Have watched with some amusement about the recent Raines postings as I too had decided there were no fathers to many of the Raines families. My Raines were in KY, moved to IN and supposedly to MO but they just fell off the face of the earth. Have found no records in MO. Allen and William Raines and at least two sisters moved from Harrodsburg, KY through Frankfort, KY to Sullivan Co., ,IN in 1826. They remained in IN until 1870's and just disappear. According to an article written in 1930's, they moved on to Sedalia, MO after 1860 but have found nothing on them in MO. If you happen to have any information on Raines family members that could be related to mine, would be very happy to hear from you. They are very elusive to me and must be to others. Roberta Mary Stephenson wrote: > Well Vergil, > You hit the nail right on the head!!! They could not read or write!! > A William Raines was my 2nd great grandfathers trusted and loyal friend in > Randolph Co. N.C. Now who was this William Raines? He witnessed nearly > every land transaction my family made until 1812. He had to be at least 21 > in 1800 to put his name on anything! Nobody seems to have a William who > was born before 1879 or so, but there was one there! I have a copy of every > land transaction that Jacob and Henry Leonard made while living in Randolph > Co. > My Leonards and those R.C.N.C. Raines were TIGHT! And of course my great > grandad, Henry married Patsey Raines b. 1795. > I will be asking the same thing Vergil! But you know what? I can only find > one set of 2nd great grands and back on my dads side. I can only find the > Brewers line to take me beyond 1763. Now I can find my Brewers, buddy!! > They are all out there in plain view! with Patricks, Millikins, Joyners! > But my other connecting lines such as Leonard 1763, Walkers 1840, Clarks > 1840 and Raines 1795 is it!! I can go no farther back! > We might just as well laugh and hee haw about these Raines. We probably > will never find their fathers! (Actually he is probably out there in plain > view, just wrong dates are being reported which clouds up our research!) > Have a good one! > Mary masdal@ala.net > > -----Original Message----- > From: baxter60@aol.com <baxter60@aol.com> > To: RAINS-L@rootsweb.com <RAINS-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: Thursday, April 05, 2001 12:38 AM > Subject: Re: [RAINS] Hi > > > I believe our NC, Randolph C., Rains were A little bit retarded, none of > >them knew who their father was. Well at least I had a 2nd cousin who got my > >line,Lawrence, back to Randolph Co. When I see my dear old 4-ggf up above > , > >I am going to say" Who the h___ is your dad" O-well I can laugh abt. it > >all. Vergil Raines. Baxter60@aol.com Trouble is he could not read > nor > >write as his X on his will proves that. I wonder how we are really > suppose > >to spell our name. > > > > > > > > > >==== 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 > > > > > > ==== RAINS Mailing List ==== > > ============================== > Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com

Dear Roberta, I don't know if this will be any help to you or not but my grandfather, Earnest Wiley Rains, was born in Lawrence Co., Mo. on 4-27-1889 and died on 9-7-1928 in Webb City, Mo. (Jasper Co.). Earnest (also spelled Ernest) had a brother named William, born in Taney Co., Mo., on 1-1-1880 and died on 8-2-1915 in Webb City, Mo. This William was only 35 years of age at time of death and is listed on his death certificate as being single. They are both buried in the family plot in Oronogo Cemetery in the Oronogo community outside of Webb City. Their death certificates list John W. Rains as their father who was born in the state of Indiana. Their mother's name was Dora Griffith born in state of Missouri. No county was listed for either parent. John W. Rains of Oklahoma was listed as a survivor, alone with two sisters Anna Rains Eubanks of Oklahoma and Eva Rains Reader of Oklahoma, at the time of my grandfather's death in 1928. I have been unable to find any information on John and Dora Rains, their births (other than states), where and when they died or place of their burials. I don't know if this will be of any help to you or if there is any relationship to your line of the family. If anyone can shed any light on this please let me know. Vivian Maxwell Sliva ----- Original Message ----- From: R. Heorman <rheorm@feist.com> To: <RAINS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2001 8:56 AM Subject: Re: [RAINS] Allen Raines > Have watched with some amusement about the recent Raines postings as I too had > decided > there were no fathers to many of the Raines families. My Raines were in KY, > moved to IN > and supposedly to MO but they just fell off the face of the earth. Have found > no records in > MO. Allen and William Raines and at least two sisters moved from Harrodsburg, > KY through > Frankfort, KY to Sullivan Co., ,IN in 1826. They remained in IN until 1870's > and just disappear. According to an article written in 1930's, they moved on > to Sedalia, MO after > 1860 but have found nothing on them in MO. > > If you happen to have any information on Raines family members that could be > related to > mine, would be very happy to hear from you. They are very elusive to me and > must be to > others. > > Roberta > > > Mary Stephenson wrote: > > > Well Vergil, > > You hit the nail right on the head!!! They could not read or write!! > > A William Raines was my 2nd great grandfathers trusted and loyal friend in > > Randolph Co. N.C. Now who was this William Raines? He witnessed nearly > > every land transaction my family made until 1812. He had to be at least 21 > > in 1800 to put his name on anything! Nobody seems to have a William who > > was born before 1879 or so, but there was one there! I have a copy of every > > land transaction that Jacob and Henry Leonard made while living in Randolph > > Co. > > My Leonards and those R.C.N.C. Raines were TIGHT! And of course my great > > grandad, Henry married Patsey Raines b. 1795. > > I will be asking the same thing Vergil! But you know what? I can only find > > one set of 2nd great grands and back on my dads side. I can only find the > > Brewers line to take me beyond 1763. Now I can find my Brewers, buddy!! > > They are all out there in plain view! with Patricks, Millikins, Joyners! > > But my other connecting lines such as Leonard 1763, Walkers 1840, Clarks > > 1840 and Raines 1795 is it!! I can go no farther back! > > We might just as well laugh and hee haw about these Raines. We probably > > will never find their fathers! (Actually he is probably out there in plain > > view, just wrong dates are being reported which clouds up our research!) > > Have a good one! > > Mary masdal@ala.net > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: baxter60@aol.com <baxter60@aol.com> > > To: RAINS-L@rootsweb.com <RAINS-L@rootsweb.com> > > Date: Thursday, April 05, 2001 12:38 AM > > Subject: Re: [RAINS] Hi > > > > > I believe our NC, Randolph C., Rains were A little bit retarded, none of > > >them knew who their father was. Well at least I had a 2nd cousin who got my > > >line,Lawrence, back to Randolph Co. When I see my dear old 4-ggf up above > > , > > >I am going to say" Who the h___ is your dad" O-well I can laugh abt. it > > >all. Vergil Raines. Baxter60@aol.com Trouble is he could not read > > nor > > >write as his X on his will proves that. I wonder how we are really > > suppose > > >to spell our name. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >==== 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 > > > > > > > > > > ==== RAINS Mailing List ==== > > > > ============================== > > Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > > Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. > > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com > > > ==== RAINS Mailing List ==== > > > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB > >