Hi Ben - Mathew Rainwater b. in TN and d. in Washington, Co., AR (don't know who his parents were) md. Mahala (Hally) Jane Snapp bef 1834. Her parents were Peter Snapp & Margaret Barnhart. Their oldest daughter Margaret Elizabeth b. 29 May 1835 in Sevier. TN md. Moses A Lewallen 23 Oct 1856 in Washington Co., AR. She d. 4 Apr 1896 in Bell Co., TX. Her brothers and sisters were Barbara, Benjamin Franklin, John, Charity A., Abraham, Samuel, William Henderson, Mary Evaline, Martin Van Buren, Nancy Bell and Susan Adeline. Sources: 1850 Census, Johnson Co., IL p. 344; John & Abraham Rainwater's Civil War pension records; Mahala Jane Snapp Rainwater's Bible. Mathew lived in TN, IL and AR. Notes of the children refer to Glendon Wood - 4909 40th St. - Lubbock TX 79414