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Raines Family History
Raines Genealogy & Family TreeRaines is an English name from Essex, England, where the family was granted a seat for their assistance in the Battle of Hastings. It comes from the German given name Ragin which means "counsel." The earliest known ancestor--Robert de Rane--was recorded in 1180. The family motto is Judicium parium aut leges terrae which means "The judgment of my peers or the laws of the land."
Other spellings of the name include "Rains," "Rain," "Raine," and "Rayne." Notable people with the surname include American race car driver Tony Raines, American baseball player Tim Raines, Jr. (Baltimore Orioles), and American stuntman Steve Raines (Rawhide, Naked Gun, Gunsmoke) . The first Raines to come to the Americas was Francis Raines in Barbados in 1657.
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Raines Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Mabel Phylis Raines -- --, 1916 December 0, 1997
- John L. Raines Raines -- --, 1887 December 13, 1962 Arkansas
- William Manford Raines -- --, 1876 February 0, 1949 Iowa
- Milton Wesley Raines -- --, 1898 October 10, 1961
- William Meriday Raines -- --, 1823 May 30, 1903
Raines Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Lettie R. Raines -- --, 1897 June 11, 1977 Virginia
- Elizabeth Raines -- --, 1725
- Dallas Broderick Raines -- --, 1898 June 9, 1898 British Columbia
- Thomas Abercrombie Raines -- --, 1810 December 0, 1857
- William Manford Raines -- --, 1876 February 0, 1949 Iowa
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