Gilbert Rains/Raines of Cocke County, TN
I recently started researching the Rains/Raines surnames. Cocke County, TN is the major origin. In an 8/30/99 posting on genforum.genealogy.com, William "Grandsire Bill" Rains/Raines was listed as being the son of Joel Rains. One of his siblings was Gilbert, who I believe is my Great-Grandfather. I can't find any trace of Gilbert after the 1860 census where he is head of a household with Rebecca Carver. My Grandfather, Gilbert Raines was born in 1862, and my aunts reported him as being an orphan. He was listed in the 1880 census living with a Haynes family in Haywood County, NC. I speculate that great-grandfather Gilbert was killed in the Civil War. Do you have info on Gilbert?
Regarding William, there is a huge family tree for him (spelled Raines) in www.smokykin.com. Smokykin indicates that the "Grandsire's" parentage is unknown. The 1850 Cocke County census lists Joel and his family (Nancy as spouse and children from Thomas through John). That same census also lists a family consistent with the "Grandsire's" with William being 43 which would make him born in 1807 which Smokykin lists. I found somewhere (I can't find the reference right now) that Joel had a first wife, Lucy Coleman before Nancy Melvin. They had 7 children including James Wesley (abt. 1809), unknown (abt. 1816), Isaac (abt. 1819), unknown (abt. 1823), William (abt. 1825), Thomas (abt.1826), and Eliza (abt.1829). The 5-6 year gap between Eliza and Allen lends credence to the two wife theory. However, Smokykin lists the grandsire as being born in 1807 not 1825.
Any info you could give me on Joel, "Grandsire", and/or Gilbert would be greatly appreciated.
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