Biography of Joseph Rainey, Gentry County Missouri (Gentry and Worth County History-1882, p. 448, Gentry County Genealogical Society) ***************************************************************** ****************************************************************** File contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Kristin Rumble K_Rumble@Prodigy.Net USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. Unauthorized use for commercial ventures expressly prohibited. All information submitted to this project remains - to the extent the law allows - the property of the submitter who, by submitting it, agrees that it may be freely copied but NEVER sold or used in a commercial venture without the knowledge & permission of its rightful owner. 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He was born in Andrew county, Missouri, October 26, 1844, and is a son of John S. and Elizabeth Rainey, nee Sweeney, the former of North Carolina and the latter a native of Carroll County, Tennessee. At the age of six years Joseph moved to Gentry County, where he was reared on a farm, being educated in the common schools. April 2, 1867, he was married in this county to Miss Mary L. Jolly. By this union, they have had seven children, five of whom are living: James S., John R., Allie I., Melinda Jane and Franklin S. Rainey. Mrs. Rainey was born in Breckinridge County, Kentucky, November 28, 1847. Her parents, Samuel J. and Melinda (Robertson) Jolly, were both natives of Breckinridge County, Kentucky. In 1862, Mr. Rainey enlisted at Maysville, Missouri, in Company H, First Missouri State Militia, as a private and served for three years. He is a member of the Masonic order. He moved to his present place last spring and here he intends to make his future home. 4-09-99 6:43:20 pm Kristin Rainey Rumble K_Rumble@Prodigy.Net >From Rainey Times, Volume 5, July, 1985, pg 68 Elizabeth Jane Swinney Rainey Another Pioneer Gone: Grandma Rainey Died At Home Of Her Son, Joseph Rainey, Near Berlin, On Friday, May 1, 1903, Aged 88 Years And 24 Days. Elizabeth J Swinney Was Born In Tn, April 7, 1815. She Was Married To John Rainey In 1832, And They Moved To Dekalb Co. And Remained Until 1850, When They Went Onto The Owl Creek Homestead, Which Has Continued To Be The Property Of The Rainey Family Since That Time. Eleven Children Were Born To Them, Seven Of Whom Survive. The Living Children Are Benjamin, Samuel, William, Joseph, And John Rainey; Mrs. Cornelia Boley And Mrs. Philene Meadows. Forty-Eight Grandchildren, Thirty Great Grandchildren And Three Great Great Grandchildren Also Survive. The Aged Husband Died Nineteen Years Ago. Grandma Rainey Had United With The Methodist Church Early In Life, And She Continued True To Her Christian Profession Through Life, Dying Firm In The Faith That Triumphs Over Death And Thetomb. She Was Loved And Honored By A Large Circle Of Friends, Who Will Join With The Family In Mourning The Death Of One Who Has Been A True Neighbor, Friend And Mother To The Generations That Have Brought The South Part Of Gentry County Up From A Wilderness To The Splendor Community It Is Today. The Funeral Services Were Conducted By Elder D. Campbell, Assisted By Rev. Ball Of King City, At The Berlin Church On Saturday, After Which A Large Crowd Of The Relatives, Neighbors And Friends Followed The Remains To The Owl Creek Cemetery, Where They Were Laid To Rest By The