Andrew
Rainey
Born in Kircubbin, County Down, Ireland
Ancestors 
Son of Andrew Rainey
and Rachel (Caughey) Rainey
Brother of
Alexander James Rainey, David Rainey, Sarah (Rainey) Jeffry, William Rainey, Jane (Rainey) Tibbs and Rachel (Rainey) Caughey
Husband of
Isabella (Caughey) Rainey
— married
11 Jan 1861 in Glastry, County Down, Ireland
[children unknown]
Died
at age 70
in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 1 Dec 2013
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Biography
Andrew Rainey was born on 10 September 1839 in Kircubbin, County Down, Ireland. He was the son of Andrew Rainey and Rachel Caughey.
He married Isabella McEwen Caughey in Glastry, Newtownards, County Down on 11 January 1861.[1]
Andrew and Isabella had two children in Ireland then a further seven in Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
He migrated with his family to America in 1890.
In 1900, they were living in Pittsburgh.[2]
Andrew was a teamster at J and L Steel Company, Pittsburgh. The family lived at 2325 Larkins Alley.
Andrew Rainey died on 10 May 1910 in Pittsburgh of cirrhosis of the liver and albuminuria, with gangrene of the foot and leg.[3] He was aged 71. Andrew was buried on 12 May in South Side Cemetery, Pittsburgh.[4]
Sources
- ↑ "Ireland Civil Registration, 1845-1913," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGV8-KSJN : 4 February 2020), Andrew Rainey in entry for Andrew Rainey and Isabella Caughey, Marriage 11 Jan 1861, Glastry, County Down, Ireland; citing General Register Office, Dublin; FHL microfilm 101,430.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MS1T-R3Z : accessed 26 April 2020), Andrew Rainey, Precinct 5 Pittsburgh city Ward 25, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 283, sheet 9B, family 186, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,363.
- ↑ Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates, 1906–1967; Certificate Number Range: 052371-056140; Certificate #52438; Ancestry.com
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 26 April 2020), memorial page for Andrew Rainey (Sep 1838–10 May 1910), Find A Grave: Memorial #189447206, citing South Side Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by Deb Morinello (contributor 47697115) .
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