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James William Raines

Male 1856 - 1936  (80 years)


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  • Name James William Raines 
    Born 12 Mar 1856  West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Died 3 Apr 1936  [2
    Buried Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 


    • Death Record
      Name: James William/Raines
      Sex: Male
      Death Date: 3 Apr 1936
      Death Place: Gandeeville, Roane, West Virginia
      Age at Death: 80y 21d
      Cemetery: Gandeeville Cem
      Birth Date: 3/12/1856
      Birth Place: Roane Co, WV
      Marital Status: W
      Mother: Lucinda/Gandee
      Mother's Birth Place: WV
      Father: Abraham/Raines
      Father's Birth Place: WV
      Informant: Mrs Laura Stalnaker, Gandeeville
    Person ID I5455  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 20 Aug 2014 

    Father Abraham Raines,   b. Abt 1823, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jun 1890, Wadena Co. MN Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 67 years) 
    Mother Lucinda Gandee,   b. Abt 1822, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 11 Nov 1841  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 

    • 1850 Jackson, VA pg 18 92-95
      Ranes Abram 27 M Farmer Va
      Ranes Lucinda 28 F Va
      Ranes Sarah 7 F Va
      Ranes Eliza 4 F Va
      Ranes Andrew Manard 1 M Va
      Gandee Martha 16 F Va
      [Martha may not live with them - pages are mixed up]

      1860 Roane Co VA # 505-505 (next to Spencer Green)
      Ranes, Abram 38
      Lucinda 38
      Sarah E 17
      Eliza A 14
      Andrew M 12
      Rachel M 10
      Charlotte 7
      James W 4
      Robert F 1

      1870 Harper, Roane co, WV
      Raines, Abrahm 47
      Lucinda 48
      Sarah E 26
      Elizabeth 24
      Charles A 18
      Jas W 14
      Robert F11
      Emily J 6

      1880 Washington Dist, Jackson Co, WV
      Ranes, Abram, 56
      Lucinda, 57
      Ann, 30, d
      Emma J, 16, d
      Wm E, 10, gs
      Melissa E, 9, gd

      1885 census, Wadena Co. MN. May 1, 1885
      Abram Raines, age 62, b.WV
      Lucinda Raines, age 63, b.WV
      E. Raines, age 30, b.WV, female, [probably Eliza?]
      E. Raines, 20, b.WV, female [this is likely Emma Jane]
      W.E. Raines, 14, b.WV, male, [William Elmer?]
      M.L. Raines, 13, b.WV., female, [ Melissa?]
      They are all listed as children of Abe and Lucinda.

      JCBR
      Ranes, Melissa Jane 7/17/1870, Andrew and Febia Ranes, Jackson Co
    Family ID F1210  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Mary Coon,   b. 19 Jul 1858, Walton, Roane, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1934  (Age 75 years) 
    Married 28 Mar 1878  Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Notes 


    • 1880 Census Place: Walton, Roane, West Virginia
      Anna COON Self F D W 53 KY
      Nancy COON Dau F W 19 WV
      John A. COON Son M S W 12 WV
      Jas. W. RAINES SonL M M W 24 WV
      Mary RAINES Dau F M W 21 WV
      Lealla L. RAINES GDau F S W 1 WV
      Minta J. COON GDau F S W 1 WV

      1900 Harper, Roane, WV # 199
      James W Raines 3/1856 m 22y
      Mary 7/1866 m 22y 7-5 children
      Lenox B 6/1881
      Louis F 7/1888
      Lura A 5/1891
    Children 
     1. Leila L Raines,   b. Abt 1879, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Lenox Blackburn Raines,   b. 29 Jun 1881, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jun 1958  (Age 76 years)
     3. Ella Raines,   b. 18 Nov 1883, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Louis F Raines,   b. Jul 1888, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Frank Raines,   b. 7 Jul 1889, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Lura A Raines,   b. May 1891, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F11989  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Olive Shouldis,   b. Nov 1863, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Oct 1934, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 70 years) 
    Married 7 Dec 1903  Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Notes 


    • Marriage Record
      Date: 12/7/1903
      Place: Roane, West Virginia, United States
      J W Raines, 47, Roane Co, Gandeeville
      Olie Gandee, wid, 40, Roane Co, Gandeeville

      1910 Walton, Roane, WV all born WV WV WV
      Raines, James W 54 m2 - 6y
      Olive 46 m2- 6y 10-9 children
      Laura M da 5
      Cora O da 4
      Willis D son 3
      Gandee, William G ss 24
      Jesse F ss 18

      1920 Gandeeville, Roane, WV
      Rains, James W 63
      Olive 56
      Laura M da 16
      Cora O da 14
      Willis D son 12

      1930 Charleston, Kanawha, WV
      Wolf, Robert P 39 md age 35PA PA Germany
      Cora O 24 md age 20
      Mary L da 1 6/12
      Raines, James W fil 74 md age 23
      Olive mil 67 md age 16
    Children 
     1. Laura M Raines,   b. CA 1904, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Cora O Raines,   b. CA 1905, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Willis Denver Raines,   b. 6 Feb 1908, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F1867  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1205] Census.

    2. [S447] Joyce Mertens.

    3. [S17] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV.

    4. [S15] Marriage Records, Roane Co, WV.