Nilia Rains Simpson & Family

Nilia Rains Simpson & Family

Sunday, September 25, 2011

Rains family

I suppose that most of the family knows our history, but I am posting some info., just in case someone might like it. We descend as follows: Henry Rains, Esquire, 1720-1789, and Ann Cross Blackwell; John Rains, 1742-1772, and Mary Ingram; Henry Rains, 1767-1838, and Martha Patsy Lane; Needham Lee Rains, 1802-1849, and Nancy Turner; William Ballenger Rains, 1835-1917, and Sarah Turner; William Preston Rains, 1872-1949, and Cordelia Turner; Second wife, Nancy Simpson; William McKinley Rains, 1900-1984, and Nancy Sikes, 1909-1973. NOTE: William Preston Rains and Cordelia Turner  had the following chidren: Nilia Rains, William  M. Rains, Ernest Rains, Josh Rains, Clarence "Toots" Rains; Amanda, Cordelia, Betsy, Margaret, and several other daughters. By Nancy  Simpson he had Joe Rains, Walter Rains, Otis Rains, Eugene Rains, and some daughters whose names I don't know. My father and mother had thirteen children,  of which two died when very young.

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