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James Rainey 1819–1881 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Dec 1819

Birth Location: Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 5 Jun 1881

Death Location: White County, Illinois

Father: William Raney

Mother: Sarah Raney

Spouse(s): Sallie Raney

Children(s): Margaret Smith, Ruth Raney, James Raney, Betty Rainey, Jackson Raney, Basil Raney, George Raney, Sarah Raney, Rachel Eubanks

James Rainey was born in 1819 in Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA, the child of William Raney And Sarah Raney. In 1860, James Rainey resided in Township 6 S Range 8 E, White, Illinois. James Rainey married Sallie Raney, and had children including Basil I Barnsel J Raney, Betty Rainey, George W Raney, Jackson Jack C Raney, James B Raney, Margaret Smith, Rachel Eubanks, Ruth Isbella Belle Raney, Sarah Raney. James Rainey passed away in 1881 in White County, Illinois.

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Biography

  • James Rainey was born in 1819 in Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA, the child of William Raney And Sarah Raney.
  • In 1860, James Rainey resided in Township 6 S Range 8 E, White, Illinois.
  • James Rainey married Sallie Raney, and had children including Basil I Barnsel J Raney, Betty Rainey, George W Raney, Jackson Jack C Raney, James B Raney, Margaret Smith, Rachel Eubanks, Ruth Isbella Belle Raney, Sarah Raney.
  • James Rainey passed away in 1881 in White County, Illinois.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Raney
1782–1838
Birth Location: Orange Co., NC
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Sarah Raney
1790–1834
Birth Location: Jefferson, Rutherford County, TN
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Spouses(s)

Sallie Raney
1821–1881
Birth Location: Illinois
SR

Children(s)

Margaret Smith
1859–1939
Birth Location: Illinois
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Ruth Raney
1857–1923
Birth Location: White County, Illinois
RR
James Raney
1848–
Birth Location: White County, Illinois, USA
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Betty Rainey
1843–1939
Birth Location: –
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Jackson Raney
1862–1944
Birth Location: White County, Illinois
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Basil Raney
1859–
Birth Location: White County, Illinois
BR
George Raney
1841–1892
Birth Location: White County, Illinois, USA
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Sarah Raney
1846–1898
Birth Location: White County, Illinois
SR
Rachel Eubanks
1848–1886
Birth Location: White County, Illinois, USA
RE

James Rainey's Ancestors

Self
James Rainey
1819–1881
Birth Place: Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
William Raney
1782–1838
Orange Co., NC
Sarah Raney
1790–1834
Jefferson, Rutherford County, TN
Grandparents
Rev. (Benjamin) Rainey
1758–1811
Caswell, North Carolina
James (Boswell Ferguson) IV
1770–1813
Chester, Chester, South Carolina, United States
Elizabeth Porter
1776–1852
Virginia
Great-Grandparents
James Ferguson
1740–1780
Mary Lawrence
1750–1810
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Ferguson
1715–1785
Agnes Ferguson
1718–1790
John Lawrence
1717–1800
Elizabeth Bell
1714–1982

