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Janie Ruth Davenport 1903–1997 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 April 1903

Birth Location: South Carolina

Death Date: 13 July 1997

Death Location: Woodruff, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States of America

Father: James I

Mother: Bennie Stevens

Spouse(s): Oscar Raines

Children(s): Billy Raines, William Rains, Dewey Rains

The story of Janie Ruth Davenport began in 1903 in South Carolina. In 1910, Janie Ruth Davenport resided in Greenwood Ward 4, Greenwood, South Carolina, USA. In 1920, Janie Ruth Davenport resided in Greenwood, Greenwood, South Carolina, USA. Janie Ruth Davenport married Oscar Raines, and had children including Billy Gene Raines, Delmas Rains, Dewey Sanders Rains, Shirley Ruth Rains, William Osborne Rains. Janie Ruth Davenport passed away in 1997 in Woodruff, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Janie Ruth Davenport began in 1903 in South Carolina.
  • In 1910, Janie Ruth Davenport resided in Greenwood Ward 4, Greenwood, South Carolina, USA.
  • In 1920, Janie Ruth Davenport resided in Greenwood, Greenwood, South Carolina, USA.
  • Janie Ruth Davenport married Oscar Raines, and had children including Billy Gene Raines, Delmas Rains, Dewey Sanders Rains, Shirley Ruth Rains, William Osborne Rains.
  • Janie Ruth Davenport passed away in 1997 in Woodruff, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

James I
1878–1919
Birth Location: Laurens County, South Carolina, United States of America
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Bennie Stevens
1877–1942
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Oscar Raines
1895–1986
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States of America
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Children(s)

Billy Raines
1931–2000
Birth Location: Gaffney, South Carolina
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William Rains
1925–2015
Birth Location: South Carolina
WR
Dewey Rains
1933–2017
Birth Location: Gaffney, Cherokee County, South Carolina, United States of America
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Janie Davenport's Ancestors

Self
Janie Davenport
1903–1997
Birth Place: South Carolina
Parents
James Willis Davenport I
1878–1919
Laurens County, South Carolina, United States of America
Bennie (Farrow) Stevens
1877–1942
Grandparents
John (Wesley) Davenport
1857–1920
Laurens, Laurens, SC, United States
Sarah (Frances "Fannie") Crawford
1854–1926
Greenville Co, SC
John (Marion) Stevens
1847–1909
Edgefield County, South Carolina, United States of America
Mary (Jane) Moore
1853–1911
Great-Grandparents
John Davenport
1822–1900
Hulda Coker
1822–1908
John Crawford
1826–1894
Lucinda Davis
1826–1867
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Davenport
1763–1842
Phoebe Gross
1773–1841
Charles Coker
1794–1890
Lavinia Chandler
1794–1889
Strother Crawford
1795–1840
Elizabeth Ford
1800–1844
Anthony Davis
1792–1886
Winney Davis
1807–

Janie Davenport's Descendants

1.
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Janie (Ruth) Davenport (18 April 1903–13 July 1997) m. Oscar Raines (1 September 1895–6 May 1986)
  1. 1. Billy (Gene) Raines 1931–2000 m. Dorothy (Evelyn) Johnson 1940–2012
  2. 2. William (Osborne) Rains 1925–2015 m. Margie (Inez) Owens 1925–2001
    1. 1. James (Marvin) Rains 1945–2021
    2. 2. William (B) Raines 1943–1944
  3. 3. Dewey (Sanders) Rains 1933–2017

Janie Davenport's Timeline

6 Records

1903
18 April 1903
Birth of Janie Ruth Davenport in South Carolina
South Carolina
1910
1910
Age 7
Janie Ruth Davenport resided here in Greenwood Ward 4, Greenwood, South Carolina, USA
Greenwood Ward 4, Greenwood, South Carolina, USA
1920
1920
Age 17
Janie Ruth Davenport resided here in Greenwood, Greenwood, South Carolina, USA
Greenwood, Greenwood, South Carolina, USA
1935
1935
Age 32
Janie Ruth Davenport resided here in Gaffney, Cherokee, South Carolina
Gaffney, Cherokee, South Carolina
1940
1940
Age 37
Janie Ruth Davenport resided here in Greenwood Township, Greenwood, Greenwood, South Carolina, USA
Greenwood Township, Greenwood, Greenwood, South Carolina, USA
1997
13 July 1997
Age 94
Death of Janie Ruth Davenport in Stephens County, Georgia, United States of America
Stephens County, Georgia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 April 1903
    Event Place: South Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Greenwood Ward 4, Greenwood, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Greenwood, Greenwood, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Gaffney, Cherokee, South Carolina
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Greenwood, Greenwood, South Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-03815; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 24-20

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Greenwood Township, Greenwood, Greenwood, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Greenwood, Greenwood, South Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-03815; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 24-20

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 14 Jul 1997
    Event Place: Greenwood, South Carolina
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Index-Journal - 14 Jul 1997 - Page 4, Obituary for Ruth Davenport Rains (Aged 94) 14 Jul 1997

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Greenwood
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Index-Journal; Publication Date: 14 Jul 1997; Publication Place: Greenwood, South Carolina, USA; ,0.5749378,0.25602508,0.72215044&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 July 1997
    Event Place: Stephens County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Woodruff, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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