Hi Dan, Rev James' will dated 10 Jan 1863-proved 15 Dec 1871 clearly states his son Zebulon Miles was deceased. (Ga Will Book B-pg 58-FHC# 0499880) and leaves a bequest for his widow and 5 children.He does not mention his son Benjamin F. at all.Another researcher who is a descendant of James the blacksmith states that the Zebulon who md Rhoda Eskew was named Zebulon Joseph R-not Zebulon Miles.He moved to Ark via Decatur Co.,Tn.He was bn 25 Feb 1823 inSpartanburg, SC. He died 20 Jan 1889 in Ark.( I made a mistake, Kay, in the message I just sent you about his middle name being Miles) Glidie ---------- > From: Dan Bruce <dwbrucejr@mindspring.com> > To: RAINWATER-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [RAINWATER-L] Zebulon Miles Rainwater > Date: Monday, April 05, 1999 10:38 AM > > 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 > > > ==== RAINWATER Mailing List ==== > Tell friends and cousins about our RAINWATER family. > To get on the list, send one-word message SUBSCRIBE to: > rainwater-L-request@rootsweb.com It's all automatic.