Thanks. I believe you and I are on the same page. Dan At 11:19 PM 3/13/99 -0700, grm wrote: >Hi Dan and Annie, >Caught your messages -Joseph E. was the son of Rev James and Mary >"Polly" (Mason) Rainwater. He married 18 Jan 1844 to Caroline E. Walton. >Caroline was bn 26 Sep 1829 and died 6 Oct 1860. Joseph died 1 Feb 1873. >They are both buried in Wood Cem. Wood Co.,Tx > >They had the following children: >1-William W-age 4 1850-md in Wood Co.,Tex 1st-Pennie ? .She was bn > 6 Feb 1853 and died 29 Jul 1872. They had 1 child-John C. -age 9 1880 > md 2nd Sarah J. Bullock on 21 Mar 1880. He died and Sarah Jane md 2nd > J.J.Kirkland on 12 Nov 1893.William and Sarah had 2 >children-Howard and > Victoria. >2-Robert-age 3 1850-md Delilah ? >3-Nancy J-age 1 1850- >4-Charles A. bn 8 Apr 1850-md 24 Dec 1882 to D.A.E.Smith. He died 9 Nov >1896. >5-Emma L-age 7 1860- md Jason Ayer >6-Mary Ellen-age 5 1860-md C.A.Fowler >7-Julia L-age 4 1860-md John Q.Cox >8-Sarah-age 3-1860 > >Joseph's will was probated 22 Sep 1879 in Wood Co.,Tx. Probate File # 25 >(GS# 1637486). > >---------- >> From: Dan Bruce <dwbrucejr@mindspring.com> >> To: RAINWATER-L@rootsweb.com >> Subject: Re: [RAINWATER-L] Fw: Daniel - attn. Emma Gentry >> Date: Friday, March 12, 1999 11:39 PM >> >> Annie, >> >> What information do you have that indicates that Joseph was the son of >> Miles Rainwater? According to the will of James (the Preacher) Rainwater, >> Joseph was his and Polly Mason's third child, after Zebulon Miles >Rainwater >> and Emily Rainwater Golightly. I'd be very interested in any info you >have >> that indicates that Joseph was Miles's son. Thanks. >> >> At 10:45 PM 3/3/99 PST, Annie wrote: >> > >> > >> >---------- >> >> Date: Wednesday, March 03, 1999 22:38:41 >> >> From: zapt >> > >> >> Hi Emma - I looked through my Georgia families, and the only child >that >> fits >> >> is child number 4 of Joseph and Caroline Rainwater. Joseph was b. >1815 >> in SC, >> >> son of Miles Rainwater and Miss Rogers. Caroline E. was b. <1830> in >> Georgia. >> >> Their children were: William W. <1846> b. Campbell Co; Robert ><1847>; >> Nancy >> >> J. <1849>; male baby Rainwater not yet named 1/12 (1 month old - this >is >> the >> >> one that might be Daniel); Lacey <1864> d. 1 Jan 1926 in GA; Miles M. >> (became >> >> a Baptist minister, according to the mystery mimeo information) >> >> >> >> Source - mimeo information; >> >> 1850 Census dwelling #305; >> >> There is an article about William W., child #1 in the Rainwater >Researcher >> >> (U.S. Military Pension files). >> >> >> >> Hope this helps. Annie >> > >> > >> > >> >==== RAINWATER Mailing List ==== >> >Tell your friends and cousins about our RAINWATER family. >> >To get on the list send the message SUBSCRIBE to: >> >rainwater-L-request@rootsweb.com It's all automatic. >> > >> > >> Dan >> >> >> ==== RAINWATER Mailing List ==== >> If you have a complaint or a suggestion how the list can >> better serve you, send them to the listowner: >> schimmel@northlink.com > Dan