Katherine Russell Rainwater collection
Collection
Identifier: L329
Scope and Contents
This collection contains correspondence and documents of the Russell family and Katherine and George Rainwater ranging from 1849 to 1971. The collection includes Katherine Rainwater's correspondence regarding family genealogy; sympathy cards and letters she received following the death of George in 1967; and a memory book, mementos, and programs from recitals, field days, church functions, and commencements during Katherine's college years. The collection also includes marriage certificates from her first marriage to Jabes Moore in 1937 and her marriage to George Rainwater in 1940; a variety of essays written by Katherine and others; John Russell's account books; and Elwood Russell's Penn Township High School diploma (1934).
Dates
- 1849-1971, undated
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.
Biographical Note
Katherine Kennedy Russell was born January 5, 1902 to John Wesley (1867-1937) and Lulu (Lula) (Dickson) Russell (1870-1940) in Parke County, Indiana. She had one living brother, William Jackob Dickson Russell (1892-1960). Russell graduated from St. Mary of the Woods College and Northwestern University. She married Jabes Puett Moore on September 23, 1937 in Indiana. They presumably divorced soon after, as he married Nellie Demmeis Maxwell in 1939. Katherine Russell then married George Willis Rainwater (1898-1967), a farmer and World War I veteran from Monticello, Illinois, on February 20, 1940. It was also Rainwater's second marriage, having been married to Henrietta Norris, with whom he had two children: Thelma and James. The Rainwaters lived in Bloomingdale, Penn Township, Parke County, Indiana. Katherine Rainwater was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution. She died in Clinton, Indiana on September 22, 1975 and was buried in Bloomingdale Friends Cemetery in Bloomingdale, Indiana. Her husband, George Rainwater died 8 years earlier.
Sources:
Items in the collection.
Ancestry.com. "George Rainwater." 1930 United States Federal Census. Accessed July 8, 2021. http://wwww.ancestry.com.
Ancestry.com. "Geo Rainwater." Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940. Accessed July 8, 2021. http://wwww.ancestry.com.
Ancestry.com. "George Willis Rainwater." U.S., Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940. Accessed July 8, 2021. http://wwww.ancestry.com.
Ancestry.com. "George Willis Rainwater." U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947. Accessed July 8, 2021. http://wwww.ancestry.com.
Ancestry.com. "J.P. Moore." Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001. Accessed July 8, 2021. http://wwww.ancestry.com.
Ancestry.com. "Kathryn Russell." 1910 United States Federal Census. Accessed July 8, 2021. http://wwww.ancestry.com.
Ancestry.com. "Katherine Russell." 1920 United States Federal Census. Accessed July 8, 2021. http://wwww.ancestry.com.
Ancestry.com. "Catherine Rainwater." 1940 United States Federal Census. Accessed July 8, 2021. http://wwww.ancestry.com.
Ancestry.com. "Katherine Rainwater." Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011. Accessed July 8, 2021. http://wwww.ancestry.com.
Ancestry.com. "Katherine K. Russell." Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001. Accessed July 8, 2021. http://wwww.ancestry.com.
Findagrave.com. "Katherine Russell Rainwater." Find A Grave Memorial. Accessed July 8, 2021. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40397605/katherine-rainwater.
"George W. Rainwater." Obituary. The Terre Haute Tribune (IN), October 12, 1967, p. 2.
"Mrs. Katherine Rainwater." Obituary. The Terre Haute Tribune (IN), September 23, 1975, p. 2.
Sources:
Items in the collection.
Ancestry.com. "George Rainwater." 1930 United States Federal Census. Accessed July 8, 2021. http://wwww.ancestry.com.
Ancestry.com. "Geo Rainwater." Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940. Accessed July 8, 2021. http://wwww.ancestry.com.
Ancestry.com. "George Willis Rainwater." U.S., Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940. Accessed July 8, 2021. http://wwww.ancestry.com.
Ancestry.com. "George Willis Rainwater." U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947. Accessed July 8, 2021. http://wwww.ancestry.com.
Ancestry.com. "J.P. Moore." Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001. Accessed July 8, 2021. http://wwww.ancestry.com.
Ancestry.com. "Kathryn Russell." 1910 United States Federal Census. Accessed July 8, 2021. http://wwww.ancestry.com.
Ancestry.com. "Katherine Russell." 1920 United States Federal Census. Accessed July 8, 2021. http://wwww.ancestry.com.
Ancestry.com. "Catherine Rainwater." 1940 United States Federal Census. Accessed July 8, 2021. http://wwww.ancestry.com.
Ancestry.com. "Katherine Rainwater." Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011. Accessed July 8, 2021. http://wwww.ancestry.com.
Ancestry.com. "Katherine K. Russell." Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001. Accessed July 8, 2021. http://wwww.ancestry.com.
Findagrave.com. "Katherine Russell Rainwater." Find A Grave Memorial. Accessed July 8, 2021. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40397605/katherine-rainwater.
"George W. Rainwater." Obituary. The Terre Haute Tribune (IN), October 12, 1967, p. 2.
"Mrs. Katherine Rainwater." Obituary. The Terre Haute Tribune (IN), September 23, 1975, p. 2.
Extent
0.62 Cubic Feet (2 manuscript boxes, 1 oversize folder)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged by subject.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation from Paul Russell on 1980/09/23.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2016/08/02 by Laura Eliason. EAD finding aid created 2016/08/02 by Laura Eliason. EAD finding aid revised 2021/07/08 by Brittany Kropf.
Creator
- Title
- Katherine Russell Rainwater collection
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository
Contact:
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
