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James Robert Rains 1889–1934 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 October 1889

Birth Location: Sunflower County, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 24 July 1934

Death Location: Webb, Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, USA

Father: Napoleon Rains

Mother: Rachel Sapp

Spouse(s): Rockie Jeffords

Children(s): Emma Rains, Robert Rains, Allard Rains, James Rains, Clifton Rains, William Rains, A Raines, J. Rains, Rachel Rains, David Rains

In 1889, James Robert Rains entered the world in Sunflower County, Mississippi, USA, born to Napoleon Bonaparte Rains And Rachel A Sapp. In 1917, James Robert Rains resided in Tallahatchie, Mississippi. James Robert Rains married Rockie Mae Jeffords, and had children including A Z Vernon Raines, Allard Ernest Rains, Clifton Rains, David Leroy Dick Rains, Emma Jewell Rains, J D Rains, James Leon Rains, Rachel Ellen Rains, Robert Wesley Rains, William Harold Rains. James Robert Rains passed away in 1934 in Webb, Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1889, James Robert Rains entered the world in Sunflower County, Mississippi, USA, born to Napoleon Bonaparte Rains And Rachel A Sapp.
  • In 1917, James Robert Rains resided in Tallahatchie, Mississippi.
  • James Robert Rains married Rockie Mae Jeffords, and had children including A Z Vernon Raines, Allard Ernest Rains, Clifton Rains, David Leroy Dick Rains, Emma Jewell Rains, J D Rains, James Leon Rains, Rachel Ellen Rains, Robert Wesley Rains, William Harold Rains.
  • James Robert Rains passed away in 1934 in Webb, Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Napoleon Rains
1841–1908
Birth Location: Virginia
NR
Rachel Sapp
–1893
Birth Location: Mississippi
RS

Spouses(s)

Rockie Jeffords
1895–1950
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
RJ

Children(s)

Emma Rains
1926–2018
Birth Location: MS
ER
Robert Rains
1911–1968
Birth Location: Mississippi
RR
Allard Rains
1913–1964
Birth Location: Mississippi
AR
James Rains
1916–1985
Birth Location: Mississippi
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Clifton Rains
1918–2005
Birth Location: Mississippi
CR
William Rains
1919–1988
Birth Location: Mississippi
WR
A Raines
1916–2000
Birth Location: Tallahatchie County, Mississippi
AR
J. Rains
1922–1993
Birth Location: Mississippi
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Rachel Rains
1924–2004
Birth Location: Tutwiler, Tallahatchie, Mississippi, USA
RR
David Rains
1928–1986
Birth Location: Mississippi
DR

James Rains's Ancestors

Self
James Rains
1889–1934
Birth Place: Sunflower County, Mississippi, USA
Parents
Napoleon Bonaparte Rains
1841–1908
Virginia
Rachel (A) Sapp
–1893
Mississippi
Grandparents
James Sapp
1820–
MS, USA
Sarah (Ann) Goss
1845–
Mississippi, United States
Great-Grandparents
Hartley Sapp
1770–
Polly Wilson
1780–
Matthew Goss
1787–1860
Margaret WHITE
1800–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Bryant Goss
1780–1864
Matilda Thompson
1775–1867
Robert Sr.
1757–1829
Mary White
1770–1822

James Rains's Descendants

1.
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James (Robert) Rains (10 October 1889–24 July 1934) m. Rockie (Mae) Jeffords (27 August 1895–14 December 1950)
  1. 1. Emma (Jewell) Rains 1926–2018 m. Ed Greenelsh 1914–1999
  2. 2. Robert (Wesley) Rains 1911–1968 m. Hattie Cordell 1905–1980
    1. 1. Etta (Joan Rains) m-Notterman 1942–1995
  3. 3. Allard (Ernest) Rains 1913–1964 m. Margaret Reed 1920–2010
  4. 4. James (Leon) Rains 1916–1985 m. Cordellia (Eleanor) Sills 1925–2009 m. Clara (Idella) Lowe 1919–1985
    1. 1. Larry (Wayne) Rains 1945–2019
    2. 2. Betty (Francis Rains) m-Davis\Doyle 1938–2021 m. John (Roy) Doyle 1933–2007
  5. 5. Clifton Rains 1918–2005
  6. 6. William (Harold) Rains 1919–1988 m. Ethel (Louise Tucker) m-Rains 1920–2000
    1. 1. Charles (Fredric) Rains 1941–2006 m. Betty (Anne) Helms 1943–2011
    2. 2. Robert (Edwin) Rains 1940–2014
    3. 3. James (William "Sonny") Rains 1938–2014
    4. 4. Martha (Susan Rains) m-Austin 1946–2018
  7. 7. A (Z Vernon) Raines 1916–2000 m. Doris (Hazel) Little 1920–1978
    1. 1. Doyle (Edward Rains) Sr. 1938–2016
    2. 2. James (Fair "Petey" Rains) Sr 1936–2002
    3. 3. Ted (Duane) Rains 1948–1989
  8. 8. J. (D.) Rains 1922–1993 m. Mary (Grace) Busby 1927–1996
    1. 1. Timothy (Gerald) Rains 1950–1996
  9. 9. Rachel (Ellen) Rains 1924–2004 m. Franklin (Randolph) High 1913–2014
  10. 10. David (Leroy 'Dick') Rains 1928–1986

