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Mary Polley Ford Raines 1851–1929 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Jan 1851

Birth Location: Hartford, Cocke, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 1 May 1929

Death Location: Grassy Fork, Cocke County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Benjamin Ford

Mother: Nancy Lillard

Spouse(s): John Raines

Children(s): James Raines, Isaac Raines, Rhoda Raines, Nancy Raines

The story of Mary Polley Ford Raines began in 1851 in Hartford, Cocke, Tennessee, USA. In 1850, Mary Polley Ford Raines resided in District 11, Cocke, Tennessee, USA. In 1920, Mary Polley Ford Raines resided in Hartford, Cocke, Tennessee, USA. Mary Polley Ford Raines married John Harmon Raines, and had children including Isaac Gilbert Raines, James Herman Raines, Nancy Irene Raines, Rhoda Raines. Mary Polley Ford Raines passed away in 1929 in Grassy Fork, Cocke County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Mary Polley Ford Raines began in 1851 in Hartford, Cocke, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1850, Mary Polley Ford Raines resided in District 11, Cocke, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1920, Mary Polley Ford Raines resided in Hartford, Cocke, Tennessee, USA.
  • Mary Polley Ford Raines married John Harmon Raines, and had children including Isaac Gilbert Raines, James Herman Raines, Nancy Irene Raines, Rhoda Raines.
  • Mary Polley Ford Raines passed away in 1929 in Grassy Fork, Cocke County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mary Raines's Ancestors

Self
Mary Raines
1851–1929
Birth Place: Hartford, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Benjamin Jackson (Jack) Ford
1805–1890
Crabtree, Haywood County, North Carolina, USA
Nancy (Jane Mantooth) Lillard
1817–1907
Cocke, Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
John (Tipton) Ford
1781–1871
North Carolina, United States
Sarah (Ann "Annie" McMULLEN \) McMULLIN
1780–1855
North Carolina, United States
John ("Jack" Daniel Lillard) Jr
1795–1855
Culpeper, Virginia, USA
Lettie (Virginia "Jennie") Mantooth
1796–1865
Cocke County, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Lillard
1760–1842
Sarah Campbell
1763–1798
Thomas Tom"
1760–1832
Elizabeth Phariss
1764–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elias Campbell
1733–1794
Elizabeth Campbell
1733–1793

Mary Raines's Descendants

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Mary (Polley Ford) Raines (2 Jan 1851–1 May 1929) m. John (Harmon) Raines (Aug 1848–Bef. 1920)
  1. 1. James (Herman) Raines 1874–1925
  2. 2. Isaac (Gilbert) Raines 1883–1939 m. Dora Coggins 1886–1981
    1. 1. Lester (Laramie) Raines 1911–1977 m. Eunice (Cogdill) Raines 1915–1994
      1. 1. Joyce (Anna) Raines 1947–2004
      2. 2. Lester (Junior) Raines 1945–2005
      3. 3. Jimmie (Olis) Raines 1939–1987
      4. 4. John Raines 1939–1973
      5. 5. Gerald (Lee) Raines 1941–2005
      6. 6. Geraldine (Raines) GV9T-DFX 1950–2014 m. Edward (Kenneth) Davis 1945–2011
      7. 7. Norman (Gene) Raines 1948–1990
      8. 8. Barbara (Jean) Raines 1950–1976
      9. 9. Olmeda (R) Smith 1932–2023
    2. 2. Lola (Eunivee) Raines 1909–2001
    3. 3. Lacy (O) Raines 1913–1950
    4. 4. Brady Raines 1917–1992
    5. 5. Ferman (Rufus) Raines 1919–1988
    6. 6. Johnnie Raines 1925–1936
    7. 7. Charles Raines 1922–2007
  3. 3. Rhoda Raines 1885–1952
  4. 4. Nancy (Irene) Raines 1879–1966

Mary Raines's Timeline

4 Records

1850
1850
Mary Polley Ford Raines resided here in District 11, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
District 11, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
1851
2 Jan 1851
Birth of Mary Polley Ford Raines in Hartford, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
Hartford, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
1920
1920
Age 69
Mary Polley Ford Raines resided here in Hartford, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
Hartford, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
1929
1 May 1929
Age 78
Death of Mary Polley Ford Raines in Hartford, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
Hartford, Cocke, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Jan 1851
    Event Place: Hartford, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [2] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 11, Cocke, Tennessee; Roll: 874; Page: 371a
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 11, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 11, Cocke, Tennessee; Roll: 874; Page: 371a

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Hartford, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 May 1929
    Event Place: Hartford, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Grassy Fork, Cocke County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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