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John M. Rains (Owen County, Kentucky)

b. 1844 d. 1935

Owen County, Kentucky, resident. Henry County, Kentucky, native. Son of Simeon Rains and Winnifred Rains. Resident in Owen County, Kentucky, in 1850. Resident in Henry County in 1860. Served in the 54th Kentucky Infantry as a private from September 30, 1864, to September 1, 1865.

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Race
White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Owen County, District 1, p. 253A.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Henry County, District 1, p. 329.

Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers who Served in Organizations From State of Kentucky, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M397, Roll 462.

Find A Grave, "John Rains (1844-1935)," Memorial #87120362, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/87120362 (accessed June 30, 2020).

KYR-0001-004-0318.

Citation

Rains, John M.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32200014 (November 12, 2026).

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