Rev William Simpson Rainwater^[1]

1848 - 1901  (53 years)

• Name	William Simpson Rainwater
  Prefix	Rev
  Born	1 Jan 1848	Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1850	Jefferson County, Tennessee   [2]
  Died	21 Jul 1901
  Buried	Chestnut Hill Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee   [3]
  Person ID	I381540	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	6 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Miles W. Rainwater,   b. 7 Mar 1816, Tennessee ,   d. 26 Dec 1895  (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Martha Proffitt,   b. 11 Nov 1821, Tennessee ,   d. 12 Jun 1889  (Age 67 years)
  Married	15 Jan 1842	Jefferson County, Tennessee   [4]
  Family ID	F127620	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Thornton,   b. 26 Oct 1850, Jefferson County, Tennessee ,   d. 15 Sep 1932, Jefferson County, Tennessee  (Age 81 years)
  Children	+ 1. John Wiley Rainwater,   b. 5 Aug 1874, Tennessee ,   d. 21 Sep 1928, Jefferson County, Tennessee  (Age 54 years) + 2. Jessie L. Rainwater,   b. 2 Jan 1877, Tennessee ,   d. 9 Dec 1930, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age 53 years)
  Family ID	F150704	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 1 Jan 1848 - Tennessee Census - 1850 - Jefferson County, Tennessee Buried - - Chestnut Hill Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S87] Death Certificate, 21 Sep 1928. John Wiley Rainwater death record [S112] Census, 1850. Name: William S Rainwater Event Type: Census Event Year: 1850 Event Place: Jefferson county, Jefferson, Tennessee, United States Gender: Male Age: 3 Race: White Birth Year (Estimated): 1847 Birthplace: Tennessee House Number: 977 Affiliate Film Number: 885 Household Role Gender Age Birthplace Milas Rainwater M 29 Tennessee Martha Rainwater F 27 Tennessee Harrison Rainwater M 6 Tennessee John Rainwater M 5 Tennessee William S Rainwater M 3 Tennessee [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 118795730). [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name: Martha Proffote (Unknown) Also Known As: Suffix: Event: Marriage Event Date: 15 Jan 1842 Event Place: Jefferson, Tennessee, United States Gender: Female Spouse: Miles Rainwaters Spouse's Also Known As: Spouse's Prefix: Spouse's Suffix: Page: 8