Brief Life History of John
When John Rains was born on 18 April 1792, in Randolph, North Carolina, United States, his father, Lawrence Wesley Rains Sr., was 39 and his mother, Ann McManus, was 32. He married Sarah Cooper on 23 September 1813, in Highland, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Anderson, Tennessee, United States in 1860 and Penn Township, Highland, Ohio, United States in 1870. He died on 19 August 1874, at the age of 82, and was buried in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Fairfield Township, Highland, Ohio, United States.
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- John Raines, "United States Census, 1850"
- Legacy NFS Source: John Rains - Government record: birth-name: John Rains
- John Rains, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
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1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment
The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.
1796 · Tennessee Becomes a State
On June 1, 1796, Tennessee became the 16th state.
1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
Name Meaning
English (Kent): variant of Raines .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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