Jacob “Jake” Sessum Rainwater

Representing: Union

G.A.R Post

Alfred Sully Post No. 3 of Dayton, WA

Unit History

51st Missouri Enrolled Malitia A

Etta Rainwater Dale, Jacob S. Rainwater, Presley Rainwater, Susan Rainwater Hunt and Delilah Rainwater Finkel, ca 1890s.

Family History

Created by Brian

Jacob Sessum “Jake” Rainwater

Birth: 12 Feb 1836
Tennessee, USA
Death: 3 Oct 1906 (aged 70)
Dayton, Columbia County, Washington, USA
Burial: Dayton City Cemetery

Dayton, Columbia County, Washington, USA

PlotBLK C, LOT 46, SEC 07Memorial ID

Father: James Rainwater

Mother: Delilah Kiefer

Marriage #1: Lucinda Catherine Williamson

Marriage #2: Nellie Lois Pintler
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Death of Jacob S. Rainwater

After an illness of only nine days of pneumonia, Jacob S. Rainwater passed away at his home on Robinett Mountain, Wednesday evening at 10 o'clock. He was aged seventy years, seven months and twenty-one days. The funeral occurred Friday morning at 10 o'clock from the family residence on the mountain.

Mr. Rainwater was an honored citizen, a successful farmer and a good father. The remains were laid to rest in the Dayton Cemetery.

Jacob S. Rainwater was born in Tennessee, February 12, 1836, and when quite young went to Arkansas, and from there to Missouri where he married Lucinda Williamson, and from there came across the plains with an ox team in 1864 to Oregon. In 1869 he returned to Missouri and in 1876 he came to Dayton, where he has lived ever since. He was twice married and by his first wife had eight children, five of whom still live, and three are dead.

His second wife whom he married here, was Miss Nellie Pintler, from whom he had nine children. From his first wife the living children are Mrs. Frank Finkle of Robinett Mountain, Mrs. Susan Hunt, Preston Rainwater, Mrs. Etta Dale of this county, and Mrs. Dyer Pettijohn of Twin Falls, Idaho. From the second wife the living children are Leonard, Robert, Jessie, Lloyd, Harvey, Harold, Agnes, Leah and Ada, all of whom are at home.

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Jacob Rainwater was ordered into service July 28, 1862 as Private, Co. A, 51st Enrolled Missouri Militia at Richmond, MO; he was relieved from duty January 13, 1863. 121 days service. Pension card says he was a bugler.

He was ordered into service May 2, 1863 as Private, Co. C, 4th Provisional Enrolled Missouri Militia at Richmond, MO; he was relieved from duty October 31, 1863.

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