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Emory Rains Full Name: Emory Rains Date of birth: May 4, 1800 Date of death: March 4, 1878 Terms of Service Biographical Notes Committee Information Terms of Service top Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District S 6 Nov 7, 1859 - Nov 4, 1861 8th (1) (2) (3)     Springville / Wood   Upshur, Wood H 25 Nov 7, 1853 - Nov 5, 1855 5th     Shelbyville / Shelby   Panola, San Augustine, Shelby H 9 Nov 3, 1851 - Nov 7, 1853 4th     Shelbyville / Shelby   San Augustine, Shelby H Shelby Dec 13, 1847 - Nov 5, 1849 2nd (4)     Shelbyville / Shelby   Shelby (1) 8th Legislature, Regular Session - 11/7/1859, p. 2. Included in "roll of Senators elected since the last adjournment, being called by Districts, the following Senators appeared, presented their credentials, took the oath of office and their seats." Senate Journal. (2) Emery Rains. Senate Journal. (3) 8th Legislature - One of 15 newcomers to the Senate, 8th Regular Session, p. 302. The Texas Senate: Volume I, Republic to Civil War, 1836-1861, 1990. (4) Roster of members of the 2nd Legislature, Texas Democrat, 12/15/1847, p. 2, crediting The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).   Biographical Notes and Resources top Biographical Sketches Biographical sketch, p. 157. Biographical Directory of the Texan Conventions and Congresses, 1832-1845, 1942. RAINS COUNTY and EMORY, TEXAS, named for Emory Rains. Handbook of Texas Online. Handbook of Texas Online RAINS, EMORY (1800-1878). "Sometime before 1859 he moved to Wood County; he represented that county in the Senate of the Eighth Legislature." Handbook of Texas Online. Emory Rains. "As a state senator from Wood County, Rains refused to swear allegiance to the Confederacy and remained at home farming for the rest of the war." Texas Burial Sites of Civil War Notables: A Biographical and Pictorial Field Guide, 2002. Other Resources Sarah Brown Hipp Barrett, mother of Eli Brown Barrett, was the niece of Emory Rains, pp. 104-105. Relatives: Emory Rains - great-uncle; Eli Brown Barrett - great-nephew, Fannin County Folks and Facts. RootsWeb.com Internet genealogical service. Photographs Photograph. Emory Rains, 8th Legislature, Texas Album of the Eighth Legislature Committee Informationtop 8th R.S. - 1859 Private Land Claims   5th R.S. - 1853 Claims and Accounts (Chair)  4th R.S. - 1851 Apportionment   Claims and Accounts   Post Routes   Public Buildings   2nd R.S. - 1847 Apportionment of Representation, Select   Claims and Accounts   Internal Improvements

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