Any information on the Rains surname?

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Any information on the Rains surname?

Or information on the Rains family, traced back to Richard W. Rains, born 1848 around Whitley County, KY?

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has 3 entries for him; use +/- 5 for birth date, KY for BP. Try "Richmond", too.

One person has his parents. Here is a descendancy report copied from Harold Williams

Richard M. Rains b: ABT 1848 d: AFT 1884
+ Temperance "Tempy" Freeman b: 1 MAY 1845 d: 25 JUN 1917
2 Seth Rains b: 27 JUL 1869 d: 3 APR 1951
+ Margaret Siler b: 12 APR 1868 d: 5 SEP 1942
3 William Garrett Rains b: 19 MAY 1896
+ Rebecca Ricmond b: ABT 1897
3 Thomas Eugene Rains b: 27 MAR 1899
3 John M. Rains b: 12 JUN 1901
3 Rosie N. Rains b: 23 APR 1904
2 King J. Rains b: ABT 1872
2 Ellen Rains b: 2 APR 1874
2 Thomas J. Rains b: 27 APR 1876 d: 11 JUN 1941
+ Flora A. (?)
3 Herbert Rains b: 1911
2 Alice Rains b: MAR 1878
2 Joshua Rains b: 19 MAR 1884 d: 12 MAR 1965
+ Myrtle Johnson b: 7 FEB 1888 d: 8 AUG 1974
3 Walter Rains b: ABT 1909
3 Mary Rains b: 17 MAR 1917
3 Charles Howard Rains b: 24 FEB 1918
3 Everett Rains b: 24 SEP 1919