BIBLES: Rainwater, Pulaski Co Pulaski County, Kentucky Bibles: William Rainwater (1774-1825), Bartholomew Rainwater (1804-1889) and Josiah W. Rainwater (1843-1934). Josiah Wilson Rainwater was born in 1843 in Pulaski Co., Kentucky. At the age of 18, he enlisted with Company D, 3rd Kentucky Volunteer Infantry of the Union Army and served as a Sergeant until he was mustered out in 1865. He was wounded twice during his term of service. In 1866, he married Elizabeth Jane Weddle, daughter of Solomon Weddle and Martha "Patsy" Tarter. He made his living as a farmer and general store operator, and held the public offices of postmaster and deputy sheriff. In 1880 he was one of the census enumerators for Pulaski County. Upon the death of his father, Bartholomew, Josiah moved his entire family to Taylor, Williamson Co., Texas. Here he founded a small farming community named Waterloo, named for his childhood home in Kentucky. In 1907, he moved to Oklaunion, Wilbarger Co., Texas, where he spent the remainder of his life. During his years in Texas, he was a farmer, merchant, banker, tax assessor & collector, school board trustee, census enumerator for Wilbarger County in 1910, and one of the founding members of at least two Baptist churches. He was also a Mason. Josiah W. Rainwater died in 1934, his wife Elizabeth Jane died in 1943. Both are buried in East View Cemetery in Vernon, Wilbarger Co., Texas. This transcription was made from photocopies obtained in the 1960s by Roscoe Rainwater, one of Josiah's sons. We have been unable to determine who, if anyone, presently owns this Bible. Josiah W. Rainwater & Elizabeth Jane Weddle Family Bible Marriages J.W. Rainwater and Elizabeth Jane Weddle was married Jan the 19th 1866 J.P. Aderholt and Lucy Rainwater, and R.L. Luttrell and Doretta Rainwater was married Wednesday, Dec. 14" 1892 P.C. Rainwater and Martha J. Rainwater was married Wednesday, June 28" 1893 C.M. Gossett and Nannie Rainwater was married Wednesday, Nov. 15" 1893 Miles Rainwater and Ollie Cooper was married Wednesday, March 16" 1898 Charlie Aderholt and Mollie Rainwater was married Wednesday, Dec 22" 1898 A.F. Gaston and Cornelia Rainwater was married Wednesday, Oct 29" 1898 Roscoe Rainwater and Gertrude Caughron was married Wednesday May 23" 1906 John Brownlee and Minnie Rainwater was married Feb 27" 1908 Births Josiah W. Rainwater was born Oct 11th 1843 Elizabeth Jane Weddle was born Sept 7th 1847 Martha Jane Rainwater was born Oct 24" 1866 Nancy Frances Rainwater was born Saturday August the 28" 1869 Lucy Isadore Rainwater was born Sunday January the 7th 1872 Doretta Rainwater was born Thursday March the 18th 1874 Miles Rainwater was born Thursday June 15 1876 Mary Rainwater was born Monday April the 28" 1879 Cornelia Rainwater was born Sunday April 17" 1881 Roscoe Rainwater was born Wednesday July the 4" 1883 Minnie Rainwater was born Wednesday July 15 1885 Gertrude Caughron was born at Taylor, Texas October 19 1884 Solomon Weddle was born May 9" 1822 Patsy Weddle was born July 18" 1822 Deaths Josiah W. Rainwater died at Vernon, Tex March 16 1934 on Friday - - age 90 years 5 months 5 days Elizabeth Jane Weddle died at Vernon, Texas June 25, 1943 11:15 pm Friday - age 95 years Martha Jane Rainwater died 1962 - age 96 Nancy Frances Rainwater died at Taylor, Texas August 30 1942 - age 72 years 11 months 5 days Lucy Isadore Rainwater died at Vernon, Texas 1962 - age 90 Doretta Rainwater died April 6 1966 - age 92 years 18 days Miles Rainwater died May 20 1956 - age 74+ Cornelia Rainwater died in Calif 1967 - age 86 - Buried in Vernon, Tex Minnie Rainwater died Electra, Texas July 15 1971 - Buried Vernon East View Cemetery Gertrude Caughron died at Vernon, Texas - Aug 17 1969 3 pm Solomon Weddle departed this life on Friday March 21 1890 - aged 67 years 10 months 12 days Patsy Weddle departed this life at home in Pulaski County, KY Thursday Dec 17 1896 - aged 73 years 7 months and 1 day. Submitted by R. Steven Rainwater (srainwater@ncc.com) and Susan Chance-Rainwater (scr@ncc.com) Date: Sat, 14 Feb 1998