James Rains's Timeline

8 Records

1889
10 OCT 1889
Birth of James Robert Rains in Sunflower County, Mississippi
Sunflower County, Mississippi
1889
10 October 1889
Birth of James Robert Rains in Sunflower County, Mississippi, USA
Sunflower County, Mississippi, USA
1917
1917-1918
Age 28
James Robert Rains resided here in Tallahatchie, Mississippi
Tallahatchie, Mississippi
1918
1918
Age 29
James Robert Rains resided here in Paducah, Kentucky, USA
Paducah, Kentucky, USA
1920
1920
Age 31
James Robert Rains resided here in Beat 5, Tallahatchie, Mississippi, USA
Beat 5, Tallahatchie, Mississippi, USA
1930
1930
Age 41
James Robert Rains resided here in Beat 5, Tallahatchie, Mississippi, USA
Beat 5, Tallahatchie, Mississippi, USA
1934
25 Jul 1934
Age 45
Death of James Robert Rains in Sumner, Tallahatchie County, Mississippi
Sumner, Tallahatchie County, Mississippi
1934
24 July 1934
Age 45
Death of James Robert Rains in Sumner, Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, USA
Sumner, Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 OCT 1889
    Event Place: Sunflower County, Mississippi
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Newspaper: Delmarvanow; Publication Date: 13 Sep 2009; Publication Place: Glencoe , Delmarva , USA.
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Greenwood Commonwealth; Publication Date: 28 Jul 1934; Publication Place: Greenwood, Mississippi, USA; ,0.7015127,0.96446276,0.8134944&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 October 1889
    Event Place: Sunflower County, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., WWI Civilian Draft Registrations
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Beat 5, Tallahatchie, Mississippi; Roll: T625_895; Page: 25A; Enumeration District: 88; Image: 503
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Beat 5, Tallahatchie, Mississippi; Roll: 1167; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 0022; Image: 1049.0; FHL microfilm: 2340902
    [4] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Mississippi; Registration County: Tallahatchie; Roll: 1683987
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] Web: Mississippi, Find A Grave Index, 1798-2011

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Tallahatchie, Mississippi
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Mississippi; Registration County: Tallahatchie; Roll: 1683987

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1918
    Event Place: Paducah, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Beat 5, Tallahatchie, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Beat 5, Tallahatchie, Mississippi; Roll: T625_895; Page: 25A; Enumeration District: 88; Image: 503

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Beat 5, Tallahatchie, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Beat 5, Tallahatchie, Mississippi; Roll: 1167; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 0022; Image: 1049.0; FHL microfilm: 2340902

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1934-07-28
    Event Place: Greenwood, Mississippi
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Greenwood Commonwealth - 1934-07-28 - Page 1, Obituary for Jim Raines (Aged 47) 1934-07-28

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Fruitland
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Newspaper: Delmarvanow; Publication Date: 13 Sep 2009; Publication Place: Glencoe , Delmarva , USA.

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Sumner
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Greenwood Commonwealth; Publication Date: 28 Jul 1934; Publication Place: Greenwood, Mississippi, USA; ,0.7015127,0.96446276,0.8134944&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Tallahatchie, MS
    Record Source: U.S., WWI Civilian Draft Registrations

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Jul 1934
    Event Place: Sumner, Tallahatchie County, Mississippi
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Newspaper: Delmarvanow; Publication Date: 13 Sep 2009; Publication Place: Glencoe , Delmarva , USA.
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Greenwood Commonwealth; Publication Date: 28 Jul 1934; Publication Place: Greenwood, Mississippi, USA; ,0.7015127,0.96446276,0.8134944&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 July 1934
    Event Place: Sumner, Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Mississippi, Find A Grave Index, 1798-2011

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Webb, Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Mississippi, Find A Grave Index, 1798-2011
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