Individual Details
John Albert Rainwater
(1854 - 7 May 1881)
1860 Census: Lee's Creek Twp, Crawford Co AR, p.741 as found on
Albert married Narcissa Melvina Shoemaker.
1880 Census. Lee's Creek, Crawford, AR, Hh
Albert Rainwater, 26
Narcissa, wife, 23
Gertrude, 2, dau
Mary, 9 months, dau
William Shipley, 26, Boarder
John Lane, 48, Boarder
I'm not sure this is the same man, but it seems likely.
Obits Death Notices & News Items Extracted from the Van Buren Press 1881; Fran Alverson Warren
7 May 1881
We are sorry to learn of the death of Mr. A. J. Rainwater, from measles, this week. Mr. Rainwater was a member of the grand jury, for the first two weeks of the session and was taken sick and excused.
Narcissa Rainwater married Joseph R. Smiley, 2 Sep 1888, Crawford Co AR. He had an earlier marriage recorded in Crawford Co - to Josephine Gibson, 4 Jan 1882.
1900 Census. Cove City Twp, Crawford Co, AR Hh 125
Narcissee Smiley, b. Mar 1857, age 43, widow, b. TN. Had 9 children - 7 are living
Dazee, dau, b. Jul 1883, 16. b. AR, father b. MO, mother b. TN
Earne, son, b. June 1885, 14
Dixie, dau, b. Jan 1891, 8
Narsissie, dau, b. Oct 1892, 7
Virginia, dau, b. Aug 1884, 5
Dollie, dau, b. Oct 1896, 3
Opie, son, b. Aug 1898, age 1
Edie Williams, dau, b. Aug 1880, age 19 (must have been a Rainwater)
Lucian Williams, (her son), b. Nov 1896, age 3
Crawford Co marriage for Eddie Rainwater to James D. Williams, 28 Dec 1895. He was age 24, she was 18 (so born about 1877 - this would appear to be Gertrude - but perhaps she lied about her age. Edie Williams appears to have been born in 1880.)
1910 Census. Tecumseh, Pottawattomie Co, OK, Hh 312
W. F. Maxey, 38, married 10 years, b. AR as was his whole family, Merchant, grocery
Gertie, wife, 32, 4 children
Clyde, son, 9. Cecil, son 8. Crystal, dau, 5. Connie, dau, age 16 months
Narcissus Smiley, mother-in-law, 58, widow, 9 children - 7 are living, b. TN, Dressmaking at home
Dixie, sister-in-law, 19. Narcisse, sister-in-law 17. Virginia, sister-in-law, 15. Ida, sister-in-law, 13. Opie (marked as Sister-in-law, but also male), age 11
R. S. Shoemaker, Sister-in-law, Male, age 47, b. Virginia, Merchant, grocery
1914 City Directory, Shawnee, Pottawattomie Co, OK
Narcissa M. Smith (wid Joseph)
Dixie Smiley, clerk, Larsh & Hanon, (boards) Mrs. Narcissa Smiley
Dollie Smiley, b. (baords) Mrs. N. M. Smiley
Narcissa Smiley, (boards) Mrs. N. M. Smiley
Virginia Smiley, clerk Larsh & Hanon, (boards) Mrs. Narcissa Smiley
1920 Census. Forest Twp, Pottawattomie Co, OK Hh 38
Narcissa Smiley, 62, widow, b. TN
Dixie, dau, 28, Saleslady, Dry Goods
Narcissa, dau, 26, Saleslady, Dry Goods
Virginia, dau, 24, Clerk, Post Office
Iona I, dau, 20, Teacher, Public School
Opie V., son, 10
1928 City Directory, Shawnee, Pottawattomie Co, OK
Narcissa M. Smiley (wid Joe R., 5th Ave S
Dixie Smiley, slsldy Russell D. B. Co, residence, Mrs. Narcissa M. Smiley
Dollie Smiley, tchr, Tecumseh HS, r - Mrs. Narcissa M. Smiley
Narcissa Smiley, slsldy Russell D. G. Co, 4 - Mrs. Narcissa M. Smiley
Opie B. Smiley, residence - Mrs. Narcissa M. Smiley
Virginia Smiley, cashr, Home State Bank - residence Mrs. Narcissa M. Smiley
1930 Census. Tecumseh, Pottawattomie, OK, Hh 301
Narcissa Smiley, age 73, widow, b. TN
Dixie R., dau, 39, b. AR, father b. MO, mother b. TN, Buyer, retail dry goods
Narcissa, dau, 37, b. AR, Bookkeeper, Retail dry goods
Virginia, dau, 35, b. AR, Office Manager, Auto Garage
Dolly, dau, 33, b. AR, Teacher, Public Schools
Opie V., son (absent) age 31. married at age 30, b. AR
1940 Census. Tecumseh City, Pottawattomie Co, OK, Hh 276
Lived in the same house, 1935 on Tennison St
Dixie Ray Smiley, sister, 49, Clerk, Retail Store
Narcissa Melvina, sister, 47, Saleslady, Dress Shop
Virginia, sister, 45, Manager, Automobile dealership
Dolly Ida, Sister, 43, Teacher, public school
Narcissa Melvina Smiley, b. 1857, d. 1932, buried Tecumseh Cemetery, Tecumseh, Pottawattomie Co, Oklahoma.
Buried in the same cemetery:
Dixie Ray Smiley, b. 1 Jan 1891, d. 21 Jul 1967
Narcissa Melvina Smiley, b. 29 Oct 1892, d. 9 Aug 1972
Virginia Smiley, b. 5 Aug 1894, d. 7 Oct 1979
Dolly Ida Smiley, b. 28 Nov 1896, d. 2 Oct 1973
Opie V. Smiley, b. 17 Aug 1898, d. 20 May 1935 - Opie died in New Mexico; his wife was Barbara - his death record shows the names of parents as Joe Smiley, Narcissa Shoemaker
Events
| Birth | 1854 | Arkansas |  | ||
| Death | 7 May 1881 | Crawford County, Arkansas |
Families
| Father | Rev. John Sanford Rainwater (1819 - 1898) |
| Mother | Lucinda Shehan (1821 - 1860) |
| Sibling | Julia Rainwater (1842 - ) |
| Sibling | William Perry Rainwater (1844 - ) |
| Sibling | Mary E. Rainwater (1848 - 1925) |
| Sibling | James H. Rainwater (1850 - 1860) |
| Sibling | Sarah Elizabeth "Lizzie" Rainwater (1852 - 1936) |
| Sibling | Louisa V. Rainwater (1857 - ) |
Endnotes
1. Transcribed by Jeania Moore Burns, US Census. 1870. Arkansas, Crawford County., Lees Creek Twp; p.215b; Dwelling 120..
2. U.S. Federal Census - Digital Images Online by Subscription (Ancestry.com); 1790-1940.