John RAINES (RAINS)

Born

13 February 1804 , Asheboro, Randolph, North Carolina, USA

Died

6 August 1852 , Highland City, Highland, Ohio, USA

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George RAINES (RAINS)Amy MCMANUS

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Born: 13 February 1804 in Asheboro, Randolph, North Carolina, USA

Father: George RAINES (RAINS)

Mother: Amy MCMANUS

Paternal grandparents: Ishmael RAINS , Sarah CAVINESS

Maternal grandparents: Laurence MCMANUS , Catherine Cattral MACCOLINN

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John married Rebecca OVERMAN 7 December 1828 in Paint, Highland, Ohio, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Rebecca OVERMAN was born 9 July 1812 in Paint, Highland, Ohio, USA. Rebecca died 20 March 1899 in Rainsboro, Highland, Ohio, USA. Rebecca was the child of Isaac OVERMAN and Nancy Spurlock HARBOR.

John RAINES (RAINS) died 6 August 1852 in Highland City, Highland, Ohio, USA.
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Rebecca OVERMAN
Marriage date: 7 December 1828
Marriage place: Paint, Highland, Ohio, USA
Rebecca OVERMAN was the child of Isaac OVERMAN and Nancy Spurlock HARBOR

Children of John RAINES (RAINS) and Rebecca OVERMAN

Ishmael RAINES

Born: 20 June 1835, Highland City, Highland, Ohio, USA
Died: 15 September 1862, Highland City, Highland, Ohio, USA

Married: Elizabeth J RHOADS (ROADS) 24 November 1859

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Birth — 1804
13 February 1804
Asheboro, Randolph, North Carolina, USA

1805 - Lewis and Clark reach Pacific (November 15)

1809 - James Madison becomes President of the United States

The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 - John Quincy Adams becomes President of the United States

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1826 - Former U.S. Presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both die on the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence.

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.

1828 Marriage / Partner
John RAINES (RAINS) and Rebecca OVERMAN 7 December 1828, Paint, Highland, Ohio, USA

He was 24 years old.

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States

1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears

1835 Birth of Child
Ishmael RAINES was born 20 June 1835, Highland City, Highland, Ohio, USA

John was 31 years old.

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

From the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.

1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States

1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States