Graves Of The Husband And Children. FROM RAINEY TIMES VOLUME 5, JULY 1985, P.69 William Rainey Died Tuesday, 6 April 1921, Albany, Gentry County Newspaper William Rainey, An Old And Well Known Citizen Of The South Part Of Gentry County, Died At 4 O'clock Last Tuesday Morning, At His Home A Mile Southeast Of The Maple Grove Church. Mr. Rainey Had Been Bothered By Kidney And Heart Trouble And Other Complications, And Had Been In Poorest Health For Some Time. Deceased Was 85 Years, 6 Months And 18 Days Old. He Was Born In Tennessee, His Parents Coming To Missouri When He Was A Small Child. They First Settled In Andrew County, Remaining There Only A Short Time; Then Moved To Gentry County And Settled On The Rainey Homestead In The Owl Creek Neighborhood, Where He Lived For Almost Eighty Years. On Feb. 1, 1872, He Was Married To Nancy Emmaline Boley. Eleven Children Were Born To Them, All Of Whom, With Their Mother Are Still Living. The Nine Sons And Two Daughters Are: John H., Benjamin Porter, David M., Roy O., And Mrs. Clarence Stark, All Of St. Joseph, Mo.; Hiram B. Of Essex, Mo; Ira D. Of Dix, Il; Albert B., Elmer L., Mrs. Claude Evens And Tipton Rainey Of Near Ford City, Mo. All Of These Except Hiram And Ira Were Present At The Funeral Of Their Father. Early In Life Mr. Rainey Had Made Confession In Faith In Christ, And United With The Christian Church. He Had Also Been A Member Of The Masonic Lodge For Than 50 Years. He Was A True Husband, A Kind Father, And A Good Neighbor, And Will Be Greatly Missed, Both In The Community And In The Home. Besides The Faithful Wife And Eleven Children, He Leaves 23 Grandchildren, One Brother, John Rainey, Who Is In Oklahoma, And One Sister, Mrs. Philena Meadows Of Near Winslow, Mo, Besides A Host Of Other Relatives And Friends. Funeral Services Were Conducted At The Maple Grove Church Yesterday (Wednesday) At 12 O'clock By Rev. W.C. Whitehouse, Pastor Of The Christian Church At King City, After Which The Members Of The Masonic Order Took Charge Of The Remains And Laid Them To Rest With The Last Rites Of Freemasonry, In The King City Cemetery. 4-09-99 7:10:14 pm 08 MAR 1999 Descendants of: John Sullinger RAINEY John Sullinger RAINEY (b. 20 JAN 1797 d. 10 JUN 1883) and his wife, Elizabeth Jane SWEENEY (b. 07 APR 1815 d. 01 MAY 1903) moved their family to the Owl Creek homestead in Gentry County, Missouri, from DeKalb County, Missouri. Their Gentry County home remained in the Rainey family until 1905. They had the following children: Benjamin L RAINEY b. 23 SEP 1832 d. 17 JAN 1919 m. 23 AUG 1855 Malinda GAY b. 17 MAY 1838 d. 24 JAN 1911 Samuel Sweeney RAINEY b. 22 NOV 1833 d. 24 FEB 1917 m. 21 JAN 1858 Francis Melvina MATHIS b. 17 OCT 1840 d. 14 JUL 1926 William C RAINEY b. 18 SEP 1835 d. 06 APR 1921 m. 01 FEB 1872 Nancy Emiline BOLEY b. 08 AUG 1848 d. JAN 1935 Cornelia RAINEY b. 10 JAN 1838 d. 01 DEC 1913 m. 22 JUN 1865 Enoch BOLEY b. 15 FEB 1832 d. 10 JAN 1903 Winnie RAINEY b. ABT 1840 d. ABT 1841 Austin RAINEY b. 1842 Joseph RAINEY b. 26 NOV 1844 d. 08 FEB 1911 m. 02 APR 1867 Mary L JOLLY b. 28 NOV 1847 d. 01 APR 1917 Nancy Isabella RAINEY b. 1845 d. 1860 Sallie RAINEY b. ABT 1846 Philina RAINEY b. 08 JAN 1850 d. 03 MAR 1922 m. 1872 Jacob Newton JOLIFF b. 1849 d. 1881 m. 17 FEB 1884 Jasper MEADOWS b. 1851 d. 1928 John RAINEY b. 07 JUN 1856 d. 08 MAY 1939 m. 07 APR 1878 Rosa Bertha Ellen SHAFFER b. 14 OCT 1861 d. 06 AUG 1924