Rainwater Military Records

Pre Revolutionary Militias
Revolutionary War
War of 1812-1814
The Indian Wars and Disturbances, 1815-1858
Republic of Texas, 1835-1845
The Mexican War, 1846-1848
The Spanish-American War, 1898
Philippine-American War, 1899-1902
World War I-era draft registration cards
World War I, 1914-1915
World War II-era draft registration cards, 1942
World War II, 1941-1945
Korea, 1950-1953
Vietnam, 1964-1975
Desert Storm / Persian Gulf, 1990-1991
Afganistan and Iraq, 2002-2005
Other military pension listings
20th & 21st century military service
Sources

The Civil War, 1861-1865, see Rainwaters in the Civil War

Pre-Revolutionary Militias

Granville Co., NC
Captain William Eaton's Company, muster roll dated 8 Oct 1754 [998]1
James Rainwater, Private [998]
John Rainwater, Private [998]

Captain Sugar Jones's Company, muster rolls dated 8 Oct and 6 Dec 1754 [211]1
James Rainwater, Private [211], [996]
John Rainwater, Private [211], [996]

Capt. Benjamin Simm's Company, muster roll dated 8 Oct 1754 [998]
John Rainwater, Private [998]

Capt. Ambrous Joshua Smith's Company [NC State Archives]
William Rainwater

1Sources [211] and [998] appear to conflict as to whether this company was commanded by Sugar Jones or William Eaton. Worth S. Ray's book says the former, while Murtie June Clark's lists the latter. Interestingly, Ray's transcription indicates that Eaton commanded a Regiment composed of eight companies: Glover's, Jeffries', Coleman's, Harris's, Sallie's, Simms', Hampton's and Sugar Jones's.

Revolutionary War

North Carolina
John Rainwater is paid 50 pounds by the North Carolina Comptrollers Office for corn provided or requisitioned during the Revolutionary War. Claim #173. [140], [216]

Gilliam Rainwater is paid 4.8 pounds by the North Carolina Comptrollers Office for Revolutionary War-related services. Claim #2033. [140], [216]

(unknown) Rainwater was paid an unknown amount by the North Carolina Comptrollers Office for Revolutionary War-related services. [216]

M. Rainwater is paid 6.12 pounds by the North Carolina Comptrollers Office for Revolutionary War-related services. Claim #1508. [140]

Will Rainwater is paid 2.8 pounds by the North Carolina Comptrollers Office for Revolutionary War-related services. Claim #41. [140]

War of 1812-1814

Alabama
John Rainwaters, drummer in Capt. Hunter's 3rd US Infantry Regiment
  • Served 23 Dec 1813 - 31 Aug 1815 [1235]
  • Missouri land warrant #19607, NW 35 55 21, signed over to Thomas Tate of Covington, LA and subsequently patented 8 Jun 1819, Book 6 pg 75 [870]
  • Land patent #1120165, 5 Oct 1845, Missouri [870]
  • Is apparently the John Rainwater found in Mobile Co., AL in the 1850 census [6]
 
Thanks to Glidie Rainwater Mobley for copies of the service and pension papers of John Rainwater.
 
Kentucky
These four individuals are listed as having served in the War of 1812 from Kentucky in "Roster of the Volunteer Officers & Soldiers from Kentucky in the War of 1812-1815, Adjutant General's Office" [173]. However nothing in their service records or bounty land papers indicate that any of them were from Kentucky or later settled in Kentucky. Neither did the US 7th Infantry ever serve in Kentucky during the dates of their enlistment. It appears that they would more appropriately be listed as having served from North Carolina.
 
William Rainwaters Sr., Capt. William H. McClellan's2 Company, US 7th Infantry [173]
  • Enlisted 1 Jan 1814 [173]
  • Deserted 20 Jan 1814 [173]
Newsom Rainwaters, Capt. George C. Allen's2 Company, US 7th Infantry [173]
  • Served 18 Jul 1813 - 3 Mar 1815 [1069]
  • Discharge papers describe him as having been born in North Carolina, 5 feet 4 inches tall, blue eyes, dark hair, and age 38 at the time of his discharge on 30 Aug 1815 at Pass Christian, MS [1069]
  • Missouri land warrant #19609, SW 21 55 21, patented 8 Jun 1819, Book 6 pg 67 [870]
  • Conflicting record names him Newton, indicates he enlisted 1 Jan 1814. This record appears to be in error. [173]
  • Found in Johnson Co., NC deed records in 1792. [426]
  • Also signed his bounty land warrant over to Thomas Tate of Covington, LA
  • Listed in public lands records as holding property in St. Tammany Parish, LA in March 1813 [1256]
Edward Rainwaters, Capt. William H. McClellan's2 Company, US 7th Infantry [173]
  • Enlisted 13 Oct 1813 at Fort Hampton [1502]
  • According to the company's service ledger, he was 5 feet tall, with blue eyes and fair hair, was a laborer by trade, born in Jackson Co., GA. He enlisted for a 5-year term at age 15 [1502]
  • Service ledger indicates he was "learning music" in 1815 - must have been a regimental musician [1502]
  • Ordered to New Orleans 22 June 1815 [1502]
  • Ordered to Pass Christian, MS for reasons of health & there discharged 31 Aug 1815 [1502]
  • Missouri land warrant #19610, NW 10 55 27, patented 8 Jun 1819, Book 6 pg 68 [870]
  • Also signed his bounty land warrant over to Thomas Tate of Covington, LA
William Rainwaters Jr., Capt. George C. Allen's2 Company, US 7th Infantry [173]
  • Enlisted 16 Oct 1813 at Ft. Hampton [1071]
  • Discharged 3 Mar 1815 [1071]
  • According to the company's service ledger, he was 5 feet tall, with blue eyes and fair hair, was a laborer by trade, born in Jackson Co., GA. He enlisted in the regular army for a 5-year term at age 15. [1070], [1071]
  • Recorded on the company muster rolls on 30 Apr 1815 as "learning music". Other muster rolls show him on duty at Pass Christian, MS and New Orleans. [1071]
  • Missouri land warrant #19611, NE 13 54 20, patented 8 Jun 1819, Book 6 pg 67 [870]
  • Conflicting record gives 1 Jan 1814 as enlistment date. This is clearly incorrect, based on the dates given in his discharge papers. [173]
 
2The service papers of Newsom, Edward and William Rainwaters Jr. These original records, which date from 1811-1815, are signed by Capt. George C. Allen. The abstract of 1814-1815 records contained in "Roster of the Volunteer Officers & Soldiers from Kentucky in the War of 1812-1815, Adjutant General's Office" renders the commanding officer's name as Capt. William H. McClellan. In fact, both men commanded the US 7th Infantry during the War of 1812 according to the "Historical Register and Dictionary of the United States Army". McClellan was promoted to Major and transferred to the 16th Infantry in May 1814. Capt. Allen actually commanded the 7th at the Battle of New Orleans. [173], [1239]
 
North Carolina
John Rainwater, 2nd Company of Riflemen detatched from the 14th Brigade, Richmond Co. [135]
  • Served for one month, July - August 1914. Application describes that he volunteered in Richmond Co., NC; marched to Wilmington NC under the command of Capt. Bowie; was ordered to Fort Johnson, NC in July 1814; there placed under the command of Capt. Lord; ordered to the sound works under the command of James McFarlin; and then discharged along with the other members of the company. [1105]
  • Applied for bounty lands in 1851 while living in Crawford Co., AR. Application was denied. [1105]
  • Is apparently the John Rainwater found in Mountain Twp., Crawford Co., AR in the 1850 census [6]
  • Identified as age 75 - 80 in application (Born between 1771 and 1776) [1105]
Matthew Rainwater, 10th Company detatched from Richmond Regiment [135]
  • Served under Capt. John Blue 29 Jul 1813 - 11 Jun 1814 at Camp Deep Water and Fayetteville [1104]
Vincent Rainwater, Capt. Pleasen M. Mask's Richmond Co. Company [135], [1103]
  • Found in 1850 census in Marion Co., TN [6]
  • Found in 1860 census in Wayne Co., MO [7]
 
South Carolina
John Rainwater, Capt. Alexander Morehead's company, Private [76]
Joshua Rainwater, Capt. Alexander Morehead's company, Private [76]
  • Pension #21344 [76]
  • Land warrants #2405-80-50 and #14253-80-55 [401]
  • Applied for pension 19 Jan 1874, at age 82, a resident of Coffeeville, Upshur Co., TX [729]
  • Died 15 Aug 1878, Hamilton, Hamilton Co., TX [729]
  • Married Polly Peterson, Jan 1821, in Pickins District, SC [729]
Levi Rainwater, Capt. John Allison's 7th Infantry, Private [1065]
  • Enlisted 30 Oct 1814, discharged 2 Dec 1815 due to old age and infirmities [1065]
  • On 28 Sept 1818, received bounty land warrant #18903 for acreage in Illinois: quarter section NE.15, township 12n, range 3w. At the time of this award, Levi was living at Cross Anchor, SC [1065]
 
Tennessee
James Rainwater, served in Capt. George Gregory's and Capt. James Churchman's companies of the East Tennessee Militia, Private [76], [1062]
  • Born ca 1791, Died after 1871 [729]
  • Pension #14314, issued in Arkansas [76], [728]
  • Land warrants #24978-80-50 and #44790-80-55 [728]
  • Married Catherine McCall ca 1 May 1809 in Rockingham, Richmond Co., NC [729]
  • Was a resident of Van Buren, Crawford Co., AR, about age 80, in Jul 1871 [729]
Burrell Rainwater, served in Capt. Gray's infantry company, Private [1062]
  • Found in 1850 census of Cobb Co., GA [6]
 

The Indian Wars and Disturbances, 1815-1858

James Rainwaters, 2nd Tennessee Mounted Infantry & Volunteers, West's Company, Corporal, Cherokee War [392]
 

Republic of Texas, 1835-1845

Edwin R. Rainwater, Capt. Mirabeau B. Lamar's Cavalry Corps., San Jacinto, TX, Private [169], [679], [1089]
  • On 21 Apr 1836, under the command of Deaf Smith, he helped destroy Vince's Bridge to cut off a possible route of the enemy's retreat [169]
  • Deed Records of Gonzales County, Book D, page 120, show that at the town of Velasco, Brazoria County, Edwin R. Rainwater on March 4, 1837 purchased one-fourth of a league of land situated on the Lavaca River in Gonzales County for $1,400 and sold it on the same day. Thus E. R. Rainwater is not Elisha Gentry Rainwater as is often supposed. [1107]
  • Granted one third of a league of land in Matagorda Co., TX in 1838. There was no title issued for this land, so the warrant was never converted. [169]
  • Granted one-third of a league of land (1476.13 acres) in Brazoria Co., TX in Jan 1838 [689]
  • Warrant #160 for Brazoria County was sold to Samuel Fuller on 25 Jan 1838.[1107], [2101]
  • Listed among the heros of the Republic of Texas on the San Jacinto Monument
  • Online profile at the San Jacinto web site
 

The Mexican War, 1846-1848

E. R. Rainwater, Company A, Capt. Benjamin Hill's Company, Texas Mounted Volunteers [1068]
  • Primarily mustered at San Antonio [1090]
  • Age 34 at time of muster [1090]
  • Served 14 Apr 1847 - 16 Jun 1847 [1068], [1090]

Edwin N. Rainwater, Company H, 2nd Mississippi Infantry [1068]

John P. Rainwater, Mississippi Volunteer Rifles, Company A [393]
  • Pension #4464 [393]
  • Wife Melinda, pension application #15755 [393]
  • Last payment of pension 17 Aug 1900 [394]
  • Found in 1860 census in Brandon, Rankin Co., MS [7]

Riley Rainwater, Company A, 2nd Tennessee Infantry [1068]

 

Spanish American War, 1898

Andrew T. Rainwater, NM [14]
Edward W. Rainwater, MS [14]
Charles Oland Rainwater, Kentucky, 22nd US Infantry, Company C, Private [401]
  • Born 1875 in Kentucky; died 27 Nov 1899 in the Philippines of typhoid [2494]
  • Son of Perry Milton Rainwater & Polly Ann Stewart
  • Father received pension in 1903, #632192 [401]
Charles Wallace Rainwater, Missouri, 19th US Infantry, Company L, Private [401]
Frank D. Rainwater [14]
  • 1930 census lists him as a veteran of the Spanish American War
  • Son of James M. Rainwater & Ella M. Sampson
 

Philippine-American War, 1899-1902

Lonnie L. Rainwater, Tennessee [14]
 

World War I-era draft registration cards

This is not a complete list of all Rainwaters who registered for the draft, but only those where the transcribed indexes are available online. World War I-era selective service registration cards can be requested from the National Archives Regional Center at East Point, GA. These registrations cards include name, home address, age, place of birth, race, citizenship status, occupation, name of nearest relation, and a brief physical description of the registrant. These can be very useful documents for individuals born at a time when birth certificates were still fairly rare.

Albert Cecle Rainwater, born 2 Apr 1878, registered Dallam, TX [1147]
Allen Rainwaters, born 28 Jun 1886 in Rounsaville, MS, registered Greene Co., MS [1147]
Bige Rainwater, born 11 Feb 1890 at McCool, Attala Co., MS, registered Attala Co., MS [1147]
Charles David Rainwater, born 14 Apr 1894 at Sparrow [no state given], registered Wichita Co., KS [1147]
Charles Sterman Rainwater, born 18 Jun 1887, Fayetteville, AR, registered Elko Co., NV [1147]
Charley Rainwaters, born ca 1873, registered Greene Co., MS [1147]
Cicero Percy Rainwater, born 19 Dec 1895, Alpharetta, GA, registered Dade Co., FL [1147]
Edward Walthall Rainwater, born 6 Dec 1877, registered Bolivar, MS [1147]
Erskin Shirley Rainwater, born 8 Feb 1891, born & registered at French Camp, Choctaw Co., MS [1147]
George Evans Rainwater, born 12 Feb 1880, registered Washo Co., NV [1147]
Harvey Rainwater, born 7 Nov 1894, registered Winn Parish, LA [1147]
Henry Rainwaters, born ca 1876, registered Greene Co., MS [1147]
Henry Raymond Rainwater, born 23 Apr 1891 at Orangeville, TX, registered Dallam, TX [1147]
Hubert Rainwater, born 26 Aug 1898, registered Amite, MS [1147]
Jack Redden Rainwater, born 17 Feb 1892, Lincoln, NE, registered Ketchikan, AK [1147]
James Bruce Rainwater, born 16 Jan 1896, Fayetteville, AR, registered Canyon Co., ID [1147]
Jessie Rainwater, AA, 25 Dec 1899, registered Winn Parish, LA [1147]
Joseph J. Rainwaters, born 29 Jun 1895 in Rounsaville, MS, registered Greene Co., MS [1147]
Leo Jasper Rainwater, born 7 Jun 1884, registered Adams Co., ID [1147]
Luther Henderson Rainwater, born 12 Sep 1878, registered Wayne, MS [1147]
Noah E. Rainwater, born ca 1896, KY, enlisted Camp Pike, AR, Private, Company B, 8th Battalion [897]
Oras L. Rainwater, born 20 Jul 1891 at Faubush, Pulaski Co., KY, registered at prison in Alcatraz, CA [1147]
Oscar Thomas Rainwater, born 15 Oct 1891, Vine Hill, Autauga Co., AL, registered Autauga Co., AL [1147]
Percy Lee Rainwater, born 6 Oct 1888, born & registered at French Camp, Choctaw Co., MS [1147]
Sidney Rainwater, born 28 Jun 1882, registered Coahoma, MS [1147]
Thomas Hulon Rainwater, born 18 May 1885, registered Walthall, MS, Works in Kiln, MS [1147]
William A. C. Rainwater, born 14 Oct 1885, registered Dallam, TX [1147]
William Foster Rainwater, born 14 Apr 1882, registered Wayne, MS [1147]

World War I, 1914-1918

Found in the 1930 census
Acie B. Rainwater, AL [14]
Albert Earl Rainwater, MO [14]
Alvin W. Rainwater, AR [14]
Bee Rainwater, TN/NM [14]
Ben Rainwater, TN/IA [14]
Bruce Rainwater, KY [14]
Buford Rainwater, TN [14]
Charles S. Rainwater, TX [14]
Chester Rainwater, IN [14]
Clifton J. Rainwater, GA [14]
Clyde C. Rainwater, WA [14]
Corbet Rainwaters, MO [14]
Dean Rainwater, TX [14]
Dink Rainwater, IL [14]
Dock C. Rainwater, SC [14]
E. U. (V?) Rainwater, AL [14]
Earl Rainwater, OK [14]
Earl Rainwater, TX [14]
Ed Rainwater, IL [14]
Elmer H. Rainwater, MO [14]
Etson Rainwater, LA [14]
Frank R. Rainwater, TX [14]
Frank Rainwater, KS [14]
Frank Rainwaters, GA [14]
Fred Rainwater, KS [14]
George Rainwater, CO [14]
George Rainwater, IL [14]
George H. Rainwater, TX [14]
Harold Rainwaters, KY [14]
Harry Rainwaters, MO [14]
Homer B. Rainwater, TX [14]
Hollis P. Rainwater, TN [14]
Hugh Rainwater, OK [14]
Huston T. “Red” Rainwater, GA/FL [14]
Ira H. Rainwater, GA [14]
Ira Rainwater, MO [14]
James Rainwater, GA [14]
John E. Rainwater, GA [14]
John H. Rainwaters, LA (AA) [14]
John J. Rainwater, IL [14]
John Rainwaters, TN [14]
Joseph B. Rainwater, MI [14]
Joseph J. Rainwater, TX [14]
Joseph Rainwater, AL [14]
Leland Rainwaters, GA [14]
Leon Rainwater, MO [14]
Levi Mansiel Rainwater, OK [14]
Lige Rainwater, TX [14]
Mark Rainwater, IL [14]
Matthew F. Rainwater, IL [14]
Maurice S. Rainwater, NC [14]
Monroe M. Rainwater, GA [14]
Oliver L. Rainwater, IN [14]
R. S. Rainwater, AR [14]
Robert A. Rainwater, OR [14]
Robert J. Rainwater, MS [14]
Robert Rainwater, OK [14]
Roy Rainwater, OK [14]
Ruben Rainwater, IL [14]
Rufus W. Rainwater, SC [14]
S. H. Rainwater, CA [14]
T. Troy Rainwater, LA [14]
Thomas Rainwater, Menifee Co, KY [14]
Thomas Rainwaters Jr., NC [14]
Thomas Rainwaters, Pulaski Co., KY [14]
Thomas W. Rainwater, Texas Pvt 52 Depot Service Co Asc WWI [14]
Vander Rainwaters, NC [14]
W. H. Rainwater, GA [14]
Wallace B. Rainwater, OK [14]
Willard H. Rainwater, CA [14]
William A. Rainwater, MO [14]
William I. Rainwater, OK [14]
William R. F. Rainwater, AR [14]
Willie E. Rainwater, GA [14]
Zan Rainwater, LA [14]
 
Found in other sources
Alva Weir Rainwater, #158796, born Imboden, Lawrence Co., AR 18 Apr 1895 [2634]
Dr. Chandler Rainwater, SC PFC Medical Dept. [1074]
Charles S. Rainwater, #2287015, born Fayetteville, Washington Co., AR, PFC US Army Medical Dept [2152], [2312], [2634]
Charles O. Rainwater, PVT Co. C, 22nd US Infantry, Died at Manilla PI [1402], [2152], [2494]
David G. Rainwater, Pvt US Army [2152]
Dean Rainwater, Lake Charles, LA [USGenWeb transcription]
Elmer Rainwater, Wayne Co., MO, KIA [808]
George Harvey Rainwater, Henderson Co., TX, US Army, Meuse-Argonne theater [1460]
Henry C. Rainwater, 1893-1984 [2297]
Herchel McKinley Rainwater, Pulaski Co., KY [2013]
Jesse James Rainwater, Louisiana, MM Pvt 5th Infantry [2312]
John Bascom Rainwater, Concho Co., TX, Company E 85th Infantry from Fort Travis [2111]
John P. Rainwater, Pike Co., IL [696], Sergeant in a medical services unit in France, WWI-era letters archived at the University of Missouri at Columbia [Tom Rittenburg]
Julius Henry Rainwater Sr., Pike Co., IL, Lieutenant [Tom Rittenburg]
Levi Mansiel Rainwater, OK Pvt 19 Inf 18 Div, WWI [2592]
Lonnie L. Rainwater, Jefferson Co., TN, Corporal 2 DSPLN BKS GD Co. [42]
Maurice S. Rainwater, Sgt US Army [1694]
Oliver L. Rainwater, Kentucky, Cpl Co D 163 Infantry [2312]
Robert J. Rainwater, HQ Troop 13 Cavalry [1557]
Roy W. Rainwater, Sergeant USMC [1391], [2152]
Ruben A. Rainwater, born 1890, Dover, Stewart Co., TN [718]
Thomas E. Rainwater, Kentucky, Pvt Co I 356th Infantry [2312]
Troy R. Rainwater, born 1892, AR Cook Co. C 22 BN US Guard WWI [727]
Warren Rainwater, born 1889, OK Private Medical Dept. [902]
William Alvin Rainwater, born 1893, Private, US Army [598]
Will R. Rainwater, PVT CAS DET 162 Depot Brig WWI [2312]

World War II-era draft registration cards, 1942

Ancestry.com

Albert Rainwater, IL
Benjamin Harrison Rainwater, IL
Chester Rainwater, IN
David Gentry Rainwater, VA
Dow Rainwater, WV
Eulis Rainwater, IL
Fred William Rainwater, IL
George Edward Rainwater, CA
Harvey Lewis Rainwater, IL
Herbert Earl Rainwater, IL
Joe W. Rainwater, IL
John D. Rainwater, IN
John Porter Rainwater, IL
John William Rainwater, IL
Le Roy Rainwater, IN
Louis Francis Rainwater, IN
Mark Rainwater, IL
Oliver Philip Rainwater, IL
Robert Rainwater, IL
Robert Lincoln Rainwater, IN
Ruben Albert Rainwater, IL
Sam Perry Rainwater, IL
Thomas Rainwater, IN
Thomas Rainwater, VA
Thomas Marion Rainwater, IL

World War II, 1941-1945

Alice Mildred Kranz Rainwater, Winona, MN, US Army [2112]
Aldridge Rainwater, Sr., (AA), LA, SSG US Army [2152]
Alma M. Rainwater, PFC US Army [2152]
Amos Leo Rainwater, Cpl US Army [2152]
Arlis D. Rainwater, KY, TEC 3 US Army, Son of John Silas Rainwater, Sr., and Nancy Catherine Vest [906]
Brent Rainwaters, TEC5 US Army [2152]
C. W. Rainwater, Newnan, GA, Military Police, US Army [1670], [2112]
Cecil B. Moss Rainwater, Sr., Atlanta, GA, 2nd Lieutenant-B24 bomber pilot, US Army Air Force [2112], [2312]
Charles L. Rainwater, Pvt US Army [2152]
Charles Raymond Rainwater, Magnolia, AR, Corporal, US Army [Sam Rainwater]
Charles O. Rainwater, Dandridge, TN, Lt. Army Air Corps [2524]
Chester S. Rainwater, Jr., Captain US Army Air Corps [2152]
Christine M. Rainwater, TX, Chief Petty Officer, US Navy, daughter of Roscoe & Gertrude Rainwater [108]
Claude Latimer Rainwater, SAI2 US Navy [2152]
Clois M. Rainwater, TX, Staff Sergeant, Army Air Corps, Served in TX, CA, New Guinea, Philippines and Borneo [108]
Clyde Ray Rainwater, Combat Medic Jeremy Rainwater
Darrell L. Rainwater, AR, TEC 5 US Army [2312]
Dayle G. Rainwater Dayton, WA, US Army, Field Artillery School, Fort Sill, OK, son of Lloyd Norton Rainwater, Sr. and Kathryn Blanche Newell [1670], [2112]
Dean Rainwater, US Army [1670]
Dean E. Rainwater, SC, PFC US Army [2312]
Dugan Rainwater, OK, S Sgt US Army [2312]
Elbert Rainwater, SP2 US Army [2312]
Emmett Wallace Rainwater, GA, TEC 4 US Army [2312]
Ernest Ray Rainwater, PVT USMC [1385], [2152]
Ethridge Rainwater, PFC US Army [904]
Evander Rainwater, SC Pvt Army [2304]
Floyd Rainwater, US Army [2312]
Forrest A. Rainwater, TX, TEC 4 US Army [2312]
Fred W. Rainwater, KS, PFC Co K 352 Inf [2253]
George H. Rainwater, AL, Cpl Hq Co, 15th Inf, Bronze Star [838]
George S. Rainwater, SSGT US Army [2152]
George Washington Rainwater, Bennettsville, SC, US Army [2112]
G(erald) W(esley) "Bus" Rainwater, OK, Pvt US Army [2312]
Gordon E. Rainwater, Sergeant US Army [1390], [2152]
Grady U. Rainwater, CPL US Army [2464]
Harold Bell Rainwater, NC, US Navy [2304]
Harold E. Rainwater, Assumption Parish, LA, PFC Quartermaster's Corps US Army [2112], [2312]
Harry L. Rainwater, LA, Pvt. Hq. Co. 87 Armored ReCon BN [1116]
Henry C. Rainwater, IL, Private Co E 79 Infantry [1686]
Herman N. Rainwater, Henderson, Rusk Co., TX, Private, 169th Infantry, KIA Luzon Island, South Pacific [1034], [2112]
Hershel Melvin Rainwater, TX, FM1 USN [1385], [2152]
Howard Learhon Rainwater, LA [USGenWeb archives]
Ira A. Rainwater, OK, US Navy WWII [2268], [2312]
Ivery Rainwater, LA, [USGenWeb archives]
J. G. Rainwater, Staff Sergent US Army [1385], [2152]
James A. Rainwater, Fairburn, GA, US Army Air Force [1670], [2112]
James Carlie Rainwater, Corporal USMC, AR [1384], [2152]
James Edward Rainwater, PFC US Army [2312]
James Lewis Rainwater, GM3 US Navy [2152]
Jesse Rainwater, Master Sergeant US Army [1389], [2152]
Johnnie W. Rainwater, TX, Chief Yeoman, U.S. Navy [108]
Joe H. Rainwater, PFC US Army [2152]
Joseph W. Rainwater, TEC4 US Army [2152]
John Delbert Rainwater, AR, US Army, awarded three bronze stars [2312]
John M(onroe) Rainwater, Creek Co., OK, Private, 350 Infantry, US Army, KIA Italy [2112], [2312]
John R. Rainwater, SSGT US Army Air Force [2152]
John W. Rainwater, GA, Private US Army [736]
John W. Rainwater, NC, Cpl 17th Field Artillary [1074]
Juddie Linden Rainwater, AR, PHM 3/C US Navy [1396], [2152]
Julius Henry Rainwater, Sr., CA, Lt. Col., U.S. Army, Lt. Col Major HQ 2nd Mil Govt Regt Spec Res [696], [1387]
L. Z. Rainwater, AR, PVT US Army [1392], [2152]
Lando Rainwater, AL, CPL US Army [2152]
Lawrence B. Rainwater, PFC USMC [2152]
Leonard W. Rainwater, Hoopeston IL, Sergeant US Army [2112]
Leona Mae Seeley Rainwater, LA, Pvt US Army [2312]
Lester Wilbur Rainwater, TX, Sergeant, US Army [42]
Lynn Rainwater, SSGT US Army [2152]
Mark Rainwater, PVT US Army [2312]
Milton Truman Rainwater, Hico Co., TX, US Army [2112]
Oliver A. Rainwater, US Navy, AS [1388], [2152]
Osborn Keith Rainwater, Little Rock, AR, Fireman 1c, US Navy, KIA USS Saratoga [2112], [2152]
O. J. Rainwater, AR, SN US Navy [516], [2152]
Oscar Rainwater, Fulton Co., GA, Private, US Army, KIA [737], [2112]
Oscar Lee Rainwater, PFC US Army [2152]
Paul W. Rainwater, LA, TEC 4 US Army [2312]
Perry Lee Rainwater, LA [USGenWeb archives]
Richard Lee Rainwater, CO, TSgt US Army [2122]
Robert Daniel Rainwater, Anniston, AL, Seaman 2nd class, USNR, KIA [1079]
Robert J. Rainwater, Co. C 820 Engineering AVN. Battalion [1557]
Robert L. Rainwater, Anniston, Marshall Co., AL, PVT US Army, KIA [1079], [2112]
Robert W. Rainwater, LA, Pvt US Army [2312]
Robert W. Rainwater, GA, Sgt US Army [735]
Robert Orton Rainwater, PVT US Army [1385], [2152]
Roland August Rainwater, AR, Air Force [Hisawaussies@aol.com]
Sidney Ernest Rainwater, MO, TEC5 US Army [2464]
Thomas Leslie Rainwater, Sr., AR, S1 US Navy [2152]
Trintes Oscar Rainwater, PFC US Army [1392], [2152]
Truman E. Rainwater, Wayne Co., MO, Private, US Army, died in service [808], [2112]
Vernon Ornet Rainwater, LA, Sgt US Army [2312]
Victor M. Rainwater, GA Sgt 348 Fighter Group, Army Air Force [735]
Vincent Raymond Rainwater, PFC, Battle of the Bulge [shannon.rainwater@gmail.com]
Virgil C. Rainwater, born 1926, Tech 5 US Army [2297]
Wallace Eugene Rainwater, Lieutenant US Navy [1384], [2152]
Wallace G. Rainwater, PVT, US Army [1384], [2152]
Walter Eugene Rainwater, TX, Captain, Army Air Corps [108]
Warren G. Rainwater, Louisville, KY, 99th Infantry, US Army [1670], [2112]
Wayne Rainwater, Clayton, NM, US Army Corps of Engineers [1670], [2112]
Willard W. Rainwater, CPL US Army Air Force [2312]
William Alvin Rainwater, Private, US Army [598]
William F. Rainwater, PFC US Army [1386]
William M. Rainwater, PFC US Army [1393], [2152]
William T. Rainwater, PVT US Army [1116]
William V. Rainwater, S1 US NAVY WW11 [2312]
William Price Rainwater, SFC US Army [2152]
Winston Lee Rainwater, PFC US Army Air Force [2312]
Wyatt Uriah Rainwater Jr., Alexander City, AL, US Army Medical Corps [2112]
Zeldon P. Rainwater, MO, Tec 5 US Army [2153]
 
Charlie Rainwater, Logan Co., WV, Private, US Army [2112]
  • Service number 35658632 [2112]
  • Served in 301st Infantry Regiment, 94th Infantry Division [2112]
  • Died February 08, 1945 [2112]
  • Buried Luxembourg American Cemetery, Plot H Row 15 Grave 1 [2112]
  • Awarded the Purple Heart [2112]
Dennis D. Rainwater, Jr., AR, Cpl, USMC [James Lasyone]
  • Served in the Pacific theatre
  • Survived the Bataan death march
  • Son of Lila Price & Dennis Dalton Rainwater, Sr.
Everett W. Rainwater, Snohomish, Umatilla Co., OR, Private, US Army [242], [2112]
  • Service number 39375631 [2112]
  • Served in 7th Infantry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division [2112]
  • Killed in action at the Battle of Manila, 11 Mar 1945 [2112]
  • Buried Manila American Cemetery, Fort Bonifacio, Manila, Philippines, Plot D Row 4 Grave 86 [2112]
  • Awarded the Purple Heart [2112]
George N. Rainwater, Fairburn, GA, US Army [1670]
  • Served in the 84th Infantry, European Theater [2112]
  • Awarded the Purple Heart for wounds received in Battle, crossing the Ruhr River [2112]
Glen W. Rainwater, Princeton, Collin Co., TX, Private, 38 Inf, 2nd Inf Div [620]
  • Died 13 Jun 1944 in Normandy [620], [2112]
  • Buried in Princeton IOOF Cemetery, Collin Co., TX [620]
  • Son of Marvin Bishop & Lillie D. Rainwater
H. Noble Rainwater, Henderson, TX, US Army [1670]
  • Killed in action on Luzon, Phillapines Islands [2112]
Herbert R. Rainwater San Diego, CA [1670]
  • Awarded the Asia-Pacific Campaign Medal, World War II Victory Medal, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal [2112]
Isaac H. Rainwater, Douglas Co., GA, US Army [2112]
  • Service number 34765058 [2112]
  • Served in 3rd Reconnaissance Troop, 3rd Infantry Division [2112]
  • Died November 22, 1944 [2112]
  • Buried in Epinal American Cemetery, Epinal (Vosges), France, Plot B Row 27 Grave 18 [2112]
  • Awarded the Purple Heart [2112]
Ivey Vason Rainwater, Jr., Arlington, VA, US Army [1670]
  • Descendant of Elisha Gentry Rainwater and Dona Mency Sturdivant
  • Served in the European theatre with the 95th Infantry Division, Company E [2112]
  • Awarded the Purple Heart, Silver Star, Bronze Medal and Oak Leaf Cluster [2112]
James O. Rainwaters, Logan Co., Kentucky, Private, US Army [2112]
  • Service number 35109556 [2112]
  • Served in 165th Infantry Regiment, 27th Infantry Division [2112]
  • Died April 21, 1944 at sea [2112]
  • Memorialized on the Honolulu Memorial [2112]
  • Awarded the Bronze Star [2112]
  • Son of Richard Riley " Eva Sutton Rainwater
James P. Rainwater, Georgia, Sergeant, US Army [2112]
  • Service number 34575251 [2112]
  • Served in 410th Infantry Regiment, 103th Infantry Division [2112]
  • Died 22 Nov 1944 [2112]
  • Buried in Epinal American Cemetery, Epinal (Vosges), France, Plot A Row 18 Grave 3 [2112]
  • Awarded the Purple Heart [2112]
Joe H. Rainwater, Concho Co., TX, Private, US Army, KIA [1389]
  • Served in the 127th Infantry [2112]
  • Killed in action [2112]
  • Son of James Covington & Elvie Tharp Rainwater
Julius H. Rainwater, Technical Sergeant, U.S. Army [696]
  • 1943-1946, 922 U.S. Army Signal Corps Company, South Pacific Theatre
  • Source: Julius H. Rainwater
Robert D. Rainwater, Tennessee, Seaman 2c, US Navy [2112]
  • Service number 06400758 [2112]
  • 10 Aug 1943 at sea [2112]
  • Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery, Fort Bonifacio, Manila, Philippines [2112]
  • Awarded the Purple Heart [2112]
Robert L. Rainwater, Alabama, Private, U.S. Army [2112]
  • Service #20416927 [2112]
  • Served in 18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division [2112]
  • Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Henri-Chapelle, Belgium [2112]
  • Awarded the Purple Heart [2112]
Walter Elbert Rainwaters, Lewisburg, KY, Merchant Seaman, US Merchant Marines [2112]
  • Service number Z-429513 [2112]
  • Served on Merchant Ship Henry B. Plant [2112]
  • Died 6 Feb 1945 [2112]
  • Buried Cambridge American Cemetery, Cambridge, England, Plot E Row 3 Grave 11 [2112]
  • Awarded the Mariner's Medal [2112]
 

Korean War, 1950-1953

Alfred Rainwater, US Army, Texas [Clyde Rainwater]
Byrnel Rainwater, Cpl US Marine Corps [290]
Clyde Ray Rainwater, combat medic Jeremy Rainwater
E. C. Rainwater, Master Sergeant US Army [2312]
Elbert Rainwater, SP2 US Army [2312]
George W. Rainwater, SC Sgt US Air Force [1074]
Harvey L. Rainwater, CPL US Marine Corps [616]
James Lee Rainwater, SGT US Army [2312]
James W. Rainwater, Oregon [USGenWeb / Rootsweb Archives]
Jimmie Rainwater, Jr., CPL US Army [2129]
Marvin W. Rainwaters, PFC US Army [2152]
Orville L. Rainwater, USN Korea [950]
Sinnie Rainwater, Jr. Pvt US Army [2312]
Thomas W. Rainwater, SP2 US Army [2152], [2312]
Robert M. Rainwater, SP3 US Army [2182]
Robert Mack Rainwater, AA, S Sgt US Marine Corps, Korea [2551]
Walter L. Rainwater, Sgt, US Army, Texas [Clyde Rainwater]

Vietnam War, 1964-1975

Charles Travis Rainwater, SP5 US Army [2152]
Clyde Ray Rainwater, combat medic Jeremy Rainwater
E. C. Rainwater, Master Sergeant US Army [2312]
Elzie Joseph Rainwater, SP4 US Army [1432]
Glenn Joseph Rainwater, US Army [290]
Granville C. Rainwater, CPO, U.S. Navy, Texas [Clyde Rainwater]
Jimmy D. Rainwater, AB US Air Force [2152]
John Carl Rainwater, SK3 US Navy [2152]
Kenneth Jackson Rainwater, SP4 US Army [2152]
Larry Raymond Rainwater, USMC [2312]
Michael N. Rainwaters, SP4 US Army [2152]
Thomas Rainwater, son of Mimi and Donald Rainwater [kody_rainwater@yahoo.com]
Thomas Rainwater, US Navy [1135]
William Gary Rainwater, Corporal USMC [1385], [2152]
James Alvin Rainwater Jr., Alabama [395]
  • Hometown was Billingsley [1108]
  • Major, USAF [1108]
  • 23 Apr 1931 - 12 Jul 1967, KIA [1108]
  • Listed on the Vietnam Memorial, Panel 23E, Line 63 [395]
  • Buried in Bethesda Baptist Cemetery, Billingsley [2312]
James Ronald Rainwater, Tennessee [395]
  • Hometown was New Market [1108]
  • Corporal, US Army [1108]
  • 29 May 1947 - 2 Jul 1969, KIA [1108]
  • Listed on the Vietnam Memorial, Panel 21W, Line 48 [395]
Jewel Lee Rainwater, Arkansas [395]
  • Hometown was Van Buren [1108]
  • Private US Army [1108]
  • 20 Jan 1849 - 2 Apr 1968, KIA [1108]
  • Listed on the Vietnam Memorial, Panel 47E, Line 42 [395]
  • Buried at Fort Smith National Cemetery [2152]
Wilbur Dean Rainwater, Georgia [395]
  • A descendant of James Rainwater (the Blacksmith)
    (info from Dan Rainwater)
  • Hometown was East Point [1108]
  • PFC, Marines [1108]
  • 12 May 1947 - 16 Sept 1966, KIA, Quang Tri, South Vietnam [1108]
  • Listed on the Vietnam Memorial, Panel 10 E, Line 103 [395]
 

Desert Storm / Persian Gulf, 1990-1001

Norman Ray Rainwater Jr. [militarychapel.net]
David Shannon Rainwater, US Navy, AE2 (AW/NAC) [shannon.rainwater@gmail.com]
Aldridge Rainwater, Jr., (AA), Msgt Sgt, US Air Force [2152]

Afganistan and Iraq, 2002-2005

Lt. Col. Paul Rainwater [American Press.com]

Other military pension listings

Andrew Thomas Rainwater, New Mexico, US Field Artillary, 17th Battery, Private [401]
  • Pension certificate #A1551066, dated 20 Dec 1926
  • Son of John Wesley Rainwater and Louisa Huldy Henry [11]
  • Buried in Los Angeles National Cemetery [1383]
Ben D. Rainwater, Georgia, 2nd US Engineers Corps., Company A & Company D, Air Service, Private [401]
  • Found in 1920 census at Rockwell Aviation Field, San Diego, CA [13]
  • Died at Fort Sam Houston, Bexar Co., TX on 13 May 1925 [1719]
  • Mother Cassie Griffith Rainwater, pension #1619822, dated 24 Jul 1928 [401]
  • Buried in Union Point, GA [1719]
Hoyt W. Rainwater, Arkansas, US Hospital Corps, Private [401]
  • Pension #1700716, dated 22 Aug 1931
John Elbert Rainwater, California, US Navy, Fireman [401]
  • Served 1923-1927
  • Pension #2299174, dated 17 May 1927
Joseph B. Rainwater, Tennessee, 1st US Field Artillary, Battalion B, Private [401]
  • Pension #1389600, dated 1 Apr 1910

Other 20th & 21st Century service

Some of these individuals are listed in National Veterans Cemeteries, but the information supplied does not clarify in which war they served. In other cases, there is no clear category in which to list them.

Carl Wesley Rainwater, Sergeant US Army [1383]
David Shannon Rainwater, US Navy, AE2 (AW/NAC), Somalia & Croatia [shannon.rainwater@gmail.com]
Donald G. Rainwater, MSGT US Air Force [2152]
E. C. Rainwater, MSGT US Army [2152]
George Elwin Rainwater, 1st LT US Air Force [2152]
Gerald Dean Rainwater, SP4 US Army [2152]
Gilbert L. Rainwater [2152]
Jack D. Rainwaters, GYSGT USMC [1387], [2152]
Jeremy Rainwater, US Coast Guard, 2000-2004, USCGC Jarvis WHEC-725. Received the Global War on Terrorism and National Defense Medals Jeremy Rainwater
Jerry Dale Rainwater, US Navy 1978-1984, USS Benjamin Franklin SSBN-640 Jeremy Rainwater
Lawrence B. Rainwater, PFC USMC [1401]
Rex E. Rainwater, MSGT US Air Force [1389]
Richard M. Rainwater, PFC US Army [1383]
Ronald Lee Rainwater, US Navy, SA [1388]
Teresa Jo Rainwater, Staff Sergeant USMC [1388]
Thomas Andrew Rainwater, PVT Battlion 17 US Army [1383]
William L. Rainwater, MSGT USMC [2152]

Sources

  • 6: 1850 census
  • 7: 1860 census
  • 11: 1900 census
  • 13: 1920 census
  • 14: 1930 census
  • 42: Tombstones, seen in person or photographed (as distinct from transcription books)
  • 76: Index to the War of 1812 Pension Files, Vol. 2, J-Z, Virgil D. White
  • 108: Roscoe Rainwater, genealogical files
  • 135: Muster Rolls of the Soldiers of the War of 1812-1814, North Carolina
  • 140: North Carolina Revolutionary Army Accounts, Secretary of State, Treasurer's & Comptroller's Papers, various volumes, Weynette Parks Haun
  • 169: The Heros of San Jacinto, Sam Houston Dixon and Louis Wiltz Kemp
  • 173: Roster of the Volunteer Officers & Soldiers from Kentucky in the War of 1812-1815, Adjutant General's Office
  • 211: Colonial Granville Co, NC and Its People, Worth S. Ray
  • 242: Hal Irving (Rainwater family) GenieHal@Worldnet.att.net
  • 216: North Carolina Revolutionary War Pay Vouchers, Reel 115-119 Q-Raz, photocopies of microfilm
  • 290: Glidie Rainwater Mobley ( Rainwater family) grmr@emerytelcom.net
  • 392: Index to Volunteer Soldiers in Indian Wars and Disturbances, 1815-1858, Vol. 2: L-Z, Virgil D. White
  • 393: Index to Mexican War Pension Files, 1846-1848, Virgil D. White
  • 394: Mexican War Index to Pension Files, 1886-1926, Vol. 10, Novena Hembree and Susan Merrill Warner
  • 395: To Heal a Nation: The Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Jan C. Scruggs and Joel L. Swerdlow
  • 401: Records of the Veterans Administration, Record Group 15, National Archives, US Military Pension Files, selected extracts made by Ross Cameron, transcription
  • 426: Johnson Co., NC Abstracts: Deed Books M-1, O-1, S-1, T-1, 1779-1794, Vol. 4, Weynette Parks Haun
  • 513: Cemetery Records of Washington Co., AR, Vol. 1, Academy through Evergreen Cemeteries, Washington Co. Historical Society
  • 516: Cemeteries of Washington Co., AR, Vol. 10, US National Cemetery at Fayetteville, Northwest Arkansas Genealogical Society
  • 598: Cemeteries of Conway Co., AR, Griffin Township, Betty F. Murray
  • 616: Marcia Schutza (Charles F. Rainwater descendant, TX), schutza@flash.net
  • 620: Collin Co., TX Cemetery Inscriptions, Vol. 1, compiled by Alice Pitts, Wanda O'Roark and Doris Posey
  • 679: Index to the Military Rolls of the Republic of Texas, 1835-1845, H. David Maxey
  • 689: 1840 Citizens of Texas, Vol. 3, Land Grants, Gifford White
  • 696: Tom Rittenburg (Rainwater family), rittenbu@ldbb.com
  • 711: Texas Death Record Index, 1971-1973, Roll #11, microfilm
  • 718: Tennessee State Library and Genealogical Archives, WWI Veterans, http://www.state.tn.us/sos/statelib/pubsvs/ww1intro.htm
  • 727: Gone But Not Forgotten, Cemetery Inscriptions of Rapides Parish, LA, Vol. 3, Jane Parker McManus and Mary Parker Partain
  • 728: War of 1812 service and pension papers, James Rainwater, copies of originals, from Patrick Striplin
  • 729: Letter from The National Archives summarizing the War of 1812 service of James Rainwater and Joshua Rainwater, written by A. D. Hiller, Assistant to the Administrator, dated 6 Jul 1934, copy of original
  • 735: Cobb Co., GA Cemeteries, Vol. 1, Districts 1, 16 and 17, Ann Bishop Seymour
  • 736: Cobb Co., GA Cemeteries, Vol. 2, Districts 18, 19 and 20, Elizabeth L. Parker and Ted O. Brooke
  • 737: Cobb Co., GA Cemeteries, Vol. 3, Marietta National Cemetery, Mimi Jo Butler
  • 779: Milledgeville, GA Newspaper Clippings (Southern Recorder), Vol. 4, 1836-1838, Tad Evans
  • 808: Wayne Co., MO: A History, Rose Fulton Cramer, published 1972, Ramfre Press, Cape Girardeau, MO
  • 838: Wayne Co., MS Cemetery Records, Book B, Jean Strickland and Patricia N. Edwards
  • 870: Missouri Military Land Warrants, War of 1812, Maxine Dunaway
  • 897: LeFlore Co., OK World War I Military Discharge Records, Gloryann Hankins Young
  • 902: Sequoyah Co., OK Cemetery Records, Vol. 5, Muldrow Genealogical Society
  • 904: Muskogee Co., OK Cemeteries, Vol. 2, Deone Duncan Penquite and Walter H. Penquite
  • 906: Okmulgee Co., OK Cemetery Records, Vol. 2, Okmulgee County Genealogical Society
  • 996: The State Records of North Carolina, Vol. 22, Miscellaneous, Walter Clark, published 1907, Nash Brothers Book and Job Printers, Goldsboro, NC
  • 998: Colonial Soldiers of the South, 1732-1774, Murtie June Clark
  • 1034: The Strong Cemetery, Rusk Co., TX, Rosenanda Otts Strong
  • 1074: Cemetery Records of Marlboro Co., SC, 2nd edition (1984), Elizabeth C. Drake
  • 1062: Tenneseans in the War of 1812, Byron and Samuel Sistler
  • 1065: War of 1812 Bounty Lands in Illinois, James D. Walker and Lowell M. Volkel, National Archives publication
  • 1068: Mexican War, Series I, Roll #31, National Archives, transcription from microfilm
  • 1069: War of 1812 service papers, Newsom Rainwater, 1811-1812, photocopy from microfilm
  • 1070: War of 1812 service papers, William Rainwater, 1811-1812, photocopy from microfilm
  • 1071: War of 1812 service ledger,William Rainwater, photocopy from microfilm
  • 1074: Cemetery Records of Marlboro Co., SC, 2nd edition (1984), Elizabeth C. Drake
  • 1079: Casualties of WW II of Alabama, Daniel R. McCabe, USGenWeb transcription, http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ifetch2?/u1/data/al+index+179135322158+F
  • 1089: Muster Rolls of the Texas Revolution, Daughters of the Republic of Texas
  • 1090: Texas Veterans in the Mexican War, Muster Rolls of Texas Military Units, Charles D. Spurlin
  • 1103: War of 1812 service papers, Vincent Rainwater, dated 2 Dec 1814, photocopy of microfilmed original
  • 1104: War of 1812 service papers, Matthew Rainwater, dated 1813-1814, photocopy of microfilmed original
  • 1105: War of 1812 bounty land application, John Rainwater, dated 1858, photocopy of microfilmed original
  • 1107: Biographical Sketches of the Men Who Won Independence for Texas, Louis Wiltz Kemp, online edition, http://www.sanjacinto-museum.org/
  • 1108: National Records and Archives Administration Center for Electronic Records, State-level Casualty Lists for the Korean and Vietnam Conflicts, http://www.nara.gov/nara/electronic/tnalviet.html
  • 1116: Greenwood Cemetery, Lincoln Parish, LA, USGenWeb transcription, ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/la/lincoln/cemeteries/greenwd.txt
  • 1135: Antioch Cemetery, east of Stigler, Haskell Co., OK, USGenWeb transcription, ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ok/haskell/cemeteries/antioch.txt
  • 1147: World War I Selective Service Index, USGenWeb transcriptions and Ancestry.com scans of original microfilm. Original data: United States, Selective Service System. Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1987-1988. Microfilm Publications: M1509.
  • 1239: Historical Register and Dictionary of the United States Army, from its organization, September 29, 1789 to March 2, 1903, Vols. 1-2, Francis B. Heitman
  • 1256: American State Papers, Vol. 3, Public Lands, Walter Lowrie and Walter S. Franklin, 1834
  • 1383: Los Angeles National Cemetery, Los Angeles Co., CA, Interment.net transcription
  • 1384: Fort Smith National Cemetery, Fort Smith, Sebastian Co., AR, Interment.net transcription
  • 1385: Houston National Cemetery, Harris Co., TX, Interment.net transcription
  • 1387: Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, Point Loma, San Diego Co., CA, Interment.net transcription
  • 1388: Riverside National Cemetery, Riverside Co., CA, Interment.net transcription
  • 1389: Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio. Bexas Co., TX, Interment.net transcription
  • 1390: Little Rock National Cemetery, Pulaski Co., AR, Interment.net transcription
  • 1391: Fort Bliss National Cemetery, El Paso Co., TX, Interment.net transcription
  • 1396: Chattanooga National Cemetery, Hamilton County, TN, Interment.net transcription
  • 1397: Quincy National Cemetery, Adams County, IL, Interment.net transcription
  • 1398: Fort Scott National Cemetery, Bourbon Co., KS, Interment.net transcription
  • 1399: Camp Butler National Cemetery, Springfield, Sangamon Co., IL, Interment.net transcription
  • 1432: Cemetery Records of Sunset Memorial Gardens of Odessa, Ector Co., TX, Vol. 1, Centennial Years 1891-1991, by Juanita Butler Hancock
  • 1460: Rainwater tombstones in Beck's Chapel Cemetery, Beck's Chapel Road, Henderson Co., TX, PDF virtual tombstone tour, photos by R. Steven Rainwater and Susan Chance-Rainwater, 23 Sept 2001
  • 1502: War of 1812 service papers, Edward Rainwater, dated 1813-1815, photocopy of microfilmed original
  • 1557: New Palestine Cemetery, Picayune, Pearl River Co., MS, Mardi Byrd Kelly & Betty Smith Davis, USGenWeb transcription, ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ms/pearlriver/cemeteries/npch2.txt
  • 1670: Tammy LaPorta-Rainwater, laporta3@comcast.net
  • 1686: Wayne Co., IL Cemetery Inscriptions, Vol. 9, Doris Ellen Bland, 1975
  • 1694: Lisa Watts, (South Carolina Rainwaters), Lbeaver13@aol.com
  • 1719: Death certificate #16528; Ben D. Rainwater, 13 May 1925, Bexar Co., TX, photocopy from microfilm
  • 2013: Death certificate #04827; Herchel McKinley Rainwater, 27 Jan 1943, Pulaski Co., KY, photocopy
  • 2101: Land grant records for E. R. Rainwater, Brazoria County, Texas General Land Office, Austin, TX, photocopy of original, from Glidie Rainwater Mobley
  • 2111: Photograph; John Bascom Rainwater, "Company E 85th Infantry taken at Fort Camp Travis, TX, during WWI", from Bill Parramore, scan of original
  • 2112: National World War II Memorial website, American Battle Monuments Commission
  • 2122: Sunset Memorial Park, Albuquerque, Bernalillo Co., NM, Rootsweb transcription
  • 2129: Mt. Carmel Baptist Church Cemetery, Georgia Mountain, Marshall Co., AL, Mark L. Buckley, USGenWeb transcription, http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/al/marshall/cemeteries/mt_carmel.txt
  • 2152: Veterans Administration Burial and Memorial Benefits Services Nationwide Gravesite Locator website
  • 2153: Freedom Cemetery West, Camden Co., MO, USGenWeb transcription, Oct 2003, ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/mo/camden/cemeteries/freedomw.txt
  • 2182: Ebenezer Cemetery, Ebenezer Methodist Church in Blount County, AL, Clayton Moses, USGenWeb transcription, http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/al/blount/cemeteries/ebenezer.txt
  • 2253: Green Grove Cemetery, Adair Co., MO, USGenWeb transcription, http://www.rootsweb.com/~moadair/cemeteries/c-greengrove.pdf
  • 2297: Nucla-Naturita Cedar Ridge Cemetery, Hwy 97, Nucla, Montrose Co., CO, USGenWeb transcription by Fore-Kin Trails Genealogical Society, http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/co/montrose/cemeteries/nucla.txt
  • 2304: Richmond Memorial Park Cemetery, Hwy 74, between Richmond and Hamlet, NC, USGenWeb transcription by Woodford Sherrill and Jack Ingram, http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncrichmo/richmemopark.htm
  • 2312: Find a Grave, http://findagrave.com/, information from this source is uneven and requires 2nd confirmation.
  • 2464: Rainwater tombstones in Greenville Cemetery, Hwy 67, Greenville, Wayne Co., MO, photographs by Tammy Orman and Linda Monday, March 2005 and June 2009, PDF virtual tombstone tour
  • 2494: Philippine Casualties, New York Times, 19 Dec 1899, scan of original, PDF
  • 2524: "Three fliers downed in canal zone push through jungles to safety", The Palm Beach Post, Palm Beach, FL, 26 Apr 1943, scan of original. Subject of article is Charles O. Rainwater.
  • 2551: The City of Lubbock Cemetery, 1892-2002, South Plains Genealogical Society, published 2005, Lubbock, TX, PDF
  • 2592: Lawrence County, Missouri, Tombstone Inscriptions, Vol. 6, Spring River and Freistatt Townships, Spring River Township, Spring River Cemetery, Rainwater mailing list, 20 Aug 2011, Ross Cameron
  • 2634: Index to Arkansas’ World War I Soldiers, multiple volumes, Desmond Walls Allen, publ. 2000, Arkansas Research Inc., Conway, AR, PDF
If you know of a Rainwater who served in the United States military, or in a related capacity, or have details on one of those already listed, we'd love to add the information to our page. Please direct the information to scr@therainwatercollection.com.
 
 

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