George Middleton RAINES

Otros Eventos:

• _HEIG: 0,00 m
• Residencia: 1837, St Stephens (?) Monroe Co, Alabama (land purchase)
• Residencia: 1850, Williamson Co, Texas (still single)
• Residencia: 1860, Ouachita Co, Arkansas (land purchase)
• _MILT: 23 Feb 1863; Mustered into 3 Arkansas Infantry - Camden, Ouachita County, AR - Private
• Residencia: 1870, Caney Township, now Rosston (Nevada co., Arkansas, USA))
• Residencia: 1880, Caney Township, now Rosston (Nevada co., Arkansas, USA))

Notas:

Residente en:
1850: Milam and Williamson, Williamson, Texas.
1870: Arkansas, United States.
1900: ED 9 Justice Precinct 3 (election precincts 7 & 20), Anderson, Texas.Middleton Wood Raines played the "fiddle" in an upright position, resting on his knee. He also played the guitar, as apparent in a photo fo him, Emma and several of his children (Josie, Nannie, John).

He appeared on the 1850 Census, Williamson Co, TX with family of John C. Lee, as a laborer.

Milit-Beg 23 FEB 1863 Camden, Ouachita County, AR

M. W. Raines (First_Last)
Regiment Name 3 Arkansas Infantry
Side Confederate
Company I
Soldier's Rank_In Private
Soldier's Rank_Out Private
Film Number M376 roll 19

Middleton Wood Raines fought for the South during the Civil War in Company I, 3rd Arkansas Regiment. He took part in the attack on Devils Den at the Battle of Gettysburg, 3 July 1863. He was either wounded in battle or fell ill during Lee's retreat back into West Virginia and was abandoned on the north side of the Potomac river at Falling Waters, Maryland where he was taken prisoner by Colonel Mead's troops on 14 July 1863. M W Raines was held prisoner of war at the Old Capitol Prison in Washington, DC until December 1863, when he signed a pledge of allegence to the United States and was 'sent up north'. He eventually made his way back home to his family in Arkansas.

In 1864 he was 6 ft tall, was light complected with blue eyes and silver hair.
[ Source: Confederate Military Records - National Archives, Washington, DC ]

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SOURCE: FamilySearch.org - 1880 Census Transcription (as found, warts and all! )
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In 1880 Middleton and Narcissa are living in the same township as their eldest son, Josiah and wife Melinda.
Josiah's younger brothers, George (17), Warren (15), William Isaac (11) Raines, is also living with them.
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Name: W. W. Rains [NOTE: Badly transcribed. Should be "M. W. Rains"]
Residence: Caney, Nevada, Arkansas [NOTE: Nevada Co was formed in 1872 from Ouacita Co.]
Birth date: 1816
Birth place: North Carolina, United States [In 1850--Alabama, 1860-- , 1870--Georgia, 1900-Georgia]
Relationship to head-of-household: Self
Spouse name: Narcissus Rains
Spouse birth place: Alabama, United States
Father name:
Father birth place: North Carolina, United States
Mother name:
Mother birth place: North Carolina, United States
Race or color: White
Ethnicity: American
Gender: Male
Marital status: Married
Age: 64 years
Occupation: Farmer
NARA film number: T9-0052
Page: 540
Page letter: D
Entry number: 4206
Film number: 1254052
Collection: 1880 United States Census

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In 1900 CENSUS
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Middleton W. age 84 is living with Narcissus, age 72 in the household of
their eldest son, Eliphus Eli (EE) in Anderson County, Texas.

MW died shortly afterward.
Buried at Crawford Cemetery, Slocum, Anderson Co, Texas.

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Land Record record for MIDDLETON RAINS
Name: MIDDLETON RAINS
Date: 12 08 1837
Location: AL,
Document #: 30045
Serial #: AL1720__.106
Sale Type: CASH ENTRY SALE
Acres: 40.0500
Meridian or Watershed: ST STEPHENS
Parcel: Township 9N, Range 8E, Section 23

From BETSY MILLS:
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Raines, Middleton Wood
Private-Conscripted into Co. I, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, at Camden, Arkansas, February 23, 1863; captured and confined at Fort Monroe, Virginia; exchanged at City Point, Virginia, May 23, 1863; captured at Falling Waters, Maryland, July 14, 1863; confined at Point Lookout, Maryland; took oath of allegiance at Washington, D.C., December 17, 1863; born in Georgia, c1817; listed in Ouachita county 1860 census with wife Missouri; occupation farmer.

