Hi Ross, I have Vol 3 of "Ray County Chapters" and it is third in a series of proposed volumes. It consists of articles edited by Jewel Mayes,beginning in 1930,which appeared every week for 10 years in the early Ray County,Mo newspaper know as the "Richmond Missourian".It says Mr. Mayes was the author of many of the articles as he challenged and encouraged his readers to supply him with information and recollections of early Ray Co. The response was overwhelming. The Ray Co. Genealogical Association is working to make this information available to the public. The reason I'm giving back-ground information is because there is a letter ,which was written 10 Dec 1928 by the widow of Charles C.Rainwater (Sarah Hannah Fowler). It was written to Mr Jewell Mayes.It appeared in the "Missourian on 16 Jul 1932". Robert Albert,Jr who published the "Rainwater Researcher" printed it in it's entirety in Vol 1 Issue !. Evidently he is a descendant as is Charles Rainwater Wollard in Ray Co,Mo. In the letter, she states where she was bn and when the family came into Mo. She also makes the statement "Shortly after becoming a member of the Rainwater family, father (Moses) said to me: "Daughter,I am not sure that you and Charlie have not committed a sin in getting married"." How is that?" I asked, and his reply was : My mother was a Fowler. To me that does not say that Moses' Fowler's and Sarah's are related in any way other than Sarah and Charlie's marriage.Sarah's family came from Calvert Co.,Md and Moses came from NC.Unless there is more information somewhere that will fill in the blanks. Moses Bible record is on film # 1697574-item 24.It's only 2 pages long. Glidie -----Original Message----- From: Ross Cameron <ross.cameron@arch2.nara.gov> To: RAINWATER-L@rootsweb.com <RAINWATER-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Thursday, June 17, 1999 6:25 AM Subject: Re: [RAINWATER-L] Major Charles C. Rainwater, CSA >Susan, > >Major Charles Cicero Rainwater and Sarah Hannah Fowler Rainwater had no children. He was a first cousin of my g-g-grandmother, Lucinda Caroline (Rainwater) Leabo. Early in my research, I thought his father, Moses Fowler Rainwater (a relative of Sarah's family) was my Lucinda's father also, but turned out to be her uncle. I have several items on C. C. and Sarah. I wonder if the sketch at Duke is the same as the one at the Missouri Historical Society in St. Louis (see below). C. C. was a prominent businessman in St. Louis and also a leader in the Confederate Veterans organizations. I also have recently received copies of records on them which were donated by Fowler relatives to the Western Historical Manuscript Collection at the University of Missouri -- Rolla which I have not yet added to the list below. > >Charles Cicero Rainwater [1838-1902] > - obituary, "Maj. Rainwater Dead" in St. Louis Daily Globe-Democrat, 11 November 1902, p. > - obituary, "Major Rainwater's Death Was Sudden" in The [St. Louis] Republic, > 11 November 1902, p. > - application for membership in Society of Sons of the Revolution (SR) > - biographical sketch and noted, Walter B. Stevens, The Fourth City, 1764-1909, > volume I, pp. 146, 447; volume II, pp. 757-758 > - medical certificate to retire from Confederate States Army, 17 February 1864 > - correspondence, 1885-1899, Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (RG 75), National > Archives, Washington, D.C. > - biographical sketch of John W. Fowler, Goodspeed's History of Cole, Moniteau, Morgan, > Benton, Miller, Maries, and Osage Counties, Missouri, 1889, p. 708-709 > >Sarah Hannah (Fowler) Rainwater [1839-1937] > - biographical sketch, manuscript in Missouri Historical Society, St. Louis, Mo. > - noted, Walter B. Stevens, The Fourth City, 1764-1909, vol. I, p. 1048 > - biographical sketch of John W. Fowler, Goodspeed's History of Cole, Moniteau, Morgan, > Benton, Miller, Maries, and Osage Counties, Missouri, 1889, p. 708-709 > >Maybe I can send them a copy of what I have and see if it is different from their memoir. I expect that it is the same, but may not be. > >Ross Cameron > >>>> "Susan Chance-Rainwater" <scr@ncc.com> 06/16/99 11:05PM >>> > >I don't know if anyone on the mailing list is a descendant of Major Charles C. >Rainwater, CSA Ordinance & Artillary officer. If there is a descendant about, >you might be interested in the manuscript of Mrs. Charles C. Rainwater, his >widow, which is held by Duke University Special Collections. > >http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/ > >It is a mere $8.00 to get a copy. > >Most of the document is a Civil War memoir. The genealogical info follows: > >Mrs. Rainwater's father was Samuel Fowler of Maryland, who resettled in >Cole Camp, Renton Co., MO. His daughter, whose first name is never given, >married Charles C. Rainwater of Ray Co., MO in Sept 1858. She says that >her husband's parents "were of Carolina and Tennessee stock". > >The remainder is the story of her Civil War experiences. > >Best, >scr > >_____________________________________ > >http://www.ncc.com/humans/scr/index.html >http://www.chronography.com/index.html >_____________________________________ > > > >==== RAINWATER Mailing List ==== >Many subscribers to this list specialize in certain States >and Counties. If you need information, post the specific >location you need and ask for assistance. > > ! >! > ! >! > ! >! > > > >==== RAINWATER Mailing List ==== >If you have a suggestion how this list can better serve you, >send suggestions to the listowner: >schimmel@northlink.com >