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William E. Rains 1838–1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jan 1838

Birth Location: Knox, Kentucky

Death Date: 10 Dec 1917

Death Location: Claiborne, Tennessee

Father: Thomas Rains

Mother: Elizabeth Woods

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Children(s):

William E. Rains was born in 1838 in Knox, Kentucky, the child of Thomas Rains And Elizabeth Woods. William E. Rains passed away in 1917 in Claiborne, Tennessee.

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Biography

  • William E. Rains was born in 1838 in Knox, Kentucky, the child of Thomas Rains And Elizabeth Woods.
  • William E. Rains passed away in 1917 in Claiborne, Tennessee.

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William Rains's Ancestors

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William Rains
1838–1917
Birth Place: Knox, Kentucky
Parents
Thomas Rains
1813–1880
Knox County, Kentucky, USA
Elizabeth Woods
1817–1883
Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John Rains
1778–1835
Randolph County, North Carolina
Elizabeth (Jane) Williams
1781–1840
Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
John Woods
1784–1845
Abermarle, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth Yancey
1785–1837
Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Ishmael Rains
1748–1790
Sarah Caviness
1742–1840
Enion Williams
1758–1827
Martha Rich
1765–1851
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Raines
1702–1758
Mary Hammer
1723–1785

William Rains's Timeline

4 Records

1838
1838
Birth of William E. Rains in Kentucky, USA
Kentucky, USA
1838
Jan 1838
Birth of William E. Rains in Knox, Kentucky
Knox, Kentucky
1852
20 Apr 1852
Age 14
Death of William E. Rains in Whitley, Kentucky, USA
Whitley, Kentucky, USA
1917
10 Dec 1917
Age 79
Death of William E. Rains in Claiborne, Tennessee
Claiborne, Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1838
    Event Place: Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Federal Census Mortality Schedules Index, 1850-1880

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jan 1838
    Event Place: Knox, Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Apr 1852
    Event Place: Whitley, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Federal Census Mortality Schedules Index, 1850-1880

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Dec 1917
    Event Place: Claiborne, Tennessee

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