John L Raines was the son of John Benjamin Rains and Nancy Mitchell of Bedford, Virginia. His wife was Cynthia Nelson.
It is likely they followed the Quaker faith, as several of their children were married in the Bedford Friends House and recorded in the Encyclopedia of Quaker Genealogy.
John L Raines moved his family from Bedford County to Tazewell County, Virginia just before the Civil War started. His wife, Cynthia died before him, around 1861 in Tazewell County, after which he moved to Wayne County, West Virginia with his daughter Mary Raines Farra and her family.
John was recorded in the 1880 Wayne County census at age 74, and had died before the 1900 census. He is either buried in Wayne County near Dunlow, or he returned to Tazewell County and is buried where his wife Cynthia is buried.
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Additions and corrections are always welcomed. jfgw
It is likely they followed the Quaker faith, as several of their children were married in the Bedford Friends House and recorded in the Encyclopedia of Quaker Genealogy.
John L Raines moved his family from Bedford County to Tazewell County, Virginia just before the Civil War started. His wife, Cynthia died before him, around 1861 in Tazewell County, after which he moved to Wayne County, West Virginia with his daughter Mary Raines Farra and her family.
John was recorded in the 1880 Wayne County census at age 74, and had died before the 1900 census. He is either buried in Wayne County near Dunlow, or he returned to Tazewell County and is buried where his wife Cynthia is buried.
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Additions and corrections are always welcomed. jfgw
John L Raines was the son of John Benjamin Rains and Nancy Mitchell of Bedford, Virginia. His wife was Cynthia Nelson.
It is likely they followed the Quaker faith, as several of their children were married in the Bedford Friends House and recorded in the Encyclopedia of Quaker Genealogy.
John L Raines moved his family from Bedford County to Tazewell County, Virginia just before the Civil War started. His wife, Cynthia died before him, around 1861 in Tazewell County, after which he moved to Wayne County, West Virginia with his daughter Mary Raines Farra and her family.
John was recorded in the 1880 Wayne County census at age 74, and had died before the 1900 census. He is either buried in Wayne County near Dunlow, or he returned to Tazewell County and is buried where his wife Cynthia is buried.
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Additions and corrections are always welcomed. jfgw
It is likely they followed the Quaker faith, as several of their children were married in the Bedford Friends House and recorded in the Encyclopedia of Quaker Genealogy.
John L Raines moved his family from Bedford County to Tazewell County, Virginia just before the Civil War started. His wife, Cynthia died before him, around 1861 in Tazewell County, after which he moved to Wayne County, West Virginia with his daughter Mary Raines Farra and her family.
John was recorded in the 1880 Wayne County census at age 74, and had died before the 1900 census. He is either buried in Wayne County near Dunlow, or he returned to Tazewell County and is buried where his wife Cynthia is buried.
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Additions and corrections are always welcomed. jfgw
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