Third Arkansas Infantry Regiment, CSA

Company I-"Tulip Rifles"
This company of volunteers, calling themselves the "Tulip Rifles," was organized at Tulip, Dallas county, Arkansas, June 25, 1861, by Captain George D. Alexander. It traveled to Lynchburg, Virginia, where it was assigned to the Third Regiment, Arkansas Volunteers, as Company I, July 1861. On July 18, 1862, thirty members of disbanded Company B, Second Arkansas Infantry Battalion, were assigned to this company. Company I was the only company in the Third Arkansas that made significant use of conscripts to reinforce its ranks. In March 1863, thirty farmers and furloughed soldiers from other regiments were conscripted at Camden, Arkansas, and sent to the company in Virginia. During its four years of service, 150 men served in Company I. Only thirteen of them remained when the company was surrendered at Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865. Their paroles were signed on April 12, 1865, and they were released to go home.

CONFEDERATE ARKANSAS TROOPS
3rd Regiment, Arkansas Infantry
3rd Infantry Regiment, assembled at Lynchburg, Virginia, in June, 1861, contained men from Ashley, Drew, Desha, Hot Spring, Union, and Dallas counties. Assigned to H.R. Jackson's command, the unit took part in Lee's Cheat Mountain Campaign, then moved to Winchester and served under T.J. Jackson. Later it was assigned to General J. G. Walker's, J. B. Robertson's, and J. Gregg's command and became part of the Texas Brigade. After fighting in the Seven Days' Battles the 2nd Arkansas Battalion merged into the regiment. It went on to participate in many conflicts of the Army of Northern Virginia from the Maryland Campaign to Cold Harbor, except when it was with Longstreet at Suffolk, Chickamauga, and Knoxville. The 3rd was active in the long Petersburg siege north of the James River and later the Appomattox Campaign. In December, 1861, it totalled 756 men, and reported 15 casualties at the Greenbrier River and 182 during the Maryland Campaign. Of the 479 engaged at Gettysburg, thirty-five percent were disabled. The regiment surrendered with 15 officers and 130 men. The field officers were Colonels Van H. Manning, Albert Rust, and Robert S. Taylor; Lieutenant Colonels Seth M. Barton and William H. Tebbs; and Majors J. Hickson Capers, and John W. Reedy, Samuel W. Smith, and W.K. Wilkins.

Middleton casado Narcissus CURRY en 28 Oct 1852 en Monroe co. (Alabama, USA). Narcissus (hija de William CURRY y Comfort LARY) nació en 1826 en Georgia (USA); falleció en 11 Jul 1916 en Slocum (Anderson co., Texas, USA); fue sepultada en Crawford Cemetery, Slocum, Anderson County, TX. [Hoja del Grupo] [Family Chart]

Otros Eventos:

• Nacimiento: Ene 1828, Monroe Co?, Alabama

Notas:

Spelling varies: Narcissa or Narcissus

Her parents were married January 17, 1807 in Hancock Co, GA and Narcissa would have been born in AL as well, as her father is on the 1820 Conecuh Co., AL census. Her family is still in the area in 1833 when her brother Jefferson marries in Monroe Co, AL

Notas:

Some data on Josiah Raines comes from Betsy Mills at:
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=betsym&id=I5279

This info needs independent verification/documentation

Death 1837
Military Indian Wars against the Cherokee
Property Filed for land in 1819
Resid. Moved to Monroe County, Alabama (apparently in the 1830s).
Marriage 22 Dec 1815 Wilkes Co., Georgia

Josiah casado Sara "Sally" CARROLL en 22 Dic 1815 en Wilkes co. (Georgia, USA). [Hoja del Grupo] [Family Chart]

