Elisha Rainbolt

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Permalink Reply by Nelda Tinker on October 8, 2009 at 6:52am

Are you looking for his grave? Reason I ask is I live close to Scott County, Missouri.

Permalink Reply by Shirley Rainbolt Partridge on October 8, 2009 at 4:51pm

Yes I am looking for his grave and the date he died. I think about 1886 and I cannot find the name of his father or mother.

Permalink Reply by Nelda Tinker on November 10, 2009 at 10:44pm

Was Elisha Rainbolt married to an Elizabeth Duggar?

Permalink Reply by Shirley Rainbolt Partridge on November 11, 2009 at 6:50am

He was married to Selia Ann Wilson in 1873 in Tennessee

Permalink Reply by S. Chief Rainbolt on February 8, 2010 at 1:01pm

Hi Shirley

JUST WANTED TO HELP OUT :

ELISHA GEARD RAINBOLT , BORN 1843 AT MEIGS, DECATUR CO. TN.
HE MARRIED SELIA ANN WILSON ON APR. 7 1873 , AT PERRY CO. TN.
SHE WAS BORN , FEB 5 1853 , TN./ AND DIED NOV 20 1919 , VANDUSER, SCOTT CO. MO.
THEY HAD 3 CHILDERN . MARILDA, JESSE, MATHEW.

ELISHA DIED NOV. 1866 AT PERRY CO. TN.

NOTE ; YOU SHOULD NOT CONFUSE HIM WITH THE OTHER ELISHA GEARD RAINBOL.
WHO WAS BORN AUG 9 1841 ILL . AND DIED DEC. 22 1928, GIBBS, SCHUYLER CO.
MO. HE WAS NEVER MARRIED.
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THE PRIMARY SOURCES FOR THIS ELISHA ARE ;

1.0 CIVIL WAR PENSION RECORD POSTED ON FOOTNOTE.COM
2.0 1880 CENSUS FOR SCOTT CO. MO. SHOWS HIM LIVING IN A BOARDING HOUSE.
3.0 OBIT - DATED 1928 IN THE LANCASTER EXCELSIOR NEWSPAPER, MO.

Permalink Reply by S. Chief Rainbolt on February 8, 2010 at 1:25pm

Hi Shirley

Your Elisha geard Rainbolt , died nov. 1886 in Perry co. Tn.

1.0 A primary source for him is : His { brother } David a Rainbolt. He gave a personal family history in 1903,
in person at salt lake city. you can see part of this history at familysearch.org / IGI file. which may show at
least dates and names.

2.o A secondary source is ; Donald Albert Johnson, of Alb. New Mexico. Film # 1394423, sub # - Af- 109867
at the family history center in salt lake center . search under library

Regardes : S. Chief Rainbolt