There seems to be some researchers a bit upset concerning an occasional comment about "Northern and Southern" Rainwater families. I can understand someone whose ancestors came through Tennessee (rather than South Carolina or Georgia) raising their eyebrow when they are refered to as part of the "Northern" Rainwaters. Tennessee was part of the South during the Civil War and isn't considered a Northern State even today. Just a suggestion..... We all would be more accurate to refer to the particular State rather than 'North' or 'South' Rainwaters. If we are going to talk about cousins who migrated to, through, or from Tennessee, for instance, I can see greater accuracy by saying: "My grandad (or whomever) took the Tennessee route", or they took the SC>GA>AL Route. ....... Just a suggestion. Bob Schimmel