I am researching the Raineys of Georgia. What I have so far is Howell Calhoune Rainey was born November 26, 1886 in Georgia. He had four living siblings: Alma 1889 Ga., Sallie 1890 Al., Frank 1892 Al., and Tom 1897 Ga. Howell Calhoune Rainey's father was William Cicero Rainey born in Georgia in 1856 and drowned June, 1897 in the Etowah river. He was a resident of Euharlee, Georgia. (see The Courant American Newspaper July 1, 1897 Page 1).

Howell C. Rainey's mother was Gillie Rainey nee. Nelson.
She was born November, 1859 in Georgia. She married William Cicero Rainey in Bartow County, Georgia on December 14, 1881. (see: The Cartersville Free Press Newspaper, December 15, 1881 Page 3)
She died in 1923. in Bartow County, Georgia.
Gillie Nelson Rainey's parents were Elihu G. Nelson born February 14, 1825 in South Carolina. He died March 5, 1871 when the bridge over the Euharlee Creek collapsed. (See The Cartersville Express, March 7, 1871 Page 3)
Elihu Nelson's mother was Gilly Holt. Elihu Nelson's father was Josiah Nelson born about 1794 in South Carolina and died before November 25, 1848. Josiah's father was William Nelson born about 1770-1780 and died 1848-1852 in Laurens Co. South Carolina.

Gillie's mother was Albinia Nelson nee Bailey. She was born in 1840 in South Carolina and married Elihu G. Nelson on February 9, 1858. She died in 1891 and is buried at the Kingston cemetery in Bartow County, Georgia.
Albinia's mother was Nancy Young Rogers born in South Carolina about 1820 and died after 1873. Nancy's father was Samuel Rogers.
Albinia's father was Felix Coleman Bailey. He was born about 1808-1811 in South Carolina and died 1868 in Bartow county, Ceorgia.

Returning to Howell Calhoune Rainey:
It appears that Howell Calhoune Rainey had two marriages. The first was to Ruby M. Bailey on December 6, 1908. Ruby Bailey was born February, 1892 in Georgia. There were three children born to this marriage. Lucille Rainey, 1909 Ga, Howell Milton Rainey born August 24, 1912 Ga.. died July 4, 1957 in Monterey California. Ruby Rainey born 1915 Ga. I don't know what happened to the daughter Lucille. The daughter Ruby was in the care of her grandmother, Della Bailey Underwood in Bartow County, Georgia on the 1930 census. The son, Howell Milton was in California. It appears he married a Marjorie Stevenson and had a son William Thomas born August 16, 1932. William Thomas died May 2, 1992. Another son, Robert Milton was born February 23, 1940 and died April 1, 1983. Robert was married to Beverlee Young on September 2, 1972. It appears he was divorced and remarried to Glenna Rainey (nee. Chisholm) in Nevada on August 21, 1976. Robert Milton is interred at the Whitehurst Chapel Mortuary in Fresno, California.
Ruby Rainey is in Fulton County, Georgia with her three children on the 1920 census. She is listed as working in a candy factory. It says she is married, but the husband is not in the home. She apparently remarries someone named ? Bennett. She died in Gainsville, Florida on November 28, 1929. She is listed as Ruby Mae Bennett.

The second marriage of Howell Calhoune Rainey was to Helen Still Born March 24, 1905 in Cincinnati, Ohio. The marriage was October 2, 1922 at the Columbia Methodists church in Cincinnati, Ohio. There were four children born of this marriage. Helen, Harvey, James W. and Joyce (Cherry).
Helen Still is the daughter of James Still born @ 1864 in Ohio and Ella Brinckly born @ 1869. Ella Brinckly Still Dustin died January 2, 1962 in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Helen Still is listed on the 1910 Ohio Census in Clermont County, Batavia. She is with her stepfather Harold Dustin, her mother Ella (Nelli), her 15 year old sister Anna Belle, her ll year old sister Matilda and her half sister Katherine, age 2.
Helen Still is on the Ohio 1930 census listed as Helen Ramey age 24. Head of household is her husband, Howell Rainey, who is listed as Howard Ramey, age 39. They have three children. Helen, age 6, Harvey, age 5, and James, age 3. This is in Cincinnati, Hamilton County.
Howell Rainey is buried at the Newtown Cemetery in Anderson Township in Hamilton County in Cincinnati, Ohio. He died March 13, 1935. It was a result of an accident while working on the railroad.
Helen Still Rainey died November 5, 1997 and is buried in Cincinnati, Ohio at Arlington Cemetery on Compton Road.

I need to find proof that William Cicero Rainey (1856-1897) is the second son of William Warren Rainey (1832-1910) and Francis Jett. Once this link is established, I can take this family back to Thomas Rainey (1771-1850) of South Carolina.

I also am desperately seeking a photograph of Howell Calhoune Rainey (1886-1935)

Helpful websites are: http://www.gabartow.org and http://www.bauer.uh.edu/parks/genealogy/Rainey.htm
I also found rootsweb to be helpful.