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James J. Rains 1879–1905 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 June 1879

Birth Location: McNairy County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 06 April 1905

Death Location: Welty, Okfuskee, Oklahoma USA

Father: William Rains

Mother: Zilphia Atkinson

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In 1879, James J. Rains entered the world in McNairy County, Tennessee, USA, born to William Henry Harrison Rains And Zilphia Zilphy Malinda Atkinson. James J. Rains passed away in 1905 in Welty, Okfuskee, Oklahoma USA.

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Biography

  • In 1879, James J. Rains entered the world in McNairy County, Tennessee, USA, born to William Henry Harrison Rains And Zilphia Zilphy Malinda Atkinson.
  • James J. Rains passed away in 1905 in Welty, Okfuskee, Oklahoma USA.

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James Rains's Ancestors

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James Rains
1879–1905
Birth Place: McNairy County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
William Henry Harrison Rains
1854–1912
McNairy County, Tennessee, USA
Zilphia ("Zilphy" Malinda) Atkinson
1856–1913
Jackson, Rankin, Mississippi, United States
Grandparents
William (Jackson) Rains
1830–1880
Tennessee
Levine (Louisa Jane) Grindstaff
1835–1900
Carter Co, Tennessee, United States
John Atkinson
1814–1876
Tennessee, USA
Zelphie Martin
1817–1890
Tennessee, United States
Great-Grandparents
Wilford Rains
1799–1875
Mariah Gowen
1810–1849
William Adkinson
1771–1863
Elizabeth Prince
1774–1867
Nathaniel Martin
1755–1841
Frances Turner
1765–1841
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Atkinson
1749–1769
Frances Wilber
1748–1845
William Prince
1752–1810
Elizabeth Mitcherson
1736–1781
Benjamin MARTIN
1734–1754
Arabella MORGAN
1730–1774
Henry Turner
1721–1809
Nancy Kimbrough
1739–1843

James Rains's Timeline

2 Records

1879
12 June 1879
Birth of James J. Rains in McNairy County, Tennessee, USA
McNairy County, Tennessee, USA
1905
06 April 1905
Age 26
Death of James J. Rains in Welty, Okfuskee, Oklahoma USA
Welty, Okfuskee, Oklahoma USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 June 1879
    Event Place: McNairy County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 06 April 1905
    Event Place: Welty, Okfuskee, Oklahoma USA

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