The Rains Link In My Family

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Greetings !  I would like to acknowledge a wonderful lady whom thru email and snail mail made it possible for me to obtain the genealogy connection  to my Rains family.  Dona M. Robertson, a big mahalo(thank you)to you!!  If by chance you see something posted wrong or you can add a few names please feel free to email me

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  1. RICHARD WOODS

  2. b.c. 1812 died ? s/o possibly John & Elizabeth Woods

  3. married: 15 Jan 1829 MARY ANN "POLLY" RAINS B.C 1813 Whitley Co.Ky d.?d/o John & Sarah Jane Rains ?

  4. ~CHILDREN OF RICHARD & MARY ANN~

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  6. MARY ANN WOODS b.c. 1830 d.? married 5 May 1849 WILLIAM RAINS b.c. 1829 s/o Robert & Harrriet BURNS Rains

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  8. ELIZABETH WOODS b.c 1836 married 1 Dec 1870 THOMAS ROBERTS b.c. 1837 s/o Hamilton & dolly CHESHIER Roberts (note) Elizabeth had 2 sons prior to marrying Thomas Roberts. ELIZABETH & THOMAS had our children: ( 1) J.A. Roberts(M) b.1871..d.? (2) S.B. Roberts (F)b.1873 d.? ..(3) James Roberts b.1876d.? (4) Joseph Roberts b.1879 d.?

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  10. SARAH ANN WOODS b.c 1837 married Nathaniel DURHAM b. Oct 1838 KY s/o Jesse & Polly COX Durham ..SARAH ANN & NATHANIEL had six children: (1) Samantha Durham b.1865.. (2) John L."Ron" Durham b. Sept 1865/67 d.?..(3) Joseph Durham b. 1869 d.?..(4) James S. Durham b. May 1872 d.?..(5) Elizabeth Durham b.Jun 1874 d.?..(6) Julia F. durham b. May 1878 d.?

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  12. JOHN RILEY WOODS b.1841 married lst wife.. 21 Oct 1877 Thursa A. ANDERSON  b.c. 1858 d/o James/John & Sarah Anderson ..JOHN RILEY &THURSA had one child:James M. woods b.c. 1879.....married 2nd wife 6 Jan 1887 Serelda GRAYBELL/GRAYBULL (Grable?)..issue unknown

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  14. JAMES WILLIAM WOODS b. 1842 married lst wife 1 Nov 1865 Mosey/Mary Serena RAINS b.c. 1842 d. after 1875 d/o Thomas & Elizabeth WOODS Rains ..JAMES & MOSEY had three children: (1)Elizabeth Woods b.c. 1879 d..? (2) Isaac Woods b. 1872 d..? (3) Parmelia "Melie" S. Woods b. Sept 1874 d.?....married 2nd wife 3 Mar 1880 Luticia L. "Letty" SMITH b. Sept 1842 d/o Eli & Jenny/Jane (b.Oct 1821 TN) SMITH..NOTE..Letty smith had a son eli Smith b.c 1872 who married Elizabeth "Betty" Woods d/o Anderson Barton & Mary J. ANDERSON Woods...JAMES & Letty had one child: Mary Jane Woods b. May 1884

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  16. LORENZO D. WOODS b.1845 married 21 Feb. 1890 Delia BOLIN/BOLIN (BOWLIN) b. Mar 1872 d/o Anderson "Doc" & Mary Jane TAYLOR Bolin..LORENZO & DELIA had one child: Elizabeth "Lizzie" Woods b. 27 Sept 1897 (living in 1976)

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  18. DORCAS CLARINDA WOODS b. 1848 married 13 Mar 1868 Terrill RAINS b. 12 Mar 1846 d. 9 Jul 1928 s/o Isaac & Sandal BOLIN Rains..DORCAS & TERRILL had nine children: (1) Emily Jane Rains b.c. 1868 d..? (2) Richard Matt Rains b. 1871 d..?(3) Isaac Rains b. 28 Mar 1873 d. 1 Sept 1940 (4) Paris Rains b. 11 Feb 1874 d. 1956 (5) Florence/Flora Belle Rains b. 30 Jan 1876 d. 19 Jan 1921(cem. says b. 1874 d. 1948) (6) John P. Bruce Rains b. 4 May 1878 d. 28 Feb 1952 (7) Edd Steely Rains b. 15 Feb 1882 d. 8 apr 1950 (8) Terrill Rains, Jr. b. 17 apr 1889 d. 8 Oct  1946 (9) William Rains b. Sept 1892 d. young

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  20. ISAAC WOODS b. 1850 married 22 Dec 1870 Sarah Jane GRIFFITT/GRIFFITH b. Jun 1851 d/o William & Sarah RAPIER Griffith..ISAAC & SARAH JANE had three children: (1) William M. Woods b. Oct 1871 d. 19 Apr 1934 (2) Almedia C. Woods b. Oct 1876 d..? (3) Louisa J. Woods b. May 1883 d..?

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  22. EMBASSY G. WOODS b. 13 apr 1853 d.abt 1923  Whitley co.KY married 1st wife 31 Aug 1871 Lotty/charlotte E. SMITH b.c. 1856 possibly d/o Nathaniel & Rachel SLIDER Smith.. EMBASSY & LOTTY had  one child:  William A. Woods b.c. 1879 d.? ....2nd wife Victoria J. "Vicie" RAINS b. Jan 1861 d. abt 1936 Whitley co. KY d/o John Rains & Emiliza MARTIN Rains...EMBASSY G. WOODS & VICIE had two children: (1) Seaberry Woods (my grandfather) b. 28 Sept 1889 d.25 Jun 1967 married 29 Feb 1910 Elizabeth "Eliza" Vanover b. 1892 KY d. 24 Nov 1942 Fork Mountain,TN d/o David Hayworth Vanover & Margaret Ellen PERRY ..(2) Mary Myrtle Woods b. 1894 d.? (if you go to my WOODS genealogy page you can see who Seaberry & Eliza's children are)

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  24. this picture was recently given to me by my cousin Susan Woods..

  25. starting from left Seaberry Woods, Susan Woods and Hattie Rains.  I'm trying to find out how she fits into our family genealogy..Did you know her? If so please let me know. Thanks!

 

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