After 6 years of researching William Rayburn of Bath County, this is what I've found. Error corrections and additional information would be appreciated. General sources of information: various KY censuses; Bath County KY marriage books and Illinois marriage data; KY and Illinois death certificates; Reynolds, Crockett, and Boyd family data; cemetery data and gravestones in Bath and Montgomery counties KY, and Kankakee Illinois; William Rayburn Bible published on GenForum Rayburn list, message #849; obituaries; William Rayburn's Civil War [Confederate] pension application; and Bath County WWI draft registration records. Thanks to Jesse Rayburn and Kathy Snow for information they've sent me. --- William Rayburn, son of Seldon Rayburn and Jane Hensley, b. Sept 1835 Montgomery County; d. Aug 17, 1919; buried Kendall Springs cemetery, Bath county KY. Note that there are a variety of birth dates for William from Aug-Sept 1835 to 1837. m1. Mary Jackson, Feb 16 1859 at the house of Allen Jackson, Bath County Marriage Book 3; Mary b. June 28 1844; d. Dec 2 1874; daughter of Allen and Malinda Jackson m2. Amanda Carpenter, Aug 17, 1882 at the house of Elizabeth Carpenter, Bath county Marriage Book 5; Amanda b.Dec 19 1833; d. April 3 1901 [Carpenter family data]; no children Children of William Rayburn and Mary Jackson: 1) Sarah J. Rayburn, b. May 1, 1860; d. June 21, 1913; buried Kendall Springs cemetery, Bath Co. KY; m1. Charles Crockett, July 19, 1877 at the house of Ben P Ricketts [minister], Bath County Marriage Book 4; Charles b. Dec 10, 1850; d. May 30, 1907; buried Kendall Springs cemetery, Bath Co. m2. Squire Harvey Carpenter, April 8, 1908 at Johnson's Store Preston, Bath Co Marriage Book 7 Children of Sarah and Charles Crockett: 1) Ollie Mae Crockett, b. Sept 27, 1880; d. ??; m1. William Jacob Buchmann Feb 11, 1903 in Bath county; m2. -- Quisenberry before Jul 1944 2) James William Crockett, b. Sept 9 1883; d. ??; m. Minerva Jane Johnson Nov 6, 1901 in Bath county 3) Gertie Anzer Crockett, b. 1885; d. 1926; m. Sarah Ross 4) Jase D. Crockett, b. 1888; d. ??; m. Gorge -- 5) Mary Crockett, b. 1891; d. ??; m. Chester Jones [Information on Sarah Rayburn Crockett's children from Kathy Snow, a descendent; Sarah and Harvey Carpenter had no children] 2) Martha Davis Rayburn, b. Feb 18, 1863; d. Aug 30, 1950; buried Owingsville cemetery, Bath Co KY m. Jonas Reynolds, Sept 27, 1883 at the house of William Rayburn, Bath County Marriage Book 5; Jonas b. Dec 1, 1850, d. March 10, 1936; buried Owingsville cemetery Children of Martha and Jonas Reynolds: 1) Allen [Allie] Rosco, b. Oct 4, 1884 Bath Co; d. Oct 15, 1953 Mt Sterling, Montgomery Co., buried Machpelah cemetery Mt Sterling; m. Anna Staton; no children 2) Anne E., b. Feb 9, 1886; d. Aug 13, 1921; buried Owingsville cemetery; not married 3) Iva Lee, b. 1889; d. ??; m. Walter Quisenberry 4) Virgil Robert, b. Dec 1, 1891; d. Sept 28, 1970, buried Owingsville cemetery; m1. Jennie Hatton; m2. Virginia Hunt; two children 5) Glida, b. 1893; d. ??; m. T.L. Jones 6) Clarence J. b. Nov 3, 1893; d. May 4, 1940; buried Owingsville cemetery; m. Nettie Foley; one son 7) Talmadge Cecil b. Aug 21, 1896; d. Aug 8, 1945, buried Machpelah cemetery, Mt. Sterling; m. Mary Lee Warner; one daughter, Mrs. Ed [Jean] Razor 8) Fred Louis b. Aug 22, 1898; d. April 22, 1978, buried Owingsville cemetery.; m. Lella Warner; one daughter 9) Walter (Johnnie) Elbert b. Nov 18, 1900; d. Nov 1, 1971, buried Owingsville cemetery; m. Lorena Gilmore Nov 11, 1943; no children 10) Clay H. b. Feb 13, 1904; d. April 28, 1976 in Rowan Co KY, buried Longview cemetery Bethel KY; m. Virginia Hart, Jan 11, 1936 (?) [Information from death certificates for Martha, Jonas, Clay and Annie Reynolds; obituaries for Martha, Jonas, Talmadge, and Clarence Reynolds; WWI draft records for Allen, Fred, Talmadge, Virgil, and Clarence Reynolds; funeral home records; various censuses; and Reynolds family file in Bath County library] 3) Julia Ella Rayburn, b. Sept 8, 1865; d. before 1892, when Sam remarries; m. Samuel Jefferson Boyd, Jan 12 1881 at the house of Charles Crockett, Bath County Marriage Book 5 Children of Julia and Samuel J Boyd: 1) George William Boyd, b. May 5, 1882, Owingsville KY; d. Feb 1946 in Florida, buried Mound Grove cemetery, Kankakee Illinois; m. Dora Ortman, July 29 1908 in Kankakee Co. Illinois; no children 2) Sarah Lillie Boyd (twin), b. April 7, 1884; d. ??; m. ?? 3) Thomas Lee Boyd (twin), b. April 7, 1884 Owingsville; d. Feb 21, 1959, Aroma Park, Ill, buried Mound Grove cemetery, Kankakee, Ill; m. Mattie Bell Campbell 1907, Springfield Illinois; two sons 4) John Robert Boyd, b. March 19, 1886, Stepstone KY; d. Dec 19, 1975, Centerville Indiana; m. Mabel Simon Dec 2, 1915 in Centerville Indiana; two daughters 5) Eva L. Boyd, b. 1888 Bath Co KY; d. 1915, Kankakee Ill, buried Mound Grove cemetery, Kankakee Ill; m1. Will Mansfield, July 15 1903 at Midland, Bath Co. KY; m2. ??; m3. -- McGraw; no children [Information from Bath Co Marriage books, Mound Grove cemetery records, obituaries for Thomas Lee and George William Boyd; death certificates for Thomas Lee and Mattie Boyd; family data - my line] 4) Sterling Price Rayburn, b. Oct 5, 1867; d. June 1902; m. Dessie Belle Warner June 12, 1896 at the house of Jacob Warner, Bath Co Marriage Book 6; Note: The Owingsville Outlook reported on Thu 11 June 1896 that Price Rayburn and Belle Warner eloped to Maysville and were married on Sunday [June 7]. The marriage license has the date June 12 [Friday], and both fathers were present. Dessie Belle Warner b. June 25, 1883; d. Jan 1, 1964; daughter of Jacob C. Warner and Elizabeth Schutz; after Price Rayburn's death, she remarries James E Stull of Bath County. Children of Sterling Price and Dessie Warner: 1) Franklin Lee, b. Feb 10, 1899; d. Feb 26, 1966, buried Hillcrest cemetery, Lexington KY; m. Mathilda King 2) Martha, b. 1902; d.? [Information from Bath Co marriage book, death certificates for Frank Lee Rayburn and Dessie Warner (Stull), and Jesse Rayburn, a descendent] 5) Andrew Jackson [Jack] Rayburn, b. Feb 26, 1869; d. Jan 24, 1939, buried Kendall Springs cemetery, Bath Co, KY m. Alice Jackson, 1894; Alice b. Apr 11, 1871, d. Nov 12, 1937, buried Kendall Springs cemetery; daughter of Thomas Jackson; no children [Information from death certificates for Jack and Alice Rayburn, funeral home record for Alice, obituary for Jack Rayburn] 6) Ida Belle Rayburn, b. Feb 5 1871; d. June 22, 1872 [Information from William Rayburn Bible posted on the Genforum Rayburn list] 7) Louisa Rayburn [aka Loulie or Lou], b. Dec 7 1872; d. ?? m1. James Hicks, May 4, 1887 at the house of Charley Crockett, Bath Co. Marriage Book 5 Children of Louisa and James Hicks: 1) Nassa, b. 1891; d. ?? 2) Catia, b. 1894; d. ?? 3) Oddie/Ada, b. 1895; d. June 7, 1953; m. Earl Reed 4) Floyd, b. 1904; d. ?? [Information from funeral home record for Oddie Reed, 1900 and 1910 censuses, Bath county marriage book]