Robert's birth date seems uncertain; it could be 1890 or 1891, as there are some edits on the census sheets. The 1910 census lists him as a driver for the railroad.[1]
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"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 3 June 2019), Richard R Rainey in household of Lithy J Rainey, Civil District 1, Williamson County, Tennessee; citing ED 138, sheet 1A, family 3, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1526; FHL microfilm 1,375,539.
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"Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch, Robert Rainey and Lula Littleton, 24 Mar. 1912; citing Humphreys County, Tennessee, Marriage, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 979,384.
See also:
"Florida Death Index, 1877-1998," database, FamilySearch, Richard Robert Rainey, 15 June 1970; from "Florida Death Index, 1877-1998," index, [www.ancestry.com Ancestry]; citing certificate number 35651, Florida Department of Health, Office of Vital Records, Jacksonville.
"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 3 June 2019), Richard R Rainey in household of William Rainey, Civil District 1, Williamson County, Tennessee; citing enumeration district (ED) 109, sheet 1A, family 4, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,605.
"United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 3 June 2019), Richard R Ramey, Waverly, Humphreys County, Tennessee; citing ED 74, sheet 4B, line 82, family 82, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1746; FHL microfilm 1,821,746.
"United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 3 June 2019), Robert R Rainey, Franklin, Williamson County, Tennessee; citing ED 10, sheet 4B, line 64, family 89, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2285; FHL microfilm 2,342,019.
"United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch, Robert Rainey, Dickson Town, Civil District 5, Dickson County, Tennessee; citing ED 22-6, sheet 15B, line 62, family 341, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790–2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3888.
"United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch, Richard R Raney, 1917; citing Humphrey County, Tennessee, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration); FHL microfilm 1,853,024.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Robert by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
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