Patty, I have very little info on the descendants of your John Barto Rainwater(one child), but I do have a fair amount on his ancestors as I am from the same branch of the Rainwater tree, and hopefully, some of the info that follows will be of some help to you. Your husband's gggrandfather was the son of George William Rainwater and Nancy Ann Parish and George William was the son of James (The Blacksmith) Rainwater and Apposley Cunningham. , but following are the family outlines I have for John Barto, George William and James the Blacksmith: Descendants of John Barton Rainwater: 1 John Barton RAINWATER b: 8/1861 in Ga d:? .. +Tennessee BRANDON b: 10/1869 in Ark d:? ........ 2 Herbert D. RAINWATER b: 8/1898 d:? Descendants of George William Rainwater: 1 George William RAINWATER b: 12/1840 in Gwinnett co,Ga d: 1919 in Stigler, Haskell co, Oklahoma .. +Nancy Ann PARISH b: 12/1845 in Ga m: 10/17/1860 in Carroll co, Ga d: 1929 in Stigler, Haskell co, Oklahoma ........2 John Barton RAINWATER b: 8/1861 in Ga ............ +Tennessee BRANDON b: 10/1869 in Ark ........2 Sarah Ann RAINWATER b: 1866 ........2 Mary Ida RAINWATER b: 1867 in Ga ............ +R. R. ESKEW b: m: 10/04/1882 in Logan co., Arkansas d: ........2 Isaac Martin RAINWATER b: 1869 in Ga ........2 James Robert RAINWATER b: 1871 in Ga d: 1/27/1949 in Coweta County, Ga ........2 William Daniel RAINWATER b: 1873 in Ga ........2 George Albert RAINWATER b: 1879 in Ga ........2 Lafayette Atlas RAINWATER b: 8/1883 in Ark ........2 Annie Bell RAINWATER b: 4/1886 in Ark ........2 Charlie Wilburn RAINWATER b: 11/1888 in Ark ........2 Blannie Jane RAINWATER b: 6/1890 in Ark Descendants of James Rainwater: 1 James(the Blacksmith) RAINWATER b: 1801 in SC d: aft 1870 .. +Apposley CUNNINGHAM b: 1802 in NC d: aft 1870 ........2 Miles RAINWATER b: 9/1816 in SC ............ +MARY b: 1825 in Ga ........ *2nd Wife of Miles Rainwater: ............ +Jane BECK b: 1/1844 in Ga ........2 Elisha RAINWATER b: 1818 in SC ............ +MARIAH b: 1816 in SC ........2 Zebulon RAINWATER b: 2/25/1823 in Spartanburg co, South Carolina d: 1/20/1889 in Mill Creek Mountain, Ark ............ +Rhoda ESKEW b: 1928 in SC m: 8/07/1846 in Ga d: 8/04/1900 in Mill Creek Mountain, Arkansas ........2 Melvina RAINWATER b: 1824 in SC ............ +COTTON b: m: d: ........2 Elizabeth RAINWATER b: 1826 in SC ............ +Joseph T. HIGHTOWER b: Unknown m: 8/31/1854 in Fulton County,Ga ........2 Eber RAINWATER b: 4/20/1827 in Spartanburg co, SC d: 5/06/1904 in Logan co., Arkansas ............ +Sarah ESKEW b: 2/08/1824 in Spartanburg co, SC m: 5/31/1849 in Fulton County, Ga d: 7/01/1906 in Logan co., Arkansas ........2 Nancy RAINWATER b: 1832 in SC ............ +Orshurn KILLZO b: ........2 Reason RAINWATER b: 5/30/1836 in Gwinnett co, Georgia d: 9/13/1891 in Montgomery County, Arkansas ............ +Julia A. C. BRITT b: 1839 m: 1856 in Georgia d: Abt 1876 in Montgomery County, Ark ........ *2nd Wife of Reason Rainwater: ............ +Arilda Jane ELDERS b: 11/13/1841 in Kentucky m: 3/09/1876 in Montgomery County,Ark d: 8/17/1929 in Montgomery County,Ark ........2 Sarah RAINWATER b: 1837 in Ga ............ +Warren Monroe POSEY ........2 Canzadah RAINWATER b: Bef 1840 ............ +Samuel ESKEW b: m: 12/08/1848 in Fulton County, Ga ........2 George William RAINWATER b: 12/1840 in Gwinnett co, Georgia d: 1919 in Stigler, Haskell co, Oklahoma ............ +Nancy Ann PARISH b: 12/1845 in Georgia m: 10/17/1860 in Carroll County,Ga d: 1929 in Stigler, Haskell co,Ok ........2 Daniel Boone RAINWATER b: 3/10/1844 in Campbell County, Georgia d: Bef 1900 in Aly, Yell co., Arkansas ............ +Sarah E. NIX b: Unknown m: 4/26/1861 in Fulton County,Ga d: Bef 1870 ........ *2nd Wife of Daniel Boone Rainwater: ............ +INDIANA b: 1851 in Ga m: Bef 1870 d: Bef 10/1870 in Decatur County,TN ........ *3rd Wife of Daniel Boone Rainwater: ............ +Martha P. QUILLIN b: 12/1852 in VA m: 10/09/1870 in Decatur County,TN d: Aft 1900 ........2 Rhosannah RAINWATER b: 10/17/1847 in Campbell County, Georgia d: 1914 in Logan co., Arkansas ............ +James N. GRIFFITH b: m: Abt 1865 in Obion co, Tennessee d: 1912 in Logan co., Arkansas Also, John Barton Rainwater's father, George William Rainwater, enlisted as a Private in Company K, 30th Regiment, Georgia Volunteer Infantry, C.S.A., also known as the "Chattahoochee Volunteers", in Campbell County, Georgia. Company K spent most of their service time in coastal Georgia, around Savannah, building forts. They missed most of the conflicts the 30th Regiment was engaged in, but joined the 30th in Dalton, Georgia to engage Sherman's troops as they marched towards Atlanta. Dan Bruce At 12:17 AM 7/27/99 -0700, Dean & Patty Heckathorn wrote: >Hi, > >I am trying to find any information that someone may have on my >husband's g-g-grandparents: > >John Barto RAINWATER b: 8/16/? d: 6/1/1911 married: >Tennessee Bell BRANDON > >I really don't know very much other than I think they had three >children. > >Thank you, > >Patty Heckathorn >heckathorngsd@zebra.net > > >==== RAINWATER Mailing List ==== >If you want to get off the list send the one-word message: > UNSUBSCRIBE to: >rainwater-L-request@rootsweb.com. It's all automatic. > > Dan