MCar1310@aol.com indicates in a response to the attached note that Zebulon Miles died about 1857, which other documentation seems to contradict, and MCar1310 does mention some of the other documentation in the response. Documentation I have read shows that Benjamin F., youngest son of the Preacher, was killed on 12/8/1857. The Preacher's oldest son, Zebulon Miles, was accused of murdering Benjamin F. in an executive order dated 1/14/1858 and Zebulon Miles Rainwater, convict#1975, entered the Georgia State Prison on 2/19/1864 for murder. James(the Preacher) Rainwater died around 6/22/1871, and although I don't recall if he indicates in his will that Zebulon Miles was deceased, he clearly omits Zebulon Miles and refers to Lilla Ann as parent to Zebulon Miles's children. My records have always kept Zebulon Miles's date of death open. Dan Bruce At 08:16 AM 4/5/99 -0700, kay ohana wrote: >I was reading in this book several weeks ago and copied the statement as >thus: > >>From The Georgia Black Book, The Rev. Silas Emmett Lucas, Jr.: >Governor�s Proclamation Book 1854-1869; In Campbell Co. GA on 8 December >last Zebulon Miles Rainwater was murdered by Benj. F. Rainwater, Issued >14 January 1858. > >Then on 19 Feb. 1864 Zebulon Rainwater from Campbell County was >incarcerated. (Note: Don�t know what for. Was this Zebulon Junior by any >chance?) > >One of us is mixed up or we read difference parts of the book. Here it >appears that Benj murdered Zebulon Miles on Dec 8, 1857. I went back to >the FHC to reread this portion of the book, and it is missing from the >library! Since Zebulon Miles nor Benj. F. are of my direct line I am not >going to research it further, however, someone should try to find the >original documents for clarification. Sometimes published histories do >not always get the facts straight. > >Kay from rainy and cold Northern CA. > > >==== RAINWATER Mailing List ==== >To return to the list after being away on vacation, etc. just send >the one-word message SUBSCRIBE to: >rainwater-L-request@rootsweb.com. It's all automatic. > > Dan