Hi Lyle, Yes, I remember an exchange of email with you some time ago. And I probably have failed to get back to you. I am still not working on the Rainwaters per se, but have been working on the Leabo/Lebow lines because I have been found by some distant cousins who are also working on these lines and they tie in closely to my Moore line for which I have accepted a compiler job for my g-g-g-g-grandfather's line. I have two Lebo/Leabo/Lebow ancestral lines and have been primarily working on the "other" one. I am just beginning to get the one connected to the Rainwaters (the Ray Co., Mo., line) organized and entered into the computer. Here's a very brief outline: ********appended file begins here******** Daniel Lebo probably son of Isaac Lebo and Sabina born ca. 1775-1780, Pennsylvania died ca. Nov. 1841, Ray Co., Missouri married to Barbara (?) daughter of (?) and (?) born ca. 1784-1785, Virginia died ca. 1855, Ray Co., Missouri children: Isaac, II, born ca. 1805, Tennessee Isabella Samuel, born 29 Apr 1814, Kentucky Jacob, born ca.1815-1816, Kentucky Sarah, born ca. 1819-1820, Kentucky Daniel, born ca. 1821-1822, Kentucky Elizabeth, born ca. 1824-1825, Kentucky Susan, born ca. 1825-1826, Whitley Co., Kentucky residences: business and other activities: descendants: Isaac, II, Leabo born ca. 1805 died pre-1870, Ray Co., Missouri mar., 1st, to Katherine Elizabeth Wilson born England (?) children: Jeremiah W. Leabo born 18 Aug 1826, Whitley Co., Kentucky died 11 Mar 1895, Republic, Greene Co., Missouri bur. Evergreen Cemetery, Republic, Greene Co., Missouri mar. 27 May 1846, Ray Co., Missouri to Lucinda Caroline Rainwater daughter of John N. Rainwater and Barbara Emmett/Emert born 3 Feb 1831, Sevier Co.(?), Tennessee died 24 Jun 1905, Springfield, Greene Co., Missouri bur. Evergreen Cemetery, Republic, Greene Co., Missouri Daniel Leabo born ca. 1829-1830, Ray Co., Missouri John Zimmerlee [or Zimimerlie] Leabo born ca. 1833-1834, Ray Co., Missouri mar. Nov 1867 to Emeline K. Smith born ca. 1843-1844 Joel Leabo born 22 Jan 1837, Ray Co., Missouri died 16 Apr 1924, Carthage, Jasper Co., Missouri bur. Park Cemetery, Carthage, Jasper Co., Missouri mar. 3 Mar 1864, Greene Co., Illinois to Mary Jane Watson daughter of Thomas Watson and (?) Roach born Apr 1837, Greene Co., Illinois [or Hawkins Co., Tennessee] died 22 Sep 1920, Jasper Co., Missouri bur. Park Cemetery, Carthage, Jasper Co., Missouri Mary "Polly" Leabo born ca. 1838-1839 died 25 Apr 1874, Dade Co., Missouri mar. 25 Nov 1858, Ray Co., Missouri to Harrison D. Albertson born 13 Apr 1838, Jamestown, Fentress Co., Tennessee died 24 Aug 1912, Trinidad, Las Animas Co, Colorado mar., 2nd, 4 Nov 1874, Lawrence Co., Missouri to Maria L. Harness born ca. 1844-1845 died 7 Nov 1917 [, Trinidad, Las Animas Co., Colorado (?)] Rhoda M. Leabo born 1844 died 25 July 1895, [Lawson, Ray Co., Missouri - (?)] mar. 20 Sep 1860, Knoxville, Ray Co., Missouri to Ashley Wynn Rainwater son of James Rainwater and Delila Kiefer born 12 May 1839, Sevier Co., Tennessee died 4 Aug 1924, Vinita, Craig Co., Oklahoma bur. Lawson, Ray Co., Missouri mar., 2nd, 17 Nov 1846, Ray Co., Missouri to Jane Thompson born ca. 1827-1828, Tennessee children: none mar., 3rd, 11 Apr 1852, Ray Co., Missouri to Elizabeth R. (?) Gorham born ca. 1829-1830, Kentucky children: Sanford M. Leabo born ca. 1853-1854, Missouri Emeline Leabo born ca. 1854-1855, Missouri mar. to (?) Gulley Isaac Leabo born ca. 1856-1857, Missouri Jane Leabo born ca. 1857-1858, Missouri mar., 4th, to Elizabeth Kelsey born ca. 1844-1845, Missouri mar., 2nd, James C. Gulley born ca. 1839-1840, Missouri children: children: Thomas J. Leabo born ca. 1862-1863 Samuel Grant Leabo born 17 Oct 1867, Ray Co., Missouri died 11 Jan 1910, Hamilton, Caldwell Co., Missouri mar. to Malinda Jane Jackson daughter of Jacob Isaac Jackson and Martha Jane Ford born 1 Aug 1860, near Knoxville, Ray Co., Missouri died 30 Mar 1937, Hamilton, Caldwell Co., Missouri bur. Highland Cemetery, Hamilton, Caldwell Co., Missouri Freeman Leabo born 22 Apr 1864 (?) [1868-1869, census], Lawson, Ray Co., Missouri died 16 May 1944 bur. Crown Hill Cemetery, Excelsior Springs, Missouri mar. to Carrie Belle McCann daughter of J. J. McCann and Dora Kato born 23 Apr 1882, Taitsville, Missouri died 13 Nov 1931, Excelsior Springs, Missouri ********appended file ends here******** I hope that I have pasted pieces together correctly. When I get the file cleaned up, I will send you an update with more generations. I also have some data on the descendants of Daniel's other children. My "other" Lebo line is descended from John Lebo of Hawkins and Grainger Co., Tenn., whom I believe is possibly a brother of Daniel. His son Jacob W. Lebow took his family to Putnam Co., Ind., 1829-1836, then to Greene Co., Mo., 1836-1838, then in 1838 to the area became Lawrence Co., Mo., seven years later in 1845. Jeremiah and Lucinda (Rainwater) Leabo came here ca. 1870 and my g-gf Isaac Martin Lebow stayed and married in my home county of Lawrence. I have also been reminded that I used my old notes to say that John Nelson Rainwater was the son of Moses rather than James for which a case has been made. I don't know who his father was and shouldn't have used old theories. I haven't yet seen any original source document that identifies John's father. Having learned the hard way that family tradition, memories of past generations, and circumstantial evidence are not proof, I look for more evidence than that [for example, that my g-g-grandmother Lucinda Rainwater Leabo was Cherokee Indian and her father was Moses because he had females in his household her age in the 1840 census and was the only Rainwater in Ray Co. where she was married in 1846]. I hope this helps and we really need to keep in touch. I will need your help I am sure on Ashley Wynn and Rhoda's family. Ross Cameron >>> <BARJRAIN@aol.com> 04/18/99 02:58PM >>> Hi Ross I think I touched base with you last year but you were moving. I have been researching Rainwater and the Leabo name is one that comes up. I didn't know Jeremiah and Rhoda were siblings. do you have the names of the parents and other children. I have to get out some info and go over it. but I think think the Leabo name came up again after the family (Rainwater) had moved to Oregon. Lyle P.S. I haven't found anything definite that links John Berry and Alexander Martin to John and Barbara Rainwater either. ==== RAINWATER Mailing List ==== To post a message/inquiry use this address: rainwater-L@rootsweb.com To subscribe/unsubscribe use this address: rainwater-L-request@rootsweb.com ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !