John William Raines, was born in England, the son of James Raines & Jane 'Jennie' Rodley
He immigrated to the United States with his parents in 1883, when he was two years old
John's father, James, was tragically killed in a railroad accident while working for the railroad in 1892 when John was eleven years old
His mother, Jane 'Jennie' Rodley (Raines) Blane remarried about 1895 to a man names Jacob Mueller (Miller)
John William's siblings were Arthur, James, Alfred, Sarah Jane and Charles Valentine Blane. He did not have any half-siblings.
John's father, James Raines, changed his last name to Blaine, since James Raines' mother, Lavinia Sutton Raines, married a man named Abraham Blaine. At some point, the spelling of 'Blaine' changed by dropping the 'i' and became 'Blane'.
John William married Bessie Bernadine Rericha on December 3, 1902 in St. Clair County Illinois
To this union six children were born; James William, Anna Barbara, Frank Joe (died in infancy), Emily Rosalie (died at age 16 yrs.), Bernadine Bessie and Elsie Mae Blane
Occupation; John worked for the railroad and also worked as a butcher for a packing company
He immigrated to the United States with his parents in 1883, when he was two years old
John's father, James, was tragically killed in a railroad accident while working for the railroad in 1892 when John was eleven years old
His mother, Jane 'Jennie' Rodley (Raines) Blane remarried about 1895 to a man names Jacob Mueller (Miller)
John William's siblings were Arthur, James, Alfred, Sarah Jane and Charles Valentine Blane. He did not have any half-siblings.
John's father, James Raines, changed his last name to Blaine, since James Raines' mother, Lavinia Sutton Raines, married a man named Abraham Blaine. At some point, the spelling of 'Blaine' changed by dropping the 'i' and became 'Blane'.
John William married Bessie Bernadine Rericha on December 3, 1902 in St. Clair County Illinois
To this union six children were born; James William, Anna Barbara, Frank Joe (died in infancy), Emily Rosalie (died at age 16 yrs.), Bernadine Bessie and Elsie Mae Blane
Occupation; John worked for the railroad and also worked as a butcher for a packing company
John William Raines, was born in England, the son of James Raines & Jane 'Jennie' Rodley
He immigrated to the United States with his parents in 1883, when he was two years old
John's father, James, was tragically killed in a railroad accident while working for the railroad in 1892 when John was eleven years old
His mother, Jane 'Jennie' Rodley (Raines) Blane remarried about 1895 to a man names Jacob Mueller (Miller)
John William's siblings were Arthur, James, Alfred, Sarah Jane and Charles Valentine Blane. He did not have any half-siblings.
John's father, James Raines, changed his last name to Blaine, since James Raines' mother, Lavinia Sutton Raines, married a man named Abraham Blaine. At some point, the spelling of 'Blaine' changed by dropping the 'i' and became 'Blane'.
John William married Bessie Bernadine Rericha on December 3, 1902 in St. Clair County Illinois
To this union six children were born; James William, Anna Barbara, Frank Joe (died in infancy), Emily Rosalie (died at age 16 yrs.), Bernadine Bessie and Elsie Mae Blane
Occupation; John worked for the railroad and also worked as a butcher for a packing company
He immigrated to the United States with his parents in 1883, when he was two years old
John's father, James, was tragically killed in a railroad accident while working for the railroad in 1892 when John was eleven years old
His mother, Jane 'Jennie' Rodley (Raines) Blane remarried about 1895 to a man names Jacob Mueller (Miller)
John William's siblings were Arthur, James, Alfred, Sarah Jane and Charles Valentine Blane. He did not have any half-siblings.
John's father, James Raines, changed his last name to Blaine, since James Raines' mother, Lavinia Sutton Raines, married a man named Abraham Blaine. At some point, the spelling of 'Blaine' changed by dropping the 'i' and became 'Blane'.
John William married Bessie Bernadine Rericha on December 3, 1902 in St. Clair County Illinois
To this union six children were born; James William, Anna Barbara, Frank Joe (died in infancy), Emily Rosalie (died at age 16 yrs.), Bernadine Bessie and Elsie Mae Blane
Occupation; John worked for the railroad and also worked as a butcher for a packing company
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