William
Preston
Raines
Born in Wayne County, West Virginia, United States
[uncertain]
Ancestors [uncertain]
Son of James Preston Raines
and Amanda (Webb) Raines
Brother of
Elizabeth (Raines) Darst, Emma (Raines) Crutcher, Virginia B (Raines) Bartram, John B. Raines, Nancy J. (Raines) Walker, Robert Raines, Francis (Raines) Meek and Charles Edgar Raines
Husband of
Nancy Jane (Barnell) Raines
— married
25 Dec 1889 in At the home of Charles Barnell
[children unknown]
Died
at age 59
in Wayne County, West Virginia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 22 Mar 2022
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Biography
William Raines was born in Appalachia, in West Virginia.
William Preston Raines was born on 5 Jan 1871, probably in in Wayne County, West Virginia.[1] He was the son of James Preston Raines and Amanda Webb.[2]
On 16 Feb 1930, William Preston Raines died at the age of 59 in Wayne County, West Virginia. He was buried in the Frasher Cemetery, located in Fort Gay, Wayne County, West Virginia.[3]
Sources
- ↑ See photo of gravestone for date: Find A Grave: Memorial #108623977, William Preston Raines (accessed 24 Oct 2022).
- ↑ "Raines William P," white, male, est. age 9, son, single, unemployed 4 months during the past census year, cannot read or write [crossed out], b. Virginia, both parents b. Virginia: United States Census, 1880, Wayne County, West Virginia, Enumeration District No. 147, Page No. 2, Family No. 9, Line 12, FamilySearch.org (accessed 24 Oct 2022).
- ↑ See photo of gravestone: Find A Grave: Memorial #108623977, William Preston Raines (accessed 24 Oct 2022).
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/108623977/william-preston-raines: accessed 24 October 2022), memorial page for William Preston Raines (5 Jan 1871–1 Feb 1930), Find a Grave Memorial ID 108623977, citing Frasher Cemetery, Fort Gay, Wayne County, West Virginia, USA; Maintained by S. F. Evans (contributor 47669479) .
- United States Census, 1880, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYBG-97JP?cc=1417683&wc=XCB2-2NL%3A1589415848%2C1589394747%2C1589416798%2C1589395957 : 24 December 2015), West Virginia > Wayne > Butler Magisterial District > ED 147 > image 2 of 26; citing NARA microfilm publication T9, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C., n.d.)
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
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~6.25%
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~0.39%
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