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James William "Sonny" Rains 1938–2014 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 December 1938

Birth Location: Sumner, Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 30 November 2014

Death Location: Tyronza, Poinsett County, Arkansas, United States of America

Father: William Rains

Mother: Ethel m-Rains

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James William "Sonny" Rains was born in 1938 in Sumner, Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, USA, the child of William Harold Rains And Ethel Louise Tucker M Rains. In 1935, James William "Sonny" Rains resided in Coffeeville, MS. James William "Sonny" Rains married Betty. James William "Sonny" Rains passed away in 2014 in Tyronza, Poinsett County, Arkansas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James William "Sonny" Rains was born in 1938 in Sumner, Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, USA, the child of William Harold Rains And Ethel Louise Tucker M Rains.
  • In 1935, James William "Sonny" Rains resided in Coffeeville, MS.
  • James William "Sonny" Rains married Betty.
  • James William "Sonny" Rains passed away in 2014 in Tyronza, Poinsett County, Arkansas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

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James Rains's Ancestors

Self
James Rains
1938–2014
Birth Place: Sumner, Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, USA
Parents
William Harold Rains
1919–1988
Mississippi
Ethel (Louise Tucker) m-Rains
1920–2000
Mississippi
Grandparents
James (Robert) Rains
1889–1934
Sunflower County, Mississippi, USA
Rockie (Mae) Jeffords
1895–1950
Kentucky, USA
Wesley (Edward) Tucker
1874–1955
MS
Mary (Susan) Sumner
1882–1962
Mississippi
Great-Grandparents
Napoleon Rains
1841–1908
Rachel Sapp
–1893
Alexander Jeffords
1853–1912
Ellen Wyatt
1870–1916
William Tucker
1856–
Nancy Simmons
1853–1936
Samuel Sumner
1859–1947
Mary Simmons
1865–1948
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Sapp
1820–
Sarah Goss
1845–
Thomas Jeffords
1821–1869
Emily Grubbs
1826–1862
William Wyatt
1849–
Isabella Toombs
1856–
Pleasant Jr
1815–1879
William Simmons
1833–
SARAH PAGE
1831–1850
Joseph Sumner
1837–1920
Susannah Ferguson
1840–1909
Mary Pitts
1838–1909

James Rains's Timeline

7 Records

1935
1935-1993
James William "Sonny" Rains resided here in Coffeeville, MS
Coffeeville, MS
1938
28 December 1938
Birth of James William "Sonny" Rains in Sumner, Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, United States of America
Sumner, Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, United States of America
1938
28 December 1938
Birth of James William "Sonny" Rains in Sumner, Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, USA
Sumner, Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, USA
1940
1940
Age 2
James William "Sonny" Rains resided here in , Tallahatchie, Mississippi, USA
, Tallahatchie, Mississippi, USA
1950
1950
Age 12
James William "Sonny" Rains resided here in West Memphis, Crittenden, Arkansas, USA
West Memphis, Crittenden, Arkansas, USA
1954
1954
Age 16
James William "Sonny" Rains resided here in West Memphis, Arkansas
West Memphis, Arkansas
2014
30 November 2014
Age 76
Death of James William "Sonny" Rains in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA
Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 December 1938
    Event Place: Sumner, Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 December 1938
    Event Place: Sumner, Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935-1993
    Event Place: Coffeeville, MS
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: , Tallahatchie, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Tallahatchie, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02068; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 68-22

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: West Memphis, Crittenden, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1954
    Event Place: West Memphis, Arkansas
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: West Memphis High School; Year: 1954

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: West Memphis, Arkansas
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Publication Date: 16 Dec 2014; Publication Place: Arkansas, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 November 2014
    Event Place: Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Tyronza, Poinsett County, Arkansas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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