Raneys & Towrys of Lincoln County TN
I am doing research on the Raneys of Lincoln County TN and have run into a couple of walls.The anscestor I am looking for is Casena Raney Caudle born abt 1855 in TN (possibly KY).She married James A. Caudle in Lincoln county in 1877. Can't find them in the 1880 census.They moved to Madison County had three children William Thomas, Loula & James, then soon after the 1900 census, James, Casena and little James died.Will & Loula moved to Tupelo MS with Hannah Victoria Towry Tanner whose mother was Cela (Celia, Sela) Raney (Rainey) Towry, wife of Ishom Jackson Towry.I cannot find even the smallest hit about Casena and Celia.I corresponded with the Lincoln County Genealogical Society, and one of the members was nice enough to check some sources for me, and he says he thinks Celia's parents were William & Ruth, but has no documentation.Also, he believes Casena & Celia to be cousins, but cannot prove it.
If you have any insight into Casena Raney in particular and how she might have been related to Celia, I would be very grateful.Casena Raney's grandson is still living. He's 96 & in reasonably good health.His mother, Loula Caudle, died of the flu epidemic in 1919, so he has almost no information on his side of the family.Any help would be appreciated.
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Re: Raneys & Towrys of Lincoln County TN
Ralph Rainey 6/29/08