William casado Comfort LARY en 17 Ene 1807 en Hancock co. (Georgia, USA). Comfort (hija de Darby LARY y Elizabeth ?) nació circa 1784 en North Carolina (USA). [Hoja del Grupo] [Family Chart]

Notas:

FOUND AT: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=betsym&id=I15644 (4 Mar 2009)

From the Rains-L mailing list:
From: Mabry Benson
Subject: Re: [RAINS] Ignatius Rains
Date: Fri, 26 Apr 2002 21:28:02 -0700
In-Reply-To: <<1a4.64f64f.29e3c51f@aol.com>>

I think that at least Ignatius son of Henry d 1757
had wife Nancy/Ann
children possibly:
John
Henry
Ignatious Jr
Olivia m 1786 Henry Gatewood

Signed Mabry Benson

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Notes by Betsy Mills:

Wilkes County, Georgia Tax Lists 1785-1805, vol 1 & 2, compiled by Frank Hudson
1791 Ignatius Reins2 sl
John Rains defaulter
1792 Ignatius Reins 2 sl, 201 ac Long Cr
1793 Ignatius Reins 2 sl, 201 ac Long Cr
1794 Ignatius Riigns 2 sl, 201 ac Long Cr
1795 Ignatius Rains 2 sl, land of Wm Johnson, 201 ac of 3rd quality on Long Cr, gr to IR
1796 Ignatius Rains 2 sl
1797 Ignatius Rains 2 sl, 205 ac 3rd quality Clarks Cr adj E Cowan, Christopher Orr
1799 Henry Rains, Ignatius Raines2 sl, 215 ac 3rd quality, Clarks Cr adj J Willis & E Cowan
1800 Ignatisous Rains 2 sl, 200 ac 3rd qual, Long Cr adj Willis
1801 Nancy Rains
Ign Rains 107 ac 2nd qual 107 3rd qual Clarks Cr return for Ign Rains by Nancy Rains
1802 Nancy Rains2 sl, 216 ac 3rd qual Clarks Cr adj E Cowin, Henry Rains
1804 Ignatius Rains, Ignatius Raines 3 sl, 100 ac 2nd qual, 115 ac 3rd qual, Long Cr adj J Willis, Henry Raines
return for Estate of Ignatius Raines decd made by Ignatius Raines admin
1805 Ignatius Rains, Ignatius Rains 4 sl, 215 ac 3rd qual Long Cr, gr to Jno Glass

Wilkes Co Georgia Land Records
25 Feb 1796. Joel Glass to Ignatius Rains 215 ac on Long Cr & Clarks Cr. with Elijah Cowan, Henry (x) Rains, Betty (x) Rains. SS-33

13 June 1798. Ignatius Raines witness deed for Elijah Cowan. RR-280 Igns Rains Senr, Henry Rains, witness deed for John culpepper, pr 21 July 1801 by Ingatius Rains. SS-85

13 Jan 1801. Ignatius Rains to John Hill one negro man named William for
$500. SS-35

1805. Georgia Land Lottery, Nancy Rains (widow), Wilkes Co, Blank & Prize [widows with minor children allowed 2 draws]

1816. Ignatius Raines Sr, Ignatius Raines Jr and Henry Raines now of Oglethorpe Co, Ga formerly of Wilkes Co, sell land in Wilkes Co to Stephen Johnson, Deeds CCC-407, DDD-93

Amherst County, Virginia, Deeds
10 Jul 1776. Jos Dillard & w/ Mary to Ignatius Rains, 150 ac on Long Branch. E-184

1784. Ignatius Rains & w/ Nanny to Jesse Kennedy 150 ac on Long Br. signed Ann Rains. E-478

27 Oct 1785. Wm Duval to Ignatius Rains 260 ac on Lime Kiln Cr. F-50

2 Nov 1790. Ignatius Rains & w/ Ann to Jacob Kinney 2 tracts on Lime Kiln Cr, 80 ac & 180 ac
[the copies I have do not name a Sarah Ann]

