I'm not sure this will be of help, Delores, but this is what I've found. The surname Raines/Rains does not appear in the Marion Co 1870 census. 1880 Marion Co census for Prairie Township: #120-121 William N. Raines 30 farmer AR TN IL. Eliza 30 wife AR AR AR. William P. 8 son AR AR AR. Margaret E. 6 daughter AR AR AR. Mary A. 5 daughter AR AR AR. Martha A. 3 daughter AR AR AR. [Probably son of William M. Raines and a first wife.) #137-138 William M. Raines 52 farmer TN VA NC. Mary J. [___] [ Scott] 46 wife TN TN AL. Daniel H. 2 son AR TN TN. Samuel A. Scott 18 step-son AR AR TN. Frances Scott 20 step-daughter AR AR TN. Ellen Scott 16 step-daughter AR AR TN. [None of this family is found in the Marion Co 1900 census.] "Marion Co. 1890" by Helen McMindes (a reconstruction of the 1890 census taken from the 1880, the 1900, land, & tax records): William Newton Rains b May 1850 AR TN TN. Taxpayer in Prairie Township 1890. Eliza b Sep 1851 wife AR TN AL. Married 29 years, 8 children 6 living as per the 1900 census. William P. 18 son AR AR AR. Margaret E. b Aug 1875 daughter AR AR AR. Mary A. b June 1877 daughter AR AR AR. Martha A. 12 daughter AR AR AR. Missouri E. b March 1882 daughter AR AR AR. Joseph B. b April 1886 son AR AR AR. "Marion Co Marriage Records 1887-1896" by Marian Burnes & Vicki Roberts. Sarah E. Raines aged 17 of Bruno m MCAR 14 July 1895 Thomas William "Thomps" Harris aged 20 of Bruno. "Marion Co. Marriage Records 1896-1905" by Marian Burnes & Vicki Roberts. William P. Raines aged 26 of Eros m MCAR 1 Oct 1899 Mary J. Travis aged 24 of Eros. Nancy J. Raines aged 19 of Bruno m MCAR 25 April 1901 Sam E. Davis aged 19 of Searcy Co. AR. Mattie [Martha] Raines aged 24 of Eros m MCAR 25 Sep 1902 W. J. Martin aged 26 of Bruno. The surnames Raines/Rains does not appear in the 1860 Searcy Co. census. Searcy Co. AR 1870 census for Tomahawk Township: #6-6 Richard B. Ranes 21 MS. Louiza J. 21 AL. Nancy A. 1 AL. [This family is living in the John & Mary A Morgan (both b AL) household - probably Louiza's brother or sister] Searcy Co. AR 1880 census for Tomahawk Township: #59-74 James W. Rains 30 AL TN TN. Hannah 32 wife AL AL AL. Robert C. 3 son AL AL AL. Sarah E. 1 daughter AL AL AL. [see marriage above] [Think this may be the family you're looking for] I would judge that Richard B. and James W. are brothers. Apparently James moved his family to the Bruno area by 1895. It's obvious they weren't in the Bruno area during the 1870s and 1880s. Sorry I couldn't find more for you. Mysty shakerag@mtnhome.com "Genealogy without documentation is mythology" ----- Original Message ----- From: <DRAINESSUTTON@aol.com> To: <ARMARION-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, August 27, 2000 5:41 PM Subject: Re: Records: > I AM TRYING TO LOCATE RECORDS OF MY FAMILY WHO LIVED AT BRUNO THEY WERE > JAMES WILLIAM[BUD] RAINES ANY HELP APPRECIATED THANKS DOLORES >