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William Osborne Rains 1925–2015 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Mar 1925

Birth Location: South Carolina

Death Date: 29 December 2015

Death Location: Hodges, Greenwood County, South Carolina, United States of America

Father: Oscar Raines

Mother: Janie Davenport

Spouse(s): Margie Owens

Children(s): James Rains, William Raines

William Osborne Rains was born in 1925 in South Carolina, the child of Oscar Raines And Janie Ruth Davenport. In 1935, William Osborne Rains resided in Gaffney, Cherokee, South Carolina. In 1940, William Osborne Rains resided in Greenwood Township, Greenwood, Greenwood, South Ca. William Osborne Rains married Margie Inez Owens, and had children including Betty Bouchillon, Brenda Rains, James Marvin Rains, Nancy Louise Rains, Norma Rains, Patricia A Rains, William B Raines. William Osborne Rains passed away in 2015 in Hodges, Greenwood County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Osborne Rains was born in 1925 in South Carolina, the child of Oscar Raines And Janie Ruth Davenport.
  • In 1935, William Osborne Rains resided in Gaffney, Cherokee, South Carolina.
  • In 1940, William Osborne Rains resided in Greenwood Township, Greenwood, Greenwood, South Ca.
  • William Osborne Rains married Margie Inez Owens, and had children including Betty Bouchillon, Brenda Rains, James Marvin Rains, Nancy Louise Rains, Norma Rains, Patricia A Rains, William B Raines.
  • William Osborne Rains passed away in 2015 in Hodges, Greenwood County, South Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Rains's Ancestors

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William Rains
1925–2015
Birth Place: South Carolina
Parents
Oscar Raines
1895–1986
North Carolina, United States of America
Janie (Ruth) Davenport
1903–1997
South Carolina
Grandparents
James (Willis Davenport) I
1878–1919
Laurens County, South Carolina, United States of America
Bennie (Farrow) Stevens
1877–1942
Great-Grandparents
John Davenport
1857–1920
Sarah Crawford
1854–1926
John Stevens
1847–1909
Mary Moore
1853–1911
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Davenport
1822–1900
Hulda Coker
1822–1908
John Crawford
1826–1894
Lucinda Davis
1826–1867

William Rains's Descendants

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William (Osborne) Rains (5 Mar 1925–29 December 2015) m. Margie (Inez) Owens (25 October 1925–21 November 2001)
  1. 1. James (Marvin) Rains 1945–2021
  2. 2. William (B) Raines 1943–1944

William Rains's Timeline

5 Records

1925
5 Mar 1925
Birth of William Osborne Rains in South Carolina
South Carolina
1935
1935
Age 10
William Osborne Rains resided here in Gaffney, Cherokee, South Carolina
Gaffney, Cherokee, South Carolina
1940
1940
Age 15
William Osborne Rains resided here in Greenwood Township, Greenwood, Greenwood, South Carolina, USA
Greenwood Township, Greenwood, Greenwood, South Carolina, USA
1950
1950
Age 25
William Osborne Rains resided here in Greenwood, Greenwood, South Carolina, USA
Greenwood, Greenwood, South Carolina, USA
2015
29 December 2015
Age 90
Death of William Osborne Rains in Greenwood, Greenwood County, South Carolina, United States of America
Greenwood, Greenwood County, South Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Mar 1925
    Event Place: South Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Gaffney, Cherokee, South Carolina
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Greenwood Township, Greenwood, Greenwood, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Greenwood, Greenwood, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Greenwood, Greenwood

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Greenwood, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 December 2015
    Event Place: Greenwood, Greenwood County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hodges, Greenwood County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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