Amherst Co Tax Lists

1786 Ignatius Raines, 180 ac

1787 Ignatius Raines, 88 ac & 180 ac

1788 Ignatius Raines, 88 ac & 180 ac

1789 Ignatius Raines, 88 ac & 180 ac

1790 Ignatius Raines, 88 ac & 180 ac

1791Ignatius Raines, 80 ac & 180 ac

Amherst Co Marriage Records
Gatewood, Henry, bachelor, and Olivia Rains, spinster, April 3, 1786, Walter Christian, surety.
Consent of his father Richard Gatewood for his son, Richard to marry "Olivia Rains, daughter of Nancy Rains."
[my daughter's ancestors, among their sons are Richardson Hynt Gatewood and Ignatius Rains Gatewood.]

My (Betsy's) conclusions:

Olivia is probably the daughter of Ignatius Rains of Amherst Co Va, and
later Wilkes Co Ga. When a mother gives consent for a marriage, the father
generally is deceased. But There does not seem to be any other Rains
family in Amherst Co, and Ignatius did have a wife Nanny/Ann. Perhaps he
was away when the marriage had to occur. And Olivia did name a son Ignatius
Rains Gatewood.

Ignatius Rains was in Amherst Co from 1786 to 1791, when he moved to Wilkes
Co Ga, and he died there ca 1801 when Nancy Rains made the tax return.
Then sons Henry and Ignatius appear with her. They are later living in
Oglethorpe Co in 1816 when they sell their father's land. I think that
probably this occurred when their mother died.

In 1805, Nancy Rains was a widow with 2 minor children (This is possible,
since Olivia was b ca 1766-70. If Olivia was the eldest, Nancy could be
having children until ca 1786-95.)

Sex: M

Change Date: 21 NOV 2003

Ignatius casado Nancy ?. Nancy falleció circa 1816 en Wilkes co. (Georgia, USA). [Hoja del Grupo] [Family Chart]

Notas:

Richard Curry wasn't from Ireland, but his wife Patience was. Richard was b. 1750-60 in VA. He and his family mirated by 1783 to Burke Co, GA then to Hancock Co, GA and later to Conecuh/Monroe/Wilcox Co, AL. Some of his children then migrated to the Caldwell/Winn Co, LA area. James A. Curry continued on to Sabine/San Augustine Co, TX.

Richard & Patience had the following children: Jane, William, Allen Howell, James A., Isaac, Josiah, Levi B., and Sarah Patience "Sallie". I have a wife (Nancy) listed for Levi.

John casado Patience ?. Patience nació en en Ireland. [Hoja del Grupo] [Family Chart]

Notas:

Source: Betsy Mills Family Home Page: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=betsym&id=I14590

Heirs: Larry, Hinchia, George, Jeremiah, Comfort, James Wilson & Willie Hillard.

Note: The South Carolina Magazine of Ancestral Research
SCMAR, Volume XVI
Number 4, Fall, 1988
Some Depositions from Ninety-Six District in Burke County, North Carolina
SCMAR, Vol. XVI, Fall 1988, No. 4, p.187

& this Deponant further sayeth that above mentioned Zacheria Eastes informed him that the afores'd Two Negroes was the
property of one Capt'n Darby Lary an officer in Bridg'r Gen'l Cuninghams Brigade of American Militia in the Kings service (that is
to say tory militia) & that the said Lary had put the said Negroes into his care & Possession to save & Secure from the Rebels, in
order to do which he the said Eastes had removed the said negroes together with his Family & property into the neighbourhood
of Fort Cornwallis at Augusta & Then Commanded by L't Col'l Thomas Brown of the Brittish Army & further this Deponant sayeth
not. John Hammond. Sworn 6th day of August 1784 before me LeRoy Hammond, J. Q. U.

Children
Hinchia LARY b: ABT 1778
Larry LARY b: ABT 1780
Levi LARY b: ABT 1780
Comfort LARY b: 1784 in SC
Jeremiah LARY b: 1786
Ezra LARY b: 1788

Darby casado Elizabeth ? circa 1776. Elizabeth nació antes 1756. [Hoja del Grupo] [Family Chart]