Person:Benjamin Rainey (1)

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Benjamin Franklin Rainey
b.Abt 1834 Alabama
d.15 Aug 1898 Hunt County, Texas
Parents and Siblings
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m. 15 Nov 1823
  1. Sarah A. E. Rainey1823 - 1869
  2. Dr. John Wesley Rainey1831 - 1892
  3. William Claiborne Rainey1833 - 1904
  4. Benjamin Franklin RaineyAbt 1834 - 1898
  5. Thomas RaineyAbt 1836 - Bef 1860
  6. Andrew Jackson Rainey1838 - 1899
  7. Robert W. Rainey1839 - 1910
  8. James RaineyAbt 1840 -
  9. Ann Eliza Rainey1840 -
  10. Alva RaineyAbt 1842 -
  11. Edward W. Rainey1848 - Bef 1920
  12. David Rainey1850 - 1897
Spouse and Children
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m. 15 Nov 1869
  1. David RaineyAbt 1870 - Bef 1880
  2. Eleanor Maude Rainey, S1, S21872 - 1958
  3. Willie RaineyAbt 1878 -
  4. Nellie RaineyAbt 1884 -
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Facts and Events
Name Benjamin Franklin Rainey
Alt Name Frank _____
Gender Male
Birth? Abt 1834 Alabama
Marriage 15 Nov 1869 Hunt County, Texas(5 children)
to Georgia Amanda Maddin
Census[3] 1870 Hunt County, Texas
Census[4] 1880 Hunt County, Texas
Death[1] 15 Aug 1898 Hunt County, Texas
References
  1. ↑ Texas, United States. Confederate Pension Applications.
  2.   United States. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865. (Ancestry.com Operations Inc, Provo, UT, 2009)
    4 Nov 1862.

    Enlisted 4 Nov 1862 as a Private, Co. G, 11th Texas Cavalry, for one year. Transferred to Co. E, Jan 1863. Detached t the brigade commissary. Captured 27 Jan 1864 at Sevierville, Tennessee. Reported as a POW at Knoxville, 28 Jan 1864. Sent to Louisville Military Prison, then to Rock Island Barracks in February. (One note says he was being sent to Camp Chase, Ohio, but he apparently remained at Rock Island.) Appears on rolls of prisoners at all these locations. Took the Oath of Allegiance, 17 Jun 1865. (Described then as 30 yrs, 5'6", brown hair, gray eyes.) Released 18 Jun 1865.

  3. ↑ Hunt, Texas, United States. 1870 U.S. Census Population Schedule
    p. 421B, dwelling/family 157/157.

    Rainey, Franklin 35 yrs Farmer (real estate = [blank], personal estate = $1,600) b. Alabama
    Rainey, Georgia 18 yrs Keeping House b. Texas
    Rainey, David 4/12 yr (b. Feb?) At Home b. Texas

  4. ↑ Hunt, Texas, United States. 1880 U.S. Census Population Schedule
    ED 71, p. 570B, dwelling/family 291/292.

    Raney, Benj. F. 46 yrs Farmer b. Alabama (parents, b. Georgia/South Carolina)
    Raney, Georgia 30 yrs Wife Keeping house b. Texas (parents, b. Tennessee)
    Raney, Ella 8 yrs Dau b. Texas (parents, b. Alabama/Texas)
    Raney, Willie 2 yrs Dau b. Texas (parents, b. Alabama/Texas)

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