from the Book of Ragan Reagan by Donald Reagan 801 Henrietta Dr. Knoxville, TN 37912 phone 615/689-4438 Barbara Emert, the eldest daughter of Philip and Elizabeth Ragan Emmert, was b Tue. 6 Jun 1809 on the watshed of Copeland Creek, part of the Emert Cove area in Sevier Co., TN. Here she lived until her marriage About 1823, soon after her father's death (at age 14), Barbara was married to John Nelson Rainwater in Sevier Co., TN. John Nelson was born circa 1798 in the State of North Carolina. John Nelson and Barbara Rainwater were listed in the 1830 Fed. Census of Sevier Co., TN. They had 3 children in the household at that time: one male under 5 yrs.; 2 males 5-10 yrs. Her husband John N. was also listed on the 1837 Tax List of Sevier Co. He was taxed for his landsin the 4th Civil Dist. Barbara and her husband John N. were still in Sevier Co., TN in 1840 and were listed in the census with six children in the household: one female under 5; 1 female age 5-10; 2 males and 1 female 10-15; and 1 male and 1 female 15-20. About 1845, she and her husband migrated with their children to Ray Co., MO. There they were listed in the 1850 Federal Census. There were only 2 children in the household now: Angeline, age 14; and Charity E.C. age 4. There have been no other records of Barbara and her family found after the 1850 census. But Census, Marriage and other official records give us the names of most of the family members. Family of John Nelson and Barbara Emert Rainwater: *First seven born in Sevier Co., TN and last one born in Ray Co., MO. 1. (son) _______ Rainwater b. ca. 1824 (ed. note: some believe this could have been Alexander Martin Rainwater) 2. Richard Rainwater b. 1826 3. Jane Rainwater b. 1828 m. Isaac Leabo 4. Enoch Rainwater b. 1830 5. Lucinda Caroline Rainwater b. 1832 m. Jeremiah Leabo 6. Infant Rainwater b. ca. 1834 "died infancy" 7. Angeline Rainwater b. 1836 8. Charity E. C. Rainwater b. 1846 You may be interested in buying this book - I felt it was worth every penny. You can see the amount of work Donald and his mother put into such exacting research. When I bought it, the price was $27.50