Vergie, Maybe there IS a connection to my Ranes somehow through your line of Raines. I don't know. The biography below is of William Craig. I think the Joseph and Charlotte Craig who were his parents may have been the Charlotte Rains who m. in Highland Co., OH. William Craig and his wife lived very close to my William Ranes family in Allen Co., OH. Am I on the right track here??? Sue CHALOTTE RAINS AND JOSEPH CRAIG FROM HIGHLAND CO., OH: 1875 Personal Histories from Jackson Township as published in the 1875 Historical Atlas of Allen County, Ohio by H H Hardesty & Co. Publishers, Chicago. WILLIAM H CRAIG is a native of Highland County. In 1852, at the age of 17, he came to Allen County with his parents, Joseph and Charlotte Craig. His wife's parents, John and Mary Hulliberger, came from Perry County in 1830. She was born on the 30th of May, 1838, and is one of a family of six--Sarah H., Elizabeth K., Susan B., Reason T., Eda M. and Joseph M. Mr. C. has two brothers and three sisters--George T., Martha L., Nancy J., John and Angeline. He has four children--Rosetta E., Mary C., Annetta L. and Nora O. Do you know if the information below is correct or not? It seems like this might be the right Charlotte and Joseph. Trying to put the pieces together. Charlotte RAINS Spouse: Joseph CRAIG Marriage: 25 Oct 1832 Highland, Ohio Birth: 22 Oct 1812 Highland, Ohio Father: George RAINS Mother: Amy MCMANUS ----- Original Message ----- From: <baxter60@aol.com> To: <RAINS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2001 2:48 PM Subject: Re: [RAINS] Rains, Ranes > SSOHN, The George you are looking at is the son of Ishmael. He went to Ohio > with his uncle, Lawrence Rains, the brother of Ishmael. Lawrence is my 4g-gf. > Vergil Raines Baxter60@aol.com > > > > > ==== RAINS Mailing List ==== > > > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry's Library - The best collection of family history > learning and how-to articles on the Internet. > http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library > >