living
  Family ID	F00161	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Article from recently published (prior to 2/10/88) MONROE CO. INDIANA FAMILY HERITAGE. Marie Gines said it had been written two years prior to the above date. GINES-HAYS The Oldest daughter of Roy Hays, Loretta Jean Hays, married John Thomas Gines on June 6, 1954. He was born in Monroe County, but his family was from Washington, Indiana, and before that, Illinois and Ohio. Jean and Tom were high school sweethearts at Bloomington High School. After they were married, Tom was drafted into the service and was stationed in the state of Washington. Their first child, a boy named Mark David after two of Tom's friends, Mark Engledow and John David Greyson, was born five years after their marriage. By this time Jean and Tom had returned to Bloomington. Tom worked at R & S Boot Shop and Jean earned her professional hairdressers license. After trying for a second child for mnay years, they adopted a little girl, named Sherri Lynne by Mark, and within a few months found that Jean was pregnant. Alicia was born nine months after Sherri. Tom developed a heart disease and died in April, 1976. Since his death Jean has earned her instructor of cosmetology license. She is currently a secretary at Center for Real Estate. She has raised her three children to adulthood quite successfully, and now enjoys the company of her two grandsons. Mark David married Carol Ann Kurtenbach on February 2, 1980. She is a local girl whose family is a German descent and had settled in Illinois. They have two boys, Matthew Thomas born October 6, 1983, and Christopher Raymond born April 27, 1985. Mark was a manager at Wagner's Shoe Box until it closed. He is now a salesman at Wylie's Furniture Company. Carol attended I.U. where she earned her teaching degree. She currently is working at the Inn of the Four Winds as a hostess while she works on her master's degree. Sherri Lynne has started her freshman year at I.U. She is currently working as a dental assistant for a doctor in Ellettsville. Alica Ann is in her final year of high school. She is active in volleyball, basketball, and softball. She plans to attend a junior college where she can play one or more of these sports.