James Rainey's Descendants

1.
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James Rainey (12 Dec 1819–5 Jun 1881) m. Sallie Raney (abt 1821–after Jun 1881)
  1. 1. Margaret Smith 1859–1939 m. Newton (Christian) Smith 1853–1936 m. Henings Pearce 1861–1886
    1. 1. Hayward (N) Smith 1893–1961 m. Ruby (B) Smith 1898–1971 m. Blanch Brockett 1890–1916
      1. 1. Bobby (F) Smith 1927–1961 m. Doris Novak 1930–1976
      2. 2. Betty (J) Sparks 1923–2004 m. James (Thomas) Sparks –2017
        1. 1. Sally Sparks –1995
      3. 3. Max (J) Smith 1921–2007
      4. 4. Jessie Linton 1919–2002 m. Quinten (V) Linton 1919–1971
      5. 5. Leona (E) Cowan 1931–1990 m. Curtis (Edward) Cowan 1928–2018
      6. 6. Jack (H.) Smith 1912–1996 m. Phyllis (Marie) Lewis 1925–1986
      7. 7. Hayward (E) Smith 1925–1979
      8. 8. Sue Feezor 1919–2013 m. Jimmie Feezor 1918–
      9. 9. Emma (J) Smith 1929–1988
    2. 2. Fannie (Josephine) Pearce 1883–1958 m. Will Williams 1880–1954
      1. 1. Margaret (Evelyn) Williams 1909–1920
      2. 2. Margaret Williams 1921–2002
      3. 3. Violetta (Josephine) Williams 1905–1999
      4. 4. Pearce Williams 1914–1918
      5. 5. Violetta Williams 1906–1999
      6. 6. Leona (Evalyn) Williams 1909–
      7. 7. Erfie Williams 1904–
      8. 8. Ferrel Williams 1905–
      9. 9. Estel Williams 1907–
    3. 3. Maude (Marie) O'Loughlin 1885–1939 m. Albert (E) Greer 1880–1944 m. Leo (O) Laughlin 1887–
      1. 1. Fannie (M) O'Loughlin 1902–
      2. 2. Margaret (A) Green 1908–
    4. 4. Harry (William) Smith 1884–1949 m. Rosa (Lee) Shelton 1891–1977
      1. 1. Myrtle Smith 1913–1961
      2. 2. Constance (Aileen) Rash 1917–1995
    5. 5. Fanny (J) Pearce 1885–1958
    6. 6. Fanny Pearce 1885–
  2. 2. Ruth (Isbella 'Belle') Raney 1857–1923
  3. 3. James (B) Raney 1848–
  4. 4. Betty Rainey 1843–1939
  5. 5. Jackson ('Jack' C) Raney 1862–1944
  6. 6. Basil (I Barnsel J) Raney 1859–
  7. 7. George (W) Raney 1841–1892
  8. 8. Sarah Raney 1846–1898 m. William (Nathan) Jones 1844–1908
    1. 1. James (Thomas) Jones 1868–1926
  9. 9. Rachel Eubanks 1848–1886 m. William (S Jr) Eubanks 1847–1886 m. William (S.) Eubanks 1848–1886
    1. 1. James (H.) Eubanks 1872–
    2. 2. Cannie (B.) Eubanks 1876–
    3. 3. Mary (M.) Eubanks 1868–
    4. 4. Elizabeth Eubanks 1870–
    5. 5. Bettie (L.) Brock 1869–1951
    6. 6. William (S.) Eubanks 1879–

James Rainey's Timeline

8 Records

1819
12 Dec 1819
Birth of James Rainey in Tennessee, USA
Tennessee, USA
1819
12 Dec 1819
Birth of James Rainey in Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA
Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA
1860
1860
Age 41
James Rainey resided here in Township 6 S Range 8 E, White, Illinois
Township 6 S Range 8 E, White, Illinois
1865
3 Jul 1865
Age 46
James Rainey resided here in Indian Creek, White, Illinois, USA
Indian Creek, White, Illinois, USA
1870
29 Jul 1870
Age 51
James Rainey resided here in Indian Creek, White, Illinois, USA
Indian Creek, White, Illinois, USA
1880
1880
Age 61
James Rainey resided here in Indian Creek, White, Illinois, USA
Indian Creek, White, Illinois, USA
1881
05 Jun 1881
Age 62
Death of James Rainey in White County, Illinois, USA
White County, Illinois, USA
1881
5 Jun 1881
Age 62
Death of James Rainey in White County, Illinois
White County, Illinois

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Dec 1819
    Event Place: Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Indian Creek, White, Illinois; Roll: 258; Page: 415C; Enumeration District: 154

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Dec 1819
    Event Place: Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Township 6 S Range 8 E, White, Illinois; Roll: M653_236; Page: 428; Family History Library Film: 803236

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Township 6 S Range 8 E, White, Illinois
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Township 6 S Range 8 E, White, Illinois; Roll: M653_236; Page: 428; Family History Library Film: 803236

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 3 Jul 1865
    Event Place: Indian Creek, White, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Illinois, State Census Collection, Illinois State Archives; Springfield, Illinois; Illinois State Census, 1865; Archive Collection Number: 103.010; Roll Number: 2184; Line: 6
    [2] Illinois, State Census Collection, Illinois State Archives; Springfield, Illinois; Illinois State Census, 1865; Archive Collection Number: 103.010; Roll Number: 2184; Line: 28

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 29 Jul 1870
    Event Place: Indian Creek, White, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880, Census Year: 1870; Census Place: Indian Creek, White, Illinois; Archive Collection Number: T1133; Roll: 23; Page: 13; Line: 17; Schedule Type: Agriculture

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Indian Creek, White, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Indian Creek, White, Illinois; Roll: 258; Page: 415C; Enumeration District: 154

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 05 Jun 1881
    Event Place: White County, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Jun 1881
    Event Place: White County, Illinois
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