RAINER, John George

1755 - 1840  (85 years)

• Name	RAINER, John George
  Birth	1755	Kessel, Hessen, Germany   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	1773	Philadelphia, British America   [2, 3]
  Residence	1777	Martin County, North Carolina, United States   [4]
  Residence	1786	Martin County, North Carolina, United States   [4]
  Residence	1802	Franklin County, Georgia, United States   [5]
  	Appears in the tax list
  Misc	9 Feb 1818	Dallas County, Alabama Territory, United States   [6]
  	"Dallas County was created by the Alabama Territorial legislature on 1818 Feb. 9, from portions of the Creek cession of 1814 Aug. 9. It was named for Alexander J. Dallas of Pennsylvania, U.S. Treasury Secretary. Dallas County is located in the Black Belt region of the west-central portion of the state, and is traversed by the Alabama River. Dallas is bordered by Perry, Chilton, Autauga, Lowndes, Wilcox, and Marengo counties. It currently encompasses 975 square miles. Originally, the county seat was at Cahaba, which also served as the state capital for a brief period. In 1865, the county seat was transferred to Selma. Other towns and communities include Marion Junction, Sardis, and Orrville."
  Misc	2 Nov 1837	Marengo County, Alabama, United States   [7]
  	Acquired 40.06 acres of land
  	Land described as "1 NWSW ST STEPHENS No 17N 4W 15"
  Death	1840	Sumter County, Alabama, United States   [1]
  Burial	Rosser, Sumter, Alabama, United States   [1]
  	Address: Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
  Person ID	I9361	Pickel_Bartlett
  Last Modified	4 Aug 2015

  
  

  Family	GILBERT, Phoebe Julia,   b. 1765, Virginia d. 1837, Rosser, Sumter, Alabama, United States (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1786	South Carolina   [8]
  Residence	1830	Dallas County, Alabama, United States   [9]
  	Census says: One male 70-80: John George would have been 75 One male 20-30: One female 50-60: Phoebe would have been 65.
  Children	1. RAINER, Martha,   b. Abt 1787, Georgia d. Bef 1850, Dallas County, Alabama, United States (Age < 62 years)   2. RAINER, Hannah,   b. 1792, Georgia d. 1865, Falls County, Texas, United States (Age 73 years)   3. RAINER, Charles Franklin,   b. 1794, Georgia d. 9 Aug 1855, Lauderdale County, Mississippi, United States (Age 61 years)   4. RAINER, Mary,   b. 1796, Georgia d. 1863, Marengo County, Alabama, United States (Age 67 years)   5. RAINER, Elizabeth Ann,   b. 1799, Georgia d. 1855, Henderson County, Texas, United States (Age 56 years)   6. RAINER, Judge Thomas Gilbert,   b. 1802, Georgia d. 1864, Dallas County, Alabama, United States (Age 62 years)   7. RAINER, Keziah,   b. 23 May 1804   d. 3 Aug 1896, Sumter County, Alabama, United States (Age 92 years)   8. RAINER, John Francis,   b. 1807   d. 1899, Sumter County, Alabama, United States (Age 92 years)
  Family ID	F2683	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 May 2022

  
  

• Notes

  John George Rainer ("Ri-ner") of Carnesville, Franklin Co, GA, bought 200 acres on Stephens Creek on the old wagon ford from May Bobo (widow of Lewis) on Mar.26, 1794. He added another 39  1/2 acres on the west end of that property from Mary Bobo on May 10, 1794. On  Dec.6, 1798, he and his wife Phoebe (both of Franklin Co) sold 16 acres to the commissioners of Carnesville. John George was on a jury in Franklin in 1802. In about 1806 he & his family moved via an old Indian trail to the Tennessee River valley, probably ending up in Wayne Co. By June 30, 1831, they were in Dallas Co, AL. They deeded 80 acres in the Cahaba District of Dallas County to Lawrence M. Brunson (husband of their daughter Kessiah) on May 24, 1834. On Jan.6, 1836, John George bought land in Sumter Co, AL, & the following year moved there to a little community known as Rosser. From "The Road to Why Not" - a collection of old records by William B. Booker, Anne Holberg Booker, and Mrs. Jere Gunn.

  
  

• Sources

  [S109] Find-a-Grave website, Memorial# 63160582. [S102] Cer, Duckett - Rainer Family Tree 06-12-2014. [S102] Cer, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Year 1773, Page No. 409. [S102] Cer, North Carolina, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA. [S102] Cer, Georgia, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA:. [S114] Miscellaneous, http://www.archives.state.al.us/counties/dallas.html visited 8/3/2015. [S102] Cer, United States, Bureau of Land Management. Alabama, Homestead and Cash Entry Patents, Pre-1908 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA:. [S109] Find-a-Grave website, Memorial# 63160651. [S301] 1830 Federal Census, Dallas County, Alabama Page 27 of 84.