Walter Allen Rainey b. 25 Feb 1887 Williamson County, Tennessee, USA d. 21 May 1967 Dickson, Dickson, Tennessee, USA: Smith Family Tree

Walter Allen Rainey

1887 - 1967 (80 years)

Name	Walter Allen Rainey [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
Birth	25 Feb 1887	Williamson County, Tennessee, USA [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
Gender	Male
Census	1900	Williamson County, Tennessee, USA [5]
	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son
Census	1910	Williamson County, Tennessee, USA [4]
	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
Census	1920	Williamson County, Tennessee, USA [1]
	Relation to Head: Head; Residence Marital Status: Married
Census	1930	Williamson County, Tennessee, USA [2]
	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head
Census	1950	Williamson County, Tennessee, USA [6]
	Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Widowed
Death	21 May 1967	Dickson, Dickson, Tennessee, USA [3]
Burial	Hudgins Cemetery, Fairview, Williamson, Tennessee, USA [3]
	Sarah Green and Walter Rainey, buried together
		Burial-RAINEY Sarah and Walter Sarah Green and Walter Rainey, buried together - Hudgins Cemetery, Fairview TN + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7270786/ walter https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7270795/ sarah
		Hudgins Cemetery (Also known as Fairview Cemetery) Fairview, Williamson, Tennessee Find a Grave: #13725
Person ID	I12577	A Tree Called Smith
Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

Father	Richard William Rainey, Jr, b. 10 Apr 1863, Dickson County, Tennessee, USA d. 18 Jul 1944, Williamson County, Tennessee, USA (Age 81 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Adeline Savannah Sullivan, b. 4 Mar 1866, Williamson County, Tennessee, USA d. 3 Jun 1961, Williamson County, Tennessee, USA (Age 95 years)
Relationship	natural
Marriage	11 Jan 1884	Williamson County, Tennessee, USA [5, 8]
Family ID	F4821	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Sarah Emerline Green, b. 23 Jan 1887, Williamson County, Tennessee, USA d. 8 Mar 1941, Williamson County, Tennessee, USA (Age 54 years)

Marriage 19 Sep 1907 Williamson County, Tennessee, USA [7, 9]

Children

	1. Savannah Jane Rainey, b. 10 Dec 1909, Tennessee, USA d. 24 Mar 1982 (Age 72 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	2. Bessie Dixie Rainey, b. 10 Dec 1918, Williamson County, Tennessee, USA d. 2 Aug 1986, Hickman County, Tennessee, USA (Age 67 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	3. William Richard Rainey, b. 28 Jun 1917, Williamson County, Tennessee, USA d. 6 May 1986, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA (Age 68 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	4. Martha Adeline Rainey, b. 4 Feb 1926, Williamson County, Tennessee, USA d. 19 Dec 1994, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA (Age 68 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	5. Theola Mathene Rainey, b. 29 Aug 1915, Williamson County, Tennessee, USA d. 14 Jun 1997, Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA (Age 81 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	6. Jim Allen 'Jimmie' Rainey, b. 24 Oct 1928, Williamson County, Tennessee, USA d. 26 Feb 1995, Franklin, Williamson, Tennessee, USA (Age 66 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	7. James Newell Rainey, b. 4 Sep 1922, Williamson County, Tennessee, USA d. 15 Oct 2008, Macon County, Tennessee, USA (Age 86 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	8. Minnie Lear Rainey, b. 8 Feb 1914, Tennessee, USA d. 17 May 2001 (Age 87 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	9. Dora Alice Rainey, b. 10 Oct 1924, Williamson County, Tennessee, USA d. 9 Dec 1994, Fairview, Williamson, Tennessee, USA (Age 70 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	10. Otto Green Rainey, b. 21 Aug 1921, Williamson County, Tennessee, USA d. 9 Nov 2005, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA (Age 84 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	11. Leroy Rainey, b. 2 Sep 1908, Williamson County, Tennessee, USA d. 14 Feb 1926, Bon Aqua, Hickman, Tennessee, USA (Age 17 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	12. Eva Lucinda Rainey, b. 17 May 1911, Williamson County, Tennessee, USA d. 29 May 1997, Hickman County, Tennessee, USA (Age 86 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]

Family ID F4456 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 21 Jul 2025

Event Map

	Birth - 25 Feb 1887 - Williamson County, Tennessee, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son - 1900 - Williamson County, Tennessee, USA
	Marriage - 19 Sep 1907 - Williamson County, Tennessee, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1910 - Williamson County, Tennessee, USA
	Census - Relation to Head: Head; Residence Marital Status: Married - 1920 - Williamson County, Tennessee, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head - 1930 - Williamson County, Tennessee, USA
	Census - Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Widowed - 1950 - Williamson County, Tennessee, USA
	Death - 21 May 1967 - Dickson, Dickson, Tennessee, USA
	Burial - - Hudgins Cemetery, Fairview, Williamson, Tennessee, USA

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Burials

Burial-RAINEY Sarah and Walter
Sarah Green and Walter Rainey, buried together - Hudgins Cemetery, Fairview TN + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7270786/ walter https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7270795/ sarah

Sources

[S10231] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 1, Williamson, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1769; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 151.

1920 United States Federal Census
Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 1, Williamson, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1769; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 151
[S9776] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: District 1, Williamson, Tennessee; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0002; FHL microfilm: 2342019.

1930 United States Federal Census
Year: 1930; Census Place: District 1, Williamson, Tennessee; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0002; FHL microfilm: 2342019
[S8799] Find a Grave: RAINEY Walter A 1887-1967, Walter Allen Rainey.
-- Birth 25 Feb 1887 Williamson County, Tennessee
-- Death 21 May 1967 (aged 80) -- Dickson, Dickson County, Tennessee
-- Burial: Hudgins Cemetery, Fairview, Williamson County, Tennessee
-- Plot Row 17 Plot 30
-- Memorial ID 7270786
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7270786/walter-allen-rainey
[S11466] Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 2, Williamson, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1526; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 0139; FHL microfilm: 1375539.

1910 United States Federal Census
Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 2, Williamson, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1526; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 0139; FHL microfilm: 1375539
[S11629] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 1, Williamson, Tennessee; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 0109; FHL microfilm: 1241605.

1900 United States Federal Census
Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 1, Williamson, Tennessee; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 0109; FHL microfilm: 1241605

[S11596] Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;), United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Williamson, Tennesse.

1950 United States Federal Census
United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Williamson, Tennesse

[S40] Ancestry.com, Tennessee, Marriage Records, 1780-2002, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2008;), Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, TN ; Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002.

Tennessee, Marriage Records, 1780-2002
Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002
[S266] Ancestry.com, Tennessee, State Marriages, 1780-2002, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2008;).

Tennessee, State Marriages, 1780-2002
[S8798] Find a Grave: GREEN Sarah Rainey 1887-1941, Sarah Emerline Green Rainey.
Birth 23 Jan 1887 Williamson County, Tennessee - Death 8 Mar 1941 (aged 54) - Williamson County, Tennessee - Burial: Hudgins Cemetery, Fairview, Williamson County, Tennessee - Plot Row 17 Plot 29 - Memorial ID 7270795
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7270795/sarah-emerline